A month of Thanksgiving

This week has been trying but at the same time amazingly wonderful. We are closing in on the big move (7 weeks from last Friday) and things are beginning to fall into place. I am so thankful for the many blessings which my Heavenly Father has seen fit to bless me with. Things get stressful when you move, but things have gone fairly smooth at the same time.

Earlier this week I was giving Joshua a bath and he laid his head down in the water and gave me the biggest smile ever. It filled my heart with joy. He is learning so much and growing up too fast. He has picked up shaking his head no and yelling 'Dad'. He is also standing up on his own very well. He is such a wonderful blessing in our home. He fills our lives with joy and it is so hard to imagine that he has only been with us 11 months.


Ethan is beginning to talk... a lot. :) It is so awesome to see him learn things and begin to put things together. He knows a lot of shapes and is starting to get the colors more and more. He has a very funny, silly personality and makes us laugh a lot. He is growing up too fast.


Travis only has 1 week 2 days and finals (as he tells me :D ) 'til graduation. He has been working hard on school and hunting. He also works at Handel and we are VERY excited to go to his Christmas party.

As for me, I have been busy blogging and crafting. I am also working on a couple of piano pieces and teaching myself the guitar. It has definitely been an experience. The guitar has been harder to learn than the piano.


Well, that about sums it up. This week we are having Thanksgiving here and we are very excited to be cooking our own dinner. Hopefully it turns out well. We are truly blessed and have so much to be thankful for.

P.S. Pic of Trav to come. We have no good recent ones of him alone.

Halloween: Tricks and Treats!

This past Friday and Saturday we celebrated Halloween. It was a weekend jam packed with a ton of fun. This year we got two costumes: Buzz and Woody. Ethan of course wanted to be both so Friday he was Woody, Saturday he was Buzz. Joshua didn't care because he hated both costumes.


Friday, we started our Trick or treating out by going to the Union Trick or Treat. There were a TON of people there and Ethan was a little overwhelmed. He really got the hang of saying Trick or Treat though. He got to do a pumpkin toss, pumpkin bowling, and got to walk through a little haunted house where he was scared. The people running it dropped the candy on his Woody hat and he ran out crying. It was an interesting experience for him.


Next, we went to the Children's Clinic Trick or Treat where the boys were gushed over. Everyone thought they were so cute. They got a lot of good loot there including some glow sticks which Ethan was bound and determined to try and open.

Saturday Travis had the FE Exam so the boys and I were on our own. We trekked downtown to Trick or Treat. I wasn't quite sure how to do this so I loaded both boys in the John Deere wagon. They did amazing. Woody (which was Joshua on Saturday) passed out early on and enjoyed a snooze almost the whole time. Buzz was busy charming everyone and smiling extra candy out of them. It was a beautiful morning and we had a nice time.

From there we went to the Scrapbook store and took Halloween pictures. I will post one when I get it back.

Saturday evening we went to the Trunk or Treat at the Stake Center. It was a little chilly so Ethan and I walked around while Travis and Joshua handed out our candy. Ethan got a little tired and started to shout Trick or Treat so we didn't stay out too long. He still said thank you but rather interestingly.

It was a very nice weekend and next year will be a new adventure since we will be Trick or Treating in California.