Bread, butter and cheese, my boys' favorite food combination, especially with tomato soup!
All the boys in my life have had this recipe mastered at a very young age...
It looks like this phenomenon exists in Jadon's family too.
Thanks for the pictures Adam, it's time for you guys to visit again!
Halloween began with Ryan's Eagle Project. They cleaned up, repaired and painted the picnic shelter at one of our city parks. Eric and the boys went to help, it was a great success! Thank you to all who came to help make this project possible. 
The teenagers went to a youth party at a friends house in the afternoon. Tyler was "Skittle, the candy rapper." They had a great time.
The boys were so excited to be chimney sweeps. They loved having dirty faces! Trick or Treating was high on their priority list for the day.
We stopped at the Police/Fire Station. They were letting the kids climb into the fire truck. Michael was so excited and had tons of questions for the firemen! (He kind of looks like a fireman after a fire!)
The highlight of our Halloween was a visit from Grandma and Grandpa, my mom and dad. They even went trick or treating with us! We will never forget our first Halloween in Missouri.
Just in time for Thanksgiving and the holidays, our new dining room table. It's beautiful and we are so grateful to have it.
The picnic table is back in storage, ready to be used again next summer - OUTSIDE! Two more chairs will be arriving in a couple of weeks - yes, there ARE more than six of us and yes, they fit around the table.
This beautiful table goes so well with our home. I'm looking forward to having the hardwood floors finished someday, it's going to be amazing.
I imagine many family discussions, studying, games and meals with friends and family around this table. What a wonderful way to begin the month of November!
Almost 5 years ago when we moved from Washington State to St. George, UT - we had to give up our two outdoor cats: Boots and Garfield. Andrea was absolutely heartbroken. The thing about being out in the country is, you HAVE to have cats to keep the mice away. Sooo...Meet the most spoiled kitties in the state of Missouri:
Sally and Max - they sleep anywhere, anytime and however they like. The dogs catch more mice than these two! We love them anyway, especially Andrea.
Daniel at the Cub Scout Pack Meeting a few weeks ago. One by one, the boys came in: "What ya doin'?" "Sittin' on my imaginary bench." "Can I join ya?" "Sure."
The last boy: "I sold that bench two weeks ago!"
And then the "quiet moment skit". The boys were actually perfectly quiet, for about 30 seconds. They watched the 2nd hand slowly make it's way around the clock...
As soon as the 30 seconds were up, WOW! They had fun letting us know they had NOT forgotten how to be noisy. Daniel is LOVING being a Cub Scout. Fun, fun, fun!
Ryan's friends, Jadon and Adam - from St. George, came to visit us this month. These are the most polite, gracious, talented young men! We thoroughly enjoyed their visit and can't wait for them to visit again! The boys played X-box, watched movies, stayed up late eating ice-cream, did a musical number in church, rode four wheelers in our fields, visited the nearby church sites, made grilled cheese sandwiches, hung out at the piano and put a BIG SMILE on Ryan's face. We love you guys!
And my handsome son is lookin' sharp!
This is the beautiful girl he took this year.
Ryan and Meghan.
Off to the dance, what a gentleman!
I try not to think about how old he's getting.
