Halloween!

A week or two late, but here it is nonetheless!

This was the kid's practice run in their costumes. Who thought it would be so hard to get three kids to pose for a picture! :)

The weekend before Halloween, we went to a Trick-or-Treat street event at Aspen Grove Mall. It was super cute and all the kids had a blast. It was a little cold, but not freezing, so it worked out! Landon was a little scared to go up to the people to say "Trick-or-Treat!" even though we practiced about a million times. But he ended up with lots of candy at the end of the night.

That's my "black spiderman" with a mouth full of candy. He wouldn't wear his mask for trick-or-treating. He's got a thing about the mask. He will only wear it for about 30-second intervals. 

The week of Halloween, we carved pumpkins on Sunday with my sister and my best friend, Shelby. Shelby had never carved a pumpkin before (GASP!) so we took her under our wings and introduced her to the fun-filled activity. I bought a set to carve Marvel character for Landon, and they turned out really cute! I carved Wolverine, Jenn did Spider-Man, and Shelby did The Hulk. They were actually really difficult to do! So I'm surprised they turned out so well.

Then, on Halloween, we went Trick-or-Treating in my parent's neighborhood. We totally lucked out on the weather, it was a perfect night! I didn't even have to wear a jacket. For some reason, Landon was scared of every spider decoration, and was almost too creeped out to go to any of the doors. So we did a few cul-de-sacs and then headed home, but he definitely got plenty of candy!

And I totally sucked at taking pictures this year. But I'm trying to get better. The photographer in me is screaming at me, so I'm going to try to get better with my mom's new DSLR camera and hopefully you'll be getting some masterpieces on here soon! :)

Hunkin Patch Round Two

So we hit another pumpkin patch today with my parents and sister. It was a cold and somewhat rainy day, but we loved in none-the-less. There were mini-horses to pet, and we saw cows and pigs, and got to feed the ducks. And, of course, we got to pick another hunkin to take home with us.

The Crew for the day, minus Gran, who was our photographer today.

Feeding the ducks, which was probably his favorite part, other than the pumpkins.

Landon and Jenn racing to get out of the rain

Me and Jenn, having a nice, loving moment.

This is my favorite from the day. After us constantly stopping Landon and telling him to take a picture, he decided to stop us for a picture. We were all about 3 steps ahead, and he called us all to stop and take a picture with him. Oh and that face, I am in love with it.

After the pumpkins, we decided to go to a little restaurant in Castle Rock for some lunch. The place we went to served Italian AND Mexican foods, and, oddly enough, we all got Italian dishes and they were all excellent. Landon was winding down and starting to get tired, but that doesn't stop him from being a little ham...

Jenn would complain to Landon that she was just soooo cold and ask him to warm her up, so this was how he would warm her up.

Then he decided to warm us both up.

Haha love that faceeee!

And then, he asked to take a picture with "the girls"

What a little crack up!

So now, I think we have taken care of our pumpkin duties for the year, and we are sufficiently ready for Halloween!

Hunkin Patch!

Our (not so) little Landon is SOOO excited for Halloween this year. He has decided he is going to be "the black one" which means Spider-man in the black suit, and not Venom. There is a difference. If you're at all familiar with Spider-man comics and such, or have seen the movie Spider-man 3, you'll know what I'm talking about. And we have now convinced Daddy to be Venom, and Mommy gets to be Spider-man in the red and blue suit. We are so excited! 

We decided to go to the pumpkin festival at the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield this year, and it was so worth it! Even though we got rained on and it was windy and cold, we had a blast! There were soooo many pumpkins, or as Landon says, hunkins. The patch was huge, and they were gorgeous pumpkins. We went with Bubbe and Tay Tay, and Auntie Syd and her kiddos. Landon and Lola have gotten so close and have become such good friends, I love it!

These two are growing up so fast, it makes me sad!

 My Boys!

 My Lovely Little Family!

 Seriously, Best Friends. :)

Catching the rain on his tongue.

