Halloween

It was a fantastic Halloween this year. The weather was perfect, the boys were so cute and we all had a lot of fun. The best part is the boys stopped asking for their candy the day after Halloween! Either because they know I won't give it to them or they are getting it somewhere else!

Wyatt and Peter.
He was so cute people just let him take as much as he wanted.

Silly Sam!

The boys

Wyatt in his dragon costume.

My little models and/or monsters!

Aydan

Aydan decorated all of these cookies.

Sam at his preschool party.

How cute is that bum!

The Boss

My sweet Aydan! What a great little man he is. So very smart, logical but has a flare of creativity. He has been taking piano lessons and is actually quite good, even his piano teacher is impressed. Aydan is very sensitive, has a very kind heart and passionate. With passion comes some intense tantrums and fights with Sam. He is a helpful older brother and loves to read and play with Sam and Wyatt. Aydan loves to be in charge, hence The Boss nickname, he asks me frequently if he can be in charge and tell us what to do. He makes us laugh! Aydan thank you for all your help, for being so sweet and for your great foot rubs and shoulder rubs! You are the best little man.

I love this picture, he spent at least a hour pretending to be different animals in the pool. Can you guess which one this is?

Samuel Paul

What can I say about my Sammers. He is so full of life, so happy, and sweet. He loves to cuddle and is starting to enjoy reading books for longer than 5 seconds. One of my favorite things I do with Sam is when we put him to bed he always asks if I will lie with him. So we cuddle and visit. I love to see him smile and the look of enjoyment on his face is priceless. I love this little guy and he really is a joy to be around. We are still trying to figure out the best way to discipline Sam, he has us stumped in that aspect, so any advice would be great! Sam you have a great spirit and I hope you will always have such enthusiasm for life. We love you buddy!

Sam wearing his Halloween bag on his head

Sam's favortite activity with Grandma, baking.

My cute Sammers.

Baby Wyatt

How cute is my baby Wyatt? He is such a kind, sweet, calm, happy baby and I can't believe his hair is still blond! He is beginning to talk a little, saying mama, dada, papa, and oh no. Wyatt's favorite thing is to read books, he loves to sit on your lap and read books for 20 minutes or more. While his brothers are running around and playing cars Wyatt is sitting and reading books. All the boys have such different personalities and it is fun to see Wyatt getting a personality and interacting more with his big brothers. We are so blessed to have him in our family. So many spiritual experiences have surrounded Wyatt and he truly is a gift from God (and really aren't all children a gift from God).

Moab Rocks

Warning! Extreme picture overload.

Over the weekend we went down to Moab for our annual trip with the Jones. Nothing beats Moab for outdoor fun. There is just so much to do, we didn't have enough time for everything we wanted to do. But that is okay, we will do it next year! This year we hiked around Arches, spent the afternoon hanging out at a beach on the Colorado river and relaxed at the condo. Our favorite part was the Colorado river. The beach was perfect! Nothing but warm sand and hardly any people. The water was a bit cold but I was brave and actually got in and went swimming for awhile. The kids loved playing in the sand, burying Peter and making mud. Arches was of course beautiful. It's a boys paradise to be able to run and explore. Outdoors is just perfect for my three boys! Aydans favorite part was going to the rock and stone store. Seriously this place just sells rocks! Peter and Aydan spent more than half a hour looking around and buying rocks. Aydan just loves collecting treasures! It was a great weekend and just what we needed to end the summer. Everyone mark your calendars for Labor Day 2013, you won't be disappointed!

My Sammers

Aydan with his treasures.The family

Aydan at Balanced Rock

Lyv and Aydan, how cute are they!

My little swimmer. The pool was not much warmer than the Colorado River.

Sam, Aydan and Lyv. Such great hikers!

Baby Wyatt. For some reason he loved eating sand.

Aydan

Aydan, Wyatt and Annie. And of course Sam is too busy to stay for a picture.

Sam, Aydan , Annie and Wyatt.

This picture is just funny. Wyatt put his binkie through the hole in a DVD and would suck on it. Silly little guy.

Aydan and Sam at the Colorado River

Actual proof that I got in this cold water.

Aydan at the beach

Sammers

Bryttin the ultimate swimmer!

Handsome Aydan.

Peter getting a free mud wrap.

Wyatt

Sam and Lyv relaxing

Aydan dressed as Green Lantern.

Time for School

My two older babies started school this week. Aydan started first grade and Sam started preschool. This is the first time Sam has been to any formal school. I think he was nervous the first day but seemed to have a good time and was excited when he got home. Aydan is now gone ALL day. I don't like it at all! I miss him so much, and it makes me sad that he just keeps growing up. But Aydan loves school, always has a smile on his face and loves to learn. We love you Aydan and Sam, my two handsome boys!!

Sammers

Sam and Aydan

Aydan