The past month in a nutshell....

I didn't realize it's been about a month since I've done an actual post, but I am going to catch up now, and hopefully stay more on top of things. Here is our month is a nutshell of pictures...

Halloween Night at our ward trunk-or-treat. My friend Christina and I both hung out giving away candy with our prego bellies and let the men folk take the kids around for candy... Steven was a big fan of the trick-or-treating idea. Although, it was more cute that he kept saying "Happy....Halloweeennn!!" We think it got him more candy anyway... :)

Eating some loot

After our ward party, we went to visit my grandparents, and Steven attempted fitting into the teeny doll rocking chair (As always)

For one of our play groups, we got to make apple turkeys

Steven has become obsessed with reading daddy's scriptures. he will sit and excitedly tell us all the letters he sees. One day he'll figure out how to put them together :)

We got to enjoy seeing the LD Singers up in our area, and I got to see one of my beautiful roomies from Snow, who just got her mission call!! Congrats Sutsa! Steven has turned his diesel truck into a horse....

Bedtime routine is not complete without daddy reading storiesThen came Thanksgiving!! We went to Richfield this year, and enjoyed a fun time with all 34 of us packed into my parents house. (That is not including the two grandchildren that are cooking. After May it will be 36 of us:)

It was kind of crazy, but admist all the craziness of course is lots of fun!! Here are Daniel, Jenny, and Hayley workin on their Gingerbread House (Which Steven calls "Birthday cakes")

Hard at work on those houses

Darrell looks so excited to show off our gingerbread house..:)

We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! I can't wait to continue ringing in the holidays, filled with love, fun, music, family, food, and lots of other good things!!!

Counting by 10's....

Here is a picture from 20 weeks....10 weeks ago10 week later.... Here we are 3 days ago....30 weeks along Only about 10 weeks left....kinda crazy!

Also, we have a few names that we can't decide on....what girl names do you think we should use? We need some more to sort through to see what we really like!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Pumpkin Carving

When we first moved to Logan, we made some awesome friends, the Zambersons. They are basically awesome, and that first year, we started a tradition of carving pumpkins for Halloween with them. We had so much fun, we did it again the next year. Sadly, last year, we were in different locations, and we both noticed a big absence of not enjoying each other's company.

To much relief, Amber and Zann had this brillant idea that we get together this year to continue the tradition!! This year, they came down with their darling little boy to see us, and we had a great day catching up and having fun!!!

Steven got to paint his pumpkin this year. he was a little artist with his old toothbrush and fun paints. (don't worry, he didn't try to brush his teeth with the paint) Once he got it figured out, it became more fun

Amber and Zann's pumpkins. True works of art

Darrell and my pumpkins. Darrell did a Koala in memory of his mission to Australia

And Steven's pumpkin (accompanied by Teddy's lovely bottle)

The whole fun crew! Thanks Zann and Amber for coming!! Steven keeps talking about Teddy and how much fun he had with you guys :)

Cutest. Kid. Ever.

How anyone could not love this kid...I don't even know

Loves to Drive

Loves to have daddy read him stories..

Makes mom laugh all the time

Catchin' Up With the Little Man

Days are never boring with our little man. He just makes life so wonderful!

This first picture is Steven as a burrito. He woke up one morning, and was shivering, so I said, "are you brrrr cold?" and he of course said, "Brrrrr cold!" So, I told him we could wrap him up like a burrito. He thought it was the best thing ever, and he stayed in there for about 10 minutes warming up. He just keeps getting smarter and smarter, and I LOVE how he is starting to put words together into bigger phrases.

-The other night when Darrell and I were racing on the wii, Steven was coloring pictures...or so we thought. I looked over to see him drawing fantastic blue circles all over the wall. I went on to tell him the wall is not for coloring on, and got out the lysol wipes to clean it up. He helped me to wipe it up, and the next morning, when he saw the wipes, he said, "Washie blue crayon!!" And he wanted to do it again.

-He now has started counting, and really does a great job. He will start by going 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. once he gets to 8, he goes, 8, 8, 8, 8, until someone prompts him with 9. He then proceeds from 10, 11, 12, 13, 13, 13, until you say 14, then he'll go 15, 16, 17, 18!

-He knows all of his letters, but is still working on saying his ABC's all in a row. They go something like: a, b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, o, p, r, s, u, x, y, z!

Last week, we drove up the mountain to see the leaves. Steven kept telling us they were purple and pink, when clearly they were orange, yellow, green, and red :) He had fun getting some pictures nonetheless...

Happy Fall Everyone!!!

Girls Weekend!

This is a little behind, but a few weekends ago, my mom, my sister, and sis-in-laws got together for a relaxing weekend of fun and time with each other!

Friday night, we all met up and had a delicious dinner. Then we had a fantastic fondue party that evening!!

Saturday dawned early, where we got to do a session in the Provo temple before heading out to lunch, then going to a play at the Hale Center Theatre. It was a great weekend, and it was fun to be able to bond with these girls more!!

Birthday Boys!!

