Caterpillars, Cooking and Christmas Prep

Daddy finished his rural rotation so he gets to come home every night now.
(I don't know why blogger won't let me rotate this picture.  Grrrr)

Carter having fun on Thanksgiving.
Each "feather" on this headband lists something he said he is grateful for.
Jayden and Spiderman.

With friends like these....who needs to leave the house?

One of his favorite friends....Spiderman
(notice the others aren't far)

Carter has taught Jayden his ways.

These boys love to cook!
Carter:  "Daddy can you pass the oregano?"

Playing ball with his friends at preschool.

This isn't a large caterpillar, these are very small boys.

Look at me, I'm a beautiful butterfly!

Hiking with friends.
These boys beat everybody up the mountain (or rather, large hill).

Getting Ready for CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Oh the weather outside is frightful......
(we start off Christmas festivities with a picnic)

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
(in case you can't tell, that blur consists of several snowflakes we made.  Carter dropped them off the back of the chair and said "it's snowing!")

Santa's little helper.
Carter decided to put all these "presents"(they were boxes of decorations) under the tree as we were setting it up.

Deck the Halls

No Christmas is complete without building a snowman.

Jayden "getting into" the Nativity story....Literally.
(P.S. her first day with a baby ponytail)

Jayden:  "Who is this scary looking man?"
Carter:  "Who cares.  He gave me a candy cane."

Dashing through the.....asphalt
On a one horse open.....tractor
Over the....road...we go
Laughing all the way....ha ha ha
Bells and car horns ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing a ....hayride song tonight.
Hay!

Sipping cider with the old man.

The hayride took us to a live Nativity and a small petting zoo set up by a local church.
Here Carter gets to meet a donkey like the one Mary rode on to get to Bethlehem.

Look at those horns!

Glendale Glitters

No time for a title, the baby is crying

Four little monkeys....

.....running on a wall

"I will escape this cloth prison!!"
(that little bit of orange is her pajamas)

Awww, so cute

Smashing Pumpkins :)

Two kids on a playground.

A Spooky dinner.

Our little pumpkin

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell.
Thanks Grandma Batty for the costumes!

Blessing Day with mommy
(Daddy's favorite in the blog)

Blessing Day with daddy

Ok, ok.  Last picture.......

....Freedom!!!!!!

At the Phoenix Temple open house

You can take my picture but you can't make me smile.

Siblings
Let the games begin

Someone loves Daddy.  Or thinks he looks funny.

Color Me Rad 5K
The before shot.

And after

"You're not painted enough!"

"Do I have something on my face?"

2 months, 8 days old today

2 months, 8 days old not today

Fair, Flying and more Fun

Carter at the fair looking at the sheep.

We get one of these for Thanksgiving?!

The city of Glendale puts on an event called Touch A Truck each year.
Here is Carter trying out an old Army jeep.

Carter was really sad he didn't get to play with the phone in the limo-mouse-car.

Future crew chief.

This one's for you Grandpa Batty.

Backhoe, schmackhoe, I've got this down.

Peter Pan and crew ready for the Halloween party.

I do believe in fairies!

Peter loved catching his shadow over and over again.
It got old really fast, at least for the shadow.

Peter and the lost boys (and girl) enjoying their spoils.

Craig bought his queen a castle for their fifth anniversary.
Maybe by the seventh anniversary it will come with a yard.
(btw, this is a 3D puzzle)

One of these dessert options had Craig's name written all over it, so we had no choice but to get it.
See if you can guess :)

Carter at the park.

Flashback to the last time he was at this park.