Halloween

 We had the ward trunk or treat...lots of fun only because I got to use this Halloween trunk decor quite appropriate don't ya think. I got this last year someone was throwing it away and I snagged it up for free.99. So glad Dan showed up for the last 20 min!

 Carving pumpkins was an adventure this year...Elli's pumpkin was so hard we broke a couple knives just trying to carve it...mental note to self next year take a knife with you and check for carveabilitly!

 This year for Halloween Abbi was a spy Vivian a frog, Gwyneth Cinderella, and Elli was a Unicorn. Making the unicorn was a fun challenge for me. Glad I only had one to make!

This is the first year I did not go trick or treating Emmiline and I stayed home and cleaned up our Orange dinner...we had dinner in a pumpkin, orange lemonade, cantaloupe and some other cool stuff I just can't remember because i'm writing this post on Nov. 15th.

Vivian the little Singer!

Go to this link and see the cutest video of Vivian singing I am a child of God! 

http://youtu.be/IM1FMyoScBI

Geode Hunting in Hamiliton IL

 So we decided to try our hand at digging out our own Geodes ...

 It was a bit of a dirty job but I think fun was had by all!

After Geode hunting we went to Dairy Queen and got lunch then

headed to the Nauvoo temple...I commented to Dan you know people

come thousands of miles to see this temple and this place and we

get to come here every month! We are so blessed!

Best Friends

I love these girls they are so sweet together Vivian is so gentle and kind and will

even share her "purple blanket" with Emmi if she is sad!

Friends for a VIsit!

How wonderful to have our friends come and visit for a bit...the Faux family came for a work conference and we got to enjoy their sweet family for a couple of days. I love how the Lord has

placed such amazing people in our lives and we get to continually benefit from their amazing examples of Christ like living!

We might have a Thumb Sucker!?!?

 Yes...I've been hearing some odd sucking noises the past couple of days and today I caught her red handed. I had to snap a shot. Hopefully we can quit the thumb before she gets teeth :)

Emmi, Em, Emmiline, Emmi Jean, Emmiline Jean all names of which she is called by her 4 loving sisters is officially 2 months as of Saturday!

Family Home Evening Hike

So we found this cute little hiking trail Saturday when we went and did our Day of Service with the ward...so Monday we planned our FHE around going to hike this trail. Abbi and Elli gave scripture and lesson in the Car. We ate our picnic dinner when we arrived. We hiked for activity and sang made up songs about hiking while we hiked. We made it to the look out point and had to hurry back before it got to dark! What a beautiful fall day it was...we love IOWA for all it's many colors!

Mental note to self...next time don't bring a stroller way to many steps, logs and the likes:)

Emmiline's Blessing

 Emmiline Jean Whitney 

Blessed October 9th, 2011

8 weeks old (almost)

We blessed Emmiline today. It was a beautiful fall day.  

   President Andersen, President Hansen, Bishop Parker, Bro. Fletcher, 

Ben Tingey, Andy Johnson, Ryan Christsen and her Daddy stood in the circle to bless her.         Honestly I didn't hear to much between Vivian whining in my ear and the dozen other children in the congregation who weren't to happy with another prayer :) I attempted to write it down but was thwarted by Vivian just know Emmi it was beautiful, and that your righteous priesthood holder of a Father gave it to you with love. Her dress was so beautiful. Grandma Whitney made it for her. Thanks Grandma!

General Conference!!

 Boy did we have a great General Conference ...this was some of my prep work Lei's for one session they got to open one part of the Lei for each speaker...Fun dip chews a word every time it is said you can dip your stick and take a lick...

 Conference Store  this had to be my favorite and I think I will make this our family tradition for every conference. I made tickets...even stitched across them so they ripped like real tickets and they won them when they were reverent or could answer a question about what was being talked on or who the speaker was etc... the girls loved this and I was amazed at how reverent they were. They got to use their tickets at this little store.

 The girls look forward to Conference with as much anticipation as Christmas. We had such a wonderful weekend listening to the word of God.