HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We couldn't start the night without some kind of disaster!! It never fails, anytime we go anywhere one of us gets some kind of bump or bruise!! Tru fell into the door inside the church and it looked a lot worse up close, the bump was as big as a ping pong ball at first, Darn it!!

Our little kitty was so thirsty after all that candy!!
Portlin talked me into dressing up too so I went as a fairy. I couldn't talk Brian into going as Peter Pan, that would have been a great sight!! ha ha

Nana and Papa Gallagher with witchy poo, this was at their trunk or treat. Jeff and Lynda were in charge of their wards trunk or treat and they did a great job!! it was a lot of fun and there was yummy food!

Papa handed out candy at the car, don't tell anyone but I think he played favorites and gave the grandkids extra candy!!!

Trunk or Treat

This year we went to so many trunk or treats, we ended up going to four!! we were a little burned out by the last one because each family members, ward's trunk or treat was a different night so each night we dressed up and went out. First up was my sister in law sisters, the next night we went to my sister in laws trunk or treat, then the next night we went to our own and the last one we went to was on Halloween night at my in-laws ward!



We Invited our good friends to come to ours with us so we were glad that they could make it. They have two boys, Joshua (the Hulk) and Jace he is not in this pic. but it was fun to have them all there.

They were all a lot of fun but at the end of it all we were kind of glad it was over ha ha This one is at my sister in laws ward and we have some good friends in that ward so the girls where glad to see them there...

To be honest the only thing the girls were really interested in was the candy and if they looked pretty in their costumes!! Dutch kept saying " I a pretty kitty", and Tru would say " I a pretty Witch!!"

They always have fun with cousin Briggs!!! he is like their little brother!! He and Tru are the best of buddies!!

Portlin's First Pre-School Halloween Party

This was Portlin's first year of pre-school, so a few days before Halloween, they got to have a little Halloween party at school.

When we went to pick Portlin up from school, of course Dutch and Tru had to dress up in their costumes!!

Dutch was our little glamour kitty.

And Tru was our pretty witch!

And Portlin was Ariel of course!

This is Portlin's class, two girls and five boys, I think the odds are in the girls favor!!

The cutest Little ponies

These Ponies were the cutest little things!!
The baby ponies where only 2 months old and they would run all over and all of a sudden buck up their hind legs, they would run so fast like little dogs playing together! You could seriously pick them up they were so little. I wanted to sneak one into the diaper bag but my husband wouldn't let me!!
The owner would let the baby ponies run out of their fenced off area since they were as big as dogs and they would run out so fast and buck and run back in just as fast! I really want one as a pet. I wonder if it would fit in our 20 ft by 10 ft backyard??
Dutch was the only one that wanted to ride one, Tru was scared and Portlin was excited to go to the rides.Later she was sad because we had no more tickets left for her to ride one of the pony's. Dutch looked so cute riding the pony, she kept trying to get him to go faster, she loved it! It was my favorite part of the whole night!!!!!
Tru liked to pet them through the fence, she is usually our little dare devil but we found out this wasn't the case with animals.

Rides at the pumpkin patch

The girls loved to give their tickets to get on the rides, and take off.
We went on one car ride for bigger kids so I had to get in with them so I got to get in on the action!!
There wasn't a lot of people there so every ride they had the choice to ride in their own cart and choose what color they wanted.
Tru's favorite part was the steering wheel!! she was in heaven being in control of her own car!!

Pumpkin Patch

A rare pitcher of Brian and I Together ha.
What a lucky guy!! Look at all his girls!!
Best seat in the house!
What a little poser.
They wanted to find the littlest pumpkins to hold so we had to dig through all the big ones to find them each a perfect small baby pumpkin.

FAMILY NIGHT

Last night we went to the pumpkin patch, while we were waiting for daddy to get there mommy got a little bored and got a little camera happy!! I was trying to keep their attention off the pumpkin patch while waiting for Brian to get there from work so we just kept taking pitchers....
With all the girls....



Mommy and Portlin....



Dutch and mommy....


And Tru and Mommy......

Horse ridding in Manti

After the temple on Saturday we got to go to my grandparents house in Manti where my horse is and let the girls ride her. They had so much fun!







Even Baby Olivia got in on the action and got a ride! how cute!! Portlin got to hold the reins all by her self she felt like such a cow girl!

Tru was a little nervous but still has a lot of fun, we were glad they had the chance to get to ride her, I wish we could do it more often.
It was Jenny's frist time on a horse and she did great!! She is my cousins Trevor's wife and she is a doll!! we love her!! she is so sweet and I have to say he got a very PRETTY gril!! but hey he is not so bad him self ha!! we love them!

Temple Day!

The girls were so sweet in their little white dresses, they felt like princesses!! The twins wore there blessing dresses, yes they still fit then because when they were blessed they were 5 months old and they were supper long and hung way past their feet, so now when they were 2 they hit them right at the ankle and fit just perfect!! Portlin wore her cousin Kianna's dress and all three looked so beautiful!! They were all smiles all day long!



You can see gum in all of their hands and its such a cute story. As we were getting sealed we were holding hands and the girls started getting restless and pulling away so the sealer ( Brother Slack) who was so great with them, ( he was also my seminary teacher all four years) said " hold on, and pulled out 3 packs of gum and told them if they hold still they can eat it after, so we finished the sealing with 3 packs of gum in their hands.

Our most speical day ever!!

We have waited so long to go to the temple with our beautiful little girls and the day finally came!! we were so happy! It was an unforgettable experience for all of us, the girls all month long were asking, " do we go to the Temple today?" every day they ask and Portlin would sing ' I love to see the temple, all the time. On the drive to the temple Saturday morning Portlin was in the back singing " I love to see the temple I'm going inside today" it was so touching that a 3 year old could understand so well what was going on, and to this day she still talks about the temple.

CAMPING

Of course we did crafts.

We love to play with baby livy. Portlin is her biggest fan!


We were all watching the guys shoot guns, I was surprised the little ones like it so much because it was so loud. Kara took the girls for rides over and over, very nice of her since you can only go 5 mph with all three on the four wheeler with one adult.
Good old camping food!! (Dutch oven) em em its so good!