Pumpkin Painting/Carving

This year we let each kid paint and carve a pumpkin. That meant gutting 5 pumpkins. I think next year we'll stick to painting. But the kids sure loved them all.

Most things Truman paints end up gray including himself

This boy slept through the craziness, but he's too cute to leave out.

Its a GHOOOSTYYYY!

The Pumpkin Walk

We go to the Pumpkin Walk every October, but it never gets blogged about because there are too many other things happening at the same time. Its something the kids look forward to every year though so I thought I'd make sure to blog this years P.W. pictures.

As cool as the pumpkin displays are, my kids favorite part are the character cutouts at the end. I must have hundreds of these photos from the last 5 years. Each kids wants their picture in every single cut out and they think they are hilarious. Truman Yoda is hilarious.

Mos chillin' as usual. 

The princess cut outs are an especial fav. 

Anne's Baptism!

Anne was baptized in a special dress made by her 4th great-grandma (Kellan's maternal grandpa's maternal great-grandma)  in 1917 out of a bleached flour sack for her granddaughters who wore it and were baptized in the Manti temple. Anne is part of the 5th generation of granddaughters to wear it. 

Grandma and Grandpa Hazel and Gary Bradshaw. Gary's great-grandmother made the dress.

She was so nervous and excited. Kellan told me that she kept fidgeting and squirming until he asked if she wanted to sit in his lap and that calmed her down.  

I just feel so blessed to be this girls mother. The older she gets the more I just really really like her. 

We were blessed to have 3 sets of grandparents come, who made the day extra special for her. Gramma Mai knitted Anne's hot pink cardigan for her! It is just darling with her new white dress!

My parents, Gramma and Grampa Bird. 

The whole fam damily.

The Stevens

The Birds, including Keith fresh off the mish. Anne was really excited he made it home in time!

Gramma Hazel. Anne absolutely loves this pillow she made her. We are so blessed to have such great grandparents!

It was a really special day. I can't believe its already come and gone. We're so proud of Anne and so amazed at her understanding of the gospel and her testimony. She is just incredible!