Well one night I sent her to the bathroom and she found the scissors. My mom says it is all preventative measures.  But I disagree. Some kids are not preventable.  In my defense the scissors were in the case with the clippers and put up in the closet.  Doesn't help with this one . . .  

She had three little ponytails in the front of her hair this day. She cut right at the elastics leaving an awesome mullet.  I didn't take pictures because I didn't want her thinking any part of this was okay.  But I called Kendra for an emergency hair cut and she got these after she took the elastics out.  I probably should have got one with the elastics in because it showed just how bad it was, but I just couldn't at the time.  

I guess we'll still keep her!  

 Then some basketball.  

 I kind of stopped taking pictures at this point in the day, but the dinner was good and then we relaxed and watched The Grinch with the kids. 

Friday we all went skeet shooting.  

 We discovered that Sagan is a dead eye with the shotgun.  (yes I know that's not a shotgun in her hand.)

 Then we headed up to the mountain to hunt down some trees.  It was such a warm nice day.  Lunch was like a spring picnic. 

 This one works great for the basment!

 Our very own lumber jack!

Although I like to cook and love to eat, I have never loved Thanksgiving.  But this year I really enjoyed the spirit of the season. We were asked to speak in church the Sunday before on gratitude. I think this helped me really feel grateful for all that I have.  I am truly so very blessed. 

Before the party we gave him some dinner.  He had to eat with his tractors of course.  

The cupcakes and cake. 

 The kids made a "Happy Birthday" sign out of mud.  

Then we stacked hay bales on a trailer.  Sienna won all of the older kids!!

Kade was very interested in this game. 

 Then we raced tractors without using hands or feet!

 And blew out the candles.

Notice how Landon is cleaning out Bronsen's pumpkin.  My kids have never really liked digging into pumpkin guts. 

 Finished products!

 Cutest Trick or Treaters Ever!

 The Avengers!!

 We added Thor to complete our theme. 

 Kade totally made my night!  He was so excited to go trick or treating.  We clocked him running about 5 miles an hour down the sidewalk.  He wasn't about to be left behind.  He was so excited that people were just handing him candy!

 Then he refused to come to the passenger door so that I could help him in. He climbed in the back hatch with the rest of the kids. 

 This house had a light on but nobody answered. Kade refused to leave even after all the other kids were back to the van.  At one point he sat down on the step to wait it out.  I eventually had to go haul him off, kicking and screaming of course.  

I've never loved the hulk so much.

It turned out to be a super fun night!  Then we headed home to a house that had been invaded by teenagers.  These are the ones we got pictures of.  I think there were about 40 kids there at one point. But it was fun and I'm glad they all came over.   

 Kade can never get enough of 4 Wheelers

 Just before she fell out of this tree!

Parker recruited some help in making his beaver dam. 

 Steve had to try fly fishing, but had no luck!

We left the mountain a little early and headed over to the farm to get a load of wood.  

 Some of us work a little harder at getting wood than others!

Some of us just sit and look cute!