Happy Halloween

Halloween has come and gone! So sad! We have just about finished eating all of Kalo's candy but can't seem to find Siosi's anywhere. Is she old enough to hide it? The kids had lots of fun. They went trick or treating with their cousins. Aren't they a cute bunch? Its nice to have cousins living so close. We were able to trade a couple costumes around.

In case you couldn't tell, Siosi was a chicken, Kalo a monkey, Eliana an elephant, Kenzie a lady bug, Porter a pumpkin, Alyssa a fairy, and Owen was Frankenstein.

Joe and I found this online recently. It is the definition of a Tongan! I'd say this is somewhat accurate! Joe is pretty muscular but not huge.

Tongan:

The people who originate from the Kingdom of Tonga. The first polynesians. Gigantic, and have natural steroids; Ulu, and HorSe Tongans are gigantic, and all have a natural ability to play sports. there are two types of tongan bodies. the big (fat) ones, who tend to be naturally strong, and the big (muscular) ones who are the dominant athletes of whatever group they are in until they decide to stop playing. TOngans are powerhouses in Rugby and Football. Tongans are very nice, hospitable, and religious people. But when you make them mad they'll beat you to a pulp no matter who you are, or how strong you think you are.

Pumpkin Patch 2008

The quality of these pictures just does not compare to our trip to the pumpkin patch last year. Of course we did take our family photographer with us before. She couldn't make the trip this year! We miss you Lila! You'll just have to settle for my version of some cute kids sitting on pumpkins. I really couldn't get a decent picture of Kalo. I tried catching her in the act of gazing at a pumpkin but all she would do was stick her little, fat fingers into the biggest, rotting holes she could find on some of the decomposing pumpkins.

Random Pics

Look at the size of that mouth!

Karate chopping Kalo!

Harvest Festival

Here is the hydraulic dump trailer that we just bought! We are relieved to finally have it as it is a tremendous help to our business. It will also be a great help when we move! This month we took the kids to a local harvest festival. It was great fun! Here we have pictured below a few kitty cats and their grandpa.

Siosi swinging a scarecrow man she sort of made. It was made of candy but she didn't actually get to make it...only chose the string.

More crafty craft making. Unfortunately we forgot to pick up our finished products once they dried.

Down with EVIL!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1815825713
I got this video link from a dear friend (thanks, dear) and I think it is important enough to make it on the blog. Take a look and think twice before you vote.

Also on another note if Obama takes office he wants universal preschool! Obama says he believes in universal preschool, and that he’d pump billions of dollars into early childhood education, promising improved academic performance. So basically all of us stay at home moms will be staying at home without our kids there to teach and train them. Who knows how old he plans on stealing them away. I'll move to Tonga before he or any of his robots get their grips on any of my children! The best part about this is that all the families who are scrimping and sacrificing to be at home with their kids will be robbed of all that money and it will be payed to a daycare. The very thing we are against. How ironic is that.

Once again the left is trying to make decisions for us. They believe we are too stupid to think for ourselves. We aren't smart enough to teach our children the ABC's or count to ten. By the way my 2 year old can sing the ABC song as well as count to ten and she has never even been babysat by a stranger let alone spent an hour in preschool. They would have us believe that parents are sperm and egg donors and have no responsiblity in bringing up children. (Maybe because thats how they view their own relationships with their children!)By the time our universal preschoolers get to kindergarten, they'll all be gay and still in diapers. But hey, at least they will understand diversity right?

We just got back from the Fall Home and Garden Show! It was our second home show to attend in the last couple weeks. I love going to those things. We are trying to get ideas for the show we are displaying at this month in Salem. We were also picking up a fountain that we purchased from the previous home show. It is a very hip fountain. It is made of concrete but looks like a tree stump. We will display it and also try to make a few sales from it. We will also be displaying some landscape curbing. Joe and Cory will be trying the machine out tomorrow. We are very excited to see what the outcome of the show will be. I entered a drawing and won a free blind cleaning today. I think if we are in our home by then I'll have them clean the blinds there. Tomorrow is conference and we are very eager to watch. Joe won't be able to watch the Saturday sessions unfortunately. He has to finish that darn job in Hillsboro. For our family members who aren't members of our church you might find it very interesting to watch. We get to listen to the prophet and apostles twice a year. They speak to us from the headquarters of the church in Salt Lake City, Utah and then broadcast it to all the countries in the world. They give very interesting discourses that help us improve our lives and uplift our spirits. Let us know if you are interested and we can give you more information on how to watch. The church's website is www.lds.org