We Fancy the Fall- October

In our house the favorite season is the Fall. We love the cooler weather, we love crunching leaves and when the colors turn we love to take drives to see all the beauty. The fall might not last very long but at least we live in a place that has all 4 of the wonderful seasons. We get to enjoy them all.

We had a lot of fun this October! We started it off with a birthday celebration for my father-in-law, Stan. We were able to get a picture of him with all of his grandbabies! He still has two grandbabies coming in the next few months, but here is a picture with most of the babies (we were missing Justin, who was in Idaho at the time).

October 8th is the anniversary of the day my big brother, Brad, died in 1998. We hadn't been up to the crash site in a few years and decided that we should go up this year. It was beautiful with the leaves falling. It was a really nice and peaceful little drive for our little family. Abe's middle name is from Brad and I know he is close often. Pretty darn sure my little man has a strong relationship with his uncle Brad. I know he watches over us.

We were able to have a few friends over to paint pumpkins! Our good friends, Hailey and Austin, had their son just 4 weeks after we had Abe. So we like to get together whenever we can and let Abe and Carter play together.

We decided to paint pumpkins because we don't really want the babies playing with knives. But....... It was REALLY messy!

Even with the mess I think they had a lot of fun!

We were able to go to the Evans Family Farm to play.

Abe really liked being able to walk up and see all the animals. He is getting really good with his animal names and sounds so he really shows off when he sees animals in person. He rode a miniature horse and LOVED it! He didn't ever smile for the pictures, but he rode that horse like a boss.

We wanted to let Abe be something for Halloween that he recognizes and loves. When the new Despicable Me movie came out we took Abe to it and ever since he has been in love with Minions! So we decided to let him be a Minion for Halloween. We got the pieces to his outfit one by one and he was excited every step of the way but he was especially excited when his hat got here!

A few days before Halloween there was a Trunk or Treat at Grandpa Warren's work. We were able to meet up with most of the Crowns and get our treat on! We decorated the trunk like a monster mouth, I think a lot of the kids liked it! Abe and his cousins had so much fun running around and getting candy! They even had hotdogs and drinks there, we really love Halloween!

After the Trunk or Treat we were able to go back to the Crown household and carve some pumpkins! Abe didn't really care about what we were doing, he was just happy to be there.

When I was pregnant with Abe it was the same time of year as this pregnancy. I was about as far along with Abe when we carved pumpkins that year as I was this year with this pregnancy. So we decided to recreate a picture we had done two years ago with Abe in my belly. It is really interesting to me how much higher up and further out my little lady is than her big brother was! Kind of fun to compare.

We usually decorate haunted houses each Halloween, but this year things were a little busy and we didn't quite get it in. So, my dad made us some cookies that we could take home and decorate.

Abe didn't hesitate to dive right in and eat before even frosting!

In the end he just wanted to swirl around the frosting with his fingers. I think he had fun!

Abe went Trick or Treating! I really think he liked it. We only went to a few houses but he LOVED looking at the other kids in their costumes. He kept giving away his candy though, I don't know if he really understands the point.

Just a few funny things Abe did in October that we just want to add.....

One night Tyson came home from work and found Abe had covered me in books. He asked me what was going on. I told him Abe and I had been dancing and I got tired so I laid down and he just started piling them on..... He was happy so I just let him keep going.

Abe HATES anything on his feet. We think it is because back in June he stepped on a straight pin that went right in his heel. Now he is really particular about what is on his feet. One morning he had muffins for breakfast. I took him down from his high chair and there were crumbs all over, but I had to do something RIGHT THEN so.... while Abe threw a fit about the crumbs under his feet I said "Mommy has to do something so I just need you to deal with it for right now".... Came back a few seconds later and he was dealing with it! What a cutie!

I want to add a quick list of Abe's favorite words, just for my own memory sake:

Daddy

Mommy

Grandpa (gampa)

Papa

Nana

Grammy

Cracker

Chocolate (goch-a-lotte)

Jacket (catchet)

Superman/Batman (My-Man)

Love You

Sunshine

These are only a very select few of the words he knows. I mean, this little man talks A LOT. But these are his favorite words that he will repeat over and over and OVER AND OVER again until you verify that he is correct. I love my little man!

A Quick September

I say it was a quick September because I feel like it went by way too fast! I really think this year we might have skipped right from August to October!

We did get to have some fun outside this month. The weather was great! It was sunny and warm but not too hot! After a LONG HOT summer we really welcomed the breezes and rain that September brought to us.

