Halloween 2011

Ok so i am so mad! i took a ton of pictures of the boys trick or treating and going on our hay ride, and i put my SD card in my computer to load them and they are gone!!! Everything! Pictures of our AZ trip halloween, everything!!! This is what Josh and I got off our phones so i apologize, there are not very many for you!

After our hay ride

In AZ before the halloween block party
Our Pumpkins we carved! Left to Right: Skull Candy, Stitch, and houston's regular Jack O Lantern!

Me being a goofball :-)

Houston at the Halloween block party in AZ

Houston

I didn't get any pictures of Braiden at the Block party because he was so excited he just took off with his cousin Mitchell

Hope you enjoyed! Sorry again that i don't have more! I'm SO sad!

Braiden's School Project

This is what Braiden Made at "GG's School" for Halloween! He brought it home and told me it was a clown and i laughed and said it was a cute silly clown! We put it on the table to show Daddy when he got home. When Daddy got home Braiden said, "look daddy it's you!" I said, "I thought you said it was a clown?" and Braiden says, "It is a clown, Daddy is the clown!" We all laughed really hard! He says the funniest things! All josh could say without laughing was thanks buddy!

Tori's Home!!!

Yay Tori's home!!!

We are so excited to have her back! Can't believe how fast a year and a half went! Sorry pictures are not the best, i lost all my pictures off my camera! So sad!

We went to the AZ temple before tori was released as a missionary, it was the first time we've been through together! It was so awesome!

27 Weeks

Here is my belly pic for 27 weeks! I can't believe how fast it is going! My Doctors appointment went well! TessLea is finally out of my back so my back doesn't hurt as bad! I saw a new doc and she will be my regular doctor until i deliver! i love her! she is so great! She is doing everything and more to make me happy! She is going to get me an ultrasound off the record to get me pictures of TessLea, so i will post those after i have it! TessLea is growing beautifully, She was concerned about my weight because i've only gained 4 pounds this whole pregnancy, but i told her about my mom with me and i am confident i will gain all my weight this last trimester! I eat all the time, i really have no explination why i haven't gained any weight! I am just glad it's all going to her! Besides that, she sounded great measured great and she is head down in the ready position! Now i can't weight until she get's here! Ok i can wait, longer but i hope it goes by fast!

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to the pumpkin patch today! The boys had a blast! They are so cute!

We went to my Mom's for Family Home Evening and carved pumpkins! We had pizza, wings, and Carmel Apples! It was really fun to get together as a family and carve! Josh didn't get the chance to carve his pumpkin yet, but me and the boys carved ours!

Mine is the skull with a bow, braiden's is suppose to be stitch, but dad did a horrible sketch of it so it was hard to cut, but i did it! And Houston's is a regular jack-o-lantern, because we ran out of time to do something more creative! Boys had fun stabbing the pumpkin but i had to clean them out because they thought it was gross! That's my favorite part!!!

Scare Me to Death!

So last night i thought for sure i was going into labor! I was going throughout my day as normal and i went to walmart with the kids after dinner, to get my groceries for the next week. We got home and the boys were wired, so i put in the movie cars. They were on the floor watching the movie and i decided to make some sugar cookies. The movie finished and i got the boys into bed and i started to feel little contractions but nothing too serious. I grabbed my pretty little liars book and laid in bed and read. The contractions got worse, and hard. i could hardly concentrate on my book so i put it down and started timing the contractions. They were lasting about 1 minute and they were about 7-10 minutes apart. I timed them for about an hour and they just kept getting worse. I couldn't even lay in bed i was so uncomfortable and in pain, so i stood up and leaned against the wall with my hands above my head. I literally felt like she was going to fall out! I decided to get in the shower, and just sit there and let the water hit my back. eventually they started to subside so i got out and laid in bed. I stopped feeling them about 3am. It scared me to death and i was very close to calling my mom to take me to the hospital, because Josh has been in Dallas for work. I can't tell you how many times i prayed to keep her in there and to make this all go away until it is really time for her to come out. I am feeling better now, haven't had any complications since. my body is sore from the hard contractions, but i am ok. i have been taking it easy. i have an appointment on monday to see what's going on. That's my update for now! Don't scare mommy anymore TessLea!!!

Braiden's First Day of Preschool

Braiden had his first day of preschool with his Great Grandma Jeannie (GG)

he was so excited! He did so good, and loves going! He goes tuesday wednesday and thursday for 2 hours a day! He is learning his shapes, how to cut with safety scissors, how to mix colors to make new colors, and how to draw straight lines!

He loves going to GG's School!

Sewing projects for TessLea

I have been going on a sewing frenzy and have made 3 dresses for my sweet pea and some cute felt boots! I am also hoping to finish sewing her bumpers for her crib!

Dress #3

Dress #2
Dress #1

Pink Boots

18 months!

Houston is 18 months old! Can't believe how big he is getting! I recently got my baby doll for Houston to practice with before his sister get's here because i have been so worried! He has been so good! He is so gentle with the baby doll, and is so sweet! Talks to her in a squeeky high voice, it is adorable! josh doesn't like that i have him playing with a doll, but i explained he doesn't play with it, he just carries it around and is sweet to it as if it were real. I know its a guy thing, but he will thank me later!

houston is so independant, but he still loves his mama! he loves to follow Braiden around and do what he does and also mommy and daddy! He is growing well according to his charts! he is still very small for his age, but he isn't in the "danger zone" so he is just taking after my side, poor guy, i hope he grows out of that! He loves to sing and dance and watch Bubble guppies, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

Braiden's 4th Birthday Party!

Ok so here are some pictures of Braiden's Pirate Party!!! They are all out of order so sorry i don't know how to fix it!

We ate HotDog Sail Boats for dinner

Pirate and Skull Cupcakes

We had a bounce house for the kids

Then we did a treasure hunt

Purple sands Beach, They had to bring a shell from













Rain Forest, they had to find polly parrot bring a cracker from him

Black widow Caverns, they had to crawl inside and bring a spider ring

Skull Rock, they had to bring sticky skeleton. The skull sitting on the ground sang and talked

The Bounce house was the Black Pearl and that's where they collected their Pirate booty!








Pirate pete came to help the kids do the treasure hunt, but all the little kids were scared to death of him!

especially Houston! I have never seen that kid move so fast! he was sooo scared!

Pirate pete tried to show the kids that he was fun and went to bounce in the bounce house! Bigger kids totally enjoyed it, but the little kids were still not convinced!



So pirate pete went in the house and came out to be a nicer pirate pete with a normal size head haha it was braiden's Uncle Cooper! He helped braiden's group do the treasure hunt!

The nice normal size head pirate pete!

Houston was so tramatized, he stayed far from pirate pete!

This is porter, braiden's Best Friend in Sunbeams with his Pirate Loot!

Singing happy birthday

Then braiden opened all his presents from his friends and family

He had a wonderful time at his Pirate Birthday! He did miss all his cousins and the rest of the family in arizona, but i told him we would take lots of pictures so everyone could see! So I hope you enjoyed the pictures!