Happy Halloween!!

We hope everyone had a very happy and safe Halloween!
This was Evan's first Halloween. He loved his socks because they light up on the side. He just wouldn't pose for the camera with them on.


I did get him to look after a while.


Evan and I were invited to Matt's Halloween Lunch at his office. They had yummy soups, salads and other treats. Pretty much everyone dressed up. They had some great costumes. Evan was dressed in his fun costume for everyone to see. He had a fun time monkeying around.



In the evening we didn't want to take Evan Trick or Treating. Matt and I don't need any candy! We just wanted to have a relaxing night by visiting our families. After lunch Evan was a little cranky since he's teething. He wouldn't take a good nap so I was a little worried about going any where tonight but he was fine once we left. He was his old self and having fun showing off his costume.




Happy Halloween Everyone!

Pumpkins!

For Family Home Evening this last Monday we went out and bought our pumpkins so we could do some carving. This is mine and Matt's 4th Halloween together but this is the first time we actually carved pumpkins. I know, we are lame! I was excited to see what Evan would do with the pumpkins. Of course he was his happy self.


He got his own little pumpkin


He wasn't too thrilled with the cleaning out process. He wouldn't stick his hand in there like we hoped he would. Instead he was just interested in the seed that was on the top.


Here is Matt concentrating on carving out his masterpiece.


Can you guess what it is :)?


There are no pictures of me carving mine but here is the end results of our hard work.

"I Hope they Call Me on a Mission"

I remember Ammon singing that when he was little. It's hard to believe that he is no longer "little" but an adult that will be gone for two years serving our Heavenly Father. I'm so proud of him!
Last Friday, My mom called me with excitment because Ammon finally recieved his mission call. After Matt got off work we went to Spanish Fork so we can be there when he opened his letter.

Him with his Mission Call


Him opening it!


Him reading it with a smile because he's going where he wants to go.


Ammon is going to serve in the Japan Tokyo Mission. Congratulations Ammon!

Abby turns 4!

It's been a while since I last posted. Not a lot has gone on but at the same time we've been really busy.
Evan has managed to say other words like OK and YEAH. He still says Kiddy a lot. He's walking a lot more and for longer periods. Before we know it he will be all over the house. Two weeks from Sunday and our little boy will be a year old! Time needs to slow down.
Speaking of turning another year older, my youngest sister Abby, turned 4 years old today. I'm glad Evan can grow up with his Aunt. Abby was close to the same age as Evan now when Matt and I started dating. Matt always told me the only reason why he's marrying me is because of how fun and good Abby was. He was amazed at how easy it was to put her to bed. He hoped our kids will do the same and so far so good! We had fun spending time and having dinner with her and the family tonight. We had the classic Mac n Cheese with hot hogs. Abby's choice of course.

Evan was enjoying himself.


Abby's mountain of presents. We couldn't see her!


Opening up our gift to her


She loved it so much that she couldn't keep her eyes off of it


Blowing out her candle but Nathan beat her too it! We had to light it all over again for her.


All of the fun presents she got. Happy 4th Birthday Abby

First Word

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I'm sad to say, it wasn't Momma or Dadda. We did hear those words from him but it was discriminately so I don't think that counts. The first word we heard from his mouth and him knowing what it meant was Kitty. It sounds more like kiddy. He only says it when he sees a cat or hears one. I was heading out the door from Matt's parent's house to go visit my mom last week and White Socks (Matt's childhood cat) was on the porch. Evan saw him and went nuts. I called Matt and everyone else to come watch and all of a sudden, we all heard him say Kiddy a couple of times. I wasn't the only one that heard him so I have back up. This morning I heard Nathaniel's and Elizabeth's cats meowing in the hall and Evan happened to hear them as well because he started to get excited and started to say kiddy again. I can't believe how smart he is and he just turned 11 Months today. Last week he also learned how to put away his toys. I hand him a toy and he puts it away where it belongs. I love to watch him learn and I can't wait for him to talk more.

He has us wrapped around his little fingers and we will do anything for him.

Grandma Haymore

We jumped at the opportunity of going to the Sacramento area to see our Grandma (Matt's Mother's Mom) that hasn't been doing too well. She's been struggling with health problems and is now in the hospital. We wanted to make sure and see her before anything happened. We heard about her condition Thursday afternoon and drove through the night so we could be with her as soon as possible. We really enjoyed visiting with her. She is such a great lady. We also did other things while we were there. We took Evan to the Ranch and got to see some family. After lunch on Saturday we met up with one of our Aunt and Uncle's from the Thompson side and spent the day at Bishop's Pumpkin Farm. We watched a pig race. Our pig won!
We had fun playing in a fort. Being in jail was also fun. We don't know who that other kid is. The train ride was cool. And the best part was the Petting Zoo. I always wanted a goat but this is the closest that I will ever get to having one. The babies were so cute and it was fun watching Evan with them. You got to watch this video


Sunday was a day for us to relax. We went to church with our cousin and her cute daughter but then we had a much needed nap when we got home. I love it when Evan takes long naps so we can get in a few hours of sleep. Later that evening the family in the area got together and had a yummy steak dinner. It happened to be just cousins because all the Aunts and Uncles were at the Hospital with Grandma. We had a great time playing Wii. We never played with one before. It was interesting but fun. Our cousin Jill has a son that looks really similar to Evan. The younger kids thought Evan was Bradley from behind. It was so funny. It took a few shots because Evan was being a goof ball and they liked to crawl off but I got a good one of them together as requested.

Bradley just turned a year old on the 20th so Happy Birthday Bradley!

All around it was a great trip and we were sad to leave Monday. We hope there is another chance for us to go up again or have them come see us.

The drive home was a little tricky with Evan not wanting to sleep except during his normal nap times so we made him this fort and he watched Elmo's World over and over till it got dark. As you can see he rather enjoyed himself.