October 2, 2013. Pumpkin Patch!

Ruby's cute little pre-school class took a trip to a pumpkin patch! Lyla and I tagged along and we all had a blast! My kids love this particular pumpkin patch and the big kids kept asking me to check them out of school so that they could come too! 

Choosing the perfect pumpkin was the highlight of the trip along with the wagon ride out to the patch. But the kids also enjoyed train rides, slides, and swings! It was a fun morning!

One night we had chinese take out for dinner...

and this is the surprise our kids got in their fortune cookies...

We're so excited and can't wait to find out if it is a little lady or a little man that will be joining our family soon!

September 26, 2013. Lyla Paints.

Sheesh its been forever a and a day since I have blogged. And I've got a lot to blog about. We'll see if I can find the time to get some of life documented here in this space of mine!

And to break the silence, I've got way more pictures than one should probably post of Lyla painting. But I love them all. So why not! Goodness I love her. And I love the stage she is in right now! She is so fun!

a month in photos. AUG 2013.

August 2013

August was a busy month for us!

Lyla turned 2!

Sophie had a birthday as well and turned 9!

 Ruby learned how to ride a two wheeler

We visited the Davis County Fair 

where we rode ponies, visited the petting zoo, +

enjoyed some rides!

Sophie and Collin started school!

Collin is in second grade +

Sophie is in 4th!

September 2, 2013. York's Birthday!

We don't know exactly when York was born, we only know he was eight weeks old when we got him. Sophie decided he was born on September 1st. For a while now she has been talking about his birthday and what she wanted to do. So when the day came, I convinced her to have his party on the 2nd so we would have enough time for the preparations. I made this cute cake, and Sophie put together quite the party. We had all the neighborhood boys over and played some fun puppy games and then we all enjoyed some of York's birthday cake! It ended up being pretty fun! Happy birthday York! May you start to mellow out some this year! love the pictures of Soph with her pup!

September 3, 2013. Ruby's First Day of Pre-K!

Ruby had her first day of her second year of preschool! She was so excited. Since the big kids went back to school last week, she has been dying for her turn to go back too! On the way there I asked her if she was nervous, and she told me she wasn't. She however ask me to walk her in and she took tiny, timid steps all the way into her classroom. She was happy to be greeted by a neighborhood friend that is in her class this year. The first thing she did was practice writing her name and she was excited to tell her teacher that she already knew how! I think it is going to be a great year! Love your Ruby Jane!

August 25, 2013. Happy Birthday Sophie!

Sophie turned 9! She is growing up so quickly. She had a great birthday. Her celebrating was spread out through the Summer. She got to go on a fun one-on-one trip with her Grandma to Seattle where she was spoiled rotten. Then the week of her birthday she chose to go the a trampoline park and out to eat at Sizzler. On her actual birthday both sets of Grandparents came over to celebrate with cake and ice cream! I sure do love this girl! Happy Birthday Sopher Bug!