Happy Halloween!

Ethan decided to be a dentist
which was an easy costume
to put together.
However, tonight he's thinking
of being a
football player.
He looks good in those scrubs.
I see a future in medicine or
dentistry after his career in the
NFL of course.

Alex's costume changed a couple
of days ago from a hockey
player to a wizard when the school
said no warm costumes.
We'll see what he is tonight.
He's definitely the cutest
wizard around!



After much deliberation,
Drew decided he was going to
be a Green Dragon soccer player.
Go Green Dragons!
He had a fun party at
preschool and can't wait to
trick or treat tonight.


Peyton loves his fighter pilot costume.
He loves telling everyone he sees
that he is a "Fire Pilot planes."
Say Cheese!

So far today
the weather is beautiful!
Hopefully, it will
stay that way!

Silver Lake

One of my favorite memories of autumn as a kid
was going to Silver Lake with my family.
We would drive up the canyon to the very top,
walk around the lake,
and then pick out a candy from the
ski store.
This year we decided to make this one
of our traditions and took the boys
to Silver Lake.

We had a wonderful time.
The boys loved it!
There is now a path that goes around the entire lake.
All the boys loved throwing
rocks into the lake,
watching the ducks,
seeing a beaver dam,
and seeing squirrels.
It was very peaceful, the weather was nice,
and we can't wait to go back
next fall.

Morrissey, Morrissey, Morrissey!!!

So, once again Ethan and I went to see Morrissey. This time no drunk gay guys to try and destroy the enjoyment of the concert. Actually, it was the best Morrissey concert I have been to (#5). It was at "The Barn" at Thanksgiving Point. He opened with some great classic Smiths songs and some of his earlier stuff. We had a great time, I can't wait until next time!!!

Let the Party Begin!

Yesterday Jeana was able to fly in from the OC for a quick visit.
In honor of her visit, T hosted
an amazing Halloween party at her new house!
We had so much fun!!!
The decorations were so festive!

The food was absolutely delicious!

Lots of characters attended......
a hippie, a witch, a boxer, a doctor,
a hockey player, two fighter pilots,
Harry Potter, and
many more.

There was a fish pond where the fish
seemed to always be biting.

There was a cake walk and musical chairs.
Alex even hosted
his very own scary spider game.

Good company and great food!
What a fun Halloween party!
Best of all...
We thought Rondalay was not going to
be able to attend, but it turns out
that he made it!

Relaxing Sunday

Yesterday was such a nice General Conference Sunday. Anne forwarded us a Conference Activity Packet. It had over 32 activities to keep the boys busy. Ethan and Alex actually watched the entire morning session! Alex's favorite activity was the color the tie. There was a picture of each member of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve next to a tie. When they spoke Alex would color in what their tie looked like. I was really impressed with how well they all paid attention. Aaron and I actually got to listen. What a nice Sunday!

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

This book is a favorite at our house.

Alex first started checking the Pigeon books out
from the library during kindergarten. This past week
as I was putting the boys to bed I read them this book.
Drew absolutely loved it! Consequently we've been reading
it every night before he goes to bed. Well, last night
I started reading and Drew said, "Let me do it."
He recited the entire book word for word.
It was adorable!
Now for your enjoyment......

Cold and Windy

Drew's last soccer game was absolutely freezing!
Even though he was bundled from head to toe he still
spent most of the first half rolled up in a blanket.
He finally decided that if the blanket could keep him warm
he would play in it. Alex and Peyton thought it was
the funniest thing they had ever seen!

Delicious Caramel Apples

Yummy, delicious caramel apples. We decided to try making homemade caramel apples with our very own, home grown, apples. We had such a fun time.
All of the boys took turns making their own apple.



Now for the Schofield Caramel Apples....

Alex took one bite and one of his baby teeth is now much looser than it was. I don't think he'll be eating anymore caramel apples for awhile.

Apples, Apples, Apples

This year our apple trees yielded a very bounteous crop unlike last year where we only got enough apples for 1 apple pie. The boys volunteered to pick the apples and they did a great job. (Ethan is missing because he had the flu.)

Aren't these boys just the cutest!

All ready for apple pie, apple crisp, caramel apples, etc. I can't wait!

Now whenever the boys are hungry they just head outside and pick an apple off one of the trees. Well, you know the saying....An apple a day keeps the doctor away. With the cold weather we're having we definitely want to take advantage of that!

Disneyworld 2007 Part IX

We had a late afternoon flight, so we decided to go to Magic Kingdom one last time. I don't know where the crowds came from, but today was extremely busy.

We went to the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor where Aaron starred as Randall. The funniest thing was that when we walked in Aaron said that we couldn't sit on the third row or one of us might get picked for the show. We sat somewhere else, but they still picked Aaron. The boys loved that. Aaron text messaged Ethan's joke before the show started and one of the monsters actually told his joke during the show saying......

Ethan from Utah's joke is:

What do Eskimos like to eat?

Brrrrrr gers!

It was cute! Alex and Drew both yelled, "Hey, he just told Ethan's joke!" First, Aaron was Randall and then the monster told Ethan's joke. What a way to end the trip.

One last ride on Buzz Lightyear.

We then rode the bus back to Port Orleans to catch the Magical Express back to the airport. We had a great trip. It was so much fun and great to be together as a family!

Disneyworld 2007 Part VIII

Today was our last day at Epcot. Troy liked Nine Dragons so much that Aaron decided to try and get another dinner reservation there. The only time that was available was 8:45 pm, but we didn't let that deter us. We rode all of our favorite rides one last time. However, we didn't get to ride Test Track because they closed the ride due to inclement weather. The kids held out great until dinner time. Dinner was delicious again. However, Ella fell asleep at the table before her food arrived. During dinner the lights went out numerous times due to the thunderstorm, but that didn't stop the fireworks show Illuminations which we had a great view of from our table. We got drenched leaving Epcot. Another wonderful day!

Disneyworld 2007 Part VII

Today we were off to the second water park, Blizzard Beach. Everyone headed straight to TeamBoat Springs where we road as a family in a large circular raft down and a curvy, crazy, twisting mountain. It was a blast! Then Ethan and Troy were off to Summit Plummet which at 120 feet is the tallest water slide in America. At 51 mph they headed straight down the mountain. Let's just say I'm very impressed with the dare devils. Check out the video of Summit Plummet here: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/attractionDetail?id=BBSummitPlummetAttPage

After another fun day in the water, it was off to Magic Kingdom for more rides. As mentioned before one of our crowd's favorite rides was Buzz Lightyear. Peyton especially loved this ride. As soon as he'd spot Buzz he'd yell, "To Infinity and beyond."


Tonight dinner was at the Liberty Tree Tavern where we dined on roast beef, turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and apple crisp all served family style.






Three cheers to our outstanding tour director for an absolutely wonderful trip. Minimal crowds, no waiting in lines, delicious food, great company, and memories to last a lifetime.

With 2 more days still left to go it's hard to imagine we could have anymore fun, but we did!!!