Halloween Part 2

Shar & Trav invited us to their ward's Halloween dinner and trunk or treat! (Shawn & Abby are in the same ward, so it was perfect!)
We had tons of fun!
The kiddos were pros and knew just what to do. They liked playing in the back of the van and munching on candy as soon as they made the rounds. Cute little Mila slept the whole time.
Great food, great company, great night!
Ps. can you tell what Shawn & Abby dressed up as?

Halloween Part 1

We had a spooky, (not so) scary, creepy, crawly Halloween!

We had a yummy dinner of Monster Tacos the day before to get ready for our scary day (thanks Annie, for the idea!)

Then the day OF Halloween, we got all dressed up!

The boys LOVED getting dressed and played and laughed so hard at the other's costume.

Then we headed over to our neighborhood Trick or Treat party in the grassy field.

They had so much fun with their friends and learned very quickly how to Trick or Treat on their own!

Thanks, Sharla for putting this together. We had a blast!

Our nighttime activities soon to come!

Random October

We've all been sick off and on...so we've had a lot of days at home.

There have been some not so great moments, but most of the time we try have FUN and play!!

Here is some random cuteness I caught on camera:

Tave was very insistent that he wear his shoes and only a onesie. NO pants.

He looked so funny, West and I just laughed and laughed. Tave thought he was pretty cool!

Weston watched me wash my face one morning and decided he needed to as well.

So now I have a little partner while I get ready.

Pumpkin Carving!

We carved our pumpkins for family night!

Somehow Weston remembered that the only thing he wore for last year's carving was a diaper.

He absolutely insisted that diapers were the only thing for him and Tave to wear this year as well.

They are so funny!

Tave is really into 'feeling' things with his tongue. (should I be worried?!)

So he licked the pumpkin and West thought it'd be worth a try.

Funny funny boys!

They loved carving with dad and Weston thought the goop was AWESOME this year. He played with it during the entire carving, it was his pumpkin pie.

Tave, yeah, not so much. He hated it and if a single seed got on him he would scream. Oh I love sensory activities!

We had a blast and loved creating some holiday memories with our boys.

Daddy and dancing...

We all absolutely LOVE when Jeff gets home. (on school nights he gets home right before bed, hence the no-clothes)

The boys can't wait to tackle him and wrestle and play.

I am so grateful that I have a husband who is such a wonderful daddy. He truly loves our boys and enjoys playing as much as they do!

Diaper Dance

The boys love to run around in diapers before we get pjs on. This is a nightly occurrence.

They dance around for awhile and then they end up under the table....For some reason that is a fun place to play when you're not dressed!

Our little Linus

The boys blankies really are a part of our family.

The minute Tave has his, the fingers go in his mouth.

Oh we love our little boy!

Pumpkin Fun!

We had a blast decorating our pumpkins! The boys thought it was hilarious to wear the mouths.

We are having so much fun with our boys!

The Aclarium

Jeff had the day off work, so we went to the Living Planet Aquarium!
(aka the Aclarium to West)

It was awesome to be able to take our time and just follow the boys to what they were most interested in.
Our favorite things:
Tave: walking. Doesn't matter what he sees. Just walking.
Weston: the octopus
Nicole: petting the stingrays
Jeff: the jellyfish & stingrays

Perfect family day.

Getting Dressed

Weston gets himself dressed pretty much every day now.

He thinks it's great that he can put his shirt and pants on all by himself.

And most days, his outfits look something like this:

I just love how excited he gets and that I never know what he may come out in.

I sure love this kid.

(ps. the pillow was his idea too. He thought it would be a fabulous photo prop!)

Pumpkin Patch!

For family night we took a trip to the local pumpkin patch!
We had so much fun riding the wagon:



choosing our pumpkins:

and playing in the dirt:

My handsome pumpkins.
We love the fall!

Bijou Market

Me and my hats are going to be at the Bijou Market on November 7th!
I posted about it on my personal blog because it's more my thing than my family's.
But I am so excited.... I thought I'd share with anyone who doesn't read that blog as well.
I have grown up going to craft fairs and boutiques with my mom and have always wanted to be on the making end of it. Now I get to be! If you're in the Utah County area, you should check it out.
Lots of cool stuff, get your Christmas shopping done early, and it's all handmade!

Shar's friend, Aimee, is a wonderful photographer who worked with me on a product shoot!

The girls were so awesome and Aimee did a great job catching their adorable personalities.

Thanks to Aimee White Photography for the wonderful photo session.

We had a blast!

A family walk

Last week when we were all so sick, we didn't hang out with anyone but ourselves.

We had to get out of the house sometimes, so we went on a lot of walks.

It was so refreshing and nice just to be together as a family and to let the boys explore.

Tave was thrilled to be outside. It is his favorite, favorite place to be.

He can say 'outside' now so guess what we hear all day long! ;)

Weston wanted to wear this hat and jacket so he could look like a pumpkin. (the jacket is Tave's...so it's a little small.) He also loves to do crazy poses and be silly. He sure is our little comedian!

ps can you tell I've been having some fun editing in Picnik. It's cool...you should try it out!

Grandpa Joe & Grandma Dean!

We were so excited when Grandpa & Grandma Dean told us they would be in Utah!

They drove down with Bob & Susie to hang out and go to dinner.

When I told Weston they were coming his exact words were:

"Yayayayay!!! I love my grandparents and they love me!"

They came and visited at our house for awhile and then we headed to Red Robin. Mmmm...so delicious!

Jonathan and Weston jammed on the guitars while we waited:

In the past Weston has taken a little bit to warm up. But this time he was so adorable with them. He loved talking and playing with them and just had to sit by Grandma Dean at the table. Then they colored together. So sweet. It was great to see them having so much fun!

Thanks for a wonderful visit! We love and miss you!!

Mixed

We've started doing play-doh a lot more often. I had kind of forgotten about it and decided we needed to do more manipulatives.


The boys have had so much fun and Tave does surprisingly well! He likes the containers and toys more than the play-doh, but it works. He put this lid on and off for about 15 minutes!

Weston is really into cutting and we've also been working on rolling it like a snake. That's kind of a hard one.

We usually keep the colors separated.
I have been a stickler abou this.
Until today.
Weston asked to have more than one color out and I thought we would do okay keeping them apart.
When he started smashing them together my first inclination was to say No!
But then I realized it really didn't matter.
So what if the colors mix?
They actually look super cool and it was a good chance to teach him that
yellow+red=orange and yellow+blue = green.
I had to pat myself on the back- I'm gettin over some of my perfectionism.

Play-doh time = success