Pumpking Carving

So we have been going to carve pumpkins all week, but things kept coming up so tonight we made sure we got the right pumpkins and gave them their faces. We had to do a little convincing, for some reason Dayton kept wanting weird ones, but we found one we all agreed on. So we came home to carve them and I have been so excited to do this with Dayton because he has been really into Halloween this year. So we got everything ready and the pumpkins all clean and then Dayton would not touch them. He wanted Kyle and I to clean them out and all he wanted to do was stab them with a fork. He finally gave up on that when he realized that he was never going to be able to. And after about 15 minutes he asked if he could watch cartoons. I could not believe it, I thought for sure he was going to love this but I guess he thought it was an adult thing because all he wanted to do was watch tv.

I got him a spoon to help me clean it out but he said it was too messy, so I got him a bigger spoon but I still could not talk him into it. He was a good fan watching on the side lines though.

Here they are ready for their big night! Camrie got a smiley face just like her, & Dayton asked for a mean face.

Field Trip

Dayton's pre-school class went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch this week and we had a great time. I was sad because it was a lot colder then I would have wanted, but that did not stop the kids from running and playing. It was a great pumpkin patch with more things to play with then we had time for.

Aren't they cute, you would not believe how hard it was for me to get this picture. The last thing they wanted to do was sit and take pictures, but I got my way. I only took a few because it was so cold, and all Camrie wanted to do was eat the hay.

There were 4 huge slides for the kids to play on. We had to drag a few kids away from them to get them to the other things. There was one slide that was made for adults (very high and very steep), Dayton climbed up it several times but the worker guy always had to bring him back down. I tried to stop him the 3rd time but I was not fast enough and he finally went down it, but there were no smiles and he just said he was going to go back to the smaller slide.

Here all the kids rode the animal choo-choo train that they loved. Again we had to fight to get a few of them off.

We went on a hay ride where we saw the farm and got to pick carrots, onions and corn. (Well the farmer picked them, we just watched). But we got to bring some home. The kids loved the hay ride, it was very bumpy.

All the kids got to get out and pick a pumpkin, the farmer cut it off the vine and they could take it home. Dayton picked about 7 before he finally decided on "the one". I think his favorite part was picking the pumpkins up and throwing them as far as he could. I thought he was going to get yelled at for sure.

Play Time

Camrie is quite the mover, so I often put her in her pack-n-play to let her play and keep her in one place. She is content to play here for a little while and then wants to get out, but yesterday I was busy doing this and that and noticed she was playing in there for longer then normal and seemed to be having a pretty good time. I went to check on her and found she had a friend with her. I hope they will always be this close.

9 Month Check - Up

Took Camrie to the doctor last week for her 9 month check up. All was normal, Dayton tagged along after making sure it wasn't for him and played with all the toys and made Papa Mike read every book they had. Camrie was weighed and measured and came to 18 lbs and 27 inches tall. Both of which are in the 30%. Her head was in the 60th %. Camrie's doctor asked if larger heads run in the family. I could not help myself and laughed out loud because my whole life I have been teased by my family for how small my head is and I have learned Kyle's is on the smaller side from buying him hats. So our little Camrie is not as chubby anymore but apparently has a big head. I am not too worried, she has a lot of growing to do, it just made me laugh.


I did not expect her to get any shots, but she got 2, and the worst part was that she know it was coming. She would not take her eyes of the nurse no matter how hard Grandma and I tried to distract her, and though there were some tears she took it like a champ. But now I know why she started crying as soon as we walked into the room. Poor thing, at least we are almost done getting shots for a while.

You'll Never Guess...

So they have been saying on the news that we might be getting some snow, but we didn't really pay attention. Just last week we were in shorts and t-shirts. The weather has cooled down a lot, but if we were going to get snow it would only be a little bit.
So this morning when I went to feed Camrie at about 7 as I was heading back to bed I saw that the ground was covered with snow. I thought to myself "oh I hope it lasts long enough for Dayton to see when he wakes up", there was maybe 2 inches. Well it was still snowing when we got up and did not stop for the next 5 hours. This is what we got...

