Dinosaurs!

We had some gorgeous weather at the beginning of fall break, so we decided to go see the dinosaurs again at the Heard Museum...

The boys were really into it this year, although they're still a little wary because they look pretty real...

Since it was Sadie's first time, we thought she should get a real good look at the huge T-Rex...

Our attempt to offer her as a sacrifice didn't phase her one bit, but the boys sure got a big kick out of it!

Thanksgiving

Both the boys got to have "Thanksgiving Feasts" at their schools before fall break. Matt Mo's was first and Miss Janette fed us well with all the traditional fares...the kiddos even helped her make some pumpkin pie!

They made the cutest little turkey t-shirts out of their hand prints too...

His teacher kept telling him that when he put his painted hand down onto the shirt it would turn into a turkey. He was really excited, but when he lifted his hand up he looked over at her like she was crazy and said, "that's not a turkey, that's my hand." Haha! I guess he was expecting some kind of fancy magic to happen, but I think he was satisfied after they painted on the face and feet.

Later that afternoon, I headed up to Ben's kindergarten feast and program. They sang some cute songs dressed up like little Indians and the teachers were dressed like pilgrims...

Afterward they got to sit with their class and parents to have their feast (just a snack they brought from home)...

I might be a tad biased, but I think Ben made the cutest little Indian there!

We had a fun week off from school and were lucky enough spend our Thanksgiving with my family. We are so blessed and thankful for all that we have!

Happy Halloween 2010

This week has been full of all things Halloween.  First was pumpkin carving with Dan and Bree for FHE...

Wednesday night was our ward Trunk or Treat. The boys were so excited to get dressed up in all their pirate gear. They've definitely got the "pirattitude" down...Aargh!

I have no idea what got into me, but I felt the need to turn their wagon into a pirate ship!

Maybe I was just in a crafty kind of mood after making little Sadie Bug's costume...

If you can't tell, I'm supposed to be a flower for the ladybug to land on. 

I didn't even realize until we got home that I completely forgot her ladybug wings, so we had an extra little photo shoot a couple days later after we got dressed up again for Matt Mo's preschool party...

I had to use the pumpkin to help her sit up. She was loving it...practically making out with the thing :)

And no Halloween season would be complete without a trip to the Big Orange Pumpkin Farm! Ben got to go with his kindergarten class, so I took Matt Mo and Sadie another day this week...

I just love this time of year...the cooler weather, the fun things to do, and of course...the candy! Thanks to my little pirates for letting me steal some of their loot!

Lots of "Firsts"

Might as well keep up the blogging while I'm on a roll! The past couple weeks have brought many "firsts" for the Hafen household...

• Benny Boy started kindergarten...woohoo!

He was so excited to go and is still loving it 2 weeks in. We'll see how long it lasts!

• A week later, Mr. Mo started preschool with Miss Janette...

He got a little taste of school over the summer with Miss Janette, but this was his first official day and he LOVES it there.

Of course, with Sadie, there are "firsts" happening all the time. She turned 4 months old yesterday (gasp!) and here's what she's been up to...

• She's more interested in toys and playing games

She's actually smiling at her goofy brothers here.



Had to share this one just to show off her scrumptious thighs :)

Pretty much every smile you get from her is a mouth-wide-open-tongue-sticking-out kind of smile. Love it!

• She had her first taste of rice cereal this morning (can't you just tell by looking at her that she must be starving...haha).

She's got the "open wide" part down!



Now we just need to work on getting more in our tummy than we do on our face/bib :)

I think she liked it though.  Her "firsts" seem like they're coming way too fast...slow down a little, baby girl!

End of Summer Catch Up: Part 4

I'm back with the final summer catch up post...yippee! The original plan was to spend our last weekend of vacation in Afton, Wyoming with my brother and his family and go to my new little nephew's baby blessing at church. Sadly, John had a work conflict come up at the last minute, so we had to settle for a shorter trip to visit them, but miss the baby blessing. It sure was a fun quick trip though, complete with...

A cook-out in the mountains...

More 4-wheeler rides...

A slumber party for the cousins...

A fairy-tale adventure with princess Whitney...

And some BIG news for my little sister brought to us by cute cousin, Mason...

We had so much fun on our summer road trip, even if we did put over 3,000 miles on the "swagger wagon"! The trip home was not nearly as fun, but we survived and it was good to be home in our own beds once we finally got there. Now it's back to real life and the normal routine of things. Until next summer...