3 in 1

This last week was wonderful. My mom drove me back home on Tuesday and just left after church today. It was so great to have her here. Jody and I were able to go out three times in one week! Wednesday we went to eat at a fabulous restaurant here in Windsor. Friday we ate at a very good Mexican restaurant and then went to see the movie Dan in Real Life. Jody and I LOVED this movie! Steve Carrell is obviously hilarious in The Office but it was great to see him in a different role, one that was still funny but also with a little more depth. I think it's a movie that both guys and girls can enjoy.

My mom was so great to have around. Not only is she great company but she helps out a lot. She helped me finally decorate Rylee's room and our downstairs bathroom. I also got to go out one afternoon and run errands with no kids. It was heavenly. She helped clean, cook, bath and watch the kids all week. I hope we didn't take advantage of her kindness or send her home too exhausted.

Yesterday we went to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. My mom and I got to go on some rides while Jody took the kids to the killer whale show. Jody had an interesting Fear Factor type of experience which I will expand on later. After a full day at the park my mom took the kids home and we got to stay a few more hours to go on rides and walk through a few haunted houses. It was such a great week. Poor Ammon was very upset when Grandma left today. His teacher always brings him to me in Relief Society and right when he saw me he said, "where is Grandma?" I told him that she went home and he burst into tears. I almost started crying for him. My mom dropped him off at primary today and told him goodbye but when he sat down he started crying and his teacher mistakenly told him that he would see his Grandma when church was over. He has cried at least three more times since then. He has such a hard time when he leaves his grandparents or they leave him. I love that he is such a tender hearted boy.

I am excited for Halloween. We will carve pumpkins tomorrow night. Go to two parties on Tuesday and then Ammon's class party and trick or treat on Wednesday. I finally got a calling in our new ward. I am going to be the Mia Maid teacher! I am so excited to be in Young Women's!

The kids are doing great. Ammon has learned to clean his own room and is very proud of his achievement. When he is finished he makes us all close our eyes until we are in his room and then he yells "surprise!" He was very entertaining this week. Singing and dancing everywhere we went. Cohen has learned how to climb up the cabinets to get on the counter top and then get into cupboards that he is not suppose to and eat whatever he wants. It's horrible. He is also into coloring on everything. Rylee was a little fussy last weekend at my parents and I was worried that her temperament was changing but by the time we got home she was back to her old self. She had a hard time with the shots and wasn't feeling well. I am trying to get up the courage to take her out of the car seat and put her in the crib at night. I just hope she keeps sleeping through the night. Right now she sleeps from 9 to 6 or 7 and I DON'T want that to change.

Happy Halloween!