Finally!!!

We've been working with Clark County for three years now to get building permits for our house! $25,000 worth of permits later we have finally started!

*Sam in his future room*

*Ethan in his future room*

*Ethan helping Dad dig footings*

*Sam...he is helping some how??*

*future home of the Woods' family*

Trunk or Treat

We attended the annual Trunk or Treat down at the church. My jedi, astronaunt and pumpkin were ready to go fetch some CANDY!

The look on Ava's face is priceless!

Sam and Ethan filling their bags.

A face only a mother could love! We stopped by mom's house to show off the kids and since she has an array of bandanas she found the perfect one to go with Jer's outfit.

Ethan showing off his jedi moves!

Munford Halloween Party

So every year we enjoy attending the Munford's Halloween party. Codi goes all out and makes it fun for the whole family. We had lots of good food, dancing and funny games.

Ava took the easy way out when bobbing for her apple!

*Sam, Canyon and Ethan*

Ethan figured out how to grab them by the stem.

The kids performed follow the leader, tried fear factor and wrapped up their mummies!

Sam and Canyon didn't know what to think about some of the games. I think they liked being entertained instead of being the entertainment.

So this year Codi thought it would be fun if we were all the village people. We performed "Macho Man," and "YMCA." Josh was our big cheif, Codi sexy police officer, Chrissy construction worker, Heather army, Amber construction worker, Kyller cowboy, Jeremy biker and our sailor, Andy is watching the Yankees play! Good times!

Jeremy's mustache and chest (looked more like a brillo pad) kept falling off!! Jeremy and Nick were partners in a hot dog game....need I say more? Our kids couldn't stay awake so we missed the adult fear factor but I do know that hot wax was involved...OUCH!

Bingham Halloween Party

*Rand and Shemri*

We went to the Bingham's Halloween party and had a smashing good time! Yummy soup, a great band and amazing friends.

Jeremy and I dressed up as vampires. We had a few wardrobe malfunctions beginning with I couldn't keep my teeth on! The cement was horrible! If I would have known I could have gotten some from work. I love my hunky vampire! I never thought I would see Jeremy put make-up on, especially lipstick! We were a finalist for the cutest couple. The devil and angel beat us out.

*Chrissy and Steph*

*Rusty, Tammy and Bo*

Pumpkin Run

Ethan and his first grade class getting ready to run!!

Sam, Matthew, Stratton and Peyton cheering on their siblings!!
They had their Halloween party at preschool that day so they came all dressed up!

Way to go Ethan!

Carving Pumpkins

On October 24th my mom came down to watch the kids in their primary program which Sam would not say his part because he fell asleep on the stand....but we will save that story for another post...maybe. The kids were really excited when Grandma arrived because they had been waiting all week to carve their pumpkins with her.

For some reason Ava wanted the seeds back in her pumpkin?? I would take them out and she would put them back in! She then wanted piglet on her pumpkin so I traced, (not as good as Ethan) and carved. And in the end she really didn't care:P

In the past we have painted, modpodged and poked lights through our pumpkins. Kids and carving knives scared me! But this year my boys were very insistant on using carving knives. Sam didn't want a pattern. He drew a face on his pumpkin and Grandma helped and observed him carving his pumpkin. When we took it outside and put a candle in it, the wax melted out of the pumpkins mouth! The pumpkin looked like it was drooling:)

The boys did so good on their pumpkins this year. Ethan wanted a pattern so he traced one on using a roller. When he pulled off the pattern he had every little detail on the pumpkin. I couldn't believe it! I think maybe he might be a surgeon someday...I am hoping a plastic surgeon so he can help is mommy out!

I think they are making their own pumpkin faces! I couldn't figure out how to turn my flash off in the dark and keep Ava from running out of the picture. By the time I got piglet carved out she was done with the pumpkin fun! Thanks PaPa Randy for the great pumpkins this year!

Proud Parents

We are so proud of Ethan! He is in the 25 point club for accelerated readers after the month of September. The goal for first graders is 50 points for the entire year! He loves to read and we are thankful for that. Way to go Ethan! It is hard to see him in the newspaper picture but it is the first time he has been in the paper so I had to post it. He is on the front row.