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Last night we had our Halloween meal.  We had mummies, ghosts, fingers and pumpkins.  The kids thought the meal was fun.

After dinner we made and decorated cookies.  I got pretty frustrated with my kids this weekend and their lack of appreciation.  I know it is very normal for kids, especially these days, to not appreciate what they have and realize how good they have it.  I realized the other day that I need to point out things they should be grateful for.  They don't think about all of the things that people do for them.  We had a lesson about showing gratitude and made cookies to take around to their primary teachers.  It was fun to go out together and deliver them.  The ones that were home were really excited and loved seeing the kids.  Keith and I also took some cookies to our visiting and home teaching families.  While we were out I had the thought that we needed to take some cookies to a family that we both used to home and visit teach.  We had a really good visit with this guy and I felt really good after.  Sometimes I hear other people's experiences with following the Spirit and wonder why I don't have big experiences like that.  I am realizing that I have them too, they just aren't huge things like I think they should be sometimes.  They are small little things that make my life and hopefully other people's lives a little bit better.  We all felt good last night and I hope my kids learned something.

Wyatt made the cutest card for his teacher.  I love the size of the letters and letter placement on his card.  I love the stage where the kids think they can put the letters anywhere and they still make words. 

Caitlyn and Jonah were excited for crazy hair/pajama day.

Hallee cracks me up.  She acts so old sometimes.  In the car she sings along to the radio.  She knows so many of the songs.  Today she was running around telling me that she had to do her French homework.  Today she kept saying she had to do her Barbie's hair.  She kept going into the bathroom and grabbing brushes and hairspray and rubber bands.  She has also started singing the ABC song, it is adorable. She could entertain me all day.