Halloween - Trick-or-Treat

So right before we went Trick-or-Treating, Wes gave Katelynn a few pointers on scamming.

 
We were so excited to see what she was going to do. We just went around my grandpa's complex. Lots of Elderly people.

She was very scared, she is about to bolt in this picture. Jen had to carry her so we could get the candy.

Look at that scared face. 

Jen had to hold her at every door. Jen had got Katelynn to say a little "Trick-or-Treat" earlier in the day and all she would say was "bye-bye."

Katelynn may have been terrified all night, but Jen had a good time.

Katelynn would ring the doorbell though.

The last door we were able to get Katelynn to be happy and get candy out of the basket. 

It was my grandpa, though. Well, we tried.

We had a fun time. We only went to a few doors, but that was about all that Katelynn could handle.

Halloween – Pre-Trick-or-Treat

Boy, we had so much fun on Halloween. It made Katelynn happy. (Most of the time.) 

The day before Halloween Jen and Katelynn went with a group of mothers and kids from the ward to the library for a costume party. It was circle/story time.

EYES! Katelynn's favorite thing to do is find your eyes and poke them out. Poor helpless Alex gets gouged.

There are my girls.

The costume came with a hat. Katelynn loved it. (Note: This will be the last you will see of the hat.)

Katelynn loved to have her dress put on so much that she forgot that she can walk and regressed to crawling.

What a little princess.

We went to a ward party the night before Halloween. It was fun seeing people in their costumes.

Watching her get the candy was fun too!

And seeing Katelynn playing with all the other costumed kids. She loves playing with Jacob, and has said his name sometimes . . . kinda.





These are the kids next door, Porter and Brooklyn. Katelynn loves playing with them and says "Porter" all the time. In fact, it was one of the first words she said. Now they have moved. Katelynn would be sad if she only knew.

Halloween Morning Jen and Katelynn went to Gardner Village with the Mother's Group. Katelynn liked the scary witch.

There was a petting zoo and penned animals at the park. 

Look out Katelynn! The goat is going to pounce! (Note: The thing Katelynn loved the most was the fountain and pond that was next to this goat.)

Pigs! Wilbur's have an affinity towards swine.

Here is the video Jen got from the park.

This is a picture of all the kids from the group.

As you can see the kids would not stay still. Katelynn ran out but you can see Jacob now.

Amazing Play!

Now anyone who knows me knows that I am not a typical guy. I am not a big sports fan. I don't mind a game here or there (like a BYU or Angels game) but I do it more for the social aspect of the whole thing. I know its almost as embarrassing to hear a guy admit his lack of enthusiasm for sports as it would be if he was wailing in public. But it is true. BUT I do like a good play , or a good game if one can be found. Well our friend, Alden Lawrence (as proof of friendship, he and his wife, Emily's, blog are with the Friends Blogs on the right) had a great post with this video. This is an amazing play. It is incredible. It is two minutes long. This team has 2 seconds on the clock and 61 yards for a touchdown and the win, too far for a field goal. Well just watch how they do it.

There were 15 lateral passes there. 15! Amazing. Jen said why don't they do that more often. I think that it is very difficult and wastes a lot of precious time when the clock is normally running. I imagine that they practiced that one a lot though. Wow.