Moose Encounters of the First Kind

Saturday we had some visitors in our backyard....... a mama moose and her not-so-little baby moose. I wouldn't have even noticed except that Gus was barking like crazy! I looked out the window and saw them eating the leftovers of our garden. I got a video of them that turned out pretty good. On the video I am talking to Ben on the phone so I know the audio probably doesn't make much sense. Anyway, here it is:

Rockstars!!

Our ward had a Fall Festival this week with trunk-or-treating and games in the church. We all dressed up as rockstars. A friend of mine and I made Cloe's costume, it turned out really great. We had a lot of fun.

Pumpkin Carving

We carved pumpkins as a family last week. It was fun and messy. Cloe was SO scared of them once we had them lit. She screamed when Ben tried to put her in the middle of them so that we could get a picture. We decided a video would do it more justice.

Pinewood Derby

Last night the young men in our ward had an Extreme Pinewood Derby. Ben was eager to participate building a car with rocket engines in the back. It was fun. I took a video, but I guess I didn't realize how fast the car would go so I didn't get the whole race. Here are some pictures and the video.

New Calling

I have been in the primary ever since Ben and I moved to Alaska in June of 2006. I have been teaching the same age group even. I know all of the kids in our ward, their siblings, and they all know me. When I was first put in primary, I hated it. I have finally started really liking it. Over the past six months or so I have really felt in my element. But of course, that is when it happens...
Our bishop called and asked if he could come see me and Ben. He came over, sat down, and asked, "Sister Overacker, are you ready for a new calling?"
Relief Society Enrichment Counselor.
The only time I have ever even spent in Relief Society is the brief stint right after Cloe was born. I am really nervous about my new calling and I am really going to miss primary, but I know that there is something that I need to learn and being in this calling will teach me new things. I have learned and grown as much as I could have teaching my CTR 8 class and now it's time for something new.

Cloe's One Year Pictures

We took Cloe took get her one year pictures taken last week. They are so cute, I just love them. As soon as we get the prints back, we'll get them sent out to all of you.

Taekwon-Do Test

I had my first test for Taekwon-Do a couple of weeks ago. It was really fun. I passed to the next belt and got "Best Test" of my group. Ben and Cloe came to cheer me on, it was really great to have them there. Here are a couple of pictures and a video of me breaking a board.