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we went to the zoo and i dropped my camera and it is busted....hope i am getting a new one for christmas.  we shall see.  But anyway let me at least catch up since Halloween...Adey had a great time trick or treating for Halloween and still never wore her Jesse costume but talks about it all the time and how Jesse is a girl.  At least she has it for dress up.  She continues to amaze us each day and is now learning the letters of the alphabet.  She loves to paint and do art projects any time we let her.  Her speech is getting so good and most people can understand her now.  She knows so many animals and likes to "read" the 4 brown bear book series and the baby david book series.  She loves LOVES to read books...i have to remember to continue to read books with her every night so she will continue this love!  We had snow a few days ago and we played in it as a family and it was so hard to get Adey to come back in side but oskar had no problem until josh dipped him in warm water to get the snow balls out of his fur.  Josh has an interview tomorrow and we may soon be a 2 income family again and are super excited about that and Josh is looking forward to working with a friend...they pay is good, hours are so so...but we are buying a 2nd car just before he starts...we have it narrowed down to 3 as of right now...honda CRV, nissian rogue, and mitsubishi outlander...all in our price and drove them and all 3 have pros and cons...so we shall see.  I am selling my bows again and trying to get Body by Vi 90 day challenge to take off in Utah.  It is a wonderful product and super healthy and numerous shake options...some days i don't do as well but i am trying.  I haven't really signed anyone up but i know it takes time!  Hm...i guess for now this is the update and will hopefully get a new camera soon so i can post some pics of my beautiful fam!  i love them and treasure all the memories we have as we grown and learn TOGETHER!

Boo @ the zoo

I have always wanted to go to Boo at the zoo for a long time and that it would be this super cool event...well we finally got to go yesterday and it was just alright.  If i didn't have a zoo pass and got in for free we probably would not have paid to go...it was super busy which was expected but they passed out candy every where which was cool but that is all it really was.  Once again though Adey did not want to wear her Jesse costume...she wanted to be Ute cheerleader which was fine because there was a game last night that we were supposed to go to but when Josh went to get tickets the machine was not working and he forgot to go back and pick up his tickets...oh well.  But the Utes did win which is always good news!  Here are a few pics of our adventure before i dropped the camera and it stopped working (yes you read that right...hint hint parents a great christmas present idea ya know so i can still capture all the wonderful pics of Adey and keep blogging but i do intend to replace my little camera way before Christmas)

waiting in line for Candy

I thought these turkeys looked cool

yummy hamburger

working on smiling for the camera...she is getting better

Daddy rescuing us with hot chocolate...it was cold

this guy was cool and we loved how long his tail was

josh loved this guy and he was a ute fan too if you notice the sticker

adey is a juvenile...and then the camera broke...very sour subject!

Trunk or Treat

On Friday we had trunk or treat at our church and soup to follow with a few carnival games (Adey didn't care much for the games or being there too long because the masks scared her)....here are a few pics i got of the night.  Oh ya when i went to Adey's homemade Jesse (from toy story) costume on....she would not wear it and wanted to be a fairy so we went and got her dress up clothes from her room and that is what she was for trunk or treat!

passing out candy...sorry it is dark

josh fixing the trunk...he was very proud of his dry ice effect which did look pretty cool

playing with the balloon while eating her pumpkin looking bread bowl...they were super cute!

Cornbelly's

Today we went to a place called Cornbelly's for a few hours of Saturday family fun...it is located in Lehi and we do intend to go back next Halloween when Adey is a little older but we did have fun today (and we were surprised that the price wasn't too bad...BUT we will have to pay for Adey next year).  They had pig races, "train" aka tractor rides, cow rides, princess play land, big rubber things to jump on, pumpkin volleyball, fun houses, lots of jungle gym/slide like toys, food, paint ball, corn mazes, and so SO SO SO MUCH MORE! We only stayed for like 2 1/2 hours but will go back next year and do more...

kids mini hay maze...Adey liked jumping on the hay

one of the MANY little park like features they had

spider web to crawl in...Adey wasn't too sure what to think

the a few of the different carved pumpkins they had on display

waiting for the pig races...it was sunny and quite warm!

pig races...it was interesting

my legs were too short so she rode with....

daddy and had way more fun!

"Adey"rella waiting on her pumpkin carriage

the horse of the carriage in princess playland

Oskar smells

We have gotten in a good routine of Oskar getting a bath every 2 weeks and being brushed as often as possible (almost everyday...we know we are good owners even though he doesn't care for it).  We have also decided no more haircuts for Oman because A. it's too much work and B. winter is coming and we want him to be warm....so he looks fatter and fluffy which we love!  Anyway, so we also have given Adey chores so she can learn early to help out around the house (lol) so they are feeding Oskar at least once a day (don't worry Josh or I feed him the other time if we don't remind her), helping Josh brush Oskar, and helping us give Oskar a bath when it is time...she loves taking care of Oskar and gets so excited to help!  Oskar just sucks it up and lets her help (as long as she isn't the one brushing his face).  Almost every night he even gets the royal treatment and when Adey feeds him dinner she pours it into his bowl and then takes a few at a time over to him and feeds it to him...talk about SPOILED OR MAYBE JUST LOVED?!  Anyway so to catch how much Adey loves her dog I finally took some pics of her helping with bath time today....enjoy!

getting wet...

the soap 

( i think Oskar is saying...."hey kid help me out...PLEASE!)

rubbing in the soap...

Adey loves to read books

I just love when Adey wants her daddy to read books to her...ESPECIALLY when she wanted to snuggle in her bed with her daddy and listen to a good book...he does a great job making the books fun and she laughs and it just melts my heart watching them together!

Painting the tub

i found this cool idea on my new favorite website called pinterest.com (if you have never heard of it you should check it out)...but it is huge bullentin board where you pin ideas, foods, decor, projects, etc. that you like and can refer back...haven't tried one thing on there that i  have not liked from smoothies to desserts to dinners to projects for the home...so i found one where i put food coloring mixed in with shaving cream and Adey and I painted the bath tub...TALK ABOUT SO MUCH FUN (just need to buy red so i can make more colors next time)! i was surprised that i didn't think of the idea when i have my degree in working with children...anyway...it is a must try if you have not and we will be doing this often for bath time fun!