Ode to October

A favorite for both Livvy and I is to go for long walks. Today was the first snow, so we stopped and built a miniature snowman. She was extremely proud of it and wanted to keep it. Needless to say it didn't last too long. Fare thee well little snowman.


Grandma Martinsen sent a Halloween card with stickers. She made short work of them as evidenced below:) Thanks Grandma!


Halloween at the library, but mom was clueless and didn't know it was dress up day. So Livvy is the one who doesn't have a costume on. She had a great time doing the monster mash, actually she just stood and stared at the crazy people with wigs getting their groove on.

For family home evening we carved a pumpkin. Liv's job was to get in there and help Dad gut the pumpkin. Oh, she loved that!

My new calling is with an Activity Days leader, which I love. The girls are in love with Livvy and play with her constantly, so of course, Livvy loves my calling too. We went trick-or-treating for canned goods for this activity. Eva, the one holding her, has kind of taken the role as Livvy's big sister. So fun.


We went trick-or-treating with our cousins. Does this face look mischievous or what? I found Livvy a couple of times hiding in the corner gorging herself on candy. It was pretty funny.

Zoo's News

So Rob decided to take off to a conference in Key West, Florida to snorkel and drink pina coladas on the beach, so Livvy and I tagged along with Jodi and her family to the Hogle Zoo. We had a fabulous time, although it's not as exciting as I remember it being:) The best part of going now is watching Livvy's face light up at the animals. That's pretty fun.


Megan and Livvy - not a great picture of the elephant, but that's okay.


So Livvy has this new thing where she says "Mowa" (more) when she wants more of something. We're really trying to curb that with at least mowa please! As soon as the merry-go-round stopped she said over and over, "Mowa, mowa," then the meltdown. Quick distraction at the cats department ended that pretty quick.


With Mikell Bell.



When Caleb and Livvy see each other there is always lots of hugs. It is so cute.