Halloween Post

We celebrated Halloween a week early with the Trunk-or-treat so Halloween Day we went over to Mike & Rachel's along with the Mana & Annette. Our wonderful hosts fed us pizza fritz(sp?)! So delicious! This is one of my favorite foods! I can never get enough of it! THANK YOU TRICARICO'S!!

After we stuffed ourselves the girls sat inside and chatted while the boys and kids went out and played. The guys decided to compete in "The Man Challenge" by doing feats of strength. After each game they would rotate letting the next guy pick the next challenge. The back yard only sufficed so long before they ran out of ideas so we all walked to the park where there were many more possibilities! At one point Tom lost a chunk of skin off of his pinky finger, which is still trying to heal. The girls got a good laugh watching their husbands act like young boys! Unfortunately no pictures of the craziness!

Wagon ride to the park!
*Avery *Jennie * Caralyn *Cole

After we walked back to the house the Trick-or-Treater's started coming out. Mike carved a pumpkin and let the kids help by taking out the guts. As it started getting late our kids started becoming monsters! HaHa! :) That was our queue to get our little monsters in bed.

*Caralyn *Cole *Michael *Benjamin
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As always Tom and I ended the night by watching a movie and relaxing. Ahh...

HAPPY belated HALLOWEEN!

I Can See...

...without contacts or glasses!

The month of October was quite the crazy busy month in the Booth household. To end the month out I had Lasik done!

October 30th Tom took me in and got to watch the whole procedure from a monitor screen that was hooked up to a camera that was aimed right at my eye. He got to see every little detail. He said it was pretty crazy!

Being on the receiving end was quite crazy too! There was a second there where I lost all vision. Tom tells me that was the point where they were cutting the flap on my eyeball! After it was cut vision was restored and I could see. I had to stare at a red light and though I couldn't see objects I just saw a whole lot of stuff coming at my eye!

I did all this with out drugs to calm my nerves because apparently you have to ask for them if you want them and I didn't know that until it was too late. They did numb my eyeballs though. All in all it wasn't too bad just really intense. The unknown is always intense! The whole thing only took only a few minutes. Yeah crazy, only minutes!

The best part about the whole thing is I get to sleep in these for two weeks! Awesome!! If only I could where them out in public!

I know what you are thinking
"Wow, she looks great! Where can I get me a pair of those!?"
"Why, Thank you! I got them at The Lasik Vision Institute."

I did however have to go in public right after the surgery with these beauty's on. Tom and I both had to go to the bathroom so we stopped at Five Guys Burgers and Fries and let me tell you how awesome I felt! I could not have been more embarrassed! Tom was leading me around like a blind lady because I was also trying to keep my eyes closed as much as possible.

By this time we were both starving so we ordered some food and then waited for our food so it was no quick in and out hide my face situation! It was a sit there forever and feel everyone's eye's on me situation! I'm probably making this out worse than it was but to me it was that bad! The food was really good though!

I went in the next day for one of the follow up appointments. It was wonderful being able to see everything and so soon after!

At my appointment the doctor checked my prescription and in that short amount of time I was at 20/15! WONDERFUL!

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I want to thank Mike and Rachel for taking time out of their Saturday to watch Cole and Avery!

Thank You!

Another Year Older!

On October 27th Avery turned 2!

She is getting too big too fast!

Unfortunately she started her terrible two's at about 18 months and when I say terrible I mean TERRIBLE! This girl can throw the BIGGEST tantrums! Full blown on the floor kicking and screaming at the top of her lungs! You never know what is going to set her off. She can be the cutest most sweetest girl and out of no where turn into miss stink! We have our hands full!

But just as quick as she can throw a tantrum she can put a smile on your face! She has her papa wrapped around her little finger. Tom has taught her to say "pretty please" and when she says it he is under her spell. She say's "hello" to any one that passes her way. She gives the best hugs and fish kisses! She is the most beautiful girl!

Her measurements and percentiles:
Height: 34.25 in. 68%
Weight: 28 lbs. 7.5 oz. 72%
Head circumference: 19 in. 93%

She is our big girl!

We let her open one present before her papa
had to go to work that morning.
She was so excited!



When Cole turned 2 Tom built him the play set.
Avery's 2nd birthday she got the sand for the sand box! *Hehe*
They both LOVE it!
I'm not quite sure how much I LOVE it! :)

I'm not the most fun creative mom ever so her cake was pretty basic and boring

Avery got spoiled again this year by all those who love her! Thanks again to our WONDERFUL family's!

Happy 2nd Birthday Avery!
love, Papa
Mama & Cole

Too Much To Do In Such Little Time

Saturday, October 23rd, was a very fun, full day.

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To begin we had a good 2 hour drive ahead of us so we started our day by leaving bright and early, 8:00 is bright and early for us, grabbed some McDonald's and headed to the Renaissance Fair!

Cole had eaten a couple bites of his pancake, half of a hash brown and guzzled down his O.J. About an hour & 15-30 mins. later he starts complaining that his tummy hurt. We just figured he was hungry because that's what he say's when he is starving. We kept telling him that we were sorry and that we would get him something to eat when we got there.

About 10 min. before we got to the fair we hear that dreaded sound! The sound you don't want to hear when you are 2 hours from home, no change of close and nothing to clean up with. We looked back just in time to see the little amount of breakfast and tons of orange juice coming back up!

