Nov 5, 2006

November 5, 2006

Monday: Alayna and I went with her class to Bloomsbury farm to the pumpkin patch. We went on a tractor ride, played in a hay jump, corn pit, slide, playground, and all the fun animals at the petting zoo. Alayna got to even feed some goats by hand. She thought that was so cool. We even got to pick a little pumpkin from the giant pumpkin patch to bring home with us on the little blue bus. We had such a great time. That evening, Bob took Kayla and Tyler out there so they could see it all. They even went into the Haunted Barn.

Tuesday: Halloween day! I got to go help with Tyler’s fall party in his classroom. They got all dressed up in their costumes, played games, and ate lots of treats. It was fun to be there with him in his class. After school, the kids went to gymnastics and got a lot of one on one time since few kids showed for classes. After that, we went trick-or-treating. It was brutally cold so we only did a few houses down our street. Poor Alayna was so excited, but her lips were turning purple and she was shaking like a leaf. So we came home and she sat patiently by the door giving out candy to people who came to our house.

Wednesday: I subbed 6th grade at Excelsior. It was also Tyler’s first day at scouts. He had a great time. We have his shirt now and his first patches. I guess his first pine derby is in January and we look forward to that.

Thursday: I subbed another 6th grade class at Excelsior. It was also Bob’s first volleyball game with his new Rockwell team. They lost, but there is potential I think.

Friday: Kayla had her Activity Days Recognition night. She is almost completely finished with her faith in God award. It was a talent night and she played the clarinet. She did a great job. I am amazed at how great she sounds even though she has only been playing for a few months. I guess all that practice pays off. She also spent the weekend reading and was proud she finished reading an entire book in only two days!!

Saturday: We spent all day running errands and getting ready for our upcoming trip to Utah. Bob looks awesome in his new black suit. We also made all the lunches for the stake people for stake conference. It was easy to do with so much help from the kids. We also caught up on “lost” from the last two weeks. I have so many more questions- that show drives me crazy but I love it.

Sunday: We will be leaving Wednesday fo Utah so we probably won’t get a newsletter up next week. We are excited to be seeing both sides of the family and get to come out for such an exciting event. So, we will be seeing most of you this weekend. Until then...