Family Photos

So I've been talking about these great photos we got taken a while ago by JTS Photography. I keep wanting to show the fam but keep forgetting to bring them with me, so here you go!
We had a really great time getting them taken. It was so great because his wife came so she totally got the kids to smile while he took great photos. I was so happy because I've been wanting good family photos but feel like everytime we get them taken they don't look good and we can never get one where everybody is looking. I loved that we also got some great candids as well. I hope to blow up the one of Rob and Eliza kissing Liberty and I, really big and hang it in the living room. I'd love to hear what ones are your favorite. There are like 150 so I narrrowed it down to a few of my favorites.

Happy Halloween

We started out the day by going to Corn Belly's with our good friends the Teemants. Although none of the pictures really show it, Eliza and Maya had the time of their life and we stayed there a little longer than expected. They just played and played and played! Eliza was a little worn out for trick or treating.

Twinners!

The Pumpkin Princess.

Does it get cuter than this?
Eliza was a little sad that she couldn't go trick or treating yet. We were waiting for dad.
But she did take an excellent photo of me while waiting.

The big bad wolf is eating the little pig!

Finally some candy!

The big bad wolf and the three little pigs, at last united!

After Trunk-or-Treating at the church (we by the way are in charge of the activities for the ward right now and think it is a great calling!) we went to one other house, went and grabbed some Wendy's, and then went to Rob's flag football game where he got to play "underneath the lights"!

It was a great Halloween!

Stevenson Halloween Party

Striped pumpkin and crazy camera guy? Nope just Ted and Sarah without there costumes yet.

Annual Pumpkin Carving. We never revealed the winner, but I'm sure Hannah won.

Lots of Bacon? We're missing the Big Bad Wolf.

Stevenson Star Wars

McCain, Joe the Plumber , and Davey Crocket?



Bacon and Eggs.

Chelsea, you look hot!

P.S. Does anyone know how to fix my pictures? They are looking really grainy and I can't see a way to change the resolution on the pictures.

Frightmares Lagoon! It's what fun is.

Waiting in line was the name of the game.

Treats from Trick-or-treat alley! Scary!

Rob decided that it was ridiculous to have the kids all ride seperately because it took to long so he had Eliza meet a new friend.

Eliza in the Trick -or-treat alley.

So Eliza was really excited to go on the Tidel Wave. When the boat started she put her arms up. Then it got a little higher and the hands went down. Next she got a super frightened face and said she wanted to get off. I was feeling sick myself so I was hoping she wasn't going to throw up. I swear the ride went extra long. Needless to say it wasn't her favorite ride.

So when waiting for the umbrella ride I kept asking are you sure you want to go. I said it might go fast and you'll be brave. She said yes. So as the ride started going she yelled, "yeah! I like this ride!!! I like this ride!!!" She yelled this out loud the entire time. But it was funny because as it got faster she was still yelling it but with a face of panic. At the end she got off and said, "I'm brave!"

Puff is a classic! Rob had to go on this ride so that he could talk to some guy who was talking business. He's always got it on the mind.

When we asked Eliza what was her favorite thing. She said the choo choo.

Daddy helped Eliza in and out all day. What a great dad!

Eliza is loving it! This was her first ride and she was sold.

Mom and Liberty on the Carousel.

Ladybug blastoff! Even Rob liked it.

We took Liberty on the Sea Odyssey. I thought I totally knew how to keep her from getting sprayed, but instead she got sprayed right in the face. Oops! It ended up not being her favorite ride.

At about dinner time, we ate dinner with G&G Pigeons, then they so kindly watched the kids at Sarah's while we went for a little date night at Lagoon. Our first spot was Wicked! The line was so long but I had been waiting a whole year to go on it (I was pregnant last year and was so disappointed that I couldn't go.) With that much anticipation the ride was clearly a let down. But then we went on the Colossas. This is a classic! The best bang for your time. Then we ran down to do Blast Off and Re-Entry. We found out that a person's leg had gotten severed by a cable that broke on this ride (not at Lagoon). Yikes! Then we tried one lame haunted house. I'm kind of a wimp for haunted houses to Rob's disapointment. The whole day in all was a hit though. I love being with my family!

Visiting Idaho

Birthday Kids! Stephanie could never quite pull off that pucker!

Pumpkin snowfall!

With Grandma McMillen

Poor guy! He got torchered all weekend by the girls.

Liberty & Eliza sweeping up the kitchen.

Liberty and Grandpa McMillen (poor guy just had surgery and we make him hold big chunky Liberty).

So I am behind on my blog, but a few weekends ago we got to go see Grandma and Grandpa Cocoa. It was right on Bob & Celeste's Anniversary (felt a little bad about that, nothing says romantic like having all the kids stay at your house) but we really enjoyed ourselves. We also celebrated Rob and Stephanie's birthday a little bit. It was fun being able to go shop with Stephanie and hang out a little just us. Grandma let Eliza pick one of her pumpkins which Eliza was excited about. (We brought it home and painted it with watercolors - it actually worked pretty good.) There was some crazy weather while we were there as well. A big snow storm. Eliza was so excited to go play in it. Her and Rob went and built a snowman with her pumpkin as the tummy. (I wish I had a picture.) Much of the McMillen family came to visit - Aunt Chris and the boys, G&G McMillen. We apparantly spread our love and germs while there because right when we got home Eliza got sick and then Celeste and Sawyer got sick a little later in the week. It has been kind of a rough couple of weeks for a family in the way of sickness.