October so far

It has been a really busy month for us. I have no idea where October has gone. I love this time of year though. It is always so fun to get in the spirit of Halloween and this onto the Holidays. Since we have been home from Leavenworth it just seems like my life has been crazy for a few weeks and it doesn't really look like it is going to slow down. I like it though!:) Here is a recap of what we have been up to.

A couple of weeks back was my neighbor and great friend Jen's birthday. I asked her if she wanted to do something fun and we decided on a little get together with a few of her and her hubbies friends. Nick, her husbands birthday was a few days after hers. Happy Birthday, Jen! Love you lots! Our wonderful family friend Marlo had her 40th birthday a couple of weeks ago. Marlo's husband, Ben decided to throw Marlo a Surprise party. There were about 40 or so people all at Marlo's house all ready for her to come for her party. It was a great time! Happy 40th Marlo! Here's to 40 more great ones! Love you!:)Ben, Jacob and Isaac waiting for Marlo to comeA couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go on Issy's first preschool field trip. We went to a farm called Blue Dog Farm. It was pooring down rain but that didn't stop all the kids from having fun!Issy and HaileyIssy and a couple girls from her class, Bella and RileyIssy and her first little crush Jace.Issy getting to brush the cow!:)

Our good friends the Conleys came into town for a weekend this month from Utah. We hadn't seen them in a couple of years and it was so great to be able to spend some time with them again. We miss and love you Mary, Bill, Grace and Katie. You as well Kala even though you weren't able to visit!A couple of Saturdays ago we were able to go to Remlinger Farms for the day. Every year the Snoqualmie Ridge where we live have a Ridge day at the Farm around Halloween time. It was a real rainy day but we still braved the weather and headed there. It was a lot of fun for Issy and we were able to meet up with a few of our friends. There was hardly anyone there because of the weather so Issy was able to go on all the rides without a wait and we were able to feed the goats and have a nice free lunch curtosy of the Ridge. Her favorite party by far was the pony rides. Our girl sure loves horses!That night after the farm, we had our annual Bailey Halloween party and this year we hosted it at our house. We carved pumpkins, had yummy food and watched movies. It was a nice time!our niece, EveyIssy and her cousin AddieFamily shot, I love Issy's face!:)Issy has been doing a soccer class all month with her little friends. I got a couple of pictures of her last week at her class that I loved. My sister Heidi turned 26 on the 18th of the month. We weren't able to celebrate her birthday that day because she was cheering at a Seahawk game. So on the 20th we went as a family to the Melting Pot. Man, my stomach feels full just thinking about how much that food filled us up. It was good though and it was fun to be able to celebrate my sissy's b-day. Happy Birthday sis, we love you so much!On the 21st of the month was Marlo's son Seth's birthday. He turned 4. My mom threw a little family party at their place for Seth. He is such a funny kid and makes you laugh anytime you are around him! Happy Birthday Seth, love ya!Last Friday night, my friend Mara decided to throw a Dare night. A bunch of the ladies from our ward got together. We divided into two teams and headed to Bellevue Square. We each had a list of dares to do at the mall. If you completed one, you checked it off. Some of the dares included standing on a bench and yelling for your child really loud. Another one was crawling all over the kids toys like you were a child. Also one was stand in the middle of a store and pretend like you have to go pee for like 15 seconds. There was a list of about 25 of them or so. We spent a hour and half at the mall trying to do all the dares. It was pretty funny to say the least. We had a great time. Afterwards we headed back to Mara's house and added up our points. Depending on your total we then had prizes and we had a bidding auction with our points for the prizes. It turned out to be a fun night! Thanks Mara!:)Last Saturday we decided to throw our good friend Ben Reynolds a Surprise party. He has had a couple of months with a bad back and such so we decided to do something special for his birthday. We invited about 6 or 7 couples and we all again gathered at our friend Mara's house for a fun Surprise and game night. We played Pictionary(Sommer Style) and then some Mafia. It is so funny to see how competitive certain people get in games. It was a fun night and we feel so blessed to have such great friends like the Reynolds. Happy Birthday, Ben!Last Sunday it was the Primary Program in our ward. First off that morning, Ty was able to go up with his parents and meet Dalen H Oaks. He was there to talk to Ty's parents stake and Ty was able to go with his parents before that and meet him. He said it was so amazing to be able to shake his hand and have that opportunity. I am so grateful he was able to have the spiritual experience.

Issy is a Sunbeam this year and this was her first Primary Program. She did great with her little speaking part. She said, "My mommy and daddy love me because I can do puzzles." She didn't really sing any of the songs but at least she stayed up there on the stand the whole time. My little girl is growing up so fast. We love you our sweet Issy!!!!!