Neighbor Kids Nov. 3

We are lucky enough to have a lot of neighbor kids in our neighborhood. I also feel very blessed to live in a tiny colda sac. Also so lucky that they are all very nice and always include Hailey. She just eats up every minute of it and always enjoys her "Neighbor kids." Hailey just loved it when they had a few days off recently so hopefully she'll enjoy winter break!

Happy Halloween!

I feel so lucky, we have been able to get good use of our costumes. We had like 3 nights of activities for Halloween! I decided that I Love Halloween! We had our ward truck-o-treat. We dressed up again to go see daddy at work and everyone else there, we also visited both grandparents and Uncle and Aunt Leslie! We also went Trick-or-treating/Halloween party. Hailey decided half way through that she wanted to switch from a sweet witch to a ladybug/butterfly. I didn't have any family theme which I love and think is adorable but we just did what was really easy! (Thank you Garage Sales!) Troy was tigger. He was very cute but it's not very easy to get him out of it to change a diaper. Another one of my new favorites (thank you Katie!), are these chocolate covered pretzels. The molds are shaped like mummys and haunted houses and ghosts. We also had preschool at our house this week and we did the letter H, so perfect for Halloween! I have it admit that I'm a little sad Halloween's over!


Here's the ward's Truck or Treat!

Troy has a sucker in both hands. He sat in my lap for a long time enjoying those. He has become a little bit of a candy monster!
Visiting Grandma Hakes
Halloween night, New Mexico sunsets are the best. This photo is untouched!
Visiting Grandma Robin and Papa



Sweet Grandma, sweet Hailey :)

My Birthday!

My Birthday was wonderful. I am so grateful for all my family and friends who sent me a message or a text or phone call! My super sweet hubby totally spoiled me. We went to dinner at Olive Garden. He even walked around the mall with me! (Not his favorite thing to do!) I loved every minute of it and he was a good sport. My parents watched the kids, Thanks a ton! I didn't think that I could have such a fun Birthday as an adult! (Like fun birthdays are over so get over it! Not so!!) What a pleasant surprise!
Hailey and Troy being so cute!
The moment get even cuter!
Okay well it can't last but still I love it!

Trip to Texas

I'm in desperate need of updating my blog. I'm thinking about it all the time but just haven't made the time to do it. Anyway about 2 weeks ago Hailey, Troy and I flew out to Dallas to go see Katie, Joe, Nathan, Julia and brand new baby Emily. (We also got to see my Super Sweet cousin Heather and her 5 kiddos! Hailey and Hadley are good buddies!) Katie I cannot thank you enough for your hospitality. I was going to rent a car but then she told me, "Don't worry about that we got you covered." She arranged for it to all work and it was such a blast! We went to zoo (Got to spent time with my Aunt Julie, Uncle John, and Kristen too.), went to the park, went to the science museum, attempted eating out at chick-fil-a (with Katie and Me and the five kids), had a girl's afternoon out shopping, went on a nature walk, and went to Emily's baby blessing! It was so much fun! I wish we could be neighbors and see each other all the time! We also played in the back yard and Hailey and Nathan had a sleepover every night. They were so cute but by the end of the week we were trying to figure out tricks to help them get a little more sleep. Hailey keeps asking me if we are going to fly back when it's Tuesday. (We told her on Tuesday we would go so now she asks if it's almost Tuesday!) We are really looking foward to the Holidays so that we can see all of our cousins more!

FYI lots of pictures!

Troy's 15 months

I wanted to document this for my own purposes but love having it in a blog book! (last year's book turned out great!) Troy was 15 months on September 28 and we went in on Tuesday for his check up. He weighed 25.9 lbs (75th %), his head was 48.6 cm (just under 90th %), and his height was 32 in (75th %), The height is what surprised us the most because he was 50th percentile when he was twelve months. The pediatrician said we'll get a better idea of how tall he'll be when he's 2. Josh was especially excited. I'm just glad he's doing so well and is so healthy. Troy is not talking much though. I'm hoping he'll have a light bulb moment. We know he is listen and understanding because there are a lot of times we ask him to do something and he'll do it or mimic noises we make. I try to bribe him to say things like, "Say mama and then I'm pick you up." It hasn't been working so far but we'll see hopefully he'll figure it out soon. We love our Troy so much I can't imagine life with out him! Troy is definitely a mama's boy!
Troy reaching for me and grunting!
Look at my big boy Troy with his daddy! Sorry Josh, not the best picture!
Hanging out with mommy, I took the picture so that is as much of me I could get in the picture.
Troy is sitting on Hailey while she is sleeping, in that wierd way. She is curled around the edge of the couch. I realized I haven't taken very many pictures of just Troy recently.

Corn Maze

This has to be one of my favorite traditions! I love the corn Maze that they put on here. They have made it so family friendly and once your in they provide so many things to do for kids, not at an extra charge. They are also adding new things every year to improve it. They have hay rides, pumpkin picking, corn maze (of course), slides on a big hill(some are tubes and some are not, the kids cannot get enough of those), corn box, little trikes to ride on a track, hamster wheel, and it goes on and on. I'm always so impressed and there food is not over-priced either. Troy would though a fit every time I would take him away from something to go do a different fun thing. It was a little funny but seriously, "Troy if you could just trust me I'm taking you to next fun thing!" Hailey also loved it. She kept saying, "I love the Corn Maze!" And I love it even more because it tires them out and then they go to sleep so easily. I'm hoping to go one more time this year!

Hailey's preschool class

I had really wanted to get a picture of the class on the first day of school but it was a little crazy so I waited until it was my week to teach to snap a picture and I was very surprised how well they cooperated! I was quick surprised at how five (kids) is definitely a handful but still pretty manageable. I feel like Hailey has learned so much so far and just loves preschool with a passion. I has been a great break for me too. I loved teaching also, it's fun to see the different personalities of 3-year-olds! (I did the sneezing trick to get them to laugh and I have to say it worked pretty well! It's my new favorite trick for taking pictures!)