Owen's First

Happy Birthday Owen!
How this happened I don't know. It seems to have gone by even faster with child number two. Some things that I learned is that...yes I love Owen just as much as Gavin my first son. I finally know it's true. My parents do love us all the same. I honestly worried before Owen if it was possible to love another child like I love Gavin. It's amazing to know that there is that much love inside of this little heart of mine. When I think about it I feel like the Grinch who stole Christmas. My heart has grown three times in size. Guess I'm maxed out, my heart might burst, just jokes. But I am so grateful for Owen and his sweet, happy demeanor.
Owen is...
walking (a lot!!!)
crawling the stairs
braving coming to the edge
using some signs, mostly for eating purposes.(more, eat, all done, milk)
talking a little, dad, mom, wat's dat, ba(ball)
A baby vampire
Growling like a dino
training to be a pro wrestler
and champion little brother pest

Trick or Treat

Gavin, Jacob, Matthew, Brayden and Carlin, and Eric is in the next pic.


Halloween was kinda a trick this year. Owen was super sick, so he was a bee all of five minutes. He was the cutest bee ever. Yes, he pulled it off much better than I did when I was 10. Ugh, I wish I could scan that picture. Jason saw it and almost bust a gut laughing at me, "It's like made for a 7 year old, why did you wear that thing?"
Gavin had to wait all day to actually go trick or treating. He wasn't super excited about wearing the whole costume, just the wings. He wanted to be a lady bug like his little girlfriend Adria. Then he didn't so much enjoy the running from house to house. He likes to take his time and after a few pieces I think he was happy. He was acting like, "I have all the candy I like... I'm good." Plus, he didn't want to carry his own bucket and I wasn't going to carry it. Oh well, he enjoyed going with all his friends. We are so lucky to live in a neighborhood with all these cute little kids. It was fun to watch the group bombard each house. After trick or treating we went over to the Kim, Danny and Matthew Dunn's for some goodies. So I guess Halloween was also a treat.




Gavin-fly and Jacob-Thomas, still best buds 4 ever! Gavin wanted to hold hands.

Annual Packs Trip

So this is the third year that we have picked Pumpkins at Packs. I love it there! I love seeing Jason get so into finding the "one". It takes him a while he can't be rushed, he has a general idea of what he is looking for but he waits patiently until one speaks to him. In the end he always finds the perfect match.
Gavin had fun looking too. He wanted a orange and green pumpkin this year so we looked high and low and found a pretty good match. He kept looking at all the broken, mashed ones saying they were scary. Owen agreed on the pumpkin we found for him and was content to sit in the wheel barrow and enjoy the ride. I am most content to just watch my boys and take picture of how cute they are and watch them love life.

Weekend Getaway

So this weekend we took a trip to Rexburg Idaho.

Gavin two minutes into the trip. Don't worry he has a bucket of letters to take with him to Idaho.

Owen two minutes into the trip to Idaho.
Tenille and Lawrence were gracious enough to have us in thier new place. They have a cute apartment and it was fun to see the newly weds all settled into thier apartment.
On Satturday we were able to go to Cragio's for lunch. A novelity Pizza and Pasta Place. So good I wish I had gone to college there. I would have eaten there every day. Then we went to the movie theater where Tenille works. We got the VIP treatment while we saw the movie, UP.

Tenille definatley hooked us up with popcorn, drinks and candy. Gavin was in Heaven. And Owen was dreaming about Heaven.

Later on that night Tenille had to work a short shift at the drive in and the men went to the priesthood session. So Gavin, Owen and I tagged along to the drive in. It is the coolest little drive in location ever. We had a blast hanging out in there. GAvin of course had fun showing off all his cute tricks in front of Tenille's friends. And he again was in Heaven when he found a bunch of letters that go to the Menu board. We also discovered that night that Gavin can say his ABC's backwards, like it's nothing. He can say it so fast to. I was shocked when I heard him do this. Jason said he has done it before but this was the first time that I heard him do it.

Gavin playing tag with Katelyn. Oh la la.

Tenille working the Drive in Theater. I would love to own one of these one day. How fun!

Pretty right?


Tenile played a little trick on me. She tried to pawn this hat off on me and tell me it was a pre-birthday gift. She liked to see me try to graciously accept her "re-gift". However I really did like the hat, a little. After don't we look so good in it.
Well it was a fun time. Rexburg may not be very big. Some teased us for going on a get away to Rexburg. But anyplace where there is family is a getaway from all my cares. I am so lucky to have so much family and love that surrounds me daily.

