Happy Birthday Eli! Where did the years go?

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELI BOY!

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ARE 11 YEARS OLD!

HERE ARE 11 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU...

1. YOUR BIG BLUE EYES AND YOUR LONG EYELASHES!

2. YOUR HUGS EVERYDAY, SOMETIMES EVEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY

3. YOUR FUNNY PERSONALITY

4. YOUR LOVE OF LIFE AND ESPECIALLY SPORTS....YOU ARE ALWAYS PRACTICING SOMETHING OR KICKING A BALL, OR RIDING A BIKE OR RIP STICK.

5. YOUR KIND HEART.

6. YOUR SMART BRAIN. YOU DO SO WELL AT SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT!

7. YOUR OBEDIENCE. I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS PAST SUPERBOWL SUNDAY WHEN YOUR TEAM WAS PLAYING...AND SINCE THE BISHOP CHALLENGED US NOT TO WATCH IT, YOU CHOSE TO BE OBEDIENT. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SOOOO HARD! THE SUPER BOWL IS A BIG DEAL, BUT THEN WHEN YOUR TEAM IS PLAYING IT'S EVEN A BIGGER DEAL!

8. YOUR TESTIMONY. YOU SHARE IT IN QUIET WAYS AND EVEN SOMETIMES WITH WORDS. YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE TO MANY FRIENDS!

9. YOUR FRECKLES. YOU ARE SUCH A HANDSOME BOY. WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR FRECKLES.

10. YOUR STRONG SENSE OF SELF. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND AREN'T AFRAID TO SHOW IT.

11. YOUR IMAGINATION. YOU ALWAYS FIND FUN THINGS TO DO....

We love you Eli Paull....you are such a great addition to the family! This year we decided to just have a family party. Eli wanted to invite one friend and go to "AMAZING JAKES". Next year when he turns 12, we thought we do a big party.

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!!!

Our community usually puts on some kind of festivities for the holidays. Usually for Halloween there is a chili cook off, a costume contest, and some fun activities.

 

Apparently, Mason and Eli weren't too intersted in dressing up. It's kind of funny to see them growing up and being "too cool" for stuff.

 

Here are a few of our friends in their costumes. The way we voted was screaming the loudest for the one we liked the most. Abbie felt very confident going into the contest.....

 

But, was VERY disappointed when she didn't win. You're still so cute to us Abbie! What do they know anyway? Ü Actually, I think it's good for her not to win everything. A little humility never hurt anyone.

 

We love our friends in this neighborhood. Audra volunteered to make cotton candy. YUMMY! Good work Audra! Laura is always a good sport about dressing up. She looks cute, huh? And Kiersten is one of Abbie's best friends. They are so close that they either LOVE each other and can hardly stand to be apart or are totally fighting.

 

Halloween in La Fortina is becoming quite a tradition. We started out just being our family on the drive way with our friends the Petersons. We would bar b que shish-ka-bobs and hang out together. Now, 6 years later, we end up having several families on our drive way. We have a pot luck and eat lots of yummy stuff. THe kids and dads go trick or treating and ride on a hay ride while the moms stay on the drive way passing out candy.

Also: A little side note, Notice that Mason went and put on a WWWAAAAYYYYY too small Power Ranger Costume to go and get himself a little candy! He is funny cuz this year he has really gotten into the show Power Rangers. So, when he saw this old costume up in our costume box, he couldn't help himself....he HAD to go put it on! It gave him a MAJOR SNUGGIE and look how high up the leg it goes! YOU ARE A HOOT MASON!

 

Then all the kids get back and dump out all of their candy and start to exchange for their favorites. I totally remember doing this as a kid with my brothers and sisters! How fun to do it with the neighborhood, huh?

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!!!!