Happy Halloween!

This was the very first year we didn’t trick-or-treat with the Graves and we missed them! Of course Aiden dressed up as Darth Vader and we dressed Michael up as a pony. Michael and I wanted to go as Han Solo and Princess Leia but we were out of town half the month and were never able to make our costumes. Aiden was a little disappointed that we didn’t dress up but we’ll do better next year.






We were lucky to get pumpkins on our porch given that we were out of town. We finally carved them today and had a great time doing it. Baby Michaels pumpkin was hard as a rock so we ended up drawing a face on his.



We hit about 10 houses in the neighborhood and Aiden was ready to head home. After eating half his candy though he was ready to hit the street again.


Sam had purchased a costume for Maggie and took Aiden out for a second round of trick-or-treating. He was so excited to show the neighbors Maggie’s costume.

Happy Birthday Aiden!!

This year my first born turned four years old!! We had just got back from a long drive back from Missouri and had not had a chance to even get presents so we celebrated a day late. I had originally planned on having his first ever friend birthday party but I left the invitations in UT and it was too late to invite anyone when we got home.



Aiden is really into Star Wars these days so we had a Star Wars party. He absolutely loved the cake because it came with a toy Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker both had light sabers that light up!



In spite of not having a friend party, Aiden was completely spoiled with the gifts he received. Michael and I both agreed that next year we would spend half his birthday money on cloths vs. all on toys!



I am so happy to have Aiden in my life and it is amazing to me how much he has grown. I am grateful for every day we’ve had together and I cherish every memory I have.

Pumpkin Patch!!

This year we continued our standing tradition of going through farmer Grant’s pumpkin patch with the Graves family! It seems to be harder with each passing year to get the boys to cooperate with us on the picture taking.



Aiden, Bear and Lyon ran ahead almost the entire time through the maze.



Michael picked out the baby’s very first pumpkin!





It is amazing to me how much Aiden has grown since we started this tradition and I'm so happy that we were able to continue with baby Michael this year.

2 months!!


It’s so fun to watch our little pumpkin grow – they change so much week to week and every stage is fun to watch. Michael is growing like a weed, literally! At his two month appointment he weighed in at 11.46 lbs – in the 44th percentile and measured in at 24 inches – in the 92nd percentile!!! Michael is so long he is already starting to wear 3-6 month clothing. He is much taller than his cousin that is a month older!



Michael is laughing more and more now and it is so fun to watch! He’s also started his oral fixation and is often trying to cram both hands in his mouth at the same time! Michael is talking more and loves to be talked too. He has very expressive eyes and raises his eyebrows when he is excited – one of my favorite things to see.



He is definitely a daddy’s boy. He often looks around the room for daddy when he hears his voice and will stare at him until he gets the attention he is looking for. He doesn’t respond to anyone else in the quite the same way that he does his Daddy.



Annie reports that he has rolled over twice!! We are so sad we missed it – one of the hardest things about being a working mom! He can also scoot around in a circle –he is very strong and will be scooting around in no time!!