The Trial of Alice in Wonderland

Aspen, Kenna, and Breanna prior to show time.

Last night was Kenna's performance of her class play, The Trial of Alice in Wonderland. Mrs.Tonioli worked so hard for this. The kids did such a good job. It was fun to watch, because I remember most of these kids since kindergarten. Kenna made a beautiful daisy. She spoke her lines perfect. The costumes were amazing and the set was awesome. There were so many parents and grandparents that helped. Each class did their own play so there was plenty of room for family to come watch. My mom and dad as well as Kenna's step-mom, brothers, and little sister even made the trek to see her. Kenna was so excited she could barely contain herself. I was so proud of all of them.

Such cute costumes!

Braden made a great caterpillar.

Chelsea did awesome as Alice.

Michelle, Presley, Bo, and Rowdy watching their big sis!

Party like a rock star...

So Saturday was our annual Halloween party. It was held at Steve and Ginnett's house in Clinton. I always love to see how creative our friends can be when it comes to dressing up. I thought Dalen's costume took the cake. How many 7 year olds do you know that want to dress up like the band Motley Crew for Halloween? Mine is a unique child. His outfit turned out great though, and if I'd let him wear it to school, he probably would. Casey and his band (still un-named) played and drew quite a crowd. We had great food like Gordons famous (at least with us) pork wings. Dalen's favorite were the mini hot dogs made to look like bloody fingers. Thank you Kristi, now my son can't eat just a normal hot dog ever again. Mike even carved a brain out of a watermelon. Ginnett went all out with her decorations. The room where the bands played was amazing. Then there was the costume contest. Dalen should have won but since the prize was not age appropriate, he was alright with it! Despite a few spills here and there (Kathy!!!) the night was a total blast and complete success. Here are some of the goofy pics of our "framily" in costume.

Kathy, Traci, Casey, and Kristi say cheese!

The un-named band...Troy, Casey, Darrin, and John.

Me and my HOT date!

Even Ozzy (Ken) made an appearance!

Field Trip

Dalen had his first grade field trip to the dinosaur park. Nothing like 92 first graders all crammed on one bus. I was smart and drove myself there. We got to make Utah Raptor masks in the education center.

Then we got to go inside and explore the museum. We watched as some of the archaeologists looked through silt and sand for fossils. We also got to look at all the cool gemstones, fossils, and dinosaur bones. Then we got to watch the automated dinosaurs. I think this was the boys favorite part, of course.

Then we got to explore the park which was decorated for Halloween. The kids loved all the bones hanging from the trees and coffins with "dead" bodies inside. Dalen got to play by the Jack-o-Lanterns with Blake and played dead in the dungeon with Tiernan. The sign on the bars was put there just for them! By then they were ready for some free time on the playground (I think the teachers and I were too). It was a great field trip and we didn't even lose anyone along the way!

Flashback...

So I did a flashback previously about me. Since this is a family blog, I saw it only fair that Casey have his day to shine as well. This is a picture of a band that my husband played with in Denver, Attic Toys. This was a promo poster for a show they were having. He is the Sebastian Bach look-a-like in the upper left hand corner (scarf adorned, blond headed, eye liner wearing....). I love this picture of him. He is such a talented musician and can make the most beautiful guitars. This is certainly not the little cowboy I married! Although he has changed his looks (drastically) he will always be a rock star in my eyes and a rock legend to his kids. Love ya honey!

Mental Note: The couch is far more comfortable to sit on than to sleep on!

Dalen turns 7!

Friday was Dalen's 7th birthday. I took him treats for his class and balloons to school and stayed to eat school lunch with him. We had Chicken fingers and mashed potatoes. That evening grandma and I took him to Chili's for dinner where grandma gave him a Nintendo DS with a Mr.Slimer game. Then we took him over to Target where he got to pick out his present from daddy and I. He picked a huge transformer named Bumblebee, a slinky, and Star Wars figures. Yes, he is very easy to please. Then on Saturday we made cupcakes and went to our friends Kathy and Gordon's for American Idol Karaoke on the Wii. The kids had a blast and did really well with the songs they picked!

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