Every year we go to the McFarland Family Cabin in Bear Lake to cut down Christmas trees, this is an awesome tradition except we are outgrowing the cabin. This year there was actually a little snow so it was a little more fun for the kids. Tom and I left the kids to stay warm in the car while we went on the four wheeler to get our tree. Tom was excited this year to find the perfect tree, and he did! It took a few min and we had to cross a stream but he found it. This tree was hilarious and I decided only Tom could have found it. It was one big tree trunk with three trees growing out the top. NO LIE! I am so mad that I forgot my camera but I think Jam got some pictures; I will have to try to get them. Anyway he cut it down and brought it home. He cut them apart and trimmed them up then wired them together so they look like one giant tree. Guess what, it is our best tree yet! I love my Tom! Oh I can’t forget to write about our lovely car. After we had cut our tree down we were getting ready to leave so Tom started the car to get it warm for us. Now this car is ridiculous because as soon as you start it, the doors lock. We have locked ourselves out of it many times because of this and that day was no different, except Cody was in the car. So we are in the Mountains in Bear Lake and my four month old baby is locked in my running car. Yes he was screaming. So everyone is in a panic trying to figure out a way into my car, well Tom had opened the trunk to load stuff in it so the thought was he could bust the back seat in and get into the car. Well in the process of trying to unroll the window with the car's antenna everyone decides that he should just do it, break the seat. So he does and guess what, about thirty seconds later they got the window down with the antenna through the window. Broken seat for nothin. However baby safe and sound. It was quite crazy. Now we decide to go back to the cabin to play games and eat dinner before we all leave. This was way fun and I finally won Settlers of Catan! When it comes time to leave it had snowed at least a foot and a half and you could not see the front of the car while driving. It was scary but as we got farther and farther away from Bear Lake it got better. We made it safely. Wow what a crazy trip!

Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving was pretty fun. We had dinner with my Dad this year, thanks Dad and Brenda! After dinner the boys went out back and played basketball in the back yard. I guess that was so much fun that they decided that we needed to go to uncle Layne's gym to play. So we went and it was a little crazy but fun. I forgot my camera so sorry no pictures.

The extended McFarland family decided to have a Halloween party this year. It was actually a pre-Halloween party because nobody dressed up and we just went to pick out pumpkins from Grandpa Layne's farm. It was way fun though, we started off with a hay ride to the pumpkin patch. Aunt Marline took charge and started singing songs, which was funny because the words in her songs were just a little different than everyone else. When we got to the patch we wondered around and picked out some pumpkins. Heidi and I hung out because our husbands were working to fix up the house she had just bought. Then they started a fire and set the hay bails around it so we could eat soup and doughnuts. We had a blast, I love family parties!

Halloween was pretty fun. Thanks to the DI, Alyssa had a pretty cute dragon costume. I love the DI! You can’t tell what she is supposed to be in the pictures because she looked up too much so you can’t see the cute head on her costume. I was a black cat because it was easy and cost me a whopping $3 for ears and eye shadow. Oh and yes I did my own makeup. Cody was a cute little frog but he was undressed before I got to take a picture. I had to wait till the night was over for pictures because we had to rush out the door to get to a trunk or treat and then I was having too much fun trick or treating with the kids to take any later. Tom is lame and didn't dress up. He thought of his costume too late so he will just have to do it next year. We went trick or treating with Tom's family and it was way fun! I can’t wait for next year!

Here are a few fun pictures of everyday life.

Fishing with Tom

Alyssa tied her own shoes


I made all this for a friend who is having a baby

Who does he think he is?

Montana

Our good friend (pretty much brother) Taylor Vanmeeteren came home from his mission, to Fresno California, November 4th so we decided at the last second to go to Montana, where his family now lives and where he was going, to see him. It was a surprise for him because we didn’t tell him we were going. We stayed for five days and it was a blast! We love the Vanmeeteren family, they are so sweet and I am sad they don’t live in Utah any more. Alyssa had nick names for everyone. She called Taylor "Tay Tay" she called Jed "Big Jed", Jolene "Jo Jo" and their friend Will "Willy" it was cute. Tom got to go fishing on Will's property, which is beautiful! We went to this cool bridge over a pretty river and just got to be with our friends. Taylor didn't change too much; he was a great kid before he left so there wasn't much to change. I am glad we got to go thanks Vanmeeterens for hosting a great trip!

Fall was fun for us this year. I know this sounds weird but we were excited to finally have a yard and leaves to rake. Alyssa had a blast and I think Cody might have to. It was cute to watch alyssa play in the leaves.

I have a cousin who plays football for Snow College and I thought it would be fun to go watch him play; so I found a babysitter and went with my grandma and aunt to see him. It was way fun! They do a chant called the Haka before the game so I have some pics of that. I thought it was pretty cool. Also my uncle Craig enters everyone’s name in the drawings for halftime giveaway stuff and this time he was finally the one to get his name pulled. It was pretty funny because he used to play for Snow and for his giveaway he had to kick. Well he got up there and the ball rolled about ten yards in front of him. It was HILARIOUS!!! As we were watching the game we decided that it would be fun to get all of my sister's and my mom to come watch the game too. So we set up a day that most of us could make it. It was so fun to be there with everyone and see my mom, aunt and grandma play football with the kids at halftime. I just love my family! The kids thought it was so cool to talk to the football guy (my cousin) after the game. Alyssa was being shy so she looks a little sad in the pictures.

My friends are catching up! People my age are finally old enough to get married! This is my friend Lexi's wedding. I just love this girl so I was beyond excited to hear that she finally found a guy as sweet as her. Her wedding was so cute and relaxed I loved it. I didn't get many pictures though. Congrats Lexi!!!Lexi and DevenCute cake Shay, Lexi and meMe and Shay

Here are some fun pictures from hanging out at home with the kids. They are so cute!!

This is Cody growing up way too fast.

Alyssa still cant put him downThis is when he first started to smileAlyssa found Brett's sticky rice cooker thing and used it as a hat ha ha cute!Tom wathching cartoons with the kids