Autum fun

The kids had a fun time playing in the leaves today while I had fun playing with my camera. Here are some of the pictures.

Oh the honesty in kids! Garrett was getting ready for school and David heard his pockets jingle as he walked and asked Garrett what he had in his pockets. Garrett told him it was his money. David told Garrett that he shouldn't take it to school because he might lose it. Garrett responded, "Dad, I never lose my money, I waste it!"

Partners in crime

Now that Lexie is a little older and able to play more with her brothers, she and Collin are either best friends or worst enemies. They can work together as a team or push each others button. Lexie likes to play guns and swords with Collin (she even makes the sound effects). Collin likes to play dolls and dance with Lexie. Lexie is turning out to be a mix of girly girl and tough gal. She likes to wrestle and wear jewelry, she sings along to "How does she know" from Enchanted and to the theme song from Indiana Jones. These two have a great time together (they spend more time together as Garrett is at school for a good part of the day). One day, Collin came to me complaining that he could not get his candy wrapper open. I told him, "that's a bummer. I guess you can't eat the candy." He didn't even hesitate, he turned to Lexie and said, "I need scissors." She immediately walked to the drawer in the kitchen where the scissors are kept and pulled them out for him. Needless to say, I confiscated them and I now know why their Halloween buckets are virtually empty and Garrett is still 3/4 of the way full!

Garrett turns 6

Garrett celebrated his 6th birthday on Tuesday. He could not make up his mind on what he wanted his cake to be, so I just made a sheet cake and wrote his name on it an let him decorate it. He was so excited about his presents and loves all of them (so much so that he is "letting Collin keep" all his old toys so that Collin will not want to play with his new toys).

Garrett was also so excited that the election was on his birthday. He thought it was special that we voted for a new president on his birthday. He was very interested in the candidates and is class even held a mock election. Here is a conversation held on the subject:
Garrett: Daddy, did you vote for?
David: John McCain
Garrett: Me too! Collin who did you vote for? I'll bet you voted for Barack Obama.
Collin: No, I voted for President Monson.

Halloween

Missie, I saw this on your blog and thought it looked fun so I gave it a try. It is dinner in a pumpkin. Garrett came in the kitchen as I was cutting open the pumpkin and with a look of horror on his face, exclaimed, "What are you doing to my pumpkin?" (We let them each pick out large pumpkins to carve and smaller ones that I was going to let them paint--but that just didn't happen. The smaller one Garrett picked was the perfect size for dinner.) I told him what I was doing. He then shouted, "What?! You are turning my pumpkin into food!" I told him that pumpkin is a food, a vegetable in fact, that we turn into a decoration. He was not impressed.
Little Lexie as Snow White ready to go get some candy! She loved the idea of carrying around a bucket and people putting candy in it. When she got home, she sat down and pulled out her candy one at a time to show me each piece. She was thrilled!
Garrett as a Clone Trooper--not a Storm Trooper. I did not buy him the clone gun as part of the costume so he insisted on taking a rifle we already had as his gun.
Collin was Indiana Jones. Does that hat and whip count for costume accessories? No we have to have a gun and bag for his "book". As I was getting him dressed, he told me that the shirt was wrong, "Indy has white buttons!" Well, Indiana Jones was not a 4 year old either so work with me here.
My little cuties! (I know Lexie is a little out of focus, but you try to get her to sit still for the time it takes for my camera to actually take a picture.)