Halloween

Payton and his pirate face....
Austin looking cute as ever...
The newly engaged couple! Chelsea already announced it on facebook so I figured it would be ok to announce it here! Her fiance is Tim and we couldn't be happier for her!
Carson gets sick of me taking pictures but I forced him into it! Alyse remind me to get you the pics!
So I don't have any good pictures of us on Halloween because they are all on another camera...not mine so I figured I could post the other pictures that I took. We spent the afternoon at the football game (pictures will be posted later) and then we spent the rest of the day with family. My mom made us enchiladas! I have not had her enchiladas in a long time so that was a sweet surprise. We took Trevin around to all the grandparents house, but he didn't seem to like his costume on very long. It was a pretty hot costume so we had to keep taking it off and putting it back on. It was a pretty basic Halloween for us....no extreme dressing up or fancy parties. I had some cool ideas for parties and wanted to have one but just didn't have any friends down here to party with. Maybe next year!

Another Picture of our House

This is just another picture of our house! The house is completely dry-walled and some of it is mudded and taped. They started the outside process (not sure what the correct terms are for it) just before the stucco and rock. It is going up so much faster than I thought! I drive by the house everyday and get more and more excited! I know it's not much to look at right now but it's progress....and that makes me happy!

Halloween Preview

So tonight we took Trevin over to see my Grandparents in his Halloween costume because I work the next three nights and then we are heading back to Nephi. They wanted to see him in his costume before we left. My grandma made us a pizza, salad, and then we had pumpkin pie for dessert. Trevin loved playing with their dog Molly! I was shocked because she hates most people and will bite! He played ball with her and they wore each other out. Trevin got so hyper and I think my Grandpa was about ready to have a heart attack. Funny stories to tell! I almost peed my pants at one point during the night. I guess when you get old your memory/brain function decreases a little bit. I love my grandparents very much and it was so much fun spending the night with them. I haven't gotten the chance to visit with them like that in probably three or four years. Colby got my Grandma's computer fixed and running and he also got to watch some sports with my Grandpa. I visited with my Grandma and we chased Trevin around the house. I will cherish these moments forever.

He Loves the Bath...and Mickey!

Have I ever mentioned how my son LOVES getting into the bath. I think maybe I have a time or two....let me remind you again! He knows exactly where the tub is in our house. Whenever I even mention the word bath he runs to the bathroom door and throws a fit until I open the door and let him in.

His favorite thing to do is line up all the Disney characters (Minnie not included in the photo) on the shelf in the tub. He lines them all up and then throws them into the bath and loves the splash.
He loves Mickey and Pluto the best! My little guy could spend hours and hours in the bath tub! Hilary is going to have to teach him how to swim sooner than she thinks! He is a little water boy!

And I thought my life was tough at times....

but after reading this article
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/26/20081026sisters1026a1.html
my life will probably never be the same! (You will have to copy and paste the link into your browser) I really love what Stephanie said on one of her blog posts:

We pondered over the weekend what pulls our time. Work, yoga, airplanes, travel, blogging, and school. It was another vivid reminder that what matters most is what is none of the above, but rather what abides with us in our humble home.
Our Marriage + Our Children = Treasure.
Claire, Jane Bronwyn, Oliver and of course our little critter the gigs Nicholas.
Our marriage matters most, and our church activity.
With the right perspective, life is actually very wonderful. Really it is.
I saw a funny bumper sticker yesterday on a beat-up jalopy. It read:
"Don't be fooled by my car, my treasure is really in heaven."
Is my treasure in heaven? I believe it is, and I believe my home is heaven on earth.

I have been reading about Stephanie & Christian for many, many weeks and I seem to get emotional every time I read an article about them, see a video clip, or look at pictures of Stephanie & her family. I have donated money to help them out and after reading things like that article, how can you not?

I have often been upset with my son because he wakes up during the night, climbs all over my furniture, or throws little temper tantrums but from now on I am going to try to be better about enjoying every minute with him and Colby. I do not know Stephanie personally but I can feel in my heart that she is a wonderful woman. Her life with her children may never be the same again...but I can only hope and pray that things will work out for the best!

She has inspired me to be a better mom, be a better member of the church, and to enjoy life like it's my heaven on earth. I was not able to attend church today due to a sick little boy with a high fever (who is probably just teething but I didn't want to take a chance of getting other kids sick) but I enjoyed watching cartoons with him, seeing my grandparents, seeing my brother & sister-in-law, and watching a movie with Colby. Today I looked at the "little things" in life and was inspired after writing them in my journal. How about you?

Sunday...

We spent Sunday afternoon up at my grandparents home in Springville. It's just off Hobble Creek Golf Course and the view was amazing! As we were driving up the canyon I realized how much I miss the big mountains in northern Utah. I love the fall season with all the leaves changing! I was excited to go and see all of my cousins and especially my grandparents. My grandpa has been having some health problems and so it was good to visit him and see how he was doing. My grandma and grandpa also have a house in St. George and so they will be coming down here this week to spend the winter. I am excited to be able to hopefully see them a little more often and visit with them more frequently than we normally do.
These next two pictures are of Trevin and Hilary with my cousin Colby. He has always been such a wonderful cousin and someone that we have always got along with. Trevin kept reaching to him and it was so cute!


This picture was on our way home....It's a little out of order but I don't want to take the time to fix it! As you can see, we were all wore out!


My Grandpa Don and Grandma Colene (Giacomo). These are my mom's parents. I was so happy I was able to get a picture with them and our little family. It has been a while since they saw Trevin.
All of us together...
I am working on a project called "A Day in the Life" which is why I have posted so many pictures. You can see the project details by going to Ali Edwards' blog. Her blog link is on the side if you are interested.

This Weekend so far...

Today we went over to the Petersons (my dad's cousin) and Trevin jumped on their trampoline. The day care lady told Colby that he loves the tramp and she can't believe at his age that he stays on their for so long. He seemed to enjoy it a lot!
He also enjoys feeding Roscoe his food and....
getting on the Harley with Grandpa!

I somehow forgot ALL my makeup in St. George and had to use Hilary's on our way up to the movie. We were all running a little late and were not really sure what the plan was.

My cute parents... My dad kept saying he felt like the President of the United States because I take so many pictures everywhere we go! Someday maybe he will understand...

This weekend I have been hangin out with just my family. Colby is hunting with all his brothers and so I have been with my family. It felt a little weird at first because it was like we were back to old times. Just us....Hilary said she felt really bad and felt like something was missing without Colby with us. Diane watched Trevin on Friday afternoon while we went to a movie and out to dinner. It was so fun to be together as our little family again. We ate at California Pizza Kitchen and watched the movie "Forever Strong."