Makena's Day Out

This past week, Makena and I got to go on a fieldtrip with her class to CAC and learn all about dairy cows and good nutrition. After an hour long bus ride (to only go 30 miles!!), we were greated at the college with a movie and some fun songs from one of the intructors. The kids love the little stage they had set up to look like an old house!

The first station that we visited was one about the cows and how the milking process goes. Makena enjoyed milking the wooden cow!! Can't you tell?

Then we went outside to meet one of the newest members to the dairy! All the kids got to pet the calf and feel the buds where the horns will be. Then they learned all about mixing different feeds for different stages in a cows life. It was pretty interesting. I'd like to see a dairy farmer spend that much time mixing so many different feeds for his cows!!! :)

After learning all about the food pyramid, they got to make their own butter! The kids sang songs while shaking up whipped cream to turn it into butter. It was so funny watching the kids try to shake the butter up, most kids couldn't stay sitting on the bench!

Then they got to eat their butter with crackers. Makena wasn't impressed with her butter! She said that the butter we have at home is much better!!! We had a great time at the college, and I enjoyed spending the day with Makena.

Tyler's Football

What a crazy football season we had! From August till the end of October, we have done nothing but football practices and games. Tyler played for the Special Forces Team this year. And Mike got to help coach him. Tyler had a great season! He was one of the biggest guys on our team (although he had to watch his weight so that he wouldn't go over the weight limit!) Tyler and I jogged almost every morning these past few months, and Mike would throw the ball with him and teach him new drills every chance he got. Tyler had great dedication to the game and we were very busy, but it was all worth it, to get to see him play. The girls were able to be cheer leaders for the team. That was interesting!! They practiced the chants 24/7!! Even while riding horses! Crazy girls!!!

Way to go Tyler! GO FORCES!!!!!!!!

Halloween Fun

We had a very busy Halloween week. We started the week off by having FHE on Monday and we carved a pumpkin. My kids enjoyed playing in the guts of the pumpkin! Tyler thought it was so gross!! The girls are always up for making a mess! Grandma Kim and Marc came down that night and stayed with us.

We had our trunk-or-treat at the church on Wednesday night. We enjoyed some good chilli and corn bread, and got lot's of candy in a short amount of time. Gotta love trunk-or-treats!!! Jolene came out and enjoyed the evening with us, along with Holly Jo, Ed, Kayleb and Cody Jo. We of course met up with Timaree's family there. We're never to far apart on these functions!! :)

My kids got to dress up on Wednesday for a Literature Parade at their school. They had to dress as a character out of a book. Lucky for us, Timaree had a Pocahontas costume and a Harry Potter costume. Which were perfect ideas for my kids, although they didn't want to wear these costumes for Halloween night, so they got to dress up in two different costumes this week.

This is my kids on Halloween night. Tyler just had to be something scary, so he picked out a Ghost Rider costume. Makena decided on a Rodeo Clown for her costume. She is my little cowgirl, she was a rodeo queen last year!! And my little Ashlyn wanted to be a princess, so she picked out a Dorothy costume, only because it had shiny dots all over it!! And she loves the red shoes!

We had alot of fun that night at our house. Grandma and Grandpa Hunt came down with Brendon that day. And Timaree came over with her kids - Morgan, Keegan and Breckyn. Holly Jo, Ed, Nancy, Kayleb, and Cody Jo also came over to go trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. It's was lot's of fun for the kids! What a week this was, and I'm so glad that it's over!!!