This is nikki and her friend shaniequa being their dorky self while getting ready to steal candy from little kids.........just kidding. They ended up getting on their knees to go trick-or-treating because they got told that they were too old to be trick-or-treating by nikki's young woman's leader from 4th ward.

Here are all of the kids except for britany because she thinks that she is too old for trick-or-treating. So we just adopted shaniequa for the night. shaniequa is AWESOME.

?!? Witch Doctor ?!?!

So I have pondered posting about this for a while but haven't... I have been using different essential oils to treat the hayfever at our house for about 2 years (3 summers) because I just didn't like the way allergy medicine made the kids feel. Well, Shandi has gone from 2 - 3 sinus infections a year to ZERO the last 3 summers! So I started looking for other ways to use essential oils and aromatherapy. The kids tease me (that includes Rick) BUT when they aren't feeling well they ALWAYS ask if I have an oil for whatever ails them. We use very little tylenol and no cold medicine at our house. It has been very rewarding to have a way to treat my family's everyday stuff and I feel better about what I am using.

So the whole point of this post is not to make you think I've lost it, but to spread the word. It's kind of like Amie helping us discover Nutella! When you have something wonderful you want to share. So I have a link on our blog where you can learn more about essential oils if that is something that might float your boat....or email me and I will tell you how I use it!

My birthday tree

So when I was clearing pictures off my card today I found this fun one of Nikki. Rick and the kids bought me this tree for my birthday in August and this is how Nikki came out of the house ready to help plant it...what a goof!