Carving Pumpkins...

Last night, after dinner at the Coon's, we carved our pumpkin. I should probably say Spencer carved our pumpkin haha. It's funny how I get so crazy about traditions, like carving the pumpkin but it always ends up being Spencer who follows through for me and does it. That's what good husbands do right? Yup...I got a good one! ;)

Spencer was being funny and making crazy faces while I was trying to take a picture of him carving, this one was my favorite :)

Here's him trying to decide on a mouth...

Here is what Lylah was doing while we were carving...

Ya, football makes me fall asleep too :)

Me and Spenc...

After Spenc was done carving I went and got Preston and let him clean out the inside a little bit more. Carving pumpkins is not for little kids but they sure do love seeing them afterwords. Preston was soo excited about our pumpkin! He kept saying "yuck" after he'd touch the inside though haha.

And here is all of us with our pumpkin. I was so excited when I saw how this picture turned out. Preston has been so hard to take picture of lately, he just sticks his tongue out and runs away. But we got his real smile in this picture! And Lylah is looking at the camera and I don't look too fat! This is probably my favorite family picture that we have right now :)

Oh and I had to take a close up of Lylah. Two things I love right now...1. Baby Jeggings = serious cuteness and 2. Pair those with white fuzzy boots = ADORABLE"NESS". I love having a girl to play dress up with! And I love that they make fashionable clothes for babies!

Happy Halloween!!!! Can't wait to take Preston Trick or Treating tonight!

Ward Halloween Party...

Our ward is bomb when it comes to Halloween parties. We had 3 air up bounce houses, a walk through haunted house, booths for the kids, hay bails set up for pictures, trunk (chair) or treat, lots of yummy chili and hot dogs and lots of fun people to mingle with. My sister and her cute family came to the party with us and then Spencer's parents came a little later, it was a lot of fun. Originally just our kids were going to dress up but I had a ton of extra fabric left over from Lylah's costume that I just cut a hole in the middle and fringed the edges and made me the top and just found things in my house to finish it haha. And then Spencer borrowed cowboy stuff from his dad so we all matched and it actually turned out cute, especially for a last minute idea. 

My cutest cowboys...Let me just say that Spenc is a sexy cowboy...I'm liking this look!

And yes my hubby is buff :)

Poor little Lylah was mad before we left but she ended up being pretty good while we were there :) she actually took a bottle i pumped which is a first so I was THRILLED!

This was my favorite picture of all of us

Here is the cutest hippie family ever - Justin, Corinne and Kamden! We love them and I'm so glad they came with us!

Me and my sweet baby girl! She looked sooo adorable and I'm soo happy with the way her dress and headband turned out!

Our cute kids with their Grandma and Grandpa Coon!

Us on the hay bails :)

I don't want to dress up again for Halloween but were excited to dress the kids up again and take Preston around trick or treating! The holidays get a lot funner with kids who start understanding and getting into it. Preston is at such a fun age...I LOVE it!

Cool Weather...

Yay it is starting to cool down!!! The weather has actually been sooo nice these last few days. We have all been wanting to spend a lot more time outside. We've been doing a lot of bike rides, park dates and going on walks. My sister let me borrow a baby carrier and Lylah loves it. It puts her to sleep actually and I love that I don't have to push a stupid double stroller. Gosh I hate double strollers. Has anyone found one they really like for a decent price? I really wish I could find something else. 

Anyways here is Preston playing with some friends

Lylah loved being outside, she was kicking her feet all around and smiling and talking to mama

This was on our walk last night, Spencer didn't get home until late so we decided to walk around our neighborhood and look at all the Halloween decorations and pumpkins. 

We LOVE the cooler weather! Now I just need to start shopping for cooler weather clothes...

2 kids...

I love having 2 kids. I love that I have one boy and one girl. I'm not sure how I'll feel in the future but 2 kids is good for me and I'm happy with just that. I love how Preston wants to be right next to Lylah when shes playing on the floor...not sure if I really like that fact that he almost and sometimes hurts her but I like the fact that he likes her. I hope these cute little kiddos always likes and loves one another. Who knows...they may just have eachother.

