Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe

Buffalo, NY or San Diego, CA? That is the question...Travis is anxiously looking for promotions, but what we didn't know is that promoting usually means moving. So, on to the next adventure...There is a neat little town in Maine, but it would be a night shift position. I am not moving across country to have Travis gone all night--we've already done that and hated it!

There is a job in Buffalo, NY, but, um, Buffalo? It would be pretty cool to see Niagara Falls and some of the church history sites...

Then, there is a job in San Diego, CA that is sounding pretty good?! It would be fun to be able to go to the beach whenever, and Sea World, and Disneyland...

So, what do you think? Where should the Golding's move next? By the end of this adventure we are going to need a map to mark all of the places we have lived!!

It's Happy Halloween! Boo!

We had a super fun Halloween with lots and lots of parties and candy, of course! This year we did a Star Wars theme. The boys saw the new movie and decided to be clone troopers.

Garrett had a fun party at Joy School. Thanks Miss Claire! His favorite part was hunting for pumpkins, and he frosted a cupcake for dad--what a thoughtful little guy!

Our ward had a fun chili dinner and trunk-or-treat on Thursday. When Wyatt found out about it he said, "Mom, we are going to that." The boys aren't much of chili eaters, but they enjoyed the games and pinata. And, Lissy was a big hit with our personal rendition of Princess Leia. I just have to laugh every time I see her in her costume!

So dang cute...

Wyatt was Captain Rex. He enjoyed a party at school on Friday. He was a little put out, though...I didn't pack his mask and all of the other kids had theirs...Sorry, Gus... He did come out of the thing with lots of goodies.

Getting ready for the big night...We had to drive to a different neighborhood in town. The boys had glow sticks (I didn't get pictures), which pretty much made the night perfect!

Lissy's braids also doubled as earmuffs! Garrett calls them her ears!

We must protect the Princess.

The wait for Dad to get home from work was unbearable! I love trick-or-treating with these two little guys. They just get so excited that they can't stand themselves! After a couple of houses, Garrett made the comment, "They just keep giving me candy." I loved it!

Wyatt loves the getting-part, but mostly the sorting and eating-parts! He counted every piece and even tested out a few new items!

Caught ya!

Caught another one!

Just a little proud of their snag!

Lissy even got in on the candy action!

Quey's Maze

We enjoyed a Saturday evening at the local, kid-friendly, corn maze last weekend. It was so much fun. The boys had never been to one before and weren't too sure about it until I started calling it a park. They had a huge hay pyramid to climb on, a miniature hay maze for the little guys (they climbed on it more than going through the maze part of it!), bins filled with corn and wheat for digging and...swimming...?..., and a huge pumpkin patch that the boys loved exploring for the perfect pumpkin.

Little pig, little pig let me in...

Upon arriving, Garrett said, "Can I climb on that?" A kid's dream come true!

The boys at the top...

Wyatt, Garrett, and ME...YIKES! My knees were shaking the whole time...it's bad enough being a little afraid of heights, but add that with a 3-year-old jumping from bale to bale...not good at all!

Enter the Pumpkin Patch...

A little science along the way, this pumpkin was rotting, so, of course, Garrett had to check it out!

In search of the perfect pumpkin. The blue is Garrett. The black, way at the end, is Wyatt!

Not one of the chosen, but a good poser!

And the winners are... Garrett barely made it back before dropping the poor thing!

Lastly, the wheat bins...

We had enough wheat and corn in shoes and pockets to greatly increase our food storage!!