Weekend craziness!

We carved our pumpkins tonight. We learned something this year....the larger the pumpkin the less the seeds! Who knew?

We thought the insides of a pumpkins were gross. Try bringing the pumpkins in and finding a nice surprise underneath them. SLUGS. SICK nasty!!!

 Of course we had to put baby in a pumpkin. Her very FIRST Halloween!

They turned out great!

We had such a fun and crazy weekend. Grandma EE stayed through the weekend to see some of the craziness that takes place here over a typical Starnes weekend! Friday she came for our Halloween party. Saturday we went to Parker's basketball game where they basically annihilated the other team. The boys played in the snow until it all melted away and then we had family pictures done in the rain. We've only seen our one preview picture and I am hoping that the others turned out as cute.

Today was the kids primary program. Landon had a HUGE part in the beginning of the program. He started out the as the only child up on the stand. After he was done saying his part, all of the kids started singing and joined him up on the stand. Here is what his part said:

I choose to be happy

When I wake up each day

When I eat my food

I always choose to pray

When I play with my brothers

I try to choose the right

I try to be nice

So things don't end up in a fight

My mom asks me to help her

Each and every day

I like to help her because

I like to do things the right way

My daddy is so much fun

I love to play with him in the backyard

We always have a lot of fun

so choosing the right isn't hard

when I go to sleep at night

I think about my day

Did I choose the right?

I know that I am trying

that is all that I can do

Because Jesus, I want to be just like you.

I TOTALLY video recorded the whole thing. I was sneaky about it. Here is a picture though. I was the beaming mom down in the pews. And yes, I totally cried when he was done. My baby boy is growing up so fast!

I also taught my 2nd lesson in the Mia Maid class. I wasn't nearly as nervous as I was last week. Teenage girls are intimidating...especially when I don't really know them yet. Hopefully things get a little easier as I get to know them better.

Anyway......I'm so glad my Grandma could be here for all of the fun. She is amazing and I'm grateful that she always takes the time to come up here and support the kids in all of their events. It means the absolute world to me and I know the kids love having her here.