Zavoral Villa!

These pictures are from Nov 1-17.  The weather was in the 60's and 70's for several days. We were able to play in the leaves again and enjoy the outdoors! My view from the kitchen sink window. Can you see the boys? Tanner and Dallin had a lot of fun building forts in the basement. They always have some kind of pillow fort or a boat house being constructed. For snack one day, we had strawberries with whip cream. I was intrigued by how differently my boys chose to eat because it was a perfect reflection of their personalities. Tanner meticulously cut his strawberries into slices... Then ate it carefully with a spoon. Dallin took a couple bites out of his berries, then discovered the cream, and went all in! Lilia and Manny took us out to eat at the Chinese buffet. We had a great time! There was a hot air balloon out back one morning. Dallin asked Jeremy for a ham and jelly sandwich. Huh? Jeremy decided why not, and made one for him. It was actually really good! Hurray for being in...

Halloween was really fun this year. Our kids are at the perfect age for it! Tanner was a cheetah and Dallin was an alligator. The boys enjoyed doing projects and singing songs all throughout October related to Halloween. On Halloween day we especially did a lot of singing. This year, I didn't do a family costume theme. Tanner wanted to be yet another type of wild cat that roars, and I am out of family themes that have to do with wild cats, haha. (Last year he was a tiger, so we were African safari theme. The year before last, he was a lion, so we did Wizard of oz.) So instead, I just got the boys costumes that are also warm pajamas, so we can use these costumes all winter long to keep them warm. A few days before Halloween, we enjoyed a little carnival at church put together by the cub scouts. Tanner and Dallin thought the donuts on a string was fun! But I think this was their favorite station. Lilia and Manny came with us to the carnival and enjoyed watching all the kids.  I was a...