Trick or treat

Is it just me or did October fly by? This year is going much too fast, I don't even know if I like it. It must be because Arizona forgot the memo to cool down the temp, so it still feels like it Gould be August outside. Gross. The rest of our October was full of activities. I know last year I was real creative with my "13 days of Hallieween" but this year? Ha! For starters I couldn't find ONE halloween shirt let alone 13 different ones for the bug. I made her a few, but even that was time consuming.
Bekah and I took the girls to the Superstition farm one morning. It's kind of small and perfect for the girls age, and hallie had a blast with all the animals at the petting zoo.
We had the girls get their pictures taken by our favorite photographer Allisabeth Jackson. It was kind of chaotic, but we got some cute pictures of them in their costumes.
We took a family night and went to Schnepf farm's with Tyler's sisters. So fun! I think Tyler, Hallie, and I really needed to get out and do something fun together. Hallie was so good, and she loved all the rides! She's so like Tyler, it kind of scares me.
We went to the ward trunk or treat and had lots of yummy chili. Then Hallie got to go around to all the cars and get candy. She picked it up pretty fast after she realized they were giving out candy. She was so proud of her little bucket, she would put her candy in it and then show everyone
Halloween night the McCoys came over and we took the girls trick or treating. They did great for their age, and I know Hallie was so excited to be getting some attention. Her costume was such a hit this year. After we went around the neighborhood we came home to watch the annual scare fest at my moms. Hallie has done so well this month with all the scary decorating and things. She loves waking up going downstairs and talking to the scary wolf man and Michael Meyers. She was definitely born into the right family.

Other news:
We got called as nursery leaders. Mock as you wish, but it has seriously been the best calling ever. We have a 15 month old, who isn't old enough for nursery for 3 more months, and is way too active to sit thru 3 hours of meetings. So any excuse to put her in early and have her be entertained while being able to serve, is a win-win for us. Hallie loves it. She fits in so well with the older kids, and I don't even know if she realizes we are in there with her. We are loving it, and the naps that come from it aren't too bad either :)
Tyler was finally released from the national guard. He met with his recruiter and guess what, they wouldn't take him. They said he needed to lose weight. Just another thing holding us back. So, he started working out and eating better, and 2 weeks later he went back in and had dropped 10 pounds. Must be nice. But I am so proud of him and his determination. So now he goes back in on his birthday to run a PT test and see where we go from there!
Hallie turned 15 months at the end of the month. She is such the little active personality. She makes more messes than any one person could ever clean up, she loves exploring, and she is communicating so well. She signs sleep when she is tired, waves hi and bye, blows kisses, and is saying words when we tell her to. We love her more than words can say and we are so proud of the smart little girl she is!