Refreshing

Today was one of those day that you think, "why can't everyday be this blissful?" Other than the fact that my hubby is out of town for the night, today is one worth remembering. Nothing big, just a good day.
So for about a week I have heard that today was going to bring a big change in weather. Were talking temps from up in the 90's, all the way down to 50's today. I love fall, but I haven't felt very fallish yet. I have some decoration out but it felt odd to even have them out, until today! So I got the boys all dressed in there halloween shirts, put on my own fall sweater, and socks. I love cozy warm socks. We took Jason to the airport around lunchtime. Gavin is learning to recognize place we go now and was asking Jason if he could get on the airplane with him. It was so sweet. Then Jason left it was sad, but then... As he was walking into the airport, he bumped into a pole and the two big boxes he had to take with him fell. Crazy man trying to take so much in with him. He looked slightly embarresed as he turned to see us watching it all. I have never loved my cute husband more than at that moment. We are quite the match, that is exactly what would have happened to me in that situation.
So we came home had some lunch, sang, danced and played. Gavin has really likes staying home more and when I ask what he wants to do today he replies, play games, watch a show. He is really into making up games these day and giving them awesome names. I wish I could remeber the one he made up yesterday for dumping a set of letters in one containier to the next.
Both the boys took long naps due to getting over thier colds. It was great. Then we had soup, a mock Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana. Yum, so so so good. We went on a walk just so we could get all bundled up and enjoy the brisk air. It was so refreshing! Then we danced to my ipod, jumped on my bed, tickled Owen and read books.

Here is a picute of Owen right before he realized that he could stand and took two steps. He is almost there, I give him two more weeks till he is full on walking. He already climbs all the way to the top of our stairs. I have to watch him like a hawk!

The boxes of letters have resurfaced, I try to put some of them away on the sly but he wanted them all out again the other day. As I was cleaning them up tonight, I noticed a few things. Jason said he thinks he makes secret stashes in every room in the house.

This symbolized Gavin and Owen he likes that with his brother he can spell the owrd GO.

This is his "little" letter family Jason, Gavin, Owen and Tatum.
What a funny kid.

Sunday Best

I tried to take a picture of Gavin and Owen because they both looked so handsome. Owen sat up and smiled so big and looked right at the camera, very photogenic. Gavin on the other hand won't look at the camera or smile nice. So I was getting frustrated, "Gavin come on look at the camera, and smile...this was his best effort. Seriously.

I think that Gavin is just going to have to be a hansome boy in person and that the camera just can't capture that kind of hansome. I was laughing so hard on the way to church thinking of this picture. I'm still laughing.

Owen a different Sunday, lovin' to have picture taken.

This Day in September

Today I realized that if you are exhausted from the day to day monotnous list of things to get done your kids probably are too. I went to target to get some items that I needed for dinner. You know the feeling when you look in the frige and wonder how and I already almost out of eggs again! So I headed out Owen instantly dozed off of course, and slept like a rock throughout the store and straight home to his bed where he is still sleeping. And poor little Gavin who never wants to take naps anymore feel asleep sitting upright in the cart, mouth wide open, head tipping over and then sitting back up to get comfy and sleep some more. He is also still sleeping. It's a miracle they are both sleeping at the same time this long! I quickly got the items on the list, chuckling at Gavin and for being in the store with two kids who just wanted to nap. Silly Mom, I wish I would have slowed down a bit and taken a nap with them and be ok with cereal for dinner.

A Good Head of lettuce!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!

Gavin is officially a big big boy now. He turned three on Sunday. We had a very nice relaxing family get together. But before that had a big birthday bash with some of his little buddies on Saturday. I made a Chicka Chicka boom boom tree during the week and filled it with candy. He had no idea. A few minutes before the party I pulled it out. His response..."Oh my goodness!!!" So I would say all the planning and the prep to make it the best birthday of his life was a success.

Gavin was definitely showered with gifts of love. Everyone knew just what to give the alphabet and green crazed boy. What a happy three year old. I love being able to spend my days with him. He is such a funny little man. I just love those sweet brown eyes. He knows I get a little sad know that he is a big big boy. He likes to tease me and see me pretend to be vekelmpt. But really, I just have to pretend so I don't really get sad. I am happy he is getting bigger, smarter,etc. But I just wish I could be he favorite person in the world forever. I love how he tells me he loves me a zillion times a day and that we are best friends. I just know that with each passing birthday... OK now I am starting to get worked up...anyways. Happy 3 Gavin!





A million thanks to all his family and friends that made him feel so special and loved on his birthday!