10th Birthday Party!

I can't believe our beautiful girl from heaven is 10!  Seems hard to believe, yet there she is, becoming such a beautiful young lady.  She celebrated Saturday, November 15th, with eight of her friends at a Polka Dot Party.  (She LOVES all things polka dots.) (Her actual birthday was November 18.)

Jeanessa, Paisley, Emersyn, Dalaina, Olivia, Kenzie, Coalie, and Sara Edge all came to help her celebrate.  We played Twister, popped polka-dot balloons filled with prizes, painted our finger nails (with polka dots, of course)!, opened presents and had cake and ice cream.  The girls also found time to jump on the trampoline and play hide and seek. 

Here they are playing Twister and popping balloons:).

Painting nails and showing off the finished product.

I made her a polka dot cake, inside and out.  (It had colored cake balls on the inside, although they didn't turn out as bright as the cake on Pinterest:).)  Emersyn came a little early and the two girls put the finishing touches on the cake.  Here they are decorating, then Kylene blowing out the candles.

 Looks like I accidentally made collages twice!  So, here are a few duplicates, just for fun...

Happy 10th Birthday, Kylene!!

October Fun

The McCombie's had a great pumpkin patch/fall party in their garden during Priesthood session the first weekend on October.  So much fun!

Some of our favorite families at the Pumpkin Patch party.

Silly kids!

Silly Andon; and, two ladies I hope I can be like when I grow up:).

Snowdon had spirit week the second week of October.  Kylene enjoyed Crazy Hair Day.

 The last day of Spirit Week was our first annual Snowdon Pride $tride: a fundraiser that turned into a great spirit building opportunity for the school.  I helped a lot on the committee and we ended up raising over $14,000 for the school!  The kids loved the t-shirts, each class made a banner, and they all loved the walk/run and activity stations.  It was a beautiful day weather-wise, too, so everything came together well. 

Andon and Skyler got a hold of a couple of my scarves and turned themselves into Maori warriors.  They had a ball laughing and dancing and wrestling.  So hilarious.

Playing one afternoon with my two preschoolers.

We had the Thomas' over for dinner one evening.  We always have a wonderful time with them.  The kids love playing together and the adults have a great time talking.   They are moving to California in a few weeks and we are going to miss them so dearly.  I wish I could make them not move!  We truly cherish their friendship.

Skyler and I had a great six weeks of soccer.  I enjoyed coaching his cute team of 5 & 6 year olds.  My favorite part was how proud Skyler was that I was his coach.  April & Landon Thomas were on our team as well, which we loved.

 Spencer & Kylene playing in the leaves at the last soccer game of the season.

 Pumpkin carving time...

Spencer's Tender Heart

This past week Spencer's teacher's dog passed away.  This was in addition to many other challenges she has been going through.  When he got home from school that afternoon, I suggested we make a card for her and give her a little treat.  He wrote the following note to her, completely by himself.  It melted my heart, and gave me a glimpse into his tender heart.