Picking Pumpkins

These are the pumpkins from Grandpa's Garden. All of the kids, big and little, get to pick which one they want. We ended up with three pumpkins and we carved two last night. Justin's pumpkin has dread locks, but no nose. My pumpkin is a skeleton, I think. Justin cleaned his and carved it all within a half an hour. My pumpkin took longer, like two hours. First because I am a perfectionist. Second because I had to stop and feed the baby twice. It was fun!

Halloween and Big Boy

If you want to see a cute picture of Hailee in her Halloween costume from last year, go to wallinphotography.blogspot.com. She was a purple butterfly and I don't think she smiled at all that day. This year she is going to be a lady bug. Zach is going to be a pea pod. I had Justin try on his costume. So he cut the tags off right before and he could barely get Zach into the costume. I left the tags on it on purpose, so we could take it back if needed. So he might not be in it for very long, he is a big boy. We don't have pictures yet, I hope to take some this week.

I wonder: Do kids go trick or treating these days? The past two years while living here, we have gone to my mom's house on Halloween. I don't know what we are going to do this year. We could go to the mall, Trunk or Treat, or walk around the condos. We have even considered going to a random neighborhood. What would you do?

Zachary is two months old now. He is half the size of Hailee, weighing 13 lbs 8 oz. He has only grown 3 inches since he was born, he is 23 inches long. He is so chubby and very cute! I will have to wash the 6 month clothes, he fits the weight requirements.

Miss You, Grandma

Today was my Grandma's birthday. She would have turned 88 years old today. We didn't celebrate the day she was born or call her on the phone. I didn't hug her or feel her sweet kiss on my cheek. I didn't see that loving look in her eyes. I didn't hear the stories she told so many times before. I didn't see her wrinkled hands that have experienced so much. I didn't tell her how cool I thought she was or how much I loved her. I didn't know she was in so much pain. I didn't know when we met again I would kiss her cheek for the last time. I didn't realize how short this life is until that Halloween night one year ago.

Now her test is done, as she watches from above. I keep her loving example in my mind and always remember her devotion to the Gospel. I never will forget the wonderful grandmother who always had a smile on her face and how I felt so loved. Most of all, I will always cherish the last conversation we shared only one month before her body was laid to rest.

Traveling Adventures

We went to Logan this month to buy some Christmas Ornaments. Yes, you might be thinking, its too early to talk about Christmas. I love Christmas and I worked at Hallmark, where they start Christmas in July. I loved putting out Christmas Ornaments and cards. I really love decorating for Christmas no matter what time of year. The funny thing about that is that I married a Scrooge, who won't let me put anything out until after Thanksgiving. The ride up there was good until we got to sardine canyon. Hailee was not a happy camper, she started to steal the baby's blanket and scream. I thought it would be a good time to take some pictures as a distraction. We did not want to have two crying children.
The first thing you see right out of the canyon is the temple. How beautiful!
Good friends up in Logan Shelly and Rachel.
We tried a new place for lunch. We never went here when we lived in Logan. I think it is the size of a trailer, but they make a good sandwich. It is called Logan Hero's. The best part is that the canal goes right underneath the restaurant.

Who's a Big Girl

I realized that I have only been talking about Zach lately. I looked at the pictures I have been taking and the majority of them are of Zach. I guess I need to take more pictures of Hailee, so I can talk about her too. He is a lot easier to take pictures right now. She is a moving target, I am lucky if she will look at me when I have the camera.
She can be a sweetheart when she wants to.My little cuties.

The cute hat I got for her. She wanted to wear it the moment I gave it to her.
I love her expression in this one, don't mind the pile of clean clothes.
Playing with the bowl and laughing at mommy.
We were passing the bowl back and forth. Every time it fell on the floor she would laugh at me picking it up. She thought that was the funniest thing. After about 10 minutes she did not even pass it anymore, she would just drop it on the floor.