Dayton tried to go play in it but did not make it very far. So Kyle went out with him to shovel and he did not make it very far. He shoveled the walk way and then they headed to the back.

We just wanted to show what we were seeing. Usually when it snows it is nice out, but today it was pretty cold. After I took a few pictures Dayton asked if he could go back inside. Too bad Grandma and Papa Mike left, they would have gotten stranded for sure, and this would have made them feel right at home. Who would have guessed that we would get snow before Kyle's hometown in New York.

The first snowman of the season was built right in our backyard. It was the most perfect snowman snow I had ever seen. Had we had a few uncles, (Jay, Jared, Deck, Cache, or Brady) around I am sure there would have been a few snowball fights.

Here he is, I was surprised he was this small the way he started out, but the builders said they ran out of steam. And we know he has no arms, but Utah has no trees so how are we supposed to find branches for the arms. And you can't tell, but the nose is not a carrot, it is a few orange candies put on a popsicle stick, what can I say, I was not prepared for snow.

It stopped snowing just after Frosty was built, and we are not sure how much we got, but we know it is well over a foot! It was fun, but we hope it is not a glimpse of the future winter ahead for us. It did make us think it was December and I asked Kyle if we could put our Christmas tree up, but he turned me down. Oh well, maybe next snow storm.

Vacation Wrap Up

Another week with Grandma and Papa Mike. It was not as fun as it could of been because they both were sick with colds, but they were champs about it. Our days were pretty laid back with some walks around the neighborhood, (mostly done by Grandma Jody and Dayton, no matter how hard they tried to get me to go)! And our nights were mostly staying in with movies and games. It is possible we broke the record for most Yahtzee games ever played in a week. There were a few card games in there too. We did get out of the house a little, as it is tradition for Jody and I to go shopping, and Kyle had 4 softball games. We ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Cafe Rio, and walked to the store for donuts on more then one occasion. The trip that we waited so long for quickly flew by and is now over, but it was a great 2 weeks with lots of fun memories, (minus the colds).

Here we are at one of Kyle's games. We had great weather the whole time, but this night did get a little cold. But that did not stop us from having fun. It took some bribing to get Dayton to take this picture.
Kyle played great while they were here, but did not hit a homerun in any of the games. And wouldn't you know it, this past Friday night he hit 2 homeruns, one being a walk off game winning homerun. Parents just bring too much pressure I guess!

Camrie being spoiled by Grandma. Any little cry and Grandma to the rescue!

For some reason Papa Mike was the most fun to climb on. Most mornings I found him playing with the kids and it went on all day till they went to bed. Camrie learned to climb up on things while they were here and the first thing she climbed up to was Papa Mike.

Here we are one night just playing around. Camrie did this on accident almost falling off the couch and thought it was such a fun game. Dayton of course had to join in on the fun.

We Have Visitors

After asking me for 2 weeks if Grandma was coming today, Grandma Jody, (Kyle's mom), and Papa Mike finally got here. Kyle and Dayton picked them up from the airport last Friday and we have been having fun ever since. We started off with a busy weekend with them only being here about 2 hours before we had to take off to go to Kyles game and then Saturday we went out for lunch and headed up to Park City. None of us (accept Kyle about 8 years ago to ski), had ever been there and it was as beautiful as everybody had said it would be. We did some window shopping and then headed to the outlets for a little real shopping. Things have calmed down a little since then but we have stayed busy with football, baseball and a little Yahtzee.
Sadly Grandma Jody has caught a cold, but seems to be over the worst and Papa Mike is still in awe over the mountains. We just love having them here. Every time Dayton leaves for school he asks me if they will be here when he gets back. Not sure what we are going to do when they do leave, its a good thing they will be here for another week.

