Halloween

Halloween night was great! We went to a nearby neighborhood that was a huge circle and practically had the area to ourselves. The boys knew exactly what to do and didn't want to stop. Carter kept saying 'more trick or treat'. After we finished we went home and checked the goods out!

Preparing for the night.

In action.

Getting antsy.

More action.

The ride home.

The aftermath.

And finally, the loot!

YMCA Boo Night

The Saturday before Halloween we went to our gym's Boo Night party. It had a handful of little kid activities, a bouncy house, and a cake walk. We weren't there too long, but the boys enjoyed it and loved any excuse to get in their costumes!

FHE Pumpkin Carving

The Monday before Halloween we did our annual pumpkin carving for family night. Mimi and Papa were here because they graciously accepted our plea to come watch the boys while I had to go to a work orientation from 8-5 everyday that week. The boys had a great time. Collin loves getting his hands in the goop, Carter does not. The finishing products were a scary jack-o-lantern and a pirate.






Family night treat!

This Is Why . . .

I am very behind on blogging (and the small fact that I recently started a new job and had to do full-time orientation the last week and a half)! I knew I didn't want to start these Stephanie Meyer books for this exact reason, I wouldn't want to do anything else with my little bit of spare time. Right now I'm on the third book, but maybe I will try to squeeze in some blogging time (and everything else that has been neglected) tonight. Until then!

Clayton Valley Farms Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch. We went last year and the kids (and Logan) couldn't wait to go again this year. It's divided into two areas. The first area has hundreds of pumpkins and the second area is a play zone for kids (and Logan).

More Soccer

Collin loves going to soccer each week. His team is quite good and he scores a lot of goals. It's fun to watch!

Handsome boy!

Warm-ups

Dad helps coach.

Best part of soccer . . . after game snacks!

Ahhh Nuts!

I know this is a late post, but oh well.

The boys happily watching the BYU vs. TCU game last week.

The boys sad and grumpy when they realized BYU was going to lose.

Six Month Check-Up

Hunter had his well-baby visit today. He received four shots, including a flu vaccine, and an oral one as well. The current stats are as follows:

Weight: 20 lb 1 oz (84%)

Height: 2'5.6" (99%)

Head Circumference: 44.7 cm (72%)

For my own journaling purposes, Hunter got his first tooth (bottom front) on September 14th. A second one shortly followed. He's a happy guy and I love him so much!

This picture if for my mom (she knows why).

Hunter tasted his first 'real food', rice cereal on October 5th. He didn't like it at first, but has since changed his mind!

The Boo Brothers

The other morning I told the boys I had a Halloween surprise for them. They ran upstairs to find new shirts to wear. We went to the gym after getting dressed and the ladies at Childwatch said they saw their clothes and decided to call them the boo brothers (the shirts say 'Boo', but you can't see it in the pic)!


Carter doesn't have pants on because he didn't pull his pants down far enough while going potty at the gym.

We Wanna Go Back!

The boys still talk about Disneyland all the time. Collin bought a pirate treasure box there (with his own saved-up money) and Carter and he love playing pirates.

Before going to Disneyland, I wanted to help the boys make autograph books for the characters to sign. I always want to do craft projects with my kids, but time is a factor, the leftover mess is a factor, and me not being too crafty is a factor. Some day I'd like to think I will be a craft master, but for now, this is what we made. It was pretty easy for the boys to do and inexpensive, only $1 (I got the books at Target and used old scrapbooking stickers I already had)! Collin and Carter enjoyed having the characters sign them and part two of the project will be pasting the pictures of the boys with the characters next to the appropriate signature.

Disneyland!

We went to Disneyland for the first time with the boys from September 20th-26th. It was so much fun! It had been over ten years since either Logan or I had been and it's still the 'happiest place on earth'. Just ask Collin. The other day he said, "Mom, when can we go back to Disneyland? That sure was fun."

Anyway, we got a 5-day park hopper pass in which we spent 3 full days at Disneyland and 2 afternoon/evenings there (we went to the beach on those mornings). I think we rode every ride at least once. Collin's favorites were Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, and Pirates of the Carribean (he rode that one six times). Carter's favorites were Tigger and Pooh and the trains. My mom came out for three days to help us with the kids which was great. It allowed Logan and I to go on some rides together as well as some with Collin when Carter was too short to ride. Thanks mom!

Other highlights included hanging out with our good friends the Evansons, going to a character breakfast with Minnie and friends, going out to eat and having tasty treats, playing at the beach (pictures coming in the near future), and just spending good quality time together.

Each night the kids were wasted and would fall asleep in the stroller on the way back to the hotel. Hunter was a trooper considering he was dragged from one place to another. We had a great time!

Here are a few, well 50, pictures from our trip.

Soccer Season

Collin had his first day of soccer on Saturday. He didn't enjoy it too much last year and was a little apprehensive about going this year. We signed him up at the YMCA (the same place where he had his sports camp) so we convinced him to go try it out. He LOVED it! He got his new shirt, found his team, and started practicing. The first 1/2 hour was spent doing skills and the last 1/2 hour was spent playing a game. He scored the only goal and the look on his face was priceless when everyone started cheering for him. He made a new friend and asked if he could come back again next week.

The age group is 3-5 years old, but he is by far the tallest.


*Warning! Bragging mother!
The league director asked me if I wanted to move him up to the 6-8 year old group. I nicely declined; he still needs to learn how to play the game.

Watch out Beckham!

Daddy helped coach.


He likes to be the goalie.

Hunter

Some people have requested more pictures of Hunter because they are baffled by his size. As a side note, he is definitely my smallest baby. Here you go folks!

He loves to bounce himself with his right leg. He can really get himself going!

Swimming Lessons!

Carter recently finished his first ever swimming lessons. We're members of the local YMCA and I was able to put Collin and Hunter in Childwatch so I could do the lessons with him. I really enjoyed the one-on-one time. The first day he was very brave and did everything, including going under the water, then we had a couple of noncompliant days. By the last few days he was back to his normal self and really liked swimming. He loves walking up and down the pool stairs. We did the lessons with some friends of ours from the ward which always makes things more fun!

My little fish.

Carter and Gage

Heather, Carter, Annji, and Gage

First Day of School

Collin's first day of 4's preschool was on the 5th. He was very excited to say the least. His teachers said he did great and he made instant friends.

He's growing up too fast!

Carter wanted to be a part of the big day.

Sleepy Boy

I've mentioned that Collin no longer takes a nap, but he really does need one. He can be quite grumpy in the afternoons and ends up in time-out often. A few days ago he had a bloody periodically throughout the day. Well, around 3 p.m. his nose started to bleed again so I gave him a tissue and told him to hold still. He wanted to run around, but I told him he needed to be patient and sit down with the tissue held up against his nose. After a few minutes this is what I saw:

He was fast asleep. And he doesn't think he needs a nap!

Hunter at 5 Months . . .

• loves his feet
• likes to laugh, a lot
• falls asleep on his own
• loves to snuggle
• can bounce himself in his bouncer
• enjoys watching his brothers run around
• is very ticklish
• likes to chew on toys
• loves taking a bath
• can roll over
• is so darn cute!