November (Movember) Fun

Family night hike up Ensign Peak

Mama's little helper.  He came up with the apron on his own.

Spencer idolizes our cute neighbor boy who plays on a "real football team"  He is nice enough to walk with Spencer to the bus and play football with him for hours.  I couldn't have hoped for a better role model.  Owen just tries his best to be involved.

Cheese!

Hours of fun in the snow.

I dislike Movember but tried to be supportive.  Gross.

We're a little bit country

I guess this is what we get for going rural...

 The wind was blowing these bad boys into our front yard all day.  I went out three different times to throw the tumble weeds over our back fence into the field behind us.  By the time Scott got home I had given up so he went to throw some over and found this mound had collected in the back and he joined me in giving up.  The next morning the wind stopped but the snow had come in.  Scott said there we over 50 of them when he stopped counting.

Halloween 2012

We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween.  This is what ours looked like.

What are you going be on Halloween night? 

A Pirate

or a chicken

or a dog?

 What are you going to be?  Don't tell me.  Wait til Halloween and let me guess.

It was such a treat to spend Halloween in our new neighborhood.  Scott took the boys out while Anna and I handed out candy.  Owen was done after about an hour and then Spencer and Scott really pounded the pavement and brought home way too much candy.  Now what do I do with it all?

The Pumpkin Patch and Fish Pond

Now when we "come into town" we usually end up packing as much into a day as we can. On this particular Saturday we started by hitting the pumpkin patch.  How cool is it to live in a place where you pick your pumpkins with the temple in the background.  

Score!

Next we were off to the annual Miller Family fish pond party.  Since Anna needed to be fed right when the kids were in costume and doing the fish pond it went unphotographed...shame.  These beauties happened a little later.  What a fun tradition.

Then we finished the day at Ikea where we spent way too much money and it was time to head for home.

Smile

There is nothing more sweet than those new baby smiles. Except maybe listening to my boys talk in baby talk to try and get her to do it.  

The Wheels on the Bus...

Spencer mentions nonchalantly at dinner last night.  "A girl got mad at me on the bus."  So of coarse Scott and I ask why she got mad at him and this was his reply, "Well, she was working on her math and she got mad a me and told me to stop singing so loud."  The best part is that he could see absolutely nothing wrong with what he was doing and seemed genuinely confused at her criticism   Then of coarse we had to ask what he was singing and he said, "just a song  I made up."  I love that kid and worry about him just a little.  Society has a way of slowly taking away our innocence and confidence and apparently for Spenser it starts on the bus. 

Home Sweet Home

This post is mostly for my parents who have requested a tour of our new home but the rest of you are welcome to come along too Ü.  

View from the front door

 

The loft 

 Boys room

 Anna's room

 Master

 Master bath with tub of my dreams

 Looking into the kitchen from the living room

 Living room

 Just in from the garage half bath and laundry

The gopher battlefield 

 Where Scott spends much quality time with the mower every Saturday

Finally, the reason Scott and Spencer fell in love with Stansbury so quickly.  This lake is just across the street and full of these beauties.  

          

It's crazy to think that just on Valentines Day we were putting an offer on a house in Kansas and then a few days later found out we got out bid.  We were so discouraged but looking back can see that it was a huge blessing.  It feels so great to be settled and own our very first home.

Anna's Blessing

The Fam

 The proud parents

 It was a beautiful day.  As I sat in Anna's room feeding her and listening to the sounds of the people that we love filling the walls of our very own home I was overcome with gratitude.  We have truly been blessed. 

Since Grandma and Grandpa Scott are serving a mission and weren't there to see her in her dress I promised  I would post some pictures on our blog and because I had a hard time picking a favorite...

TDW Summer Party

Scott's work sure put on a fun summer party.  This is what we ended up doing on Anna's due date.  

 This kid is fearless

 He made it all the way to the top, twice.

How to win a doughnut eating contest:

1. Pick the doughnut closest to the end to reduce the amount the string bounces once everyone starts.

 2. Bite off the upper corner to allow room for removal of the doughnut from the string without letting it fall.

 3. Remove the doughnut from the string then lean head back and let gravity help you finish strong.

 After beating out about 20 other people Scott was awarded with a gift card to Macaroni Grill.  Totally worth the embarrassment right. 

How not to win a doughnut eating contest:

He was a little disappointed not to win but one Scott gave him the medal he had won it didn't matter.