My Birthday

This is a sight I see often. When Carson wakes up and Haley hears him first, she'll go climb in his crib with him and read books. They both love to look at books and Haley will "read" to Carson and her baby doll. It is so dang sweet!
I turned the big 30 this month and we had a really fun celebration with close friends. We went to dinner with some of our favorite couples and then came back to our house for cake and ice cream and games.

JR ordered the cake and it said, "Still Hot and Purdy at 30!". He is cute.

Fun, Creative, Pretty, Messy - All in a Week

A visit from Grandma Tani made us so happy this week. We had a great time showing her all our new tricks. For Haley that meant taking her to her preschool and showing her that she now rides her bike without training wheels... yes, at the age of 3. We are pretty proud. And for Carson that means saying all his new funny words, riding his tricycle, and throwing balls.
Haley and her darling neighbor friend. We made snowmen treats. I know it's October, but we had fun building snowmen anyway. :)
Modeling her Halloween shirt and her darling matching bow from her talented Aunt Tif.
All pretty and sweet and ready for preschool. Her huge tulle bows are my favorite!
Carson eating an ice cream cone. Yes, he is partly eating the napkin as well.
No, he would not let me remove it from the cone.
Yes, I have bibs. No, he would not let me put one on him. Yes, that shirt ended up stained.

Oh, the joys of 2 year old independence.

CUTIES AND COWBOYS!!

My cute littles in their track suits. They are such great little buddies. They sure love each other and are so sweet to one another. Carson gets so sad when "sisser" leaves for school or isn't home when he wakes up. He walks around saying "sisser back!" over and over. It's so darling!
Haley and Daddy had a special Daddy-Daughter-Date out to dinner and to the rodeo the other night. Haley was so excited all day. She kept saying, "Remember that I get to go on a food date with Daddy and then to the rodeo?" She had an absolute ball with her hunky cowboy Daddy. :) Aren't they cute posing?

Recent Highlights From Our Crazy Couple Months

Having fun up north at The Bell's cabin. "Uncle" Jace and Kisen and Keini came with us too. The kids had a ball together riding 4-wheelers, doing nature scavenger hunts, playing at the lake, and hiking.






Building "temples" during our family night...well, we were building, Carson was eating "temples".
Haley got a new princess jeep that she and Carson LOVE!! They ride all over the park behind our house; Haley drives and Carson controls the music buttons. It's hilarious!
Ready for church and so so cute! I just had to take a picture.
Haley talked in primary, so here she is practicing her talk with our "pulpit and microphone" and our "primary audience".

A fantastic visit from our friends, Elise and Ryan Reneer! Aren't they the cutest? My children ADORE them... you can see why.

The Past Two Months Have Been A Blur

We saw Disney's The Little Mermaid at Tuacahn in St. George with Grandma Tani, Aunt Natalie, and cousins. A MUST see show, by the way!! It was incredible.
We went with Grandma Tani, Aunt Natalie, and cousins to the Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum in St. George... an AWESOME place to visit it you haven't yet. The kids had a great time exploring!

We got to spend a few memorable weeks with our cousins playing, hiking, and sightseeing... plus a few hilarious moms nights out.
Haley and Carson LOVED being with their cousins (my two sisters' kids). Haley is still talking about how much she wants to be like her older girl cousins. It's so sweet!
We had a blast at one of our favorite family destinations, Lagoon Theme Park in Utah. Mock if you must, but we really do LOVE Lagoon. We go every year and always with the Muramotos (my best friend, Lacie's family). This year we were joined by Aunt Tif, Uncle Jordan and Aunt Alyssa, Aunt Madison, and our cousins. Talk about a fun-filled day!!


Celebrated the 4th of July in Richfield with family from both sides. One of our favorite family traditions! JR's brother, Jordan, got married to beautiful Alyssa in beautiful Park City. We LOVE her and are so happy that she is part of our family. We are so happy for them and the wedding was so much fun.We spent lots of time at one of our favorite family getaways - The Bell Cabin in Tabiona, Utah. We have a blast there 4-wheeling, fishing, canoeing, hiking, and water-ballooning (a great story for another time)!Spent a lot of time doing one of our favorite family pasttimes - hiking. Here we are at the St. George Red Cliffs. It's a really fun hike that ends at a waterfall and a lake to play in.I got to go play with my sisters, Natalie and Tif, in New Mexico and the best part was that I was kid-less!! We had way too much fun!!