Happy Halloween!

Trick of Treat!

 Captain America!

 Princess Cinderella

and the priest....

Halloween Fun!

Halloween is definitely a lot more fun when you have kids... There is more to Halloween then trick or treating these days...  These are some activities or fun stuff that we did to celebrate!

 Dressing up....  Emma trying on the Dragon costume when Ethan was two...  Ethan and Emma loved dressing up in their costumes and sometimes Emma would be wearing her Princess dress 2 or 3 times a day :)

 Gotta love those Halloween shirts...  Plus, those bows are to die for!

 Who's afraid of monsters???  Maybe if they looked like this you would be very afraid!

 Of course, we had to make and decorate cookies... this year we made chocolate sugar cookies and orange frosting (all from scratch, thank you very much!)

 Ethan brought this home from preschool and of course Emma had to try it on!  She makes a pretty scary witch!

Scott and I were invited to a Halloween party and we went as a priest and a pregnant nun.  We won best costumes!

 Went to "Boo at the Zoo"  With Grandma and Grandpa Riddle and cousins...

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Carving Pumpkins...

 Ethan's "evil face" pumpkin...

Emma's jack-o-lantern!

Grandma Baker

I think I've mentioned this before, but these are two of my favorite people... My Grandma Baker and my mom... My sweet Grandma Baker returned to our Heavenly Father.  She had a long and wonderful life and we will miss her!

Her Obituary...

Vyrl Cool Baker, 91, passed away October 15, 2011 in South Jordan, Utah
Born January 5, 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of David William and Lola Almira Belnap Coolbear. Married LeRoy Edward Baker September 30, 1938 in the Salt Lake Temple; he preceded her in death. Married Bernard J. Myers October 22, 2008. Active member of the LDS Church. Accomplished oil painter for 43 years. She was creative, trying out all types of crafts. She loved people and people loved her. She was always the life of the party and had a great sense of humor. She handled life's adversities well. Before LeRoy died, they were snow birds, seeing the country and loving it.

Survived by children: Ronald L. Baker, Lawrence B. (Sandy) Baker, Kathleen (Dennis) Riddle; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by daughter, Virginia Christensen.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 11:00 a.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road where a viewing will be held Monday, October 17, 2011, 6-7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Salt Lake City Cemetery.

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The viewing and funeral was beautiful and I was asked to share a few thoughts about my Grandma at her funeral, this is what I said...

A Wonderful Grandmother

We had a wonderful grandmother,

One who never really grew old;

Her smile was made of sunshine,

And her heart was solid gold;

Her eyes were as bright as shining stars,

And in her cheeks fair roses you see.

We had a wonderful grandmother,

And that's the way it will always be.

But take heed, because

She's still keeping an eye on all of us,

So let's make sure

She will like what she sees.

-Author Unknown

This is my "Can't forget list about Grandma..."

• Who Can't forget the annual Mother's Day Root Beer Float?
• Or the trips to Fairmont Park to feed the ducks or play on the playground
• or running around in the backyard to be watched very carefully so we won't trample over her precious garden
• Hugs from grandma when we come to visit and a hug when we say goodbye!
• Running and exploring the house
• Playing the organ, with grandpa's supervision, of course
• The box of toys in the downstairs closet just for us kids to play with.
• The kids and my mom playing the piano
• Sharing our special days...
• or the stories about the basement and the elephant from Liberty Park trampling through the yard.
• Or the times we spent camping together in our families trailers...
• Your pets, Shadow and lately you're Canary
• Your MANY marriage proposals
• Dancing and playing pool at the Senior's Center
• Being Snowbirds
• Your 200+ paintings of all different sizes that hung in you home
• Most of all we can't forget you smile and laughter....  Something that I hold dear to my heart.  Grandma we love you!

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I wouldn't be a Riddle without getting some pictures at the grave site... (though it was Scott taking them )

 Her favorite color was pink....

 I love this picture of Uncle Ron... He loved and adored Grandma so much and this showed the deepest respect for a mother he loved so much...

 Uncle Ron, my mom and Uncle Larry...  

This house holds a special place in my heart.  My grandma lived most of her life in this house.  I have so many childhood memories associated with this house...  Unfortunately, the house needed to be sold and my mom just closed on it last week.  Goodbye, pink house!

The Pumpkin Patch...

Another year and another trip to the pumpkin patch.  This is Ethan's 3rd time at Black Island Farms and he doesn't get bored with it at all.  

 Ethan with his buddy getting lost in the maze...

 Found just the right pumpkin and one for Emma too!

 Plenty of activities to get Ethan exhausted... Slides...

 and more slides...

and the tractor pulled train!

34 Years Young!

If you go back about a month, I celebrated, yet another birthday.  It's funny how they seem to come every year even when you really don't need to have another one.  This year I turned 34 years old!  EEK!!!  I can't be that old, I don't feel that old...  What does 34 suppose to feel like????  Anyways, I feel good and I have the most precious possessions in the world...  My family...  I'm thankful for them each and everyday and I know how lucky to have a wonderful husband that loves me unconditionally and two sweet kids that adore me...

 My family!  How did I get so lucky!

Scott surprised me with tickets to the Broadway play, Mary Poppins.... I LOVED it...  He even arranged for my sister, Jaime to come up and watch the kids.  It was great!  

On my birthday we decided to head down to Salt Lake and visit Temple Square.  Conference was the following weekend and we wanted Ethan to see where conference was held and visit the temple grounds.  

Boondocks!

 So we've had a Bookdocks was built 5 minutes from our house about 2 or maybe even 3 years ago and we finally went to check it out.  Ethan wanted to try bowling for his birthday...  so here we are!  We had a GREAT time!

Preschool.... ONE more year!

Ethan's last year of preschool...  Yep, this is his 3rd year.  We did a neighborhood, Joy school type preschool for the past two year, this year, he is going to Mini Explorers Preschool located a couple of streets away taught by a wonderful lady in my ward.  He is loving it and loves to eat lunch there and meet new friends!