October Fun

The kids getting ready for the Trunk or Treat at our church.

We have a ballerina, Lady Bug and Mario. J is not to happy because I made him wear the mustache in the picture. But Lanie bugs is...

J decided to paint his pumpkin like Tylung on KungFu Panda. He did a good job.

Megan really got into carving pumpkins this year.

One night we made these spider cookies. They were fun to make.

Trick or Treating on Halloween. Megan loves to take pictures with Jaden.

Getting ready to go out Trick or Treating with some of our friends.
They had a blast running from house to house and got ALOT of candy!!

Our Cute little Lady Bug.

We have had a very fun and busy month.

Playing pass the Hot pumpkin game. Carving pumpkins. Making cookies. Going to their School Fall Festival. Trunk or Treating and Trick or Treating and Surviving Ben being good for 5 days. I love October and can't believe it is already over.

Oh to be Eight!

Last Saturday Jaden turned 8 years old! It does not seem like he is 8, nor does it seem like he was born 8 years ago. Sorry to say it again but how time flies.

When turning 8 in the LDS Faith comes the decision whether or not to be baptized. Jaden not only decided to be baptized but he was able to be baptized on the day of his birthday, October 3rd. We had a wonderful weekend with several family members coming to participate! Ben's parents came along with Ben's sister, Lisa, and her daughter, Ella. Natalie's parents came along with Natalie's sister, Lori, her son, Laran, and their friend Danielle. We had a relaxing BBQ and party at the park on Friday. On Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market before Jaden and Megan's soccer games. In the afternoon was the Baptism and that evening we had cake and ice cream and Jaden opened some presents. The weather was perfect.

On Sunday we all relaxed and watched General Conference. During and in between all of this we ate plenty of food which of course included lots of Fruits and Veggies from Lindon, Utah. Happy Birthday Jaden and Congratulations on your big day/weekend/decision!

Mom and our sweet boy

Do you see any drool? Dora does

The Lego Lovers!!

How happy is he? And he read every single word in every single card before opening the presents!

Like Father Like Son

A small portion of our great families

Thanks to Aunt Lisa and Ella for the awesome candy gram and decorated door

Our two favorite soccer players

The surprise birthday door

We love you Jaden!!

Wicked Weekend!

So not only was Wicked cool but so was the rest of the week and weekend. As mentioned in the Wicked Post; Lisa, Byron, and Ella came to visit. We had a great time driving through San Francisco, hanging out, visiting Modesto's Splash Parks, Disc Golfing, playing cards and games, eating lots of food (we had to visit In N Out more than once), watching football, going to the Farmer's Market, and visiting the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk followed by a relaxing drive up Highway One on the coast. The only thing is that time went by way too fast!

Gotta love those San Francisco Streets



Natalie and Lisa Showing off their Wicked Shirts



Megan and Ella at the Splash Park



Watching Princess Movies in Princess Pajamas



Belle and Cinderella



How about that view



Notice Natalie is the only one wearing a sweatshirt



Lanie learning to surf



A good view of the Beach and Boardwalk



A view from Highway One

WICKED

Just look how excited Lisa was to go...



Last night I went to Wicked!! It was so cool. I have been smiling all day because I loved it so much! I went with Ben's sister Lisa and her husband Byron. It was a really good show. I have heard how good it is but until you see it yourself you have no idea how great it is!!! If you get the chance it is well worth it. "Ga lenda" was so funny and Elphaba was so amazing. Lisa and Byron and I can't stop talking about it. Wahoo! We loved Wicked!!
P.S. Bryon says " It was Wickedly Awesome!

Giants Game

we took the kids to a Giants game.













A couple of weeks ago we went to a giants game. It was so fun! The kids just loved it. They loved going on the B.A.R.T. and thought that was way cool, even when we went under the ocean. It was so HOT, I planned on it being cool weather because it is always chilly in San Fransico but not at an afternoon game- we all got sunburned. The kids actually sat there and watched the whole game and Lanie even took a nap in my lap. We ended the day with a hamburger and shake at In -n- Out, what a perfect day!

It's Fab to be 5!

Can't Belive you are 5 already! We have loved every minute with you.

Listening to her new Hannah Montana CD.

We took Donuts to her class.

BFF Megan and Tea
They have so much fun together.

At the Chuck E. Cheese Party show with her friends.

She loved being next to Chuck E.

She loved her new pet shop house.

Daddy's girl

We celebrated Megan's 5Th birthday this weekend! She was so cute and loved her party @ Chuck E Cheese. She got lots of fun presents Lil Pet Shops, Barbies, Puzzles, Games, Microphone so she can sing HSM and Hannah Montana. ( Will Post a video later).She was trying to learn all the words to " Best of Both Worlds today.She kept saying:" Mom am I Five today? "She could hardly wait to be 5! It is Fabulous to be Five! We are so blessed to have great friends here in California- thanks guys! We love you meg and are so thankful you are in our family!

A Fun 5 Days!

Ben's sister Ericka, her husband Jeff, and their family, Justin, Brandon, and Darren made the 11+ hour drive West to Modesto. We had a blast and took advantage of the excuse to go do a lot of things. First of all we met them on their way into the State at Coloma State Park (aka Gold Discovery Park) and Sutter's Mill.

It was not as educational as we thought it would be nor was it like Ericka and Ben remembered as little kids but it got us out of Modesto and it gave the Olsen's a chance to get out of the truck instead of driving straight to Modesto. We played in the River and watched people pan for gold.

The kids enjoyed entertaining one another, riding in the same car, and singing to the radio and CD's. When we were home we watched movies, played the Wii, and played cards.

I am sure they were all tired of being in the car but Brandon took it the hardest. It was so painful he pulled out two of his teeth to help pass the time.

Yosemite, as expected, was spectacular. This picture is right in front of El Capitan where people stop and look at the rock climbers. I think Jeff located some.

We then went to Mariposa Grove - a grove of Sequioa Big Trees within Yosemite. The pictures don't do justice for what you see with your eyes. We took a 2 mile hike to get a better view.

This is us in front of the Grizzly Giant.

On our hike we saw a deer and walked through the Tunnel Tree!

Our camera batteries died at Glacier Point so this is one of the only pictures we got. One of these days we are hiking to the top of Half Dome. How can you live here and not check that off your list?

In addition to spending one whole day in Yosemite and watching the sun set while at Glacier Point (we arrived home at 1 am), we went to the Jelly Belly Factory. The Olsen's drove through San Francisco and across the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate, and Richmond Bridges. I guess they will have to come back since we didn't get to do some of the other things on our lists.

Thanks for coming to visit!