Derek had his last game on Saturday! He was so excited to play. Derek scored two goals!! So fun! He stole the ball from the other team right before they could score, turned the ball around, dribbled it all the way down the field and scored! Wahoo! Chloe, Doug, and I cheered for him!
At the end, he got a high five 
and a trophy!
Great Job Derek!
Chloe got her first Sierra Vista Award! Yeah for her! The award was a character award for Trustworthiness. Good job Chloe! She was very excited to get an award at a school assembly.
Here is Chloe with her award. After you've had a laugh at the boy's face next to her ("Huh, you know me?") then check out Chloe's cheek! Nice mark, eh? She apparently tried to play basketball with her brothers and slid on her face. Ouch. I had to post this picture too. Check out BOTH of my kids' faces! What the heck? I promise we don't beat our children. nice bruise Derek and scab Chloe! Nice....anyone want a spiny lobster?
Hello there friends! I thought I'd share with you what goes on at the Farnsworth household every year the day AFTER Halloween. Douglas started this little tradition the year the our good friend Aaron Waldrip was arrested for doing the same thing in Utah. Since then, Doug looks forward to this day! Our children got really into it this year....great, huh? Enjoy! And let me know what weird traditions your family has!
Good old Pumpkin Smashing! This is dangerous stuff. I stayed back.....
Here are our Halloween adventures. First we carved pumpkins! So fun! Derek was excited to do it "by himself." 
Chloe was the bravest with scooping out the pumpkin guts. She even saved a bunch of seeds so she could dry them out and bake some, and make a picture with the rest.
Preston was happy that this year he got to draw his own Jack-o-lantern face on his pumpkin. Usually the kids just tell Doug what to saw out but Preston got to design his own pumpkin. Very fun. Next up, was baking time! I made cupcakes for Chloe's class and cookies for Preston's class, and various goodies for the school's Bake Sale. Whew! It was crazy but fun. I didn't take pictures of all the cute goodies I made, bummer huh? I made the cutest Spaghetti and Meatballs cupcakes and Mashed Potatoes and Gravy cupcakes. But here are the items I made for the kids' classes.
Preston's class is learning about Owls so hence the "Hooteririfc Treats."
Chloe's class got cute pumpkins!Here are pictures (not mine) of the other cupcakes I made. 
I also made pretzels, brownies, owl cupcakes, scarecrow cookies, and generic Halloween cookies. It was a lot of baking. So then we had our School's Family Fun Night and our Ward's Trunk or Treat.
Chloe loved being able to wear makeup! Here is a full body shot of her and I (although this is a terrible picture it at least gives you the idea of what we looked liked). 
This is what I looked liked from the front. Melanie (my friend) went as Cinderella BEFORE the whole Fairy Godmother thing! Ha ha. We are dorks! 
Here is our monkey with his monkey (eating candy)!
And here is a better picture of him.....
Now, I have pictures of Harry Potter for you (with his Dad)!
One more, this time with his "harry potter" glasses on.....
On Halloween I helped in Chloe's classroom so I was able to get a picture of her class. They are so cute!
Douglas worked on Halloween evening so I let Preston go with his friend to a BIG Halloween party in Chino. He spent the night with Ryan and had a blast. Chloe and Derek got a surprise visitor on Halloween and had so much fun! Samantha Drew came to see us! We spent Halloween with her and she spent the night. Man, those two missed her so much!!! She has to visit us again soon!!
Hope you all had a great Halloween too!
Pumpkin Patch time! This year we had so much going on the day of the Cal Poly Pumpkin Patch that I was afraid we weren't going to make it. We left the house at 7:30am to get to the Patch in time. We had so much fun picking out our pumpkins. We had to hurry since Preston had a soccer game (we skipped Chloe's and Derek's games). Preston didn't want to miss his game since his coach had promised to let the boys spray her hair with blue spray if they won. Since they have never lost yet....they were sure they'd be able to do it. Also, Preston's team had a pizza party after the game. Here are some cute pumpkin pictures for you to enjoy!!!
Farnsworth Kids at the Patch:
Derek and Chloe have MUSCLES!
"Look guys, a watermelon!"---Silly Derek!
Searching for a pumpkin can be so confusing...which to choose....
Perfection found at last! Doug snapped this pic at just the right time.
"Ugh...it's heavier than I thought...I can do it..."
Preston and his prize pumpkin.
Sweet pumpkin kisses from Derek. Aww, too cute.
Chloe found a walking stick to help her walk in the patch.
There was a lot of orange to see at Cal Poly.
A few years ago my family was privileged to "gain" a new member of our family. Jared Cass came to live with us. Jared quickly became my kids' best buddy. Over time he found his place in our family. Today he is serving a mission for our church in Italy. I couldn't be more proud.
