Thornton version of The Hunger Games

For Thanksgiving, we went to the Thorntons' house and ate a really HUGE dinner. Mmmm.

And a lot of subsequent digesting on the couch:) Here are some photos:

We also saw Harry Potter 7 that night. What a fun day!

And then the next day, we had Thanksgiving Part II: pizza at our house with Sam, John, and Amy. We ate our standard double recipe (6 pizzas for the five of us!) with no regrets. And played games and watched some Anne of Green Gables. What a fun family we have!

Fun parenting moments

Maybe chocolate pudding was a bad idea

Bethany hated sledding. She screamed most of the way down this hill. But then we went home and put the sled in the carport. Every time Bethany sees it, she says "Sie [sled]. Whee." What fun we had!?!

We got Bethany a new swimsuit that works kind of like a life jacket. She loves it... a little too much.

Potty Training

A couple of months ago, we thought Bethany might be ready to start potty training. Here are some photos of our first day with the new potty:

Maybe we'll give it a couple of months:)

Cousin mania

We got to see lots of cousins this month. For Cousin Matthew's first birthday party, we got together at a park, played, and ate food. And it was great timing, since Cherie and kids were in town from Idaho- they are so fun!

Bethany loved the slide ("sie") with Aunt Martha. And throwing dirt, as evidenced by her pants.

The Birthday Boy with his OJ mustache.

Martha, Hunter, and Julianna eat some hot dogs.

Sadie, Trae, a headless Cherie (oops!), Baby Natalie, and Bethany. And the really yummy carrot cake.

And then, of course, there was Halloween. Mary and Craig threw a party at their house. There were some pretty fun costumes.

Mary decided not to dress up this year. [Witchy cackle] Just kidding Mary.

Mary's little dragon. And Bethany running away from this perfect photo op.

Here's another attempt at a picture of Bethany. She just kept moving! And snorting! She really got into character:)

Aunt Martha in her very cool bumblebee suit and

Our Little Piggy

And my favorite costume of the night... Mike! Or should I say Michelle?

Want to see that again?

Happy Halloween!

Roofers for Hire

Always ready for a project, Hiram decided to replace our partially rotten roof. The joys of home ownership... Some really nice friends (with experience at this type of thing) helped us immensely. "Hiram, when will you fix the roof again?" "Never."

Almost done
Debris at the end

Liz was obviously made for construction.

Blackmail Pictures

Words of wisdom from Bethany:

Oatmeal tastes so much better when I eat it with my hands.

Swimming underwear works much better on my head than on my bottom.

See?

Never let your parents dress you.

Mommy C Comes to Town

Liz's mom flew out to Utah around the beginning of October. We had some fun times.

Three generations of Corson women

Bethany warmed up to her grandma a little better this time. See the progression:

Day two

Day five: smiley face

We took a little hike near Bridal Veil falls. So fun!

The falls. (Bethany obviously liked them!)

John, Amy, Sam, and Mom

Bethany, Liz, and Sam

John kept trying to make Bethany smile by doing bizarre faces. He wouldn't let me capture these on camera, though, despite my sneaky tactics. This is the best I could get. And Sam favored us with some dance moves from Batman, which were also enjoyed by all. Again, not on camera...