Halloween

We had so much fun carving pumpkins at our house this year. It's nice because the kids are getting old enough to do most of the work themselves. This year we had Thor, Senor, and a Nerd. Auston opted to not dress up. He and his friends stayed home and passed out candy. They dress up in their gully suits and scared kids. They had a lot of fun, hopefully the kids they scared were ok:)

The Clarkes came with us to trick or treat in our neck of the woods!

And we had our annual Houghton Halloween party! So much fun! I love our traditions.!

Drake-Preschool-Field Trip

Drake was so excited to go on his first field trip to the Dinosaur Park. He has never been (that he can remember). It was so fun being able to go this time as a parent and not a teacher. He went with Miss Janna's Friday Class. He loved doing the crafts but when it was time to go out and look at the dinosaurs he got really nervous and wanted to go home. I loved spending time with just him.  He is doing really good this year, he is making friends and learning how to follow directions. He is super smart and can write his first and last name, he knows all his letters and sounds and loves to try and read.

Summer Randoms

The and Grandma found this cool water hole with a rope swing, they had lots of fun riding their bikes there and playing in the nasty water:)!

We spent a few Summer days at the pool!

For the 24th of July we went and watched the parade in Ogden. Auston was home not feeling great! It's so fun to see all the amazing floats and be reminded of our pioneer heritage.

Clarkes have chickens and turkeys it's been fun watching them grow. We spent some time swimming at their Granny and Grandpa Clarkes and Broc loved learning how to ride Clarke's little motorcycle.

Tenille invited us to go to this really fun man made river, the kids floated down in tubes and had fun with their cousins.

It always makes me happy when I see my kids out playing all together, they have had a lot of fun playing in the sand, making their own lots and just being together. 

We had the awesome opportunity to go through our new Ogden Temple Open House. Ady was at a party and joined up with us later. It was beautiful, Broc was really impressed with the sealing rooms I can't wait for the day when all my children are in the temple with us! Bryon and I also had the chance to go and volunteer for a day.

We all ran in the Hooper Tomato Days 5k. It was fun to participate and run with family.

 Grandpa and Grandma Houghton took the kids to Antelope Island. They loved it and saw lots of Buffalo.

Auston had the awesome opportunity to participate in the Culture Celebration of the Ogden Temple rededication. He spent a lot of hours practicing and when it came down to it, it was amazing. I was able to go and help with costumes so I got to watch it live. The spirit there was something I will never forget! It was an army of Warriors all fighting for  Christ. The spirit was so strong you could feel it. My favorite part was at the end they all took their different colored shirts and waved them above their heads. They didn't want it to end! So powerful these kids will never forget that and I hope the Ogden Temple will always mean more to them!

We spent an evening hiking with Michelle up by her house. It was so beautiful with all the changing colors.

Auston turns 13!

I really can't believe that he is a teenager. What an amazing good looking kid he is! I couldn't be more proud of who he is! To celebrate he had a friend party, we started by going to Willard Bay to play in the water, built sand castles and ate treats. Then they all came back here and had an air soft war we ended the night with a outdoor movie at cooks with smore's. At 13 Auston enjoys hunting, shooting guns and his bow, hanging with his friends, making cookies, being outdoors, building legos, and being an excellent helper to me. He is always looking out for me and making sure I am ok and that I am happy! Love you so much Auston, I am so proud that you are mine!

Back to School

Back to School Night at Farr West Elementary is something the kids always look forward too. Meeting their teachers, seeing who is in their classes and playing outside with all their friends.

Houghton Family Reunion -2-

Clarkes did such a good job this year planning our family reunion. "Stars" We did skits, road four wheelers, went star gazing, played games at night with glow sticks, had a nice Sunday program about shinning like a star. It was so fun just chilling and having fun with each other.

Houghton Family Reunion