Pumpkin Carving

Today for family home evening, Matt and I carved pumpkins for our activity. I normally don't enjoy carving pumpkins,because I can never come up with a creative idea of what to carve and I get bored before I'm finished. Tonight was different though, I looked up free stencils online and was excited about our design. I taped the stencil to the pumpkin and I did a light cut into the surface of the pumpkin then peeled off the paper and had Matt do the actual carving. Maybe that was why I enjoyed it more this time.  ;)

Carving it up!

Maybe the main reason we carve the pumpkin- SEEDS!

Pumpkin 2012

flash and no flash

A look at Halloween's past

Lucha 2011

To read more about our Halloween last year: 2011

Cat 2010

Hello Fall!

I can't believe the last time I blogged I was doing a recap of September and now it's almost time to do a recap of October! Time has been flying by! Part of the reason time has been speeding by is I was busy subbing everyday in my 4th grade class. My last day was on the Monday it was so bittersweet, I feel like I really bonded with the class and many remarked that I seemed like their real teacher because I have taught them longer than their actual teacher. Matt and I both seem to have a sore throat/cold right now. Matt is way worse and is almost losing his voice,but thank goodness it's not strep,but we think we're on the mend. Matt registered for his last semester at BYU this week- so crazy! It's been hitting me lately that we don't have that much time left in good old provo. I'm trying to enjoy our time while it lasts. It's also weird to think that wherever Matt goes to school won't be another BYU campus, it will be interesting to leave in a college town that isn't all members.

Since it is almost the end of October the weather is changing! There is talk of snow now! With this weather change Matt has decided that it is time to start listening to Christmas music. I love it! We're a year round Christmas music loving family,but we try to wait until the Holiday season and the cold weather.

Other fall happening in our home:

I voted!

The school I subbed at is a title 1 school so every Tuesday and Thursday they get a fruit or vegetable snack. This is a rambutan. It has a texture of a slimy grape and has a cotton candy taste.

Allie was able to come for Conference weekend! We got frozen yogurt while the boys were at the priesthood session.

Us at Yogurtland

conference crepes

another school snack- caviar limes: lime taste but in small balls like caviar

Halloween skeleton - you write your name in cursive to form the body ( if you turn it sideways it says Starliper)

Our relief society had a pinterest party! - I made these tile coasters, and yarn letter. Not pictured family history journal and wood block sayings.( I didn't make the cupcake just liked it)

Samoa (girl scout cookie) bars

cotton ball clouds for science 

One of my students would pick flowers for me weekly- I liked having fresh flowers on my desk

Smith's gelato for our date night 

I made anchor charts for math

Pretty clouds!