Let the Season Begin!

I hope everyone had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving. We spent it down in St. George with Jed's family. We had the dinner at Shane & Talease's new, very cute, home! The dinner was delicious and I, for one, was quite stuffed!

Jed and I got up the next morning to do a little shopping. There wasn't anything that we were dying to get from the ads so we didn't worry to much about rushing. We just needed a few things. I'm technically done shopping, but continue to still buy!! The girls went later that night when the boys returned from fishing.



On Saturday we took Lucas and Kody to see Santa. Lucas loved it! He just chit-chatted with Santa telling him how old he was and what he wanted for Christmas. Jed & Shane went golfing and Talease & I drove them around in the golf carts! Grandma & Grandpa watched the kiddos while we were gone. They have lots of fun toys that Lucas loves to play with!! We went to dinner at Samurai that night which lots of fun. Lucas was a little spooked by the fire, but loved the food! We watched the rest of the BYU game (recorded) and definitely enjoyed the outcome!

Thanks Steve & Paulette for letting us come invade your home...we had a great time!









When we got home yesterday, I had Jed help me get out all the Christmas stuff. I love the Christmas decorations and the feeling this time of year brings!

And as a little off-topic side note: Tawnya is at the hospital having her baby today...YEAH! Her water broke this morning. This little girl must really love to her aunt Katie. I informed her that she had to wait until we got back so that I could visit her at the hospital! She really listened!

I can hardly wait to meet this little girl!

Can You Believe It?!

***Update...Kody's 4 month dr's appointment was today (19th).

Weight: 15lbs 14ozs (50th percentile)
Height: 25 1/2 inches (75th percentile)

With all his rolls, I would have thought he would have been in a higher percentile!




This little guy is 4 months old today! He's growing so much. Just this week he started into the 6-9 month clothes. As much as I would like him to stay little, it's always fun when they hit a new size and you get to play dress-up again with all the new duds!

He's such a good baby. He does have his little moments and he's very good at making his wishes known! But honestly...aren't we all cranky when we're tired or hungry!! He is so much fun to interact with. His smiles are so big and I just love his little giggle. He sleeps through the night, which makes his mommy really happy! He's not so fond of tummy time yet, but lasts a little bit longer each time. His big brother is always giving him hugs and kisses. We are so blessed to have him in our home. Happy 4 months...We love you so much Kody!

Hang Time

Nappy has been practicing with the UVU dunk team. Last night we went to cheer her on as she dunked at the girls basketball game. She did great! The pictures are horrible, but you get the idea. Since I was trying to take pictures, I didn't actually get to see her do it! Next time someone else can take the pictures and I get to watch!









Here's a couple of Kody...he's so much fun!

Home, Leaves & My Little Guys

I've been needing to post these picture, but just haven't gotten around to doing it until now. The Sunday before last, me and the boys headed up to stay at my parents house for a few days. It was UEA and my mom had a couple of days off. We had such a fun time. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather. Lucas loved playing in the leaves, driving the tractor, and helping grandpa fix boots! Kody did not like the leaves one bit..so much for a happy picture!








This is how Kody spends much of his time. I keep telling him its a horrible habit, but he seems to think his fingers are delicious!


Hangin' with Nappy!









This little boy says the darnedest things...I wish I could remember everything.

**The other night I was getting him ready for bed. He looked up at me and said "mom, you so bootiful". Awwww! Talk about melting my heart.

**He was playing with some toy animals the other day and I heard him say "don't worry, I dit you out a dere". He had put them under a box.

Candy & Pumpkins

Last Saturday we spent much of the day out and about. Jed has been wanting to take Lucas to Chucky Cheese for awhile. Lucas was so excited about all the games, until he spotted the life size mouse singing Happy Birthday and dancing. He then proceeded to "freak out"! We had to convince him that Chucky wouldn't come get him. I dragged him...literally...over to the games so that he could see how much fun they were (we had already bought the tokens and weren't about to leave before using them)! He ended up having lots of fun and only peeked over his shoulder a few times to make sure the mouse wasn't in sight!

By the time we got home, it was time for the ward trunk or treat. Can I just say how much I love this concept! I may be biased, but the giraffe and caterpillar were pretty darn cute! Here's a couple of pictures. Unfortunately we didn't get home with any good candy...Lucas only picks out tootsie rolls and sucker! I'm hoping to take them to Tawnya's trunk or treat on Halloween.













Later that night Tawnya & Landon came over for dinner and to carve pumpkins. The pumpkins turned out so good. Thank goodness for Landon...our car started sounding horrible during the day and he was able to fix it for us. We were glad he could fix it since I was heading up to my mom's on Sunday afternoon. We then played monopoly with the new credit card system. We really like it...it seems to go faster.

I told him to put his face down by the pumpkin so we could take a picture...this is what we got!

Happy Birthday Sis!

The big 2-5...

a quarter of a century!

(Don't let his face fool you...he really is happy it's your birthday!)

Kody also wanted to say hi!

We love you and hope you have a fabulous day.

For the Love of Chicken...

Macey's is having a killer deal on chicken right now. It's 1.19 a pound. The catch is that you have to buy it in 40 pound boxes and it's fresh...meaning NEVER been frozen. So...after leaving with TWO boxes, I came home with the daunting task of seperating it, cutting off the fat, and bagging it. Not all 80 pounds are for me. Me, Tawn, & my mom are splitting it. Tawn came over after I had the first box done to help with the rest. What a chore! Next time I might just put it in the freezer in one big blob and chisel of pieces as we need it!!





"What's for Dinner?"...


Beef!

Punkin Pickin'

Tawn and I took Lucas to the Pumpkin Patch in Springville on Friday. It turned out to be a beautiful day for pumpkin hunting! Lucas loved it. Once he found his perfect pumpkin we headed over to the little straw maze. It was just his size! He had fun chasing all the other little kids that were there. We got pumpkins to carve, but haven't gotten around to doing it yet. Maybe this coming weekend.

Also on Friday, Tawn and I decided we were going to make a bunch of freezer ready meals. They sound really good and I'm excited to try them...as long as I remember to take them out of the freezer!! If anyone has any good receipes, please share.

We hadn't see the Kesler's for so long, that we pretty much just spent the weekend with them! We went to dinner Friday night to Ottavio's...yum! Yesterday we did hamburger on the grill and chit chatted. After Jed got home from his meeting, we watched Transformers. We love having them so close and can't wait for that baby girl to get here!






















In other exciting news...Jed now has a calling! We've been in this ward for over a year now and he hasn't had a calling yet. On Saturday he got a call to meet with the Stake Presidency. He's the 2nd counselor in the "North" Elder's Quorum. Yup...our ward is so big again, that we need two E.Q.'s again. It usually means that they'll be splitting the ward in the near future...again! The subdivision to the west of us isn't to far from being completed so it'll probably happen around that time. This would be our 3rd split since we moved in and probably the last...maybe! We are both so excited about his calling. He's anxious to finally get to meet and get to know people. He really likes the men that he'll serve with.

Nursery has been the biggest challenge lately. Lucas just screams when we try to take him in there. It's been that way since about June. Previous to that...he loved Nursery. I promised him that we would stay with him in yesterday. Jed went for the first little bit so I could feed Kody and than I went in while Jed went to class. He did really good, but still checked to make sure I was sitting there. I'm hoping that eventually he'll decide he can do it by himself. Especially since he'll be a Sunbeam in January!