Happy Halloween!!

We took a night to celebrate halloween with some of my friends. It was a fun night of good food, lots of laughing, hilarious costumes, good company, and a really funny game where I learned WAY too much about some of my friends. I have some of the best friends and I love any chance I get to see them. My sweet parents let us raid there house and I had lots of help from My mom, Chelsey and Maren, Thank you so Much! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Tater the turlet and my little octapus!This costume was my fav. john and kate minus eight! I thought this would be how Maren made her made a special announcement but NOPE, not yet!

In love with Fall

After a LONG summer of las vegas heat, I can't tell you enough how much I am LOVING the beautiful fall weather. There is nothing better than snuggling under a warm blanket and watching conference, bundling up my baby still in his jammies with blankets going for a chilly morning walk, seeing the beautiful changing leaves, and making lots of peach cobbler, my very favorite! When I was up in Salt lake last week we had such a good time going out on play dates to go see the witches at Gardner Village and Wheeler Farm. We had such a good time enjoying the outdoors and basking in the fun holiday atmosphere! The best part about being a mom is watching my little boy experience new things, which is making this time of year even more special.
Carter loves his cousins!Decorating pumkin sugar cookies

But not quite ready to totally give up on Summer fun yet!

For my record:

Carter has started doing so many funny things lately. It all started with him waving and saying "HI" to everyone he sees. Then he started giving high fives, putting his arm above his head when you say "Sooooo Big", and the other day he just started to clap his hands together. He is so proud of himself when he shows off his tricks. Such a funny boy!

24 Yrs and counting

My birthday has come and gone, and I had a blast celebrating with my hubby, baby, Mom, Dad, and Grandparents. We spent the weekend in St. George bike riding through Zion and eating at my new favorite restaurant Anasazi MMMMMmmmmm! Carter's birthday present to me, was an amazing night's sleep, and he finally started to crawl on his hands and Knees (he has been mastering the art of army crawling for some time now). Reg took me out on a thrilling, Yes THRILLING date on Monday; out to dinner at the cheesecake factory (my other fave) and then to the top of the Stratoshere to ride the rides! Oh my gosh we had so much fun! I was laughing my head off the entire time! So Scary, but I totally recomend it! It was such a fun birthday thanks to my sweet family.

famous neighbors

So I got to meet our new neighbors today! My mom (who is visiting this week) and I were down at breakfast this morning and in walks Grandma Lee! Yep, America's got Talent's Grandma Lee! Later that evening our entire hotel was full of the finalists from America's got Talent. They will be living here until Mid December. They are all really nice, Even the singing chicken catcher winner! So if you want to meet them come and visit! Kind of wierd!

So far we have seen....

Barbara Padilla (So nice, she wanted to hold Carter for a while :)
Kevin Skinner
The Texas Tenors
Grandma Lee

yee haw!

I love Rodeos! Even though I am a little softy and hate to see the animals get yanked and tossed around ( I always cheer for the cows, not the cowboys), I still think they are so fun! When I was a little girl I said I wanted to be a cowgirl when I grow up, and I have to admit, part of me is still really jealous when those girls ride around on beatiful horses in fancy sparkly outfits. Someday maybe :)! Anyway we had fun!
I like Carter's face in this Pic, it is a perfect example of his reaction to the rodeo! He was a little freaked out, but he warmed up to it after a while.Does this make us BAD parents?:)...He didn't really eat it duh!And Oh yes my baby is in LOVE with peaches, if you can't tell he is covered in them! Good thing they are in season!

Farewell Brother Brian

So we just got done saying our last goodbye's to Regan's brother Brian who is leaving on his mission tomorrow. Oh how we are going to miss him! He is such a little stud, and so fun to be around. He is constantly making me laugh. The people in Denmark are so lucky that they get to spend the next two years with him! He will be an amazing missionary, we are so very proud of him. I have been thinking alot lately of what an amazing thing it is when these young boys make such a huge sacrifice to leave everything and serve the Lord all because they love him. It is the bravest, most impressive thing I can think of a person doing. It has been neat to see Regan help his brother as he prepares for this experience. They have always been close, but this has really bonded them even closer. Brian will do a great job, and we can't wait to see how he changes and grows! Good luck Brian, we love you and will miss you!

Oregon

We just got back from an amazing trip to Oregon, and I can't wait to share the pictures of things that we did there. As most of you know, Oregon is where Regan served his mission, and it was so neat to go back and see it. I had heard how beautiful it was, but I was still surprised! It is honestly the most beautiful place I have ever seen! The cool wet weather was so refreshing from this vegas heat. We packed our days completely full of sight seeing, exploring, and eating amazing seafood. We spent the first day on the coast crabbing, which is one of the funnest things I have ever done! We rented this little rickety tin boat for the whole day. It is a little scary for a while when your boat gets full of mad crabs crawling around trying to pinch you, but you get used to it! That evening we drove to a pier under a beautiful bridge at sunset and cooked up our crab. Wow, I love crab, but this was the best I have ever had!! Sooooo much fun! Reg's Dad and his new wife live in Oregon so we spent the first and last day of our trip with them and the rest of the trip Regan, Carter and I spent driving through Regan's Mission and seeing where he lived. I loved listening to all of his stories and experiences he had in these places. I am so proud of him for serving a mission, and it was fun the be able to see all the places I have heard him talk about for so long. I am so in love with my little family, we had a blast together and made so many amazing memories! Here are a bunch of pics...
The Crabbing CrewYummy!Eugene... The craziest place I have ever seen!
We hiked up to this lighthouse and took a tour. It was so pretty.Face RockThe Portland TempleIt was fun to spend some time with little brother Brian who is leaving on his mission in 6 days. We are so proud and excited for him. He will do great, but we will miss him tonz!You can pull over anywhere and pick oodles of fresh blackberries.... So good! I loved it!