Weekly Wrap-up

So yet another busy week. On Tuesday we did Halloweenish things starting with picking out some pumpkins and then later going on a Halloween Cruise on the Provo River. I had these free tickets so I figured it was worth the trip. The kids were stoked to go on a real boat. There were carved pumpkins up and down the river that were reflecting in the water. It was actually pretty cool looking but I couldn't snap a picture that did it any justice. We had a fun time.

Wednesday night was my sanity-saving Girl's Night Out! I love my kids but I totally love to occasionally get away from them too! I also love that Ben is so supportive of me having my night out with my friends. It seriously makes for a happier mommy!

On Friday we made caramel apples and carved pumpkins. The kids all got their own. My sweet little boys were so distraught with getting their hand gooey from the pumpkin guts. Skylar is like her mom and digs right into the goop! Ben and I did the carving and the kids all ended up with Jack o' Lanterns that were one side faces and one side the sign of the superhero that they're going to be for Halloween: Skylar-Supergirl, Nick-Flash, and Kade-Batman. Carving pumpkins is one of my favorite things to do. Yeah for Halloween!

On Saturday Ben's dad came down and visited and then that night we went to see Ratatouille at the $1 movies. It was a fun movie and the $1 movies are seriously so awesome. If we ever move away from Utah I will definitely miss them and my kids will never see a movie in the theaters again! Ha. Ha.

Today I was released from my calling at church as Compassionate Service Leader. I have been that for quite awhile and I was beginning to feel a little burnt out, so although I feel a little guilty about it, I'm actually really relieved to be released. The calling consists of arranging any help for members in need in my ward. This mostly means meals for people who are sick or have had babies. Last year was a major baby year for our ward-McKade was number 2 out of 20 babies born! So, needless to say, the calling was a major one and I have stayed busy! I'm glad I had it though because it really gave me perspective on how much service people give and I know I won't take that for granted now. My new calling is the Sunday School Teacher to 12-13 year olds. I'm actually pretty excited for it. The kids that I will get in January are the kids that I had when I was in Cub Scouts (well, the boys) so I already know them and they are actually some pretty cool kids. Of course, they are turning into teenagers now so they may be more trouble than I'm expecting. But I have the boys the hour before they move onto Ben's Deacons quorum so I guess that gives them incentive for good behavior so that they don't have my mean ol' husband (yeah, Ben's sooo mean!!) getting on their case afterwards!