Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful, but quick, Thanksgiving trip to see Bill's eldest sister, Jacque & family and G & G Whitaker in Utah. Since it is the season of giving thanks, I won't complain too much that we could only leave late Wednesday evening and had to come home Friday afternoon so Bill could get back to work. We are definitely grateful for his job and everything it provides for us!

The boys had a ball playing with their Aunt Jacque, cousins, Erin, Holly and Chance and Grandpa & Grandma.

Making turkey hats

We caught Daniel with a mouthful of dog food a couple of times before moving it outside. He even got through the dog door once, but finally let it go. Poor Pepper got more attention than she probably wanted!

We had a lovely dinner and I even got to do a little Black Friday shopping with Jacque the next morning. Then we met Melinda, Carrie and their families for lunch in Bountiful before hitting the road back to Idaho. (My spare camera gave up too so I don't have pictures)

We had a great time and have so much to be grateful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

Festive Family Night

This afternoon we got ready for the holidays by making a little hand print turkey:

Sam was a little hesitant to get his hands all messy at first, but after the third hand print, he really enjoyed it. He especially love the googly eyes.

The boys and I drove downtown to meet Bill for the lighting of the Christmas tree at the state capitol. In my haste to get everyone and everything in the car, I dropped my camera on the kitchen tile. It's definitely not working right, but since my old camera wasn't charged, it's all I had and this is the best picture could get.

Sam and Daniel were fascinated by all of the lights. It was a great way to kick off the holiday season!

He IS listening in church!

Sam found my baster in the kitchen today and was walking around the house using it as a microphone saying, "Brothers and sisters...".

Daniel cannot be left unattended! I turned around for a second to pick up some toys and turned around to see him here. Yikes!!

Happy Halloween

Daniel's favorite cousin just turned one! It has been so fun to see them start to recognize and check each other out. We love baby Woosee (as Sam calls her)!

In preparation for Halloween we had "Dinner in a Pumpkin" Sunday night.

I taught preschool this morning and all the kids came dressed in their costumes. We had two Snow Whites, Luke Skywalker, Nemo, Spiderman and a frog.

I got Sam and Daniel dressed up in their costumes after dinner and we headed over to a neighborhood park for a trick-or-treat parade. (Sam wanted me to paint his face like a cat too).

Sam collected about six pieces of candy and then wanted to go to the park.

It got cold pretty quickly, so we headed home as soon as we were out of candy.

But not before getting a picture of Daniel and his little friend Aubrie. Cute little lions!

Autumn!

We have had a beautiful autumn this year and I hope it keeps up at least through Halloween! The boys and I took a bike ride to a nearby park to snap some pictures...

Our Family Home Evening that night was carving pumpkins...

We're ready! Bring on the candy!

Punkin Patch

The weather has been gorgeous, so this afternoon we headed to a pumpkin patch to buy our pumpkins.

This is as still as I could get the boys to sit for a picture.

Searching for the best pumpkin

They had lots of other fun things to do too. Sam loved jumping on the big pillow in the ground.

Playing in the corn

Riding the cows

Resting with Mom for a split second.

Heading home.

My Baby is One!

I know I always say this, but I cannot believe it has already been a year! Daniel is growing up way too fast. He is such a joy in our family...we just love having him around!

It was a gorgeous fall day. Perfect for a little birthday party. We had my sisters and their families and our friends, the Wilson's over for a little cake and ice cream.

Daniel absolutely LOVES goldfish crackers, so I thought it appropriate to decorate his cake like one. Don't ever try to take away his cracker cup...you'll have a force to reckon with!

We played outside while it was still light before heading inside to party.

Daniel grabbed a big chunk of his cake and dug in. He seemed a little unsure at first, but warmed right up to the delicious cake!

Big brother Sam helps open presents.

Happy Birthday to our sweet boy! We love you!