Halloween

Yes, I am that far behind. Halloween was so fun, we actually went trick or treating. Ellie thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. She quickly abandoned saying "trick or treat" and just reached for candy. It's a good thing she is cute, she gets away with a lot! She tried to walk into a few houses uninvited, but all in all we had a very successful  night. Ellie was adorable in her tinkerbell costume. I made the dress, it was a basic pillow case dress pattern, $5 wings from wal-mart and I spray painted a pair of her shoes from the summer that she wouldn't be wearing into the cold season. Jared dressed up like Steve Jobs for work and I was a cat for trick or treating. Fun was had by ALL!

October

October was the busiest month! My parents came to town to experience what a real Fall looks like. We did all sorts of stuff. Made cookies, went to the Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base, drove Guardman's Pass again, Visited with Grandpa Dee and Grandma Jeanie, went to the pumpkin patch, planted bulbs, sewed,  and talked and laughed and ate good food!

The rest of the month was filled with more family. We watched Jack for a few days. We had numerous photo shoots that of course I accompanied Jared on. I can't turn down an opportunity to drive up American Fork Canyon. We tried to get out and enjoy the fall colors as much as we could, we raked the leaves on our front lawn. We have a front lawn with a pile of leave. That is basically a dream come true! 

Ellie is potty trained!! It finally clicked. I have been really proud of her. We haven't had as many accidents as I would have thought, and she is doing a really good job of communicating to me when she needs to go. She has received numerous rewards for peeing on the potty. She got a new bike that she calls her "Otto bike" after her friend Otto. 

We did a few lighting projects on the house. Jared is now an electrician ;). He installed can lights and a new light fixture over out kitchen table. One was easier and less stressful than the other, I'll let you guess :). 

We got to go to a Jazz game with a bunch of Jared's mission companions. We got to sit in a suite, it was a really fun night. I wish I knew who was actually playing for the Jazz right now, it may have been a little more exciting of a game. We had amazing company though. I'm biased but I think Jared has the best mission companions. They have such a special relationship. Maybe it was because their mission was SO foreign. I love his Mozambique family. 

Now here is a bunch of photos, enjoy!