Our Family

Happy Halloween! We have really been celebrating Halloween this year. We have been to about 4 Halloween events and tonight is our ward Trunk-or-Treat. Hope everyone has a fabulous Halloween...just of few pictures of my little pumpkins this morning!

For FHE on Monday I decided I was ready to carve our pumpkin. I thought Natali would love to stick her hands in and get all messy. I was mentally prepared to have pumpkin guts everywhere and armed with an immediate bath. To our surprise, our little girl wanted nothing to do with sticking her hand inside and feeling the cold slimy pumpkin innards! Who can blame her. Instead she would stick a spoon in and try and scoop them out. It was a fun activity to do! And Natali loved the end product. Natali and I cleaned the inside of the pumpkin and Ben's job was to do the carving. Good job Dad!

Isaac helping the best way he knows how!

Not to shabby if I say so myself!!!

This past weekend was a crazy weekend ...I am glad it is over! Saturday morning I had our Primary Practice for our Primary Program. Then later that afternoon I threw a baby shower. Then Sunday we had our actual Primary Program (I am the music leader so I was in charge of all the singing stuff)! I am happy to report that all events were successful! The practice was fine (done in an hour...yes!). And the Program was great. Not because of me, but because the kids just shined and did fabulous jobs .

The shower went perfect as well. I made this diaper cake as a gift/center piece. It was fun and pretty easy to make. I got one when I had Natali and I copied the idea. I thought it turned out pretty good for my first time.Looks like Isaac had rough weekend too! He had a doctors appointment earlier this week and his latest weight total was...16.10 lbs! Oh I just love it!!! He is making those cute cooing noises as of late, and smiling at us more and more. Natali is still loving her little brother and is a good helper at getting me burp clothes and diapers. Poor Ben not only had a rough weekend (watching all these kids) but school is pretty intense right now to say the least. He has a test every Monday from now until Thanksgiving, plus some on Fridays. He keeps telling me that after Thanksgiving it should lighten up a little bit. I can't wait till Thanksgiving Break!

We made our move into our "new" house in Valley Junction! It is small, but perfect for our needs. We have a downstairs room which is great for all of Natali's toys, Ben's books, and our office stuff. We are still settling in and finding the perfect spots for all our things, but all the boxes are unpacked, pictures hung, and it's starting to feel like home. Ben mowed the lawn yesterday...yes, we have a lawn! He was sooo excited! I hope that enthusiasm lasts. It is a great feeling to not be sharing any walls with a neighbor, or worrying if Natali is too loud. The only thing I think I want to change is the color of the shutters. The gray isn't horrible, but it would look better with a color that is more bold. We'll see if I feel ambitious enough anytime soon. After 4 years of marriage and two kids later, it is fun to say that we are finally in a house (even if we are still renters)!

ISAAC

Despite the fact that the Padres choked last night I felt it was time for Isaac to represent a little San Diego love. I know...he should have worn it yesterday...maybe it would have brought them some luck...but...oh well. So here is our cute little guy sporting his team attire! GO PADRES! Isaac is getting bigger each day, is becoming more interactive, and making more of those cute baby cooing sounds. Tomorrow he will be two months old. We have a doctors appointment so I am sure I will be posting his stats tomorrow! Yeah for chubby little baby boys!


NATALI

I found some of my old dress up jewelry and was letting Natali play with it. She had some play earrings of her own that she decided she wanted to wear. She loved it! She walked around the house shaking her head ever so slightly to make the earrings shake. Yeah for dress up and little girls!