Fest of Trees!

Logan's class went to the Festival of Trees. I was Happy I had the time to go with.. Logan loved the trees and every tree we saw he would say "picture mommy" "say cheese click" yea he makes the sound that the camera makes.. Logan and his bff Weston...... Logan loved Santa he kept on yelling at the top of his lungs "SANTA HI SANTA"
it was soooo cute.. than he wanted to go sit on his lap but I didn't want to pay the 8$ and the hour long wait.. he started to have a meltdown so i go over to the ladies that took the money and I asked if there was any way we could see him really quick because we didn't have time to wait since the bus was leaving in 30 minutes after talking them into it.. she said OK he can go in only if you can go right now!! so we did.. yay! sometimes having autism does have its perks :)

ThanKsGiving!

It was a great turkey day.. ate a lot of food. visited with family and enjoyed everyone's company.
Branden,with Logan and Baby Ryker watching "Up" while they were waiting for dinner to be ready:P
all the cousin's eating Pie yum!! so happy :)

It was a fabulous day! surrounded by people that we love and are thankful for.. we also went over to my side of the family and it was a great time as well. I'm so thankful for my wonderful husband who always makes me happy. for my healthy, beautiful children that I was blessed with for, my sweet parents that I love so
much. and for the Gospel that has truly blessed my life......

Bella's PiNkALIcIOuS Bday party!

everything pink for bella's 7th birthday party! it was her idea and I loved it.. she said everyone has to wear pink. and pink cupcakes with pink frosting :)
bella and her cousin Teaya <3

spooky..

It was a great week... room mom for 2 kids. 2 parades. 2 parties. 2 schools. 2 places at 1 time and only 1 mom!! uh oh.. lol ;) but, some how it all worked out the kids had a blast CLEOPATRA.
DRAGON...( he was Stitch also pics.coming soon!)
N.E.R.D

family get togethers!

we went up to highland to spend time with brandens family this last weekend and it was a blast i love to get together as family and watch the kids play and see branden tease with his brothers and sisters. :) we laugh, joke and talk the whole time.. the kids run around and play and get to spend time with their cousin's i love it!! makes me happy this is kegan, cameron, hanna, and logan.. logan loves to follow the big boys around the house and they are really good to make him feel included all in all it was a great day! good food.. good company.. great memories <3

Pumpkin Family-

Last night we decorated some pumpkins for our porch! they turned out really cute!! it was fun and super easy.. kinda like the potato head.. but instead it was a pumpkin head :)

the kids had so much fun. bella was super excited! I love Halloween! ;)
logan thinks every night should be trick 0 treating time.. lol

Autism at 1 in 91 children....

Autism Prevalence Now At 1 in 91 Children, 1 in 58 Boys
SafeMinds Calls For A Ban on Thimerosal from Seasonal and H1N1 Flu Vaccines In Pregnant Women and Young Children

Monday, October 5, 2009, Reston, VA - Today the Maternal & Child Health Bureau of Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), US Department of Health and Human Services released a study evaluating the number of children in the U.S. who currently have a Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, The Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder among Children in the United States, 2007. The Study evaluated data from a national Survey of Children’s Health and found that 1 in 91 children between the ages of 3 and 17 currently carry an ASD diagnosis -1 in 58 boys.

Even more alarming, for the subset of children between ages 6 and 14 immunized during the 1990’s the prevalence is actually 1 in 71 children with an autism diagnosis. This age group represents children in the U.S. with the highest exposure to thimerosal, the mercury preservative routinely used until CDC, AAP and industry recommended its removal "as soon as possible" from all childhood vaccines. Despite this recommendation, mercury, one of the most neurotoxic substances on the planet, is still used in most seasonal and H1N1 vaccines.

October Fun!!

so its UEA weekend and of course im already going crazy cant wait till tuesday when the kids go back to school :) one of my friends from the ward invited us to their magazine premier.. it was at bouncin' off the walls! and to make it even better it was a free event with free pizza *sigh* i love the word free! the magazine is called Knowonder! its a free monthly subscription for the family.. Logan loved playing on the hockey table. good hand and eye coordination.. if you ask me! ;)

ADAM!

last night we went and saw a movie downtown at the Broadway cinemas. we saw Adam.. it was about a man afflicted with Asperger syndrome a form of autism. it was great. while we where waiting in line to buy our tickets there was an old man playing a cello.. i was drawn to him for some weird reason.. he played the song from the movie August rush.. one of my favorites ;) the movie was sweet.. funny.. and the actor with the role of adam was amazing. I think he did a great job at portraying someone with autism.. but mostly the movie gave me hope for the future.. hope that one day logan will be able to function in the world. and even might be able to have a family of his own. definitely a must see!!!