Jared has been gone for over a year and still has 8 months before he returns. Our kids talk about Jared all the time. Tonight, at the dinner table they were offering cheers (with goldfish crackers). The first "cheers" was for good health (offered by Chloe). Health is something that little one doesn't take for granted and is usually her first "toast." Derek then toasted to Jared being on a mission to be happy. This gave me goose bumps all over. Because right now Jared isn't too happy. Life sometimes gets us down and our human communication issues sometimes feed into that. This is what has been happening to Jared. Poor kid. I know I have been frustrated with communication issues while he has been out on a mission too. We (our family) has sent him packages that he has never gotten. This has been a BIG frustration to me. Especially since they cost us an arm and leg to send. Anyway, when Derek said that Jared was on a mission to be happy it got me thinking. Happiness is His plan ultimately. Being on a mission and acting as Him is and does make you happy. Jared is on a mission to be happy. I know Jared's mood of being sad will be over soon. In fact, it probably already is. It makes me sad that he isn't here and that we don't have immediate contact (communication) with him to make it all better.
Jared has missed quite a bit at home since he's been gone. He's missed "his baby" (Derek) start soccer, learn to write, ride a bike without training wheels, do flips on the trampoline, his 3rd and 4th birthdays, etc. Jared wasn't here for Preston's baseball season, soccer, star student award, cool tricks on his bike at skate parks, getting glasses, his 7th birthday, etc. Since Jared has been gone Chloe has started school, learned to tie shoes, learned to write her name and sentences, paint really well, sing, transform her room, turned 5, cracked her skull, etc. Jared has indeed missed a lot while he's been away. We have missed him for sure. But we are glad he is where he is. We wouldn't have it any other way. So it's bittersweet.
Today I asked the kids about Jared. I asked each of them what their favorite thing about Jared was.
Derek said "He's happy and he laugh and laugh. He throw me way high and we laugh."
Chloe replied, "He hugs me and calls me princess. He loves my heart and my drawings."
Preston said, "Heavenly Father told him to go on a mission and he is. He is helping other citizens know about Jesus. I also love when he plays baseball with me and takes me for ice cream."
So sweet. They love him so much. He is their brother.
Tonight I am missing him (and thinking I have a lot of scarpbooking to do for him). So, I will do one of our lil traditions this Sunday night. I will make hot chocolate and sip it while watching our show Jared. Cheers to Jared for serving in Italy!
Well it is that time of year again. The time where we all may steal someone else's identity for an entire day. The Farnsworth children have chosen their alter egos and can hardly stand the excitement.
Preston will be
He is so excited to be Harry Potter. He has the robe, tie, wand, and glasses. Preston has been playing "Harry Potter" a lot lately. He is very much a Griffyndor fan.
Chloe originally wanted to be Cinderella AGAIN. Hasn't she been Cinderella 100 times already? Jeepers. I have been trying to talk her out of being Cinderella for so long now! But no, she wasn't having any of it. SO today we trucked her down to the Disney store. She was really upset that they only had one pair of "glass" slippers in her size and they were BROKEN. They didn't light up---tragic, I know. Chloe said that she was not going to be Cinderella unless she could have working light up shoes. Hurray! So I took her to a "costume store" (Party City). I figured they had tons of costumes and she could at least decide what she wanted to be. She had no clue what she could possibly be. At Party City I pointed at several costumes and asked if she wanted to be them, nope. Tey all had somethhing wrong with them. "Eww that is just too ugly mom." "Mom, no way, I am NOT being a bug (it was a bee)" "Sick, I would never wear yarn hair."-That was for Raggedy Ann. Anyway, I was starting to lose hope and march her straight back to the Disney store when I hear, "Oh, my, gosh!! Mom, Are these gold sparkly pants to die for, or what?" Gold sparkly pants, you just can't pass those up right?
And so Chloe will be
Sharpay from High School Musical. Chloe is so excited. She keeps telling everyone that she wants FABULOUS just like Sharpay and so it's perfect that she is being her for Halloween cause she is almost her in real life anyway. Yep, our Chloe. Ah, it's no wonder that at times we are glad we only have one girl.
Derek knew what he wanted to be the minute he saw his costume in late August. Yes, that's right. We bought his costume in August. Before school started. He knew and we couldn't chance them not having anymore in his size. The costume suits him well.
Derek will be
A monkey! Shocked? Yeah right. The child LOVES Curious George and acts like a monkey all the time. Now he gets to be one!
Now Douglas just needs a costume. he promised me he would dress up this year (he has NEVER dressed up for Halloween since we've been married). This is HUGE people. What should he be? He wanted to be a flasher but I vetoed that one. Geez. So what do you think? Give us your suggestions!!!!
Oh, for those who don't know I have two costumes Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella so I will be one of those. Again. And I do have the light up shoes. And they work. Just in case you were wondering.
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