Chubs...

Boy do I love a chubby baby and lucky for me my sweet little girl is getting some chub! This isn't a surprise to me cause she eats REALLY well haha. You can see her chub better if shes nakey so I took some pictures of her last night before I put jammies on her.

I love rolly polly arms and thighs...

Me and Preston were getting her to smile at us last night...I got a little one on camera but she has starting smiling big and she has the cutest little dimples. I'm in love. 

I wonder if she will get as chubby as Preston was...we will see!!!

Lylah also rolled over for the first time last night! Me and Spencer were there to witness it and I was really surprised. Shes 6 weeks old today and she rolled over a LOT sooner then Preston did. But she came out of the womb super strong. She has always held her head up really good and she likes doing tummy time, which Preston hated.

Pumpkin Patch 2011...

Last night we decided to take the kids to the pumpkin patch. We didn't want the crowds of a weekend and no other day worked with Spencer's schedule so it just had to be last night. Have I mentioned that nights just aren't that great for Lylah? She gets soo colicky at night and it just a sad mad girl. She pretty much hated the pumpkin patch. Hopefully she'll like it better next year. Preston on the other hand had a great time. They added a huge air jumpy thing that Preston and Spencer played on and he had a blast. Then they rode on the cow barrels...which he never would have gotten out if we didn't make him.

He also loved these bike things

Lylah started out asleep...for like 10 min...

And then turned into this the rest of the night...

 Luckily we love her to death cause she is one heck of a screamer.

This picture was a little blurry but I liked it anyways.

And here is Preston in the pumpkins...this was the closest to a smile I could get but he still looks so handsome :).

Last night wasn't really what I had hoped for, hopefully next year turns out better. At least Preston had fun...that's really why we went anyways!

My funny boy...

Preston has been saying the funniest things lately and I just had to write them down so we won't ever forget what a funny 2 year old boy he is. He talks so much now and I love it. One of the things I love about Preston is that he is so quick to say sorry, thanks, and please. He is such a sweet polite little boy and it just melts my heart. Lately while I am getting ready Preston will come in and look at me and say "Mom, cute". He sure does know how to win someone over that's for sure :).

So when me and Spencer talk to each other he calls me "babe" a lot. Well Preston caught on and starting calling me "babe" too. I was in the kitchen making dinner and Preston was riding his train in there next to me and when he decided to leave the room he said " Bye Babe!" as he waved and grinned the biggest grin you ever saw. I decided to correct him and tell him I was mom and he would just smile and say "No babe". Haha I just love that boy.

One thing about Preston is that he does NOT like to be left behind. If me or Spencer leave and he can't go he just breaks down. And as soon as we come back he will tell us in the saddest voice ever that he "cry" and wants tons of sympathy. He's also been faking a lot of injury's lately to get some attention. This morning during breakfast I was holding Lylah and she kicked her foot out and it hit the table and she starting crying. So Preston pushed his chair out, lifted up his foot and kicked the table and then he'd act all sad. haha oh boy.

Every car is a "fast mustang car" and he is obsessed with "Biiiig Trucks". There is a documentary film on Monster trucks on Netflix and he watches that show everyday.
Lylah got some pink crocs at her baby shower and Preston thinks they are his shoes, they are actually his size and he loves them...even if they are pink ha.

And yes Preston pretty much lives in t-shirts and undies. He's potty trained here at home and has a hard time taking shorts off so we make it easier and he runs around in undies haha.
He loves his cousin Kam and asks about him everyday. This last weekend he asked about Cin and Kam and I told him they were out of town and he just cried. He wanted to "play kam mom" haha.
He also loves to play with his friends across the street, hunter and porter. He will go and look out our front window a million times a day and if they are out there he gets SO excited and comes and begs me to go out and play. I think its cute that he likes to play with others.
He also cant wait for his daddy to come home. He has a fake phone and I hear him talking to "dad" all the time. When I'm on the phone with Spenc, Preston will grab his phone and copy everything I say to him haha. He's sooo funny.
We just couldn't love our Preston anymore then we do already!