Dayton knows Grandma always brings him presents, and poor grandma did not even have her luggage yet when Dayton was already asking for them. It killed him that he had to wait till they got home and had dinner before it was time for presents. Mike and Jody had not even been here an hour and all the presents were open and being played with.

Here is Dayton trying out some toys. He is trying to sit on his new Spider Man chair but was a little rough and kept falling over.
Camrie got presents too, but she was more interested in the paper. And has seemed to take a liking to Dayton's things more then her own. I fear the teasing has already begun.

Lying Around

It's no secret that we love Sunday's. They are relaxing and a little lazy. I was in the kitchen making a fantastic dinner of grilled cheese and tomato soup for Kyle, and rice for Dayton, (both of which they chose, not my idea), while Camrie was crawling around my legs. I turn around, look down and this is what I found.

For what ever reason these two thought this kitchen rug would be a nice place to lay around.

Fix My Hair

This morning I was getting us all ready to take Dayton to school, and surprise, we were running late. I called Dayton up so I could comb his hair while I was putting on my make-up. I like to comb his hair one way, (kinda spiky), and he likes it another way, ( completely flat). So we normally compromise on this and I gel it flat but with a little volume. Who knew he would care so much...but today was another story. I was combing it like always and trying to hurry and he is yelling at me' "no mom spiky, spiky. My friends like it spiky". I look at him confused but trying to do what he said I spiked it, but of course I was not spiking it right. We continued to argue for the next 5 minutes as I tried to figure out what it was he wanted and then I got it right. The back needed to be flat and the front needed to be spiky. Apparently that is what his friends like. So this is what we got... I have to admit I think this is one thing he gets from me.

Camrie has been crawling for a few weeks now, but most of it has just been a few moves here and there. This past week she has really started moving, and has learned she can leave the family room, but when she makes it to the hard floor she stops and whines till someone comes and picks her up. Anyway, here she is in action.

Birthday Weekend

Dayton and I just had our birthdays and we partied all weekend. I started Thursday night when some girlfriends took me out for dinner and a little shopping. Friday, my birthday, was mostly spent getting ready for Dayton's party, but I did wake up to homemade cards from the kids and Kyle surprised me by taking me to lunch. Saturday, Dayton's birthday, was fun from the start with Kyle taking Dayton golfing that morning while I got things ready for the party. I am not going to lie, I had not been this stressed since college finals. And I am not really a stresser, but most of what I had planned had to be changed for one reason or another, but we made it and then went out for dinner. We were on the go all day and it was not even dark out before Dayton had every single present out of its box and ready to be played with, and he wanted to play with them all... at the same time.

Here I am with my girlfriends. We laughed the whole time and were totally that group of girls that all the other tables found obnoxious, but we didn't care we were partying.

I did some prep work on Friday. My friend Angela helped me blow up balloons for the party, but Dayton and his friend were not waiting for the party to have fun.

This is Dayton's cake. It is one of the few things that turned out like I had hoped, and thank goodness it did because I am not sure I could have taken it if it had not. Just in case you your not sure... it is Spiderman on his web (and I made the whole thing, not bad for my first try).

For some reason Dayton got a little shy when we started singing happy birthday to him. Maybe he was a little embarrassed because as soon as I put the cake down he blew out the candles. I had to relight them so we could sing to him and then he blew them out again. I guess he did not want to get sung to, who knew.

This is one of the games we played. I found it the night before the party when I could not sleep. The kids had to pop the balloons to get the prize out. This was quite loud not to mention there were about 50 balloons. (I know that is a lot, I am the one who put the prize in there and blew them up).

Dayton got to pick where we had dinner and he wanted quesadillas, so we went for Mexican. It was a great choice that we all enjoyed. Here is our birthday picture!

Dayton is dancing for us at the restaurant while we wait for our food. And thank goodness Kyle speaks Spanish, for when the food came out I asked for extra napkins and the waitress brought us ketchup. So Kyle then took over the talking and we got our napkins.

