Merritt Memories

This was a great year for trick-or-treating. Britten was really grasping the concept. HE wandered the neighbor hood in his "army guy" costume. For months he told me he was going to be Spider Man. But, when he saw the army uniform, with helmet (I think it's what swayed him), there was no talking him into the other. I even was holding the Spider Man! I'll admit, he makes a pretty cute solider. Kate and Becca were the others who dressed up this year. They actually hit the streets in search of candy together! They were gone for two hours and came back with a huge haul! They both wanted something of their own making this year. Not store bought, but more creative. Becca's friends were going to all dress up as characters from the Wizard of Oz. Becca chose Dorothy. We couldn't find a dress, but we found some ideas of being a kind of tomboy Dorothy. Kate decided on Where...

I know they are not always the best photos, but I love school pictures. It's like not official until you have that school picture to capture you at that age!! Here are my kids for the year:

Dustin and I wanted to do something different for the kids during Fall Break. I was thinking like a corn maze. We found the last working ranch in the Salt Lake valley, +E. There were three corn mazes! There was also bouncing, slides, donuts, animals, a huge corn pit. It was a fun day. It's always nice to do something new!