Fall and Haloween Fun!

 This fall we visited the farmer's market where we got lots of fresh fruit and veggies. Hunter LOVES watermelon. Dylan and Cali liked the apples. We went with my parents to the sheepdog show. It was actually quite cool. Hunter kept yelling for the sheepdogs to "go...go...go...puppy...go...go..go" And of course he made several growls. Any animal that he passes gets growled at. That is why his costume this year was so easy to pick out. He has the growl down!

 

 So, Rhen and I have decided that EVERYTHING is more fun with kids. Halloween is not my favorite holiday, but this year seeing my kids so excited about it all made every minute worth it. Luckily Rhen's dad loves taking little monsters around trick-or-treating... The kids had a blast. I think they ate more sugar in one week than they have the whole time they have lived at our house.

Hunter as a lion...."Roar..."

Cali and her cousins all dressed like cats.

Go Utes! Unless you're Hunter...

The boys at Wheeler Farm

Cute little Emily....

We  had to work in the princess some how...

Bradle as Woody

Cali and Aubree spent the day with my mom. They had so much fun. They are a hoot when they get together.

We decorated sugar cookies, made carameled apples, carved pumpkins, dressed up, and talked about monsters all month long! Rhen's parents took the kids to the pumpkin patch and they have talked about every day since. They have loved the festivities. I feel so blessed to have such fun grandparents for my little ghouls!

Kindergarten ALREADY!!!!

                          
Cali started school today! She was super excited for her first day. She has had her clothes picked out for several days now and changed her desired hair-do many times. She is adorable! I can't wait to hear about all of her fun Kindergarten stories. Cali loves reading. She loves to sing and dance and is 100% diva! She is very helpful and is 5 going on 20! She always tells us how she wants to be a grown up. We keep begging her not to grow up, but I don't think we will get our way on this one. We love Cali girl and can't wait for her to learn how to read... then she can read us bedtime stories!

Happy Birthday Dylan!!!!

August 1st was Dylan's Birthday. He was so excited for his special day. He requested a "Cars Birthday". We did our very best to make it as "carzy" as possible. He was pampered from morning to night. On Monday's Grandma "Sunna" (Missy's mom) babysits the kids. Dylan was lucky enough to have his birthday fall on such a day. He started with opening presents, then a yummy breakfast, a shopping trip to buy a cars backpack, then to visit mommy at work, out to lunch at McDonald's (his favorite place to eat), a quick nap for an energy recharge and a birthday party to be remembered. Thanks grandma "Sunna" for making Dylan's birthday a special day all day long.

His party was awesome! Dylan felt very loved! Both grandmas and grandpas, aunts and uncles, cousins, and four great grandparents attended the big event. Dylan was feeling pretty on top of the world.

 We told Dylan our big goal for #3 is to use the big potty so he can be ready for pre-school. He has made some good progress in this department so we have high hopes.

  

We love our little Dylan and look forward to seeing what year number three has in store. We can honestly say that he brings a lot of joy into our lives. He has the cutest personality and the most adorable smile. He keeps us entertained, on our toes, and rolling in laughs. We love you Dylan!

Aunt Alyssa makes the most fabulous birthday cakes. I have always hoped that I would magically become more creative and could make my kids fun birthday cakes too! The talent has not arrived, but Aunt Alyssa did.... She moved back from California and can make my kids fun birthday cakes. Dylan thought this was awesome! The fun cars on top are bath cars. Dylan will get lots of use out of them. He loves bathtime! The trick will be getting him to share with Hunter. Thanks Aunt Alyssa! You really made his cars birthday!

We don't love the BYU shirt that Uncle Tyler snuck in, but Dylan loves his grandpa and Uncle Tyler and I am sure they will get some games in... and Dyaln will need a shirt to blend in...even if he does secretly wish his blue was red!

A little Update.... Better late than never!

I always told everyone that I would blog once I had children to take pictures of and blog about. The joke is on me.... now that I have kids, I don't have the time to blog! I apologize for not posting more regularly. I FINALLY finished school, so I will have a little more time to dedicate to updates. I won't make promises, but I will certainly try! I posted a little slideshow of some of our summer fun. There are not a ton of pictures of Huner. It is a little difficult to catch him.

Cali has had so much happen since she joined our family. She learned how to tie her shoes. She lost her first tooth. She learned how to write her new last name. She starts Kindergarten this week. She met her new teacher... and most importantly had her first major shopping trip with mommy! Rhen is a little bit scared of the habits I might teach her! I am really good at shopping! Cali loves her grandmas! She loves to learn and she loves helping mommy cook dinner.

Dylan is turning 3 tomorrow! (I promise to take birthday pictures and post them promptly). He has been so excited about his birthday. It has worked out really nicely. Everytime he starts getting stubborn or doesn't want to share, we remind him that he needs to practice being the birthday. He has requested a Cars birthday. If you ask him what exciting event is coming soon he will reply, "My CARS birthday!!!!" He says the funniest things. He really likes to tease his mommy.

Hunter is so much fun. He is learning to say a bunch of new words. He says... haiw (hair) Luyu (Love you) No no no (he hears that alot) Daddy, Mommy, Cowi (Cali), Baw (ball), In da sky (airplane), down, out, doggy, gamma, peas (please) Danx (Thanks)... I could go on and on... His little voice is so cute. He loves to be tickled. He loves to run around. He loves his daddy (who he often calls mommy). He has a fun laugh and is full of energy.

We have had a blast! Rhen and I are exhausted, but have never had so much fun. We could never have imagined loving our kids so much. We love to snuggle with them. We love to hear them laugh. We love their little hugs and kisses and the funny things they say. We wake up every morning just wondering what the new day will bring. We definitely believe this is our happily ever after!

Summer Fun!

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Picture Time!

We wanted to have some pictures to hang on our walls, so we took the kids to FotoFly. The kids loved it! Cali thinks it is really cool to see her picture in our living room. Here are a few of our favorites....

Guess Who Learned To Tie Her Shoes???!!!!

 This week Cali has been working on tying her shoes. She is "Little Miss Independent". She has been so excited about her new found knowledge. I have been too! Her excitement inspired Dylan to learn how to put on his own shoes and velcro them. It is amazing how something as simple as tying shoes can help get us out the door faster. I love Cali and am so proud of her for not giving up. Learning to tie shoes can be VERY frustrating for little hands. Now...if only we could get Dylan excited about the big potty!

AT LAST!!!!!!!



Everyone was worried that our car ride would
be terrible. This little guy was abou this peaceful
the entire trip!



 Need we say more? WE ARE ALL IN HEAVEN! We are so happy to have some new additions to our family. We couldn't be happier!



Daddy's favorite time is bedtime. Not beacuse the kids are about to go to sleep, but because we get tickle time, story time, snuggle time, and giggle time. He loves our little monkeys and they LOVE him! I had not doubts he would be awesome!



    

Cali is such a fun little girl. I love doing her hair in the morning. She loves to come up with all kinds of new ways to do it. She wants side pony-tails, curls with headbands, braids, piggy-tails, and sometime her hair dos are new inventions. We love hair time!

We feel so blessed to have our little family together. We are grateful to our family and friends for being so supportive and welcoming. Cali, Dylan, and Hunter are very loved! I know they love so many of you back! Thanks for making this a special time for our family. We promise to keep you updated on our new adventures. We already have a list of funny stories.... It will be fun keeping a journal of the funny things they say and do! 

We are excited to introduce Cali (5), Dylan (2), and Hunter (15 months)!