Grandpa & Grandma Asay come to visit!

Last weekend, we got to have Grandpa and Grandma Asay come and stay at our house. We were so excited to find out that they were going to get to come and visit us for the weekend and spend their 30th wedding anniversary with us! We enjoyed their company so much and the boys loved all the attention. Christian had the opportunity to take his dad around and show him some of the places he works and some of the things he does. We also made a trip down to Kansas..which is only about 15 miles from our house. Carson had his primary program that Sunday and it was fun for them to be there to watch. I know he was super excited for them to hear him say his parts! It was so fun to have you guys here and are excited to see you all again!

Christian has been gone these last few days doing some pheasant hunting in South Dakota. To keep ourselves busy while he was gone we had a campout in the basement. We had pizza, rented a movie and had snacks, then blew up the air mattress and slept downstairs. Today, we decided to head over to the Farm and Ranch Expo for something to do. The boys had a good time seeing all the huge tractors and going around to the booths to get candy. I think their favorite part was the big bull outside that they got to feed corn! We are excited to have him back tonight with us!!

Fishing Season Finale!

This last week we have had some amazingly warm weather...like near 80 degrees warm! Crazy for November, if you ask me...but I'm not complaining! Saturday we decided to take advantage of it being so nice and decided to head to the pond at one of the parks and enjoy some fishing for what will probably be the last time this year. The boys caught like four or five fish a piece with nothing more than some old, stale bread. The fish in this pond lOvE bread because that's what people come and feed the geese and ducks that live in the ponds also. Carson finally figured out how to cast his pole this trip and Travis finally got to use the fishing pole that he got for his birthday! It was a fun trip to the pond and the boys were sad when we had to leave because it was starting to get dark.

Fun with Leaves!

The only good thing about the leaves falling off the trees is that you get to jump in them! Last week before the leaves all blew away, the boys and I raked them up so they could jump in them! They started doing it on their own while I was finishing making some cupcakes for Carson's class and did a pretty good job themselves. They were so excited to get to rake the leaves and jump in them and it was pretty entertaining to watch! Our fun was pretty short lived due to some nasty wind and rain, but it was fun while it lasted! Now all our leaves have blown away and our fun is gone!

2010 Halloween Happenings!

This last week has been FULL of fun Halloween activities. I was afraid this year that my boys wouldn't get much use out of their costumes because Halloween fell on a Sunday, but I was wrong. Wednesday morning, the boys got to enjoy a party at story time with yummy food, lots of goodies and fun games.

Wednesday night was our Branch Trunk or Treat. The kids enjoyed going around to each of the cars (mulitple times) despite the crazy wind! After getting some candy, we enjoyed a some yummy soups, decorated cookies, and ended the night with some eating of donuts off a string...which was rather entertaining...especially when we got the guys to go up and do it!

Happy Halloween!

Carson with his friend, Xavier.

My boys. Last year Christian said he was dressed as a stud, so when I asked him what he was going to be this year, he said he was going to be a dork. And so, he layered on all the Husker gear he had and wen out as a dork!

Go Carson, Go!

The donut got the best of him, but he got some good help from a buddy to finish it off!

The best part of the night was watching the guys try to do it. Christian told them that if he was going to do it, he was going to cheat. And so, to prove he isn't a liar, as soon as we said go, he took the string that the donuts were tied to and threw it up in the air! That's why he's getting "the look" from Mr. Fancy Pants (the guy in the sweet purple costume, Brother Packard) as Carson calls him!

Thursday was Carson's preschool party and I got to go and help out. They got to wear their costumes to school and the last hour they partied. They ate treats and rotated through bowling, fishing, and a cauldrine toss games, and then ended the day with a Halloween story by a sibling of a classmate.

Friday, the boys and I made caramel apples. We tried making "gourmet" apples this year that had caramel, white chocolate and cinnamon sugar sprinkels. They were pretty darn good and will probably be made again next year!

Saturday, was our Halloween Parade down town where the kids get the opportunity to trick or treat the businesses. I guess Carson was tired of being a ninja turtle because he decided the night before that he wanted to be a pirate that day instead.

After we were done down town, we ran home and loaded up our stuff and headed to Kearney for the weekend. Our stake conference was this weekend, so we made a weekend out of it and stayed the night. We shopped, enjoyed some good meetings, ate good food with fun people, swam and came home. It was a great weekend, but I didn't get a single picture!

Weekend with g-pa and g-ma Foulger!

Last weekend, we were able to have my parents come for a quick trip. They got here Thursday night and then had to leave Sunday morning early. It was fun to have them here for a couple of days to hang out. We didn't do much while they were here because it was kind of yucky weather, but we were glad to have them here! We were able to do a little bowling, clean the carpets on our house, play, and just visit. It was fun to see grandma and grandpa Foulger and can't wait to see you guys again!

Grandpa introduced the boys to dry ice while he was here... as you can see on their faces,they thought it was so cool!

Thanks for the fun Halloween goodies, grandma and grandpa!

The boys getting ready to go for a spin in grandpa's yellow car. My dad had been promising for a year that he was going to drive it down to Nebraska and the boys were super excited to see it pull up in front of our house when my parents arrived!

A little bowling fun!

Grandma working away on the carpets! Thanks, Mom!