Halloween

Amongst all the chaos of moving, the kids had a great Halloween.  We got to go trick-or-treating in our new neighborhood, and it was a lot of fun.  Molly was a cheerleader, Emma was an angel, and Brayden was a shark.  Mom and Dad were just exhausted.

Earlier in the day Emma was able to dress up for her ballet class.  She was just a little bit excited.

New House

We closed on our new house on October 23rd, and packed up the moving truck on October 25th.  I'm so grateful we had so much help, because it was exhausting.  Trying to fit a lot of stuff in a little house takes some organization. 

One of the first areas to be somewhat unpacked and organized was the kid's area.  Got to make sure they have their stuff to play with!

Brayden was very helpful in setting up the bunk beds for the girls. He wanted to be just like Daddy.

Moving

One of the biggest events for us in 2014 was buying a house.  We found a cute little house that was perfect for us, and it fit our budget!  Even though we've been wanting to buy a house for a while now, we thought it would still be a while before we would be able to.  We've been so excited and have loved having our own space.  We also hope this means we're done moving for at least a few years.

This is our packing progress at our old house.

Brayden thought it was a blast climbing as high as he could on all the boxes.

Niabi Zoo

We went to the zoo with some friends to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and get a break from our packing and moving (more on that later).  The Niabi zoo isn't terribly big, and they don't have a ton of animals, but it was nice to get out with friends and see a few things.

They have a huge area for the giraffes, and if you pay money, you can fee them.  We didn't do that, but we did get to see some workers fee them.  It was so fun!

I thought it was hilarious how this one was standing and eating the grass.

Family Pictures

I'm not the biggest fan of getting family pictures done.  I get way too stressed out, don't feel like I ever pick the perfect outfits, and never really feel like they turn out that great anyway.  But we needed some with Brayden, so I bit the bullet, and we found a great gal to do them.  We did the popular outdoor ones this time, and I'm actually really happy with what we got!  Now we're done for 2-3 years, right?

Headbands

Over general conference I crocheted some headbands for me and the girls. 

Popcorn

Brayden absolutely LOVES popcorn.  The YMCA has popcorn days every other Friday, and the minute we leave and grab a couple bags, he starts howling for some.  He can't even wait until we get home to start chowing down.