Thanksgiving Fun

You were lucky because on your very first Thanksgiving you got to eat at the grown-up table.  Mason was a bit concerned that you took over "his" high chair, but he learned to share.

 You enjoyed your puffed-rice cereals while the rest of us feasted on turkey, potatoes, dressing, rolls, vegetables, salad, and all the other glorious foods of Thanksgiving.

 Your mom and dad were happy to be with us and as proud as can be of you!

 Great Grandma Jo and Great Grandpa Ray were there...

 And so were Jory and Jace...and Laurel and Mark and Kristy and Mel and Kevin and Mason.  By the end of the day, the whole family showed up...even Braeden and Livvy from Idaho.

 Your favorite part of the day was sitting on Grandma Jo's lap for the afternoon!

Giving Cereal a Try

In October you started eating real food--cereal, fruits, and veggies.  At first you weren't quite sure about the idea of food on a spoon, but you caught on fast.

Halloween Night!

 You started your first Halloween night by going to Grandma Cleo's house for chile and artichoke dip.  Yum!  Daddy was obviously proud of his little pumpkin girl.

  Cousin Mike was dressed up as Sully, and you couldn't decide whether he was funny or not.

After Grandma Cleo's treats, we headed over to Grandma Jo's house where you got your very own bag of candy.

Daddy was kind of scary...

but you liked being with little cousin Taitum.  You both had on your pumpkin lids...and you made Grandma Jo's day!

Alex shared his hat with Jace...

And Grandpa Ray shared his trick-or-treat candy with you!

Your cousins were funny on Halloween!

Mason the Mouse...

Parker the Lion....

Lexie the BYU "Churleader"...

And Kimmie the Hippie (with Grandma Laurel).  

It was a fun night!

HeeHaws

During Fall Break you got to go to HeeHaws with your mom and dad, Grandpa Doug and Grandma Karen, and Uncle Jace and Uncle Jory.  Mommy wanted your picture on a pumpkin...but you were sure it was that great an idea!

 We took a ride on a hay-wagon into the pumpkin patch so that everyone could choose the perfect pumpkin.  After a great deal of deliberation, Uncle Jory and Uncle Jace found just the right ones.

 And so did Grandpa Doug!

 Grandpa Doug is so silly!  Look at the funny beard he grew just for Halloween.  (Okay, maybe it's for Christmas as well.)

 We also got brave enough to try our luck making our way through the corn maze.  Grandma Karen started to get panicky when it was getting dark and we were still quite lost, but Daddy and Jace helped us find our way out.  

 After HeeHaws, we went back to Grandpa and Grandma's house to carve our pumpkins.  Uncle Braeden and Aunt Olivia joined us for the fun.  We had pumpkin guts everywhere!

 Here are our spooky Jack-o-Lanterns!

 Uncle Jace carved a Perry the Platypus pumpkin to match his shirt.

Braeden & Olivia's Wedding

On August 18, you got to go to Idaho Falls for Uncle Braeden and Aunt Olivia's wedding. As always, you were a sweet baby. You shared a room with Grandpa Ray and Grandma Jo, and Grandma Jo spent most of the time holding you. The only part of the trip you didn't like was part of the drive home when you decided you needed to eat...NOW! We stopped at a lovely place so you could eat.

Reading with Grandpa

You love reading with Grandpa. Our family favorite, Big Pumpkin, is especially fun because Grandpa uses his world-famous Dracula voice. Grandma reads the part of the witch, though Uncle Braeden won't allow any cackling. "It's big and it's mine but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away," said the witch, "and she kicked that pumpkin!"