To end the evening as if Dayton had not gotten enough presents, he opened a few more from Kyle and I and his grandparents. This little guy could not be more spoiled, but he is worth it. Tonight as I tucked him into bed he asked me if he could have another party. I said sure, next year. He was happy enough with that answer, but I am sure we have not heard the last of it.

First Day of Pre-School

Dayton started school today. He will have it every Tuesday and Thursday till May. His favorite thing about school is Arts and Crafts. (I'm not positive, but I don't think he gets that from Kyle!) He is so excited that his birthday is this Saturday and it is on the school calender. School is just 2 hours and he wishes it was a little longer, but really he just likes playing with the other kids.

Growing up

Camrie will be 8 months old next week and has changed so much. She is still such a good and happy baby, and as you can see has not lost her chubby cheeks or blue eyes that we love. But I have to admit that she is growing a little faster then I would like. And soon our house will be turned upside down as she learns to crawl.

She has started eating rice cereal and is really not a fan. No matter what I put in it she makes a face like I just gave her a lemon. Here though she looks happy b/c she finally got hold of the bowl and spoon that she had been fighting for for the entire 20 min I was trying to feed her.

I am shocked that Camrie is not crawling yet, but I know she will be soon. She has mastered scooting backwards and as soon as she realized that her arms can move there will be no stopping her.

Camrie got her first 2 teeth. It was not a pleasant experience, but they finally came though about 3 weeks ago, (one about a week before the other).

She also has been sitting up by herself for a few weeks now and this is my favorite thing because she can't crawl yet but she can sit up, look around, and play with toys all by herself and is very content doing so. Her favorite toys are phones, especially cell phones, and the remote control. She changes the channel all the time and usually gets yelled at by Dayton. I swear she does it on purpose.

Preston Fair

I am a little behind... We went to the Preston Fair almost 2 weeks ago now, but the pictures of the kids turned out so cute that I could not help but add them. My sister, Kim, lives in Preston and invited us to stay with her for the weekend. Kyle could not come, so my sister Jenny and I rode up together. We also met my other sister Jaci and Mitch her husband. We spent all Friday at the fair. They were selling just about everything but we mostly went for the food. We ended the night with a concert given by Diamond Rio. It was fantastic!

Here we are at the concert, it was freezing but so fun. (Kim, Jaci, Jenny and me). We were not as close as this picture of the concert shows, but we sweet talked our way to the floor for a few songs and some pictures.

Dayton and Cole are best buds. I wanted to leave Dayton home with Kyle, but I knew Cole would never forgive me. And I am so glad they got to play together. They love to wrestle and jump on things, but here they are showing off their softer side as they have on their baby sisters head bands.

Tayla and Camrie, also buddies, spent the weekend together. Tayla was so nice to share her toys with Camrie. Just 6 weeks apart, these two are such good babies, but Camrie has to be watched because she likes to poke Tayla in the face.

boys will be boys

Lately I have been trying to be showered and dressed before noon. In order to do this I get Camrie down for her morning nap, put a movie on for Dayton, lock all the doors and set the alarm. Dayton is almost 4 so he knows to just watch t.v. until I come back down. Most the time all goes according to plan, but today Dayton went exploring in the bathroom drawer and look what I found when I got out of the shower.

We had a good laugh, I grabbed the camera, took a picture and then we had a little talk about how we don't put things in our ears. I am pretty sure it was very affective after the picture taking, but I did try.

Need A Nap?

Dayton is almost 4 and I have been wondering if I should still have him take naps in the afternoon. If it was up to me I would have him take naps till he goes to school, but I know that is not how things usually go. Well last night at dinner my question was answered. He had been playing outside with friends so I did not have him take a nap, and this is what happened...

I asked him if he wanted to lay on the couch for a little, but he told me he was not tired.
(This is about 5:45pm).