Fall Fun Part 3- Halloween activities

We did way more this year to celebrate Halloween then we have ever done. I think it's because we actually have a child old enough to enjoy it.

The Friday before Halloween we went to the library for story time and the kids were allowed to dress up and go "trick-or-treating" around the library.

Then on Saturday we went to Boo at the Zoo. Oh my it was so crowded and crazy. Addison was so excited but by the time we were actually in the zoo she just seemed overwhelmed and didn't want to look at the animals or go to the booths and get candy. About half an hour into it was found the Trumoo booth and got chocolate milk and that's when she finally wanted to start seeing the animals and started enjoying it all a little bit. Thank goodness for chocolate milk! :) Clark however enjoyed the music and was dancing in the stroller and seemed to be quite interested in all these weirdly dressed people. Oh if you can't tell by the pictures Addison was a Kitten for the library and zoo, but turned into a ladybug for Halloween. The ladybug costume was from 2 years ago and I was very surprised it fit still! Clark was a peapod who was not so thrilled about it either.

We carved pumpkins on Sunday the 30th. Addison only had a little nap after Church and was grumpy until the very end when she said that she wanted a silly face for her pumpkin. So we made a silly oval mouth just like she made on her face! After that she had a blast helping me carve the pumpkin... She wanted to do it all by herself but I didn't think it was such a good idea so she settled on helping me instead.

Ok so I think we have finally made it to Halloween... My Mom was down for a doctor appointment so we had a good time with her. It was so nice to have her here to help with the kids so I could make dinner without Clark under my feet plus the kids just love having her here to play! I made pumpkin shaped pizza maybe next year I will try to do a "spooky supper" like the Whitworths do. It is always so fun! Addison could hardly stand it she was so excited for when we left to go trick-or-treating. She remembered to say "trick or treat" and "thank you" (with some encouragement:) She kept saying. "Let's go to another house!" Clark rode in the stroller eating one of his peas happily. :0 Then we headed back home to watch "The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." It was a very fun Halloween. Oh Tyler even sort of dressed up to take Addison to the door. He was going for detective.... I think... :) Happy Halloween everyone!

Fall Fun Part 2- Playing in the leaves

So we had been having a lot of fun playing in the leaves again this year. In one of the pictures you can see Tyler with the leaf blower (from DI only like $15.00!) but instead of blowing leaves he is balancing a ball on the air. :) Addison thought it was pretty cool. She sure does love her Daddy and the silly things he does. The kids had fun stomping in the pile of leaves we made and of course throwing them into the air. Our street is lined with maples and they are so gorgeous right now with all the different fall colors.

Clark has a blast pushing his toy up and down the sidewalk in front of our house. We have to be careful not to let him have too much of a head start because he is sure fast.

We are enjoying life and are trying to count our blessings often.

Fall Fun Part 1 -- Black Island Farm

So this year we have been having a lot of fun with Fall. I put part one because we seem to do a lot during the Fall and since the kids are awake right now I don't know how much I will get posted. This year we got free tickets to go to The Black Island Farm. Addison had a blast on all the huge slides made out of hay bales and slick plastic. I think she spent about an hour total climbing and sliding. Kevin, Hallie and Mom Whitworth came with us as well. It was a lot of fun. The Farm had animals that the kids could feed and sort of pet (if the animals came close enough), a barrel train to ride in behind a tracker. We ran out of time the night we went so the following saturday we went back and took a "hay ride" aka uncomfortable bench seats on a trailer pulled behind a tracker to get our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. Addison picked a super skinny tall pumpkin and was convinced that was the one she wanted so that's what she got. Tyler did a great job carving it which you will see in later pictures... We had a blast! I think we may even pay to go next year... There were way more things to do then I even listed and we didn't get to spend time at everything that I would have liked to do.

Clark turns ONE!!!

We had a great time celebrating Clark's birthday in Idaho the weekend of the 17th and then again on his actual birthday! We love our little boy so much. It's hard to believe that he is growing up so fast! He can walk although he still chooses to crawl unless it's less than four or five steps away. He has 7 teeth plus ??? coming in. I'm not putting my fingers in his mouth! He is 24 pounds 31 inches tall. Clark makes us laugh all the time with his silly faces (he will make fish faces sometimes... I haven't caught one on camera yet though) and is quick to get into everything. We love you Clark! Happy first birthday!

Isn't Tyler handy?

So Tyler has been very handy around the house and in these pictures you can see two of the many things Tyler has been up to. The coolest one according to Addison would be the sandbox he completed today! The best part is it was FREE to make! We got the sand off of KSL thanks to Hilary seeing it in the FREE section and the boards were from around the house from extra projects. Addison already spent a good 2 hours in it today and would have played longer but dinner was ready... Tyler also made the dog house that is one of these pictures. He has also replaced the back door put in spindles going down the stairs to our basement and has done much much more that I can't even think of right now. He is so talented and ready to learn if he doesn't know how. I love him so much! Thank you Handsome!

Fun Weekend

So these are some pictures of what we have been doing the past few days... On Saturday we went boating with our friends the Gurrs. We enjoy being around them so much and had a blast playing in the water and tubing. Yes even Clark seemed to enjoy it most of the time. Addison would say she wanted to go "bumpity bump bump on the boat." Then Sunday we rested and had G and G Tonks over before Grandma went in to the hospital on Monday to have her pain pump replaced. Both the kids loved seeing them and spending the couple hours they had with them. Then Monday we went and visited Grandma at the hospital. Addison absolutely loved the bed and all the buttons. Then last night we went to Thanksgiving Point and met our Gurr friends again to see the Dinosaur Museum and the Farm there. Addison was terrified of the dinosaur bones and cried the entire time; however, she loved the farm and riding the pony. I even got licked by the cow and sneezed on by a sheep. Hope you enjoy!

4th of July, Lagoon, Family Reunion and Tyler's Birthday... July FUN!!!

So we have been so busy this past month. It has been a blast! We had a family reunion with the Tonks family. Kellie and kids were up poor Paul had to stay in Arizona and work but we had a good time. The kids loved jumping on a trampoline, tackling Grandpa, blowing bubbles, playing on the slip n' slide, breaking open a pinata, treasure hunt and of course watching fireworks and playing with sparklers. We also got to spend some time with the Whitworth family. We went to the Rexburg parade with them. Clark's favorite part was the balloon and Addison's favorite part was probably the candy. I think she ate it through out the whole thing. I'm not sure she even watched the floats. We also watched a parade the weekend of the 24th here in utah. That same weekend we went to Lagoon with our friends the Scholes. Addison absolutely loved it! She laughed more that day then I have heard or seen her in a long time. She loved playing with Carter! Okay so kids are done with me posting so... enjoy the pictures! Addison fell asleep standing up leaning against the couch and Clark is trying to walk and has been crawling on all fours for a while now. We also had big tree cut down and Tyler is using the leaf blower to move the dirt around from the huge pile leftover after the stump was ground up. Oh and we had a good time at the Zoo with the Whitworth Clan! Even though all of our family was tired! I probably didn't explain all the pictures but let me know and I will try to comment back to let you know who and what is going on! Got to run! Life is busy and we love it! We love each othe and our sweet kiddos. Hope everyone else is well.