Well, until January, everyone that lives in our home has a September Birthday!! Hooray! Last week, with the opening of BYU football season, I decided that would be the perfect opportunity to throw my fantastic husband a birthday party! We were able to have lots of his family here with us, and we had a great time watching the game!We were very happy we saved the cake until after the game. Made the celebration more sweet! :) The cake was supposed to have goal posts...but they didn't work. Also, I couldn't find any candles except the one from Steven's birthday last year..so BYU is now #1

Steven having fun with Aunt Melanie

Randomly...Steven discovered a love for corn on the cob this week

Then today we had a fun family picnic for Steven's birthday. We were able to have both of Steven's Grandpas and Grandpas, Great Grandpa and Great Grandma, and Aunt's Sheri and Melanie join us. It was a fun little get together before another wonderful BYU game! :)

(thanks to my friend Kristen for the fantastic cake idea)

Steven thought his cake was pretty cool

And of course, blowing out candles is the coolest thing ever

And cake is always delicious

Steven LOVES LOVES LOVES Cars, and was definitely not disappointed

Thanks to everyone for coming!! Darrell had a wonderful birthday, and Steven absolutely LOVES all of the things he got. He loves reading the books, he will love wearing clothes, and he loves cars!!

Can't believe he's already 2!!

I can't believe our little man is 2 years old today!! It's gone by so fast, yet there has been so much to happen in that time as well! Darrell and I both graduated from USU, we made a big move with Darrell's job, we have traveled on numerous family trips, and so so so much more!! Here are some fun things about Steven:

-He knows all of his ABC's, and only sometimes gets E and F mixed up :)

-He knows some of his colors: orange, yellow, green, blue, red, pink, purple, and black and white (although black and white get mixed up very often)

-He knows the last part of the BYU Cougars Fight Song

-If prompted with USU, he will immediately shout AGGIES! Same with BYU COUGARS!!

-He gets a facination out of camera, phones and basically anything electronic

-He just barely cut his 12th tooth, and is slowly, but surely, working on about 4 more

-He absolutely loves the movie Cars, specifically the character of Mater and McQueen

-He has recently become obsessed with Darby, Tigger, and Pooh

-He is going to be a big brother in about 4 months and is very excited to have a little sister

And of course, we can't go without a picture or two...or 10 or something :)

Day 1

Day 7 3 months old

6 months old

9 months old

1 year old

15 months old

18 months old

21 months old

2!!!

WE LOVE YOU HANDSOME LITTLE MAN!

Steven's Birthday Pics

Yes, I do realize these have words printed through them, but they were still too cute not to share!! Steven was TERRIBLE last year getting his pictures taken, but due to the fact that we got a free picture for his birthday, and I had store credit that needed to be used before the end of this month, we ventured to try again this year. Needless to say, we had a great photographer who was able to play to Steven's interests, and we got some good ones :)

Happy Birthday Darrell!

The Big 27!!!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband, who has so many wonderful qualities!!!

Here are 27 things you may or may not know about Darrell:

1. He loves being in the outdoors (Hiking, camping, etc.)

2. When he gets excited, he rubs his hands together and gets a big smile on his face

3. He looks forward to BYU Football season with much anticipation and joy

4. He is the best story-teller, and Steven prefers him to read him stories

5. When he was "interested" in me at Snow College, he walked around my apartment building twice before getting the nerve to knock on the door

6. He loves to study the Old Testament every morning

7. He is great at making sure we have family and couple prayers every single day

8. He loves to serve the Lord

9. He can make me laugh, even if he thinks his jokes are dumb

10. He thinks I'm beautiful, no matter what I look like

11. He loves being a daddy

12. He enjoys spending time in his garden, and it can cheer him up

13. When we first got the movie "Cars", he used to watch "Mater and the Ghostlight" when he was in a bad mood, and it would instantly cheer him up (It still always makes him laugh)

14. He is always very thoughtful

15. He loves to make trumpet noises and vocal percussion which Steven loves to imitate

16. He loves finance, and loves to learn about finance

17. Even though he is a practical person, after playing one for a weekend, he wants to get a Wii

18. He got so excited when we got our free surround sound system, he had to watch all the Harry Potter movies; which he did, and acted like a little kid at Christmas :)

19. He is a worthy Priesthood holder, and I'm so thankful he can give me a blessing at the drop of a hat

20. He is a quiet person, but once you get to know him, he can carry on a great conversation

21. Even though he never had been hunting before he met me, he was willing to go out and enjoy the deer hunt with my brothers the year we were married (he liked it, by the way)

22. He always makes sure to give me and steven both a hug and a kiss as soon as he gets home from work

23. The last year he went to Snow College he told people he wouldn't find a wife that year, because all the girls were too young. Low and behold, he met and married a first year Snow student :)

24. Even though he went to, graduated from, and supports the Aggies, in his heart you will find the words BYU COUGARS!

25. He doesn't love to grow his beard, but when he does, he can beat all his brothers and brother-in-laws in a growing contest

26. One of the things that attracted me to him was his love for children

27. He always seems to be humming, trumpeting, or vocalizing some happy song as he works.

Overall he's a great guy, and we love him!!!