We turned the car around, found a Dollar General, cleaned Cole up, bought him a new $10 outfit, cut off the sleeves and pant legs since it was a warm day, bought some shoe laces to help hold up the HUGE 3T pants, bought some cheap towles and cleaned up his car seat and the car. About an hour later we made it to the fair!

Eww...Yuck!

Once we got there we met up with some friends. We only had about 2-3 hours so to make better time we ended up splitting and going on our own. The kids rode pony's and as a family we rode an elephant.

After the elephants we went and watched the joust which was about the only free attraction there. Besides those few things and people watching, which is a must do at fun, crazy places like this, that is about all we had time for. We had our ward Trunk-or-Treat to get back to and I was NOT about to miss it for the third year in a row.

We made it home in time to get Cole and Avery's costumes on with a little time to spare.

Our adorable little fairy and pirate...ARGG!

At the Trunk-or-Treat Avery got her face painted and then smeared it every where. Cole had his fortune told by a pirate gypsy. They both did the cupcake walk and won a cup cake where Cole only wanted to eat the frosting off the top and Avery, surprisingly didn't want to eat hers at all. We ate hot dogs along with chips and a drink. Then all of the kids paraded around in their costumes. After the parade the Trunk-or-Treating began.

Cole and Avery somehow made it very last in line and were lapped several times by the bigger kids. All they wanted to do is eat their candy as they got it so it took us FOREVER to get to the next trunk. They never did make it to all of the cars before everyone started leaving. Oh well! We really didn't need all of that extra candy any way!

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After the sun went down and the kids were in bed Tom and I watched movies and relaxed the rest of the night. Aww...Perfect!

Once a Monkey Always a Monkey

Cole got to go spend some time with his Papa doing a little wall climbing. He had such a great time!

Cole has always been our little climber!

Little Treaser's

I was loading pictures onto my computer and came across these pictures that I had forgot about and had to post them!

Miss Mess




Cole fell asleep while watching Toy Story

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

This last Sunday, October 10th, we were able to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving again!

I absolutely love having a friend who is from Canada and is wonderful enough to let us join in the holiday with her, her family and other friends because who doesn't like two Thanksgivings!? Although this is not the only reason I love her, it is a bonus. :)

We always have a great time when we get together with friends. Especially when there is food involved. You can see what is most important to me, family, friends and food!

We have made a lot of great friends since moving to Houston and that I am Thankful for!

Thank You Tricarico's

On to the Next

A few weeks ago I was called to be on the ward activity's committee.

It has been 6 months since I was released from the YW's. As nice as it was flying under the radar for a little while it feels good to be doing something again.

This should be a fun calling. I am really excited! Although I am not the most creative person when it comes to planning activities.

While I was on my "calling vacation," the gospel doctrine teacher was released and guess who the bishop asked to sub for a couple of weeks!? Yes, ME!! One of my worst nightmare callings! I was sick when he asked but I did it and was so glad when it was over! Talk about stress!

I'm just grateful they didn't call me to that permanently!

A Camping We Will Go

The first weekend in October we went camping with a bunch of friends. It was a lot of fun!

Unfortunately I'm not good at having my camera with me all the time taking pictures so I only have pictures of the end of the camp out so I would have something to go on the blog besides words.

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We got up there late Thursday night after being lost for about an hour. What an adventure!

We ate hot dogs and then Tom and Angel set our tent up in the dark with the help of Tom's truck headlights. While setting up we had a little friend join us on the tent. I guess you wouldn't consider a scorpion a friend so Tom squished it just so I would have a little bit a piece of mind that when I climbed into my sleeping bag to go to sleep that that particular scorpion would not be joining me. ICK!! I HATE Texas bugs!!

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That first night was no fun trying to get the kids to go to bed. Being in a new place they were just too excited to sleep. I ended up laying in between them until they fell asleep so they would stop playing with each other!

Once sleep did come it wasn't long. Throughout the night Avery would start crying, while still asleep, so we would get up to try and comfort her even though she would never wake. I got about three hours of sleep. Poor Tom was getting up at 6:00 to go fishing so I know he didn't get much sleep either.

Friday was a great day! The kids played while the adults relaxed. The lake wasn't far from where we were but mostly for fishing so we drove a short distance to go where we could swim. The guys and kids swam while the women lounged around and talked.

The dads all thought it would be funny to cover themselves in mud,
which it was



Avery is our little water baby!
She ABSOLUTELY LOVES being in the water!!



Tom made a delicious dinner
dutch oven chicken
YUMMY!

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Cole got his first sun burn Friday. So sad! He woke up Saturday morning with a huge, nasty blister on his face. I did take pictures but some how they were lost! So maddening!!

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Friday night went much better. The kids had played so hard and were in the sun a lot during the day that they were completely worn out! Cole and Avery couldn't get into bed fast enough! As soon as their little heads hit the pillow they were out! YAY!!!

We locked up the tent then joined our friends at the camp fire until it was our bedtime.

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Saturday we ate breakfast, packed up and left. Since it was conference weekend we wanted to get back so the men could go to the priesthood session.

~My rag-a-muffin kids~
right bottom-Avery likes being naked.
She kept trying to take her diaper off!

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The ride home.

Sleepy baby's

Christy
Thanks for planning this great weekend!