Ashton's 8!!

For Ashtons 8th birthday I was planning on taking all the kiddos to see a magic show, but because of the rain we had it at our house and a last minute mad scientist (aka Sara Young) came as our guest and shared some science tricks with the kids.

They created a density column with a variety of liquids...

They created snow (found these at the dollar store. All the grown ups agreed that they felt like the inside of a wet diaper. Gross!) The kids had fun having snow fight.

They blew up a balloon with baking soda and vinegar- abracadabra...

and made some alien slime with some borax, glue and water

Ashton requested brownies for his birthday treat. He does not like cake or cupcakes... he showed his own magic trick of putting out the candle with his fingers!

And of course Ashton loved opening his presents. He was all smiles the whole time! Looking back at these pictures reminded me why parents go to so much effort for birthday parties. The smile on his face is worth it all.

Happy b.day big eight year old! Can't believe my little man is getting baptized in two weeks! I am so proud of him and the good, big boy he is. Love you Ashton!

Ashton received his purple belt. I was so proud of him. He broke the board on the first kick and did his form perfectly and with confidence. Tae Kwon do has been very good for him.

Teras award

Tera got an award for excelling in reading and math. I am so proud of her! She loves to read and is excited about learning. I love being this sweet little girls mom!

Mazzi decorates... her face

Lately Mazzi loves to color her face, her hands, her feet and her legs. She will start out, ever so innocently, coloring on a piece of paper with markers. Next thing I know she will be covered in marker from head to toe. She has also recently found nail polish and painted her fingernails and toenails (as well as large spots on our bathroom carpet) She loves to get into my lipstick and always goes for the darkest shade she can find. She feels very pretty when she decorates herself :) Usually I am amused at her antics.... though when the marker doesn't come off, I do get a bit frustrated. It's hard to be mad for long at this sweet little face though.

Perfect...

The other day the weather was perfect so went to the park and flew kites and played on the playground. It was nice watching the kids play together and snapping a few pictures.

Happy Halloween!

The kids had a great Halloween full of family, friends, candy and activity after activity! We went to 2 trunk or treats, the harvest carnival at the kiddos school and went trick or treating with several friends the night of Halloween. We were glad Matt's parents were able to join us for the festivities!