Thanksgiving #1

 We got the privilege of having two Thanksgivings this year.  Trent and Wendy came in to visit the first of November and so Brice's mom decided to have Thanksgiving while they were here.  This pic is of the table.  I loved all the red.

 Here are some very cute monkey, also known as Brinlee, Tayson and Ember.  This was the best picture I could get out of them!!

 This face is just adorable.  She was loving the mashed potatoes!!

 Here is a view of everyone, but me.  Someone has to take the picture!!

Another view of everyone... The food was awesome and the company was pretty good too!!  So thankful for my family and the opportunity we got to spend with Trent and Wendy!

Mowing the Lawn

 I love to mow the lawn.. I like the exercise.  Well, Ember likes to mow the lawn to.  Tayson used to follow me around with the same lawn mower. 

 She is right behind me..

Here she is looking up at daddy taking pictures..  I love her!!

Cute Girl!

I couldn't resist putting this one up.  She let me do her hair in braids and so I had to take a picture, but she wouldn't hold very still.  I love this girl.... I do have to admit that she is so much harder than Tayson, but I wouldn't trade it for anything!!

Happy Halloween

 I know its a little late, but I am going to do this post anyways!  Tayson was the transformer Bumblebee.  He did have a huge helmet with his costume but it was heavy to wear.

 Here is my Ember as Belle.  She was so excited to go trick or treating this year.

Here are my two monkey together.  And if you are wondering why there are so many pumpkins, its because we grew all of them and they had to go on the porch.  We went to the Ward dinner and parade and then came home and went and did a little trick or treating.  Tayson finds it more fun to hand out the candy than go and get it..

Corn Maze

 Over Fall Break we took the kids to the Punkinaze.  They always have so much fun.  They love the big slides and could go down them over and over.  There was hardly anybody there so it was a perfect day to go.  Ember would not go by herself so I would climb up with her and go down.  But Tayson is fearless and he even found a little friend to play with.

 Going down backwards...

 Going to go again..

 She would go down the slide by herself, just not climb up to it by herself.

 Happy girl..

 Me and Tayson collided.. we had a good laugh.

 Brice did go, he is at the top helping Ember with Tayson going down on his belly.

 We actually went in the corn maze twice.  The second time in Tayson got us really lost and he thought it was so funny. 

Here is Tayson posing for me so I could take a picture.  This might have been the last year we could go because they sold part of the ground to Maverick.  We hope they find a new spot because we love going!!

Ember is Three!!

 Okay I am adding to this post because I found more pictures I had taken.  Here is Ember the morning of her birthday.  She was so excited for me to take her picture.

 Here she is opening up Tayson's present.  He just couldn't wait to give it to her.  Don't mind Rowdy in the background eating off the ground... I do feed him.

 Here she is opening her gifts from mom and dad.  It took me so long to find her a Strawberry Shortcake doll and she wasn't even that excited about it.  She even threw her in the trash!!  I got her out because there was no way she was leaving our house after all the time I put in to finding her!!

 She got this princess shopping cart and now she takes it to the store with me.  Below is another picture of her with her Dora cake.  She couldn't wait to eat it!

 Okay, normally I wouldn't be in the picture, but I did not take many of Ember on her birthday.. So this picture is of Ember opening her presents from the whole family.  She got a minnie mouse, Dora, Cinderalla, princesses, books, clothes and lots of love.  She was the most excited about her cake the Aunt Kenzie made her.  The whole time before her birthday when you would ask her what she wanted she would tell you she wanted cake.

Here is the masterpiece.  Aunt Kenzie did an amazing job.  Ember loved it.  I had to have Brice cut into it because I couldn't.  We are so blessed to have Ember in our lives.  Right now she is in love with Strawberry Shortcake.  But not the doll, the movie and shows.  She loves to play with her brother and she loves getting dressed up and saying she is beautiful.  She loves her apple juice and any kind of pasta.  She only gives out hugs when she wants, but when she does they are awesome hugs.  She has a best friend Saelim and they are partners in crime!!  She loves to read the scriptures at night and sing primary songs.  We love her so much!!

11th Year Anniversary

 You might be wondering why I would post a picture of my messy kitchen... well its because this is a picture of Brice putting in my new microwave he got me for our 11th year anniversary.  I am a very practical woman and so I wanted an above the stove microwave.. and I got one!!

This is a picture of the back of the microwave.  I should have taken a picture with it all installed.  But it is up and working.  Also, Brice wanted screwdrivers for his gift and he used them to put up my gift.  Happy anniversary honey...love ya!!

Fall Drive

 Every year we like to drive up a canyon and see all the different colors of leaves on the mountains.  So here is Ember waiting for it to begin.

 Here is our driver... He is very handsome.

 Here is Tayson with a receipt that he was writing on.  He wasn't that impressed with the leaves.

Here is about the only picture I got.  And it doesn't even do it justice.  We ended up going over Trappers loop and through Ogden Canyon.  It was a good family activity!!

Painting

 The kids decided they wanted to paint.. so here is Ember after painting.  She loved getting it all over. Needless to say she got in the shower right after.

 Here is my little artist..sometimes.  He gets in moods where he wants to be creative.

There are the masterpieces.  He painted about five or six pictures.  He didn't need a shower though, not as messy as his sister.

Riding in the Combine

 Here is one happy boy.  He has one awesome Grandpa that got him this ride.  Grandpa cuts grain in the summer and Tayson loves to ride in the combine with him. Grandpa has an older combine but he has a cousin that has brand new ones.  So I drove him over to where they were cutting and Tayson got to ride in the new combine.  It has a buddy seat and Tayson was excited about that.

 Here is the combine from the front.

This combine could keep cutting the grain as it emptied.  Tayson thought that was so cool.  Thanks Grandpa for getting us the ride!!

First Day of Second Grade

 I know its a little late, but I am posting this anyways.  Here is Tayson eating his breakfast before going to school.  He love to watch Curious George while he eats and so he was not going to look at me.

Here he is before we get in the car and go.  I don't take pictures at school because he doesn't like it.  I did walk him into school and he hangs his backpack up and then asks if I was going to leave..  It just means he can be away from his mom and he is okay with that.  He is doing well at school and his favorite subject is math.

Soccer!!

This is it... I think I have more of Tayson playing soccer, I just need to put them on the computer.  so for right now you get this one of Tayson looking in the opposite direction.  He did have an awesome fall season.  He got to play with Ethan this time and they were so excited to be on the same team. Tayson even made a goal and I was super excited for him.  I think he even got embarrassed because I got so excited and kept yelling.  He is getting better and he even learned that when he got scored on being goalie that it was okay... He is growing up and I am so proud of him!!

Hoogle Zoo

 We took the kids down to the Zoo before school started and they loved it.  Here is Tayson in the skunk and mole hole place!! 

 I am not sure what we are in front of, but I like to throw in a picture of me everyone now and then.

 Here are the two exploring an exhibit..

 I love this pic!!  Ember is looking at the rhino through a small window.

 I love his cheese!!  They have a new exhibit with the polar bear, black bear, and sea otters.  You can see one in the background sun bathing.

 Watching the sea lion or otter, I can't tell the difference.

 The polar bear was swimming up the window and pushing off in one spot.  It was packed with people so we moved on and came upon his home on land.  Just then we see him or her walking back to his or her home and we had the whole place to ourselves.  It was awesome for the kids to see the big polar bear.

Brice did go with us.  He was mostly taking pictures so I made him get in one.  They are building a new home for the giraffes and making a new place for the train.  So we will have to go back and see those things... in a couple of years!!