So You Think You Can Dance......

Well Addy and I can and we did at the show! We went to go see the show this weekend in Vegas! It was amazing! Addy and I have watched the show from the very first episode until now! We love it! It was so fun to spend the weekend with just her. We love our girly time since we are in a house full of TESTOSTERONE!!! Us girls have to stick together!!
We started off on Friday night at one of our fav spots...........In and Out Burger.
Saturday we slept in, another pastime we both enjoy! Then it was off to the mall shopping! Nana came along with us shopping and boy did we shop! She is a girl after my own heart! Then we went to dinner with Nana and Papa. Addy chose and of course she chose, Olive Garden. After we stuffed ourselves we headed to the Orleans to dance the night away! It was so fun to see her literally so giddy,especially because I was just as excited!
Our seats were great and we loved the show!

Addy had one last request for the weekend, and that was to go and see the water show and conservatory at the Bellagio. It was a beautiful day and a great way to end our little weekend!
As much as I love all the stuff we did, I love the time I got to spend with just her. I love her to pieces. I am really grateful that I have not yet reached the point in her life where I am no longer "cool", Oh I know it's a comin'. I got to cherish the moments while I have them! I am just so lucky to have her in my life and am lucky and grateful to spend time with her!

A Big Time Out!

This weekend I was the one with a big time out! I went to Time Out For Women in St. George. It was WONDERFUL!!! I loved it and needed it! I laughed, I cried, I had a blast! Can't wait for a Time Out next year!!!

Our Empire Family Halloween

May the force be with you this Halloween! Here is our Master Yoda ready for some Trick or Treating-light saber and all!



The Empire is not complete with out Darth Vader! Who, true to character, hopes people would scream when they saw him! Funny kid! When they did, he would take off his mask and say, "It's just me".
New to the Empire family is the deadly, cute that is, Pumpkin Spice!


Before we went Trick or Treating we decorated cookies at Grandma's house. Addy, always posing!
Dawson being silly.
Ky decorating everything and anything! Cutie!The kids had a great Halloween. It was a beautiful day for Trick or Treating despite the snow fall earlier in the week. The weather was perfect for just about any Fall activity, including football! Bryan and Dawson hit up the SUU football game before heading out Trick or Treating.
I'm not sure which they enjoy more, Trick or Treating or passing out the candy to the Trick or Treaters that come to our house! Seriously, they would run and scream to the door every time. So if ya come Trick or Treating at my house you not only get candy but a mini show! That's just how we roll! Happy Halloween!!!

Brooklynn's Halloween Baptism!

Today was a special day for Addy and not just because it's Halloween. Addy's best friend, Brooklynn, got baptized today!!! How cool to be baptized on Halloween. She has been so excited. Brooklynn and Addy are such good friends! I adore Brooklynn and as a Mom am so grateful for the good friends my kids have. Congrats Brooklynn! Thanx for your great example!!

Pumpkins and Parties

This week continues to be jam packed with Halloween events! I love it!! Thursday night was the night we had planned on carving our pumpkins. I made spaghetti with oozing eyes for dinner. The kids actually helped me make the eyes, which they thought was great and so did I!

Here is Addy's
Here is Dawson's cyclops!The kids and I decided caramel apples sounded like a great treat. So then we made these beauties. Addy and Dawson wanted to roll theirs in some crushed oreo's. Yummy!

The plan was to let the apples set and carve our pumpkins. However by the time we got done with all of this it was nearly bed time. Too much to cram in, so we decided to postpone our pumpkin carving until tonight-Friday! The kids were OK with that, whew!

Friday was not exempt from the parties either. Addy had her class Halloween party this year. Fiddlers normally does a Halloween carnival every year, but were unable to this year. Bryan and I volunteered to help out in the class. It was really fun. The kids had some really cute costumes. Plus they were very entertaining!

Addy's class getting a scary story told to them! The witch-a.k.a Kristen Warden did a really cute job! After the story and root beer, they rotated to another 2nd grade classroom and did carnival games, cookie decorating, and bingo! So fun!
They encouraged all the Mom helpers to dress up. Here we are!
Addy and her Dad.
Me and Bry- He He HeAs soon as we got home we went straight to carving the pumpkins! Oh and eating our yummy caramel apples! The kids love it just as much as I do. OK maybe I love it a tiny bit more! It is one of my favorite family events! Seriously! This year they were great little helpers in the beginning.OK so maybe not even in the beginning. They did help clean them out a little and by the look on their faces that was enough. Don't let Dawson fool ya, he was laughing and enjoying every minute of it. Then they picked out a pattern they wanted and well.......that's about all they did! Bryan and I found ourselves carving their pumpkins this year. The patterns they chose were a little bit complicated for them to do by themselves, or at all for that matter! Not that I am complaining, I actually told Bry that I forgot how much fun it really is to sit and carve a pumpkin.

Ky however had a great time just watching us and playing with the innards of the pumpkin!
At the kids request, they had coffin sandwiches for dinner.
Our finished pumpkins!!! They turned out so good!!!
This was the one Addy chose it's the Deadly Diva. Suitable don't ya think!!! Ky's is the sticker faced one below Addy's.Dawson chose the Pirate Skull. Looks really cool lit up! Bry's is the bottom one which is just a Skull head!

The kiddos with their pumpkins!!! Just look at those happy faces!!! Love it!!

Darth Vader attends school!

Dawson had his Halloween Parade at school on Thursday. They all got to wear their costumes, which in and of itself was "awesome", but then they walked over to East Elementary and had a parade with the Kindergartners. He kept saying to me, "Mom do you think they will be scared of me? Do you think they will scream when they see Darth Vader?" He had a blast!

Here is a picture of the kids all dressed up!

Primary Halloween Party!

Tonight was our wards Primary Halloween party. The kids look forward to this every year since we have been in the ward. It is always a lot of fun and this year was no different! This year we, as the YW, planned it. The YW were excited to be involved.

The kids- so hard to get one of them all looking. Oh well this was the best we could do!
Ahhhh, our little Yoda! May the force be with you!
Dawson showing off his Halloween Bling!

Boys showing off their ghoulish teeth! Above Dawson and Braden, Below Dawson's buddy Bubba.


Heather and her Nephi's! Too cute!
It's not that I didn't take a picture of Addy, she didn't go to the party. She went to her BFF Brooklynn's Birthday party. I don't think in her mind she missed out one little bit! I however can't wait until next year!!!