They always remind you to stop n smell the roses, don't they?

We went to another pumpkin patch today with my parents and my sister, but I don't have those pictures yet. But when I do, they'll be here!

Almost One Year Later.

What a busy year we have had!

Landon Turned Two!

And...
We (Finally) Got Married!

June 22, 2012

And...

We Went to Disneyland!

August 2012

And so much in between!

I lost my job in April, so I guess there's really no excuse for not blogging, but I am just so terrible at remembering to do this, obviously. But, in my defense, with all of the wedding stuff this summer, and the busy life of having a two-year-old, things were just hectic. And to top it off, my computer crashed in May! Luckily, we have a good friend who was able to save all of my pictures and put them on my external hard drive. Unfortunately, they are all a big huge jumble of files, and I now have the extremely overwhelming task of organizing them and trying to make some sort of order. I don't think I'll be done with that task for at least a year!

Nate is doing great in school these days, and is doing amazingly at work. Hoping for a promotion here in the next few months, because if anyone deserves it, its him! We are so lucky to have such an awesome dad and husband who works so hard for us. I really don't know what I would do without him!

And Landon. Well, he's Landon. He is SO full of energy these days, and just as funny as ever. He loves anything with super heroes, especially Spider-man. I find myself becoming an expert on everything Marvel. He is also almost potty-trained! Yay! Finally. We started trying before we went to Disneyland, and he was so close to getting it! Then we went on vacation for a week, and I wasn't really trying to teach him to potty at Disneyland with all of that excitement. So we had a setback there. But today was his first day accident free and in big boy undies! We are so proud of our little boy, he is growing so quickly and he never ceases to amaze us!

And that's the quick and simple update on us! Hopefully I will be able to continue to update somewhat regularly. But I know I've said that a few times now and it just doesn't seem to be happening. But, it won't hurt to try!

Christmas Time Again

So, I failed at posting when I said I would, but here I am. At least its happening, right?

It has been such a busy month for us, and it doesn't look like it will be calming down any time soon. But busy is good. We did Christmas early this year with Nate's parents, since they were going to the cabin in Bear Lake with the rest of the family and we couldn't make it. We were so sad that we didn't get to see everyone, but we made the best of it at home. Landon was excited for presents, but once he opened one that he liked and started to play with, he had no interest in opening any more and it was literally like pulling teeth to get him to open another. On our early Christmas, it was his Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater toys. He loves those things!

 Opening his book with Tay Tay. (He was attached to Uncle Taylor and no one else could help him open his presents!)

 Daddy couldn't open his cars fast enough!

 Big Cheese!

 Haha check out that face! Someone must have asked to play with his toys...

Then, Christmas morning we spent at home, just the three of us. And, although it was quiet, it was really nice. The night before, Landon had developed a cough and a runny nose, and his nebulizer wasn't helping. We were actually up most of the night with him on the 24th. He was waking up with a fever and we were so scared at once point we were preparing to go to the hospital. But, with the help of Ibuprophen and plenty of water, we made it through the night and he was a happy camper the next day. His favorite toys of the morning were probably his Batman and Joker cars (Thanks Auntie Breecia!) or his new Woody doll (Thanks Auntie Syd!)

 Sleepy boy digging in his stocking!

 Batman and Joker cars. He was so excited!

 He had to take a break to play with them.

 Woody!

 Haha so excited to play with Woody!

 Presents with Daddy

 We got him a lil play shaving kit, so Daddy had to take a break from making us breakfast to show his boy how its done! Too bad he ended up shaving his legs instead... :)

Cheeeeeese!

Then, after breakfast and a quick clean up, we made our way over to my parent's house. Unfortunately, Landon was so fixated on Batman that he didn't care to open any of his presents on his own. So, I had the fun for him. He did, however, have the time to play with his present from Auntie Jenn, which was a race track with Lightning McQueen and Francesco. He had a blast with that one, and everything else was out of mind.

