Balloons=♥

So I really have to get this down in my "journal", because it is the funniest thing. Jace has an obsession with balloons.

How you know you are obsessed with balloons:
1. It's the first thing you talk about when you wake up, and the last thing you talk about when you go to bed
2. You carry around balloons or balloon books all day.
3. You have been able to find a balloon in about 50% of the books we have (trust me, they're there...somewhere!)
4. You beg mom to blow up balloons throughout the day.
5. You are the first to spot a balloon in the sky, even when it is not noticeable at all.
6. Other objects start to look like balloons too...
7. You carry around torn up pieces of a page that had balloons on it.
8. You can't sleep without your balloon book. You would sleep with a balloon if you could, but mom has to draw the line!

Should I be worried?

Here are some pics from the balloon fiesta a couple months ago. We are lucky to live in a place that loves balloons as much as we (and especially Jace) do!

I love how the sun ray was exactly touching the balloon in this pic

We drove right under this one, and watched it land. So pretty!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I literally die...

Check out my blog post at my Help a Sister Out Blog here to see how the heck I did this...

Halloweeeeen

These pictures make me want to cry... is that weird?! I just can't believe how grown up she looks with that makeup on! The one with her standing... she says "This is how Ariel stands mom!"

and here is my little stud, the pirate. He loved the little bird on his shoulder! I think the kid has had about 100 "sucka's" in the last few days...

So I am seriously Halloweened out. We had all kinds of stuff this month which was all fun, but where's the next Holiday?! We went to a fun partay with the Burns a couple weeks ago to begin the festivities. I of course forgot the camera. Then a few days ago Makenna got to dress up for dance class and they performed "One eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater," which was so cute! Again- forgot the camera! Then Thurs. was her Joy school Halloween party- hmmm no camera again! Friday we had the ward trunk or treat! Here's a pic of Jace getting his party on at the dance portion...
Then yesterday we went to zoo boo, which was a lot of fun, but crazy!
We had so much fun trick or treating. We took the kids down our street, then Makenna and I went out for a while and it was seriously so much fun! I love watching her excitement now that she is older! She seriously got hooked up too (I think it's because she was so cute!)

Pumpy umpy umpkins

Wow, a family picture!

Jace's pumpkin is a balloon. Holy cow that kid is OBSESSED with balloons. That will have to be a whole other post!

Makenna designed her pumpkin which I think came out very cute!

Happy Halloweeeeen!

SNOW!!

The other day we got snow! Makenna was so excited that she ran outside and started jumping on the trampoline in her t-shirt! I love her zest for life!

Field Trips

Makenna has been on two really fun field trips. For the first one we went to the pumpkin patch.
horse rides

corn box
lassos
games
corn maze
pumpkins!
It was great, but seriously hot! The highlight was definitely the horses.

Then yesterday the kids went to Petco for a field trip! They loved touching all the animals. Jace also loved it.

Buds Makenna and Kaden

haha

snake!

IDAHO

After Utah, we headed on up to Idaho to see Scott's sisters, Christa and Michelle, and their cute families. We had so much fun up there with them. Idaho is definitely a great place to live, but holy cow it's cold! It was in the 30's and 40's the whole time we were there!


Cute cousins in their church attire


We celebrated Scott's birthday while we were there. Can you believe he is 29?! Holy cow I have an old husband! Thanks Michelle for spoiling him with a cake!


I love how those boys just could not resist!


We took a day trip up to Rexburg to check out the old stomping grounds. We could not believe how much it has changed! It doesn't even look like the same place! They have definitely made some really pretty changes, and now more than ever I would definitely recommend BYU Idaho as a great place to go to college! I had the BEST experience there and it was really fun to relive that and remember the special spirit that school has.


The little boys at BYU Idaho


We also got to hang out with our friends, the Cooks, from Idaho Falls. We were really great friends when we lived there and it was fun to catch up! Can you tell the kids were just not having it that day?!

Utah

Our first stop on our trip was to see our BFF's the Becks! We miss these guys so much! We met them in Albuquerque in our last ward. Hopefully someday we will have the chance to live close again!

One of my favorite things by far was hanging out with these guys after the kids were in bed. We laughed so hard and had so much fun together!


Makenna and Brinnley wore matching outfits and looked so adorable!!


They love each other tons!


We went to Kangaroo zoo


Jace was in heaven


Someday I'm sure these boys will be buds too! :)


Thanks Becks for entertaining us! We miss ya!

Tagged: Couples Quiz

(our one year anniversary)

♥ What are your middle names? His is Scott, I don’t have one (so what's his first name you ask? You will have to ask him!!)
♥ How long have you been together? 6 years, together almost 7
♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating? 4 days??
♥ Who asked who out? He asked me out
♥ Who made the first move? he did
♥ Did you go to the same school? Yep, BYU Idaho
♥ Are you from the same home town? No, Scott is from Bloomfield, NM, and I’m from Carlsbad, CA
♥ Who is the smartest? Scott
♥ Who majored in what? I got my Associate’s Degree in General Studies, and Scott majored in Business.
♥ Who is the most sensitive? me!
♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple? The place we eat most is Sweet Tomatoes
♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? San Francisco from Albuquerque. Sad huh. Someday we will have to take a real vacation!
♥ Who has the worst temper? We are about the same.
♥ How many children do you want? 4-5
♥ Who does the cooking? I do ALL of the cooking. Once in a while Scott makes beef and broccoli!
♥ Who is more social? I am
♥ Who is the neat-freak? Me
♥ Who is the most stubborn? We are about the same. Scott is probably a little more.
♥ Who wakes up earlier? Scott since he’s a seminary teacher! He wakes up at 5:00 AM
♥ Where was your first date? We went snowboarding at Kelly Canyon
♥ Who has the bigger family? He has 7 older sisters. I have 1 older brother and 3 little sisters.
♥ Do you get flowers often? Maybe once a year. Scott is just not the most thoughtful person… oh well!
♥ How do you spend the holidays? Lately it has been Thanksgiving at his house, Christmas at mine since we live by his family.
♥ Who is more jealous? I probably used to be more jealous, but I don’t think either of us get jealous anymore.
♥ How long did it take to get serious? uhhh, a week probably!
♥ Who eats more? About the same. Seriously.
♥ What do you do for a living? Stay at home mom. Scott is a Paint Sales Rep. for ICI Paints.
♥ Who does/did the laundry? I do. Sometimes Scott does it if he has no socks or pants left! Sorry babe.
♥ Who’s better with the computer? I am.
♥ Who drives when you are together? Scott does.
♥ What is "your" song? Stereofuse- Everything

I tag Megan B., Mom, Rolene, Stefanie, Jenny, Annie, Rebecca, Jessica P., Lisa, and Kim! I know that's a lot but I think it would be really fun to read your answers!!