Monday, November 5, 2007

Fall....for tricks, and treats and pumpkin fun (and chocolate!)

Will and I went to Mother Nature's Farm with a bunch of women from the ward. Will screamed the entire hayride, which I must admit was rather lame, but after I changed his shoes, he did ok. I think his shoes were too small and that made him mad!
He loved playing in this little house.
He even smiled at me out the window!
Will won't pose for pictures, but he will point out letters everywhere we go! He loves his ABC's.
Oh, a tasty treat I made for Young Women's one night. It was as good as it looks!
Riding the train at Ben's work picnic. Will cried until we started going and then he was fine. He even loved the tunnel!
Our little Pirate.....ARRRRRR
Bob Wiley and Gill
The pirate and Bob. Unfortunately Gill passed on the day after we bought him. It wasn't a waste of 31 cents though, because everyone loved Ben's costume!
Playing the ring toss we helped the VanNatters run.

Halloween night....now go fill that pumpkin up so your mom and dad have some treats! Just kidding. I have eaten more than Will has but Will knows where to go for "treats".
Our First Harvest. Ben planted a garden and I harvested our first, tiny raddish. It was yummy, though small!
Will loved carving pumpkins with me for FHE (daddy had to work late)
He loved pointing out the eyes, nose, and teeth.
Here he's saying "teeth".



Tuesday, October 16, 2007

The Punya Patch

Will loves pumpkins! He calls them "punya". He was in heaven running through the maze of pumpkins at Mother Nature's Farm, which is about a mile from our house. I think I'll be taking him there once a week!
Daddy had to stop and put on Will's shoe...all the running knocked it off.
I can carry it myself!
The big ones! Will won't "pose" for pictures...he's too active.
This has to be my favorite because you see how happy he was running on the paths.
Or, is this my favorite. I love his face.
He kept stopping and saying "punya".
I love holding pumpkins.
Another funny face.

Will says pumpkin "punya". And he loves punya! So last night for FHE we went to the Punya Patch. Mother Nature's Farm is about a mile from our house so we picked a few pumpkins for the holidays.





Sunday, October 14, 2007

Sedona!!!

Ben and Will at the 360 view.
At the little old Mexican village.
Will loved the fountain.
And the art.
Tired little guy couldn't keep his eyes open
The view from Cathedral Rock.
Will loved the Red Rocks!
We had such a great trip. It was nice to get away for a few days and enjoy cooler weather. Even though Ben beat me at THREE games of Ticket to Ride, I still love the game. We really had a blast.

New Foods and Friends and Fun Games

A new love of olives, especially the tool used to get them from the tray to the mouth.
One of Will's fave toys, the block tower. He now can say blocks and "tow-a".
One of Will's best friends, even though she's a few years older! Will loves Alyssa, and not just because she shares her suckers. He always gives her a big smile at church.
Will loves Utah Peaches...good thing we ordered TWO boxes! He liked eating them whole. His mommy and daddy love them too!
Will got this hat touring the new hospital with daddy and he loves to wear it around the house. He calls it a "at". Here he is playing his favorite game with daddy, throw the ball to daddy at the bottom of the stairs. How I love to see my son smile!
Sorry I had to play catch up. Lately I've been to busy to take time to add to my blog. These pics are a little recap of the past few months. I must say, it is so much fun to watch my son grow and change. He's such a handsome little guy. And he's so good. He has started throwing tantrums and I'm reading a book to learn how to handle those better, but overall, he's wonderful. He's talking up a storm and it's so nice that he can now communicate with me. He says "off" and points to his shoes when he wants his shoes off. He says "mom" in a cute high pitched voice. He loves pumpkins and calls the "punya". He started learning the ABC's at about 18 months and by 19 months he knew the entire alphabet. He amazes me. Everywhere we go he looks for letters and I'm such a proud mom! He loves his new bug jammies but now he thinks bugs are everywhere...in the soup and in his bread. He's such a worm. He loves playing outside and I love to see him smile and laugh. He's a great napper, most of the time....usually from 1 to 4 in the afternoon, and sometimes longer. I get so much done during his nap. I love my little guy!

Water Fun






I think Will's favorite place this summer, besides visiting grandparents and his crib, is the Splash Pad in Chandler. He absolutely loves it!


Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Utah Trip

Catherine with Will and Malyn. Of course, Will was his normal "I don't want my picture taken with Malyn" self and Mayln just watched the commotion.
Will and Malyn!
Will driving Grandpa Glen's car.
Kristen blowing bubbles for Will.
Where's the gas pedal?
At the Smith's pool.
Say Cheese!
Nice toss!
Nice tat. Cute little Mayln!


One of the only pictures of both of them looking at the camera. Yeah.
Malyn with Grandpa Glen.
At the parade in Kaysville.
Happy 4th of July.
Yep, you are my cousin.


We miss everyone! We had a blast. Thanks for making it fun for us!