October- come and gone

November is upon us and here is my October post!!

It sure was a crazy, busy, fun-filled month. We spent much of our time working on Prop 8 stuff- phone calls, walking, knocking doors, putting up signs, rallies, handing out information, etc. This was something that I felt passionate about- so I did as much as I could. It sure was hard, with 4 little ones that needed my attention, but I felt it was worth the sacrifice- since it's mainly for their benefit! Aaron even took all of election day off work so that he could work at the polls- recording which voters had voted, and then calling the rest to make sure they hadn't forgotten- hard to imagine that anyone could have forgotten to vote though! I am thrilled to say that every minute of work was SO worth it- when Prop 8 passed! It was close, but we did it. It's crazy all the stuff that is happening now. I am thankful for a church that had revelation on this issue many years ago. It wasn't a matter of finding out what is right or wrong- but whether or not each of us would take a stand and follow the counsel of our church- which was to get involved- financially and physically. I loved fighting for a cause- and winning. Good thing, because it's only a matter of time before we go at it again!
The rest of the month was busy celebrating Halloween and having lots of fun doing it! Jake had a halloween party/performance at pre-school. I think he wins the award for the loudest singer. It was hilarious. Tyler had a halloween parade at school. We all went to watch and he was excited to go walking around the school. In between kids coming down with the stomach flu (and by the way, we ALL got it, every last one of us), we hurried out to a cute pumpkin patch and then we decorated pumpkins one night. Another night we made a haunted halloween house. I usually try to micro manage the kids on how to decorate, but this year we just let them do their own thing. They did a great job! The day we got back from San Francisco, we hurried home and got the kids ready for our ward trunk or treat. They had fun playing lots of games and trick or treating at cars. On Halloween night, we had a fun dinner- and yes, I did make the mummy dogs and they were a big hit! The kids can't wait until next years dinner! Aaron did quite a job on our house. He worked and worked decorating and getting it just right. Good job!
We met up with some friends and then headed out to do more trick or treating. We love our little sock monkey! And our pretty princess with her golden hair! We stumbled upon some more friends and so we ended up with quite a group. At about 8:30, after we left a house, Addie found a nice soft bumper of a car and laid her head down in her arms, Jake curled up on the sidewalk and Tyler found a cozy piece of grass to lay on. It's times like those that I realize how young our kids still are. We made it home, dressed in halloween jammies and went to bed. What a day!And to top it off, the Primary Program was today. I LOVE being in charge of the Program, but it is quite a chore and I am so excited when it's over. It feels like a big weight has been lifted. I start working on the program in August, so by November, I sure am glad to not have to think about it anymore. The Primary children did wonderful and I was so proud of them. Each year I design the Sacrament program cover and then we have the kids color the front- according to the theme of the year. It's always a hit. Then I print up little "comment" cards and put them in the programs. The adults fill them out and then we read them during our "celebration" sharing time. The kids love hearing what people thought about their performance. This year they were even told that they sounded like the Tabernacle Choir! It made their day- and is sure made mine.

So now that the program, Halloween and Prop 8 are over... what's next???