Pumpkin Patch and Trunk or Treat round 1

She came up with this pose all on her own!!

This Was her favorite pumpkin but she said she didnt want it bc it was the mommy for all the baby pumpkins! Soo cute!

On Saturday we went to the pumpkin Patch with Aubrey and Chris's Mom and then that night we went to Trunk-or-Treat @ Chris's old ward! We had such a fun day...Aubrey was determined to try to pick up EVERY pumpkin @ the pumkin patch!! It was so funny to watch! Here are some pics from saturday! Enjoy <3

Disneyland!

We went to Disneyland for Chris's moms birthday! It was super fun...here are a few pics from the happiest place on earth!

Guestures...

We found this game geustures @ a garage sale and gave it a try with Ian, Jessie, Amber, and Aubrey, it is very similar to charades...Me and Amber were @ a slight disadvantage though since Aubrey cannot read and didnt know what half the things were...but uncle chris helped her and she got bored and played in her room the reat of the time! Here are some funny pics from our game night...

Some Summer Fun!

OK so I noticed I havent posted in a while so here is some summer fun that we have been upto...we went to the lakewood block party that is held a week before the 4th of July. Amber was down this year so she came too! The fireworks were so coo

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nd wee kept aubrey awake just so she could see them...as you can see she missed out since she fell asleep about 30 seconds after they started!

ITS A MIRACLE!!

Here it is one of the rare picyures where all three of the girls are looking at the camera...in case you were wondering this is @ Hart Park on the last day of swim lessons!

Red Cross Blood Drive

Chris and I participated @ a Red Cross Blood Drive this past friday night at church! It was my first time giving blood...the giving blood part was okay but some of the questions were so silly...Such as...I handed the lady my drivers license and this was the conversation that follwed:

"Whats your name"

"Rachel Shearer"

"Can you spell your name for me please"

Really? Really? So that just seamed a little silly...other than that the only painful experiance was the finger "poke" it was so not a poke! It was a stab with a giant knife!!!!!!!!! Okay well it was a poke but it felt like the giant knife wound more! Chris had a little bit of a bruise from his bc when he was almost done the blood stoped coming out and they had to wiggle his needle around! YUCKY! In all our Stake donated 66 units of blood! Woo Hoo!

Our Kitten!

Here are some pictures of our new kitten...we do not know what it is yet but it's name will either be pop if it is a boy or poppy if it is a girl! It is one month old and very cuddley!

Curlers for Curly

Okay so I stayed late and watched the girls the night before Sarah's last day of school so I put her hair up in rollers...well Mokey see Monkey do because as soon as a finished sarah's hair Sabrina sat down in front of me and said "My turn!" I tried explaining that her hair was already super curly and did not need curlers...but she could have cared less and we proceeded. UNFORTUNATLY I did not see/get pictures of the end result but wanda said it was quite a sight! But here is something that I am sure no one thought they would see...sabrina with curlers in her hair! And of course sarah too =D

Bryce's Trip to the Temple!

Our nephew Bryce is going on his mission in a week or so and we recently got to go with him to the Newport Beach temple where he recieved his endowments. It was super exciting to be able to go with him and it was our first time @ the Newport Beach Temple! Here are some pictures from the event...

EARTHQUAKE(S)!

OK so I know everyone probably felt the earthquake but OH MY GOODNESS I am going to share what happened with us anyways! So we had just had a BBQ to celebrate Chris's new calling, Elders Quorum President, and Ian's new calling, Young Men's President...Everyone was leaving and then Shake Shake SHAKE SHAKE! It was only a 4.7 BUT it was in Hawthorn which is not too far from us so we really shook!

On to the fun part...Our kitchen cabinets oppened and threw the contents onto the floor (there are no pictures bc I cleaned up and then realized it would have been cool to have some...oh well) So then 20 minutes after the earthquake the power went out, it stayed dark for about 5 minutes and then just came back on. about 45 minutes after the earthquake I had to go potty so I went in the bathroom and saw that our big cabinet had fallen over durring the quake...but my bathtud cought everything bc the doors and stuff all conviently spilled into the tub!

There was also a second earthquake the next day but I didnt feel that one but chris did bc he works right there in south bay!

That was our earthquake experiance! fun huh??

Clever clips!

Hi there! I dont know if you all have seen yet but I do have a 2nd blog now! It is linked to this one and you just have to click on my profile to see the list of my blogs and then you just click on clever clips! I started this website to sell the barrettes and baby headbands (not up yet but will be hopefully tomorrow) that I have been making! Wish me luck and tell all your friends! cleverclips.blogspot.com ! Thanks everyone!

Pay it Forward!

So, here's how it works: the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (or copy and paste like I did). Then come back, let me know you're going to play and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Come and play!!

Almost Goodbye!

For those of you who dont know I was just called as Stake Camp Director and will need to be released from my other callings...I am okay with that but I am really going to miss them! The Activity Day girls have been great and so focused on getting thier Faith in God awards! I am very sad that I will not be able to see them through to the end but I know they can do it! I am especially going to miss my nursery class! So here are some memories from nursery from the past couple of years(because I had to get Chance and Kylee in there too!)...they are easier to photograph than 8-11 year old girls! ENJOY!

Happy Birthday Chris!

March 2nd was Chris's 27th Birthday! To Celebrate we went out Saturday Night with Amber and her Boyfriend John and Jessie and Ian to Rocking Baja Lobster! It was so Yummy! On His actual birthday he took the day off and came up with me to work and me and Sabrina and Savannah took him out to in n out and for golden spoon...later that night I made hime tri tip...Pretty mellow night! here are some pictures from the restaraunt!