Buffing up

Apparently Seth was feeling the need to do a work out yesterday morning. Daddy has weights, so Seth made his own with his foam blocks!

Octember

I think this is why people get wrinkles and gray hair... Time is going so fast and I am trying to keep up (but and enjoying trying). October has quickly turned into November...which really means December in the marketplace these days, so I have to move quick and update. Here are the highlights:

*Emery moved from being a creeper to a craweler. She is as wiggley as they come. I love her to pieces...

*Seth has become an awesome bike (aka trike) rider. He rides his bike everyday and they have awesome bikes at his preschool too, which he loves.

*Seth loves preschool and I am happy he has a place where he just gets to play and have his own little community without the enforcer...best known as mommy, watching over his shoulder. I think that he feels so much more independent and confident. That was our goal with this 2 hour, two day a week preschool. He knows he is talented too...

*Seth turned 3 (I'll post pictures soon)

*We went to Disneyland as a family, several times. This is huge because Brandon has been crazy busy, and we actually found time on a Saturday to go.

*My mom turned 51 but we really celebrated her 50th birthday because she can't remember it due to pain meds, and back problems. All the girls spent time here in LA then went to the Hollywood Bowl to see Carrie Underwood. So, so fun!

*Randy got pinned and passed his firefighter, stuff. Yay for him

*We got to hang out with Shae and baby Brooklyn several times. She was blessed, then she came down to visit us twice these past two months. She is such a cute girl. Maybe because she looks like me:) jk not a thing like me. She is a mixture between her gorgeous mom and dad.

*bought my first sewing machine and sewed a vest, lined and with back piping. I was quite proud since I used a paper bag to make my own pattern. I remembered a lot from my 9 year old 4-H sewing class days.

Halloween Memories

Then....

and now...

Paige and Seth won the costume contest at the YMCA gym! (two years running for Paige)

We were Toy Story themed: Jessie, Woody, Rex, and Slinky Dog, along with Padme and another cowboy.

Emery won a costume contest, too!

We had a great Halloween. It was a crazy, fun filled weekend! We had several parties to attend. A neighbor's Halloween lunch, ward party, then a party at the Erickson's apt. complex that included a fire show! If that wasn't enough for one day, we then had about 15 people over the next night. The kids and parents were wiped by Monday!

On her way....

My baby girl is so big! I can't even believe she is now 8 months. She has a mind of her own. She definatly has an opinion about things. She rarely sits still, and that includes in my lap at church. It makes Sundays difficult:) She isn't the best sleeper, but I'll keep you updated after this week. She is in for a bit of sleep training (aka, cry it out). I can't take it any longer, so says the bags under my eyes! Her favorite person by far is Seth. She loves to creep over to him and mess with whatever toy he has...Seth has a problem with this:) She screams mamamamamama when she is angry and wants something (I don't take offense though). We sure do love having this little squirmer around.