 Hot Stuff playing with his track.

 Just Batman, wanting nothing to do with the rest of us, no matter how much fun we were having.

 Gran and Pop got him Elefun, which he did have some excitement for!

We even got to go outside for a bit in his new Spiderman boots, which light up by the way.

We had a great Christmas this year. And even though we missed seeing all of our family, we could not have asked for a better weekend, or a happier little boy. 

Hope everyone is having a great new year so far, and I'll (hopefully) post again next week. My little man turns TWO on Wednesday. Can you believe it?!

A Quick Promise.

While I'm sitting here thinking about it, I decided to promise myself.

I don't have time to do it now but, I promise that this weekend, at some point, I WILL put up a good post.

To be continued... :)

Well, well well... Look who sucks at this blogging thing...

Terrible. I am absolutely terrible. But, it is summer again, and I am going to try my absolute best to get this going again. So, here's the start.

Since Landon's birthday, I have been working mostly full time and loving it. Although it is a little bit of a drive for me to get to work every day, it is totally worth it and I really enjoy my job. Nate is finished with school for the semester and working a bunch. He has also been very busy trying to get the Nova in shape for summer, because of all of the car shows we have to attend. We have moved into our own place, about 10 minutes from my parents. It's a small condo, but its our own and we love it. Landon has a blast destroying his room with toys every day. The playground and the pool are literally steps from our front door, so that is very nice in the warm weather we have been having. Nate is going to be transfering stores soon so that he can be closer to our new home. The store will be literally 2 minutes from our place, so even on the nights he closes, he can still come home for dinner on his break! I've really enjoyed making our little place all ours, with pictures and such all over. It is so nice to have a space to ourselves, although it is slightly more boring not having everyone else around all the time!

My brother, Ryan, left June 2 for Officer Candidate School for the United States Marines. I am so proud of him and I know he will do great things. If anyone I've ever met has what it takes, it is him. Poor Landon, though. He misses his "untle" a whole lot and looks for him every time we go to my parent's house. We are hoping to be able to go out to Virginia to see him graduate in August. And thinking of teaching Landon to say "Sir Yes Sir" in the meantime for when they see each other again.

Landon has been a fish in the pool this year. But, I didn't expect any less of him. He will jump off of the steps whether you are ready to catch him or not. And he just giggles the whole time. He is such a daredevil. Sam is his best friend these days. That's my parent's dog, by the way. He follows Sam all over the yard, and Sam follows him as well. They steal each others toys and chase each other around to get the back. Landon just laughs at Sam while he runs away. It's amazing how well they get along. If it weren't for that, I'm just not sure how I would feel about Sam some days.

And, not to brag or anything, BUT...

I think my son is a genius. Haha but seriously, he is such an intelligent little boy it is crazy! I took him in for his 15-month check up (a little late) and the doctor was very impressed at all of his skills. He is walking/running like a champ, climbing and jumping, dancing, and talking your ear off! The doctor said that for her to be able to say that he is "on-track" developmentally for his age, he had to have 4 words. Well, I think I could write a novel with the words this kid has! He will try to say everything that you say, and almost always it comes out clearly. Just to list a few: Juice, Cheese, Milk, applesauce, snack, flower, pool, water, cheerio, car, jeep, truck, Sam, Jessie, Sunnie, rock, TV, Shoes, Socks, Toes, teeth, nose, eyes, hair, Lola, clothes, jacket, toys, stop. And that is just a few. He knows how to tell you what he wants for dinner, when he wants to go out and play. And he connects the words with the objects or actions. He can make the car sound when he pretends to drive his Hot Wheels. And he knows what sounds some animals make. He says Moo for the Cow, Rawr for the Lion, Meow for the Cat, and he pants for the Dogs! Such a little cutie, sometimes I think he is too smart for his own good!

But, that is enough of my proud mommy bragging business. This is my first attempt to get back on this thing and Blog again! Hope you enjoyed it, and (hopefully) I'll be back soon! :)