HOTEL night!!!

 

Yes, here it is! You are looking at what might be one of the greatest games ever made, but in the British version!!! Bryce and I were happy to discover (ok, maybe Melanie was a bit more excited) that our friends knew and owned Hotels! We had to play as soon as we heard! Although we were playing with pounds instead of dollars, and the Le Grande was called something like Le Toille, it was still the same! It was so great! Our friend Jason totally dominated and Bryce and I were left to auction off our properties in the end, but it was still great. We'll definitely do better next time, and yes, there will be a next time . . .

Soccer Stud

Caleb finished his soccer season on the GREEN MACHINE TEAM last week. Bryce and I had fun coaching when our team actually showed up!

 

Caleb really improved a lot over the 8 weeks and is sad that the season is over.

 

Lucy and James had fun messing around at the games. I don't know if it was harder to keep them occupied, or keep the team focused on the game!

 

Twilight Party

So Melanie went to her first Twilight Party! Based on the fun series by Stephanie Meyer, a friend put together this fun party decorated with red and black balloons, candles, beads, refreshments, everything! Everyone came in costume as a character from the book. We played games and debated who was really better for Bella, Jake or Edward. The debate still continues . . .

 

Melanie went as Alice. We had 2 Rosalie/Emmett couples, Volturi, Jessica and Mike, and of course, Bella!

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 

 

 

 

As if we really needed MORE candy! The kids really enjoyed trick-or-treating in the neighborhood this year. They went around with 10 of their closest friends from the cul-de-sac and they were quite the crowd! Lucy decided she wanted to be a Barbie princess tonight instead of tinkerbell. It was a long night, and James was ready for bed early! Happy Halloween everyone!

Trunk-or-Treat

 

Tuesday our ward did our annual "Trunk-or-Treat." Lucy is tinkerbell (she did her own lipstick), Caleb is a ghost, and James is an indian. He actually won a prize for having the best costume overall in his age group! Way to go Mom J on the costume!

Carving Pumpkins

 
 
 
We love Halloween time! Last night we carved our spooky pumpkins! (Melanie's is the pretty one!)

DC Temple Trip

 

 

One thing that we look forward to are our family temple trips to DC! Its something that not only Bryce and I look forward to, but the kids as well. This month we went as our ward and had fun watching another couple's kids so we could go through together. We all had a great time!