Pumpkins!

Odessa, Addison and I headed down to Stahlei farm in St. George last Friday, to get a pumpkin in their pumpkin patch....unfortunatley I did not bring my camera, or my phone, so I was unable to get pictures of the tractor ride, or the pumpkin patch....that didn't have much of a selection anways!-Odessa had to carry the pumpkin out, so I told her she had to pick one that she could lift....needless to say we only got a four pound pumpkin that is a little lopsided!

We decided that we would carve pumpkins for Family Home Evening tonight....

We had some friends come over with their little girl for the activity too!

We ate pizza, and set out to work. Odessa and Adam did most of the work while I fed Addison.

I think they did a pretty good job for the pumpkin we had!

Here are some pictures of our pumpkin carving FHE!

Salt Lake City Trip

We have been very busy in Cedar City the last couple of weeks- with lots of visits from family and friends, preschool starting, gymnastics starting, volleyball in full swing, Shakesperean plays, dentist appointments, and just daily life....it is nice to get away from all the hustle and enjoy some time up in Salt Lake with my family and friends.

Adam is out of town (as usual) so I decided to take the kids up to my parents for a mini labor day getaway.

I have enjoyed the help with the kids, and I think my parents and my sister have enjoyed playing with the kids.

Noey and Odessa played in leaves, made tacos, and watched movies together.

Addison-well he slept and cooed and giggled a lot....which is always fun to be around.

I was able to take a break last night from the kiddos and go to dinner with two great friends last night. We went to Tepenyaki (sp?) which was was YUMMY! I left my father in charge of the kids- The picutre is what happened when I left him in charge...........

I had a great stay, but it is back to Cedar City in a few hours!

FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL

ODESSA STARTED HER FIRST DAY OF PRESCHOOL TODAY. SHE IS VERY EXCITED TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND LEARN NEW THINGS. MY LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP! :)

My little poser!

Odessa being cute as ever!

Addison's Eating for the first time!

Last night we fed Addison rice cereal for the first time!

It was fun to watch him "TRY" something new. He had about three spoonfuls then he was done!

We will try again tonight!

Bumbos and Mosquitoes!

Odessa has become obsessed with mosquitoes of late. Every time she has an itch, she thinks she has been bitten by a mosquito. She has even been looking for mosquito bites on Adam and I. In the picture she is trying to look for mosquitoes in Adams hair.....AND she is using chopsticks to do the job...she was pretty disappointed when she didn't find any!

Addison is now sitting in his Bumbo seat. We got this as a gift, and I have heard how great it is.....he seems to like it!

Family Vacation

In our busy summer we found time to take a family trip up to Brookings Oregon. Brookings is a quaint little town, that is located on the Pacific Coast. It was quite the change from Utah....I don't think the temps reached higher then 65 degrees! It was cool and foggy! I loved it. We were able to stay at a place called Rainbow Rock with Adam's parents...we explored the beach, and found an amazing cave that was full of crazy rocks and colors! Odessa was able to explore some tide pools and bring home some interesting treasures. It was a VERY long drive- with a newborn, we had to stop a lot more, and the stops seem to be quite a bit longer too. Odessa traveled well....she watched a lot of movies and played with her barbies the whole way.
We were also able to visit the Redwood National Forest, and drive along the California coast....and visit a few light houses.
It was a fun trip, but we are glad to be back home in Cedar City.