Hello Again

We have taken family pictures, as well as some pictures of our Thanksgiving weekend (thanks to my great sister-in-law) so don't fret when I show you three new CELL PHONE pictures that I have taken over the last week. We have some great ones in the making. I have made a vow that I will be better with my camera this December! So stay tuned for some great new pictures from November. Anyway:

Here is my Cherry-Raspberry pie that I made for Thanksgiving. It looked almost better than it tasted, but we will work on that.

This one is just a cute thing I found Chanelle and Mason doing. They were just laying on the floor reading books. I am so glad Mason loves books and Chanelle. It makes my house nice.


Now, look away, all you Men with sensitive stomachs (especially ones who are related to this child). We went to the store this morning in Chanelle's car (where she left her shoes from Church yesterday) and this is what I found when I opened the door to get him out. Notice he got both feet in both shoes, and on the right feet, too! Do you think he needs a brother??

....Speaking of Mason getting a sibling...for all of you who don't know or haven't heard...Im expecting my Second baby in May! As of now Im about 14.5 weeks and am starting to feel so much better! This could be the reason for lack of blog posts, but who knows. We will be able to find out the gender in January, so expect a good post then!

The Month Of October

Since I have been totally horrible at updating my blog this month, I just decided to make this a small, quick, update because lets be honest-you DO NOT want to hear ALL of it in detail.

First of all, we went to Tucson in the middle of October. We had a really good time and I should learn not to trust my parents in sending me all the pictures they took. It never happens. Anyway, it was a really great week and we did lots of fun things. Maybe one day I can show you!

Other than that, we had a great Halloween, too. I got only one picture (my camera ran out of batteries shortly after) but the one picture does the whole day justice. Here it is:

We hope you all had a great October! We did! Have a great November!

Alpine Loop

The mountains all along the Wasatch Front are absolutely gleaming with red, yellow and orange coloring. On Sunday, we couldn't resist driving the alpine loop to soak in some of the beautiful scenes for ourselves. We had a good time, even when it snowed as we neared the top. We couldn't get Mason to smile for our lives, but nevertheless there are some great ones. Thanks Chanelle, for taking the pictures!

Vivian Park

Chanelle's fake-elementary school picture-(remember the ones we all took next to the fake tree trunk?)

My absolute favorite!

All About Mason!

Its been a while since I wrote a post just about Mason. Well, here it is. He has grown up so much over the last few months and we can hardly keep up! If anyone has figured out how to stop a toddler from growing so fast, let me know. We are just enjoying him WAY too much!
Mason got his first real haircut today(see above). It is so stinkin cute that I can't even stand it. I can't believe how big he is getting, and just how smart he is. Mason is a full-on talker. He will repeat any word you ask him to say. I guess that means Mom and Dad will need to be more careful about what we say around him!

Mason is also extremely silly. I love silly Mason.

The picture above(I will explain this) as well as the next two are of Mason playing with his new friends next door. They like to hop our little white-picket fence just to play with Mase. One of them is only a couple months older, so they get along great, and are in the same nursery class.
This particular day, Mason and his little friend decided to throw the foot ball around, but while this happened he fell into the bush and got scratched up. Didn't cry for a second. (I think he was trying to be brave around the other boys, but who knows).
This one is just cute with his little friend and him playing ball. Mason loves trucks and sports. He is a boy through and through. And now that he has an actual boy haircut, he looks like one too!

This one is just cute too. Mason is really curious about other little kids (he secretly wishes he could do what they do...sigh...someday) and loves watching them. This is while he watched the older boys kick the soccer ball. It was way precious.

Oh and by the way...he still takes two naps a day, and sleeps through the night 8 hours...I am starting to realize how lucky I am that he loves sleep as much as a teenager does.

You're growing up too fast, Mason. Please just slow down! We love you!

I Love

When I was younger, I LOVED making lists (I still kinda do). One of my very favorite lists to make was an 'I love...' list. I think I got the idea from a young women leader, or one of my friends. I did it ALL the time. So, as of today, I am making a 'blog tradition'. Once a month, I will post an 'I Love' post, just to let you know what I truly do love. Today's will be short, but here it is!

{I LOVE}

1.Freshly picked apples. When you see fresh apples, you think fall. As I have said before I LOVE fall.

2. Kneader's bread sample bags. I buy this bag of yummy slices of different kinds of bread from kneader's (in Alpine) for 2.99. Its the best buy I make all month.

3. My pink baby rose bush. I have this cute bush outside of my front door that has the most adorable baby roses. I can vividly remember that my