HaPpY HaLLoWeEn??? or sAD HaLLowEen?......

....Depends on the minute...

Friday evening we attended the ward trunk-or-treat and had a GREAT time! There was a huge turn out and the kids had fun making the rounds and saying "trick or treat" over and over..... Good times :)

Then Saturday rolled around and we were SO excited to go trick or treat our new neighbors! This was going to be fun? Right? Well, it was.....for a second.

The kids wanted to ride there bikes and scooters. What could that hurt?

******cutest dang rooster on a radio flyer trike that I have ever seen*******
And they were off......

And we were cute....

....and HAPPY.....

Until mom and dad realized that we'd be out til' 3 in the morning at the rate we were moving on these trikes and scooters.....so mom and dad said they had to go on foot.

WRONG CHOICE.

We sat at the front of our house and pouted :(

But then....mom and dad convinced the sad little trick or treaters that we could get more candy faster if we left the bikes behind (because Kash was holding us up)...and that worked for a few houses.

The excitement of ringing the doorbell.....

...and the disappointment/anger when no one is home.

And thus concluded the trick-or treating evening.

(although the kids did have fun answering the door and passing the candy out when the other trick-or-treaters came to our house, so it wasn't all that bad)

Until Halloween 2010.
I can wait.

A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT.....

So we have had some more free time since we have found a house! That house hunting business was a full time adventure :) This is the house that we are buying. We close on the 15th of September. We won't actually move in til' the 15th of October, but knowing that we have found a place and that it is perfect for us is SUCH a relief! It is beautiful....this is the front. I will share inside pics when we get all moved in. It is 3400 sq. ft. 4 Bed. 3 1/2 Bath. 3 living areas, and a study. LOVE IT! And better yet, it is on a 1/2 acre lot. We absolutley love the house and are extremely excited to move in!

This is the neighborhood....it is a big horse-shoe shaped subdivision that has 2 streets running through the middle. We are in the very back in the middle of the U. So we have trees running along the back yard, it is quiet and a little secluded.

Kloey toting around her "train" or "choo-choo" dog. I am not sure if Great Grandma Arlene knows that her toy tagged along to Texas....although, I am sure she won't mind :)

Kash's newest word is "CHEESE!" It's pretty cute.... (and no, he doesn't call watermelon, "cheese" he is saying it for the camera). But this kid is a watermelon eatin' freak! I hate the next morning diapers.....eeeeww :-P

So we are officially members of the Walnut Country Club! This was our first family outing on the course. The kids loved driving the cart!

Joey enjoying an evening game....we won't share how it actually went ;)

Caddy-Boy in the making!

Kloey is so funny, she watches Joe so carefully...she can't wait to get some pink clubs so she can golf just like her dad.

of course we can't go an entire 9 without a fight or two, or 24.......

I give you....the dreaded......DURKEY!

Ok, so they are fluffy cute baby geese, or ducks, or something....right?

WRONG! They are a bad bad ugly looking DURKEY! I kept telling Joe that it looks as though a turkey had intimate relations with a duck.....

Then we heard people calling them "durkeys."

That explains my theory!


They. are. ugly.

And they look MEAN!

Freaky Durkey!

Our little Froggy friends. The frogs LOVE to jump in the pool out back, but the poor little guys get stuck in the filter. If you don't get them out in time you have lovely, dead, bloated frogs floating in the filter baskets....so Joe and the kids like to save them and put them in the pond.

They are actually pretty cute (unlike the durkey).

On another note, I have taken up golfing. Weird, I know! However, Thur. and Fri. evenings we get free child care at the Country club, they have a children's activity center there. So learning to golf is my way of getting regular date nights! And, I admit, it is kind of fun. I am taking lessons and my instructor says I have a good natural swing:) Time to get some clubs!

I will have Joe play photographer and get some pics for proof sometime!

We have been enjoying the weather....I think we have adapted very nicely! It is a little on the humid side, but that just gives us more reason to use the pool. I have said this before, but everyone is VERY nice here, however, they are horrible drivers. Worse than Utah. Worse than my brother-in-law (Shon, I am talking about you)..... seriously they are bad.

I have found a preschool for Kloey to go to. It is the Sunshine School and is taught by a member of the LDS church here in Mansfield.....I have heard wonderful things about her and have had several people recommend her. She holds it at her house and she only takes 10 kids. It is set up very similarly to the preschool that Kloey attendend in Ontario, so I think she will really like it. We get to go to orientation and meet her teacher, Ms. April, on Monday!

Kash is a motor mouth, although 90% of the time you can't understand what he is saying. He is getting better every day.....his favorite thing to do (besides eat) is to ride his little battery powered 4-wheeler around. He seriously rides it ALL. DAY.

Joey is really enjoying his job here. It is a lot more hectic than what he was use to in Payette....guess that's what happens when you go from 8 employees to like 80! But so far he is doing great. He finds time to swim with the kids, golf, and have encounters with opposums (you'll have to ask him about that).

I am all set up to go with my photography business....the TX biz license, sales tax permit, new cards, and window decal for my jeep....just need to start booking sessions! I have had one so far and have one more booked in Oct. It's a little different than the small town biz where everyone know's who you are. It is going to take a little time to get out there. Staying positive though!

Well, I think that about covers what we have been up to lately! (And, not that I was trying Karli, but I think I wrote more than you, HAhahahAHAha!)

Loves to you all!

-the wettsteins-

Texas Fun!!!

Well hello from Texas! We are settled in and having lots of fun! We have purchased a house but won't be able to move in til' the middle of October due to the seller's moving situation, but we are excited non-the-less! The house we are renting is very nice and we take full advantage of the swimming pool out back :)

Enjoy the pics and I will try to post again soon!

Kashman

Not a fan of being splashed in the face.....

Mean daddy thinks it's funny though! HEE HEE

Presenting KLOEY FLY-IN TURTLE!!

Step 1. Prepare for take off.

Step 2. Reach highest altitude.

Step 3. Decrease speed for landing.

Step 4. Brace for impact.

Kloey has NO fear. She is a fish in the water and she is all into this flip and dive stuff.....

Here are a few of her best moves from this weekend.

And finally, we have the latest Dadddy/Daughter act. Jumping, together, from the 2nd story balcony.

Nice.

In case you don't believe me, see for yourself.

RESULT: pure fun. She loved it!

And, Joey thought it was pretty cool too.

And here is a quick snapshot of Kloey, she was modeling for my new camera :)

This is the pool out back.

The pond out back with turtles and bullfrogs!

The golfcourse, right out back. This is the 15th hole.....golf anyone?

Sure hope all of you are doing well! We miss you guys and can't wait to get back up there for a visit :) Loves!