We got to meet our newest nephew Stanley James Ellis! He is such a sweetheart! 

I love getting to hold newborns, especially as I get closer and closer to have my little lady come into this world.

Perfectly Posh celebrated our second birthday! For those of you who don't know, I sell some amazing naturally based pampering products. Perfectly Posh is the company I am lucky to be a part of. I got to go to our 2nd birthday party and it was so fun!

Tyson has made a lot of progress with Abe's big boy room!

It is a Superhero room and Abe LOVES it! He even loves to run up to the wall and gives Superman hugs!

Abe got a little more practice holding little babies! This is Abe and Tyson holding little Lincoln. So fun!

We enjoyed going to yard sales and garage sales this month! Got a few fun things including a fort building contraption that Tyson couldn't wait to get open and make a fort!

All in all it was a great month, but I really feel like it went by way too fast!

August Heat and Adventures

August is usually one of my favorite months of the year. Usually in Utah the weather starts cooling off, school starts up again and everything seems to start to calm down. This year was different..... August still has been one of my favorite months this year, but we did not go back to school and the weather definitely did not start to cool off! We still have lots of adventures to share with you!

We were able to celebrate our nephew, Justin's, birthday. Natalie made an amazing Captain America cake for him!

When you cut the cake you could see that she designed it to look like the American flag! So awesome!

Our first blackberries came in! We have had several that I have been able to eat but most of them are getting pecked by the birds! We are working on getting something to protect our little berries from the 150 species of birds that live in the ponds by our home.

We celebrated another birthday! Our good friend Nate came to celebrate with us. Wouldn't let me take any birthday pics but I got some of the treats I made!

We also celebrated our nephew, Micah's, birth-day! He got a lot of cool stuff! but I didn't get any cool pictures because I had a little man on my lap :)

Abe, Tyson and I went to Despicable Me 2! Abe sat through it so well! He only had to get up and stretch his legs a few times.

Abe LOVED the minions! He now has a little Minion toy and each time he sees it he says, "Whaaaaaaat?". Love that kid.

We were able to go up to Papa's house and help him build on his deck as well as get his yard the way he wants it.

Abe and I mostly played inside while Tyson worked! We like to stay where the air conditioning is!

We had family dinner with the Crowns. We do this once a month but I don't often get pictures of how cute the kiddies are together! I couldn't resist getting a picture of Abe and Ellie sitting on the little table together!

We were able to have a great adventure at the Aquarium. It is closing for a few months while they switch over to the new venue so we decided to visit the old one just one last time.

Abe LOVED the fish and really had a fun time watching the penguins diving and swimming around!

I was pretty sure he was going to try and jump in the pool where you can pet the sting rays because he was so excited.

Abe LOVES to go on adventures!

We braved it and took Abe to his first hair cut at an actual salon. We have shaved his head, tried to cut his hair ourselves, and had siblings cut it, but we had never taken him to an actual salon.

He sat on Daddy's lap and things looked like they were going to be okay. Up until she got started! He did not like the experience.

But he sure looks handsome with his new do, don't you think?

My sister-in-law, Nikki, invited Abe and me to go with her and her kiddies to the Farm at Thanksgiving Point!

Abe is learning all his animal sounds and loved running around telling me each of the animal sounds. It really surprised him when he started to moo at a cow and the cow mooed back!

He sure looks up to his cousin Lucas. I don't think there is anyone on this planet that can make Abe laugh the way Lucas can! Those two really have fun together.

Ellie was just happy to be there with the boys! I couldn't believe how much fun these three had together!

We took a quick trip up to City Creek Mall. Abe had so much fun playing with and looking at the fountains.

I just wish we had brought a change of clothes so he could play in the splash pad! I wasn't thinking!

After City Creek we got to meet our newest nephew! He definitely holds the record for highest birth weight in the family! He came to this world weighing a whopping 10 lbs 13 oz! Emily sure is a trooper!

We love all these babies coming into our world! It is so fun to get to meet each special little one and I LOVE holding little babies! It is also helping our Abe to get used to seeing babies. I know it will be a completely different story when the baby comes home with us and doesn't go away, but at least he gets to see new babies and start to learn how to be soft and nice with them!

The grand finale to our adventurous month was the wedding of Dan and Carrie! Oh my goodness these two are so deep in love!

It was so much fun to share this day with them and I am so glad they are married forever! It was a beautiful reception and an even more beautiful ceremony.

Although this August was unlike any other, it was amazing. We had so much fun and we were able to do so many things as a family. I am so glad this August was such a great one!