Sunday, November 01, 2009

Happy Halloween!

I think Halloween is Gavin's favorite holiday of all. He seemed to have so much fun with everything we did. A couple of days ago, we went to Doug and Autumn's to carve pumpkins, and Gavin did most of the cleaning of the pumpkin. It was awesome! I didn't have to do a single thing!

On Friday, we went trick or treating downtown at the stores. It was soooo cold, but Gavin had fun going in with Braxton and his little friend Brielle.

This year was so much fun with Gavin trick-or-treating, because he understood what was going on. If it were up to him, he would eat candy all night! Kyson was just cute...he also wanted the candy, but he's just a little too little for that!









Braxton and Gavin with their finished pumpkins!



I dressed up as a witch for school. It was a fun day!
Trick-or-treating down AF Main Street
Kyson dressed up as a cute little chicken.



Gavin was my little froggy.





"troitreat!" Visiting Grandma Deana and Grandpa Bill

Visiting Grandma Barbara and Grandpa Floyd. This was a big pumpkin Barbara grew!

Our jack-o-lantern lit up. Highlight of Gavin's night.


HaPpY hAlLoWeEn!!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Park City

Autumn and Doug were so nice to invite us up to stay in their condo with them in Park City this weekend. We had a lot of fun hanging out, swimming, shopping at the Outlets, and eating good food. Thanks Autumn and Doug!

Gavin and Braxton walking back from the Chocolate Factory
Swimming

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Baby Will

My sister, Alicia, had a beautiful baby boy on September 29th. I kept forgetting to bring my camera whenever we went to see him, so that is why this post is a month late. He is so fun to hold because he loves to be snuggled. He loves to eat, and I don't think it will take him long before he passes up Kyson! Oh, and the kid has a ton of dark hair that I love!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Happy 30th Casey!



Here are the top 10 reasons why I love Casey (not in any order)

1. Is an awesome husband. He is very caring and giving, and always tries to make me happy. He always tells me he loves me.

2. Is a great dad. He loves to spend time with his boys. Yesterday I came home from work, and Casey was suppose to be studying, but said he was getting too distracted with Kyson because Kyson was so happy, Casey just wanted to sit and play with him.

3. Changes his fair share of diapers

4. Thinks it is funny to tickle me and the kids to death..

5. Even though he loves his computer games, he knows how to balance his game time and family time.

6. Works hard both at work and at school. His class he is taking right now, he has 102%!

7. Works hard at home. It may take him a while to get a project done, but he will get it done perfectly.

8. Has a strong testimony

9. Fulfills his church callings.

10. Is a great example of humility.



Casey turned the BIG 30 on the 17th. Casey HATES birthdays, and wanted no presents or a party, but I cheated and got him a popcorn maker he wanted. It tastes just like the movie theater popcorn! Gavin loves it just as much as Casey, and here are some pictures of when we first popped some popcorn. Gavin was so excited the whole time, and every day since then, insists on making more popcorn!


Don't you love Gavin's excited face?
Happy Birthday Casey!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Love it, and hate it

I love fall, and I hate fall. I love the beautiful trees changing colors, I love the cooler weather, I love snuggling up in the house when it is windy. But I hate the falling leaves! Today I spent 4 hours cleaning up the yard, and this is just the beginning! I guess I better try to really enjoy the good things about fall!

I love the yellow leaves on this tree. It isn't our tree, but it sure likes to dump its leaves on our lawn! I love this tree. It is an Autumn Maple, and looked better 2 days ago, but I didn't get out in time to get pictures. But it is still pretty.

Happy Fall!

Gavin's bike

Here is a little video of Gavin riding his bike fast. You can't hear him very well, but he is saying "fast! fast! fast!"

Friday, October 09, 2009

Kyson is crawling!

Little Kyson started crawling this week. He has been close for a while. Today I noticed him crawling, and I got all excited and told Casey, and he just said, "Yah, I know, he has been doing that for a couple of days now." What? I missed my baby's first crawling steps??? I have been so busy this week with Parent Teacher Conferences, field trips, etc. that Casey has been playing Mr. Mom and at least he was there to see him crawl for the first time. Here is a cute little video clip. Such a big boy!

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Kyson is 7 months!

I love that it is starting to get cold! I have a few little knit outfits my mom has made for Gavin and his cousins, so now Kyson gets to take the turn to wear them. I love seeing him all snuggled up warm. I thought I'd take a few pictures, and realized he is already 7 months, and I haven't done his monthly post yet! Here is what Kyson is doing at 7 months:

-Is SO close to crawling. I thought for sure he would be crawling by now, probably soon!
-Laughs when he is tickled, especially under his chin
-Kicks his legs when he is really excited.
-Loves his new cousin, William. He kept watching him and wanted to touch him.
-Loves the dogs
-Eats rice cereal, squash and peas and loves it.
-Has 2 teeth on the bottom
-Weighs 13lbs 10 oz and is 25.2 inches.





Funny boys

Gavin likes to climb into the baby bassinett and says "Mom! Baby, sit down!" Gavin and Kyson can sit in the bassinett and play for 20-30 minutes. It is pretty cute to watch them.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Daddy's work

Gavin LOVES to visit dad at work. He loves seeing all the big loud machines and seeing the little parts they make. The other day, the new machine they bought had arrived, and they had to move it into the shop. It was a big ordeal because this machine is huge and heavy. They used a crane to move the machine, so we had to go visit and watch them move it. Gavin loved seeing the big truck that held the crane, and the operator even let Gavin sit in it and help him. He also had fun riding the forklift with Uncle Darin.

Playing together

This is the first Gavin and Kyson "played" together. We set up a track, and then they sat together to watch the trains go around and around. Kyson LOVES watching the trains. And now he tries to grab them.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Monday, September 07, 2009

Getting Crafty

A few of my friends and I have been getting together to make these shirts and onsies. It is really easy to make, it is fun to get together, and I feel so domestic!

Friday, September 04, 2009

Happy 6 months Kyson!

My little baby has hit the 6 month mark! He still seems like a little baby to me, but can do so much! He is so much fun, I don't know what life would be like without him.

At 6 months, Kyson:

-Sits up on his own
-Is close to crawling. He will get up on all fours and rock back and forth and scoots his little legs.
-Loves to play with toys
-Has turned into a momma's boy.
-Loves going for bike rides
-Eats rice cereal and LOVES it
-Smiles whenever he sees the dogs

Still loves those fingers