Barnsie Bunch: Fall,ins and outs.....

Well, we did it again!! We hosted another Japanese foreign exchange student for 2 weeks. Hiromi is a 10 year old boy that came to live with us for a couple of weeks this fall.....He was a bit of a hand-full compared to our other 2 and I think he may have put us over the edge on wanting to host again.
That sounds harsh, but I think that our lives are just a bit to crazy and chaotic to voluntarily have another boy come to live with us for the fun of it. Maybe again in a couple of years we can get a girl that is Ella's age, but for now the Barnes family is officially out of the hosting game!!

Hiro on his first night with our family.....he liked to wear a gorilla mask and run around the house trying to scare us......he would pretend to 'shoot' us with his fingers and make gun noises, and he was not all that pleasant or great with the little kids, especially Jiles.

We took him to the Real stadium where the Alta football players we playing and Brenna cheered. We tried to do fun things, but he just seemed a bit annoyed with the whole situation.

Day 14.....time to go home and it was time! He is a good kid, just didn't mesh with our family the way our other little boy did.....

It's all about the experiences, though, right??

Halloween Fall Festival in Draper

Brenna, Owen, Jiles, Ella and Millie girl.....

Precious little lady, Miss Millie.

They had carnival type games and small prizes for all the little kids. They each got to go pumpkin picking in a trailer full of perfect sized little pumpkins. It was a fun night for us all to go and spend time together as cousins. Aunt Janeen and Aunt Julie and Uncle Bradley came with and we made sure to go for ice cream after!!

Jiles looking for the his most favorite pumpkin. It is so fun to watch the little kids and the wonder in their eyes with each new experience. I am looking forward to this upcoming holiday season with a 2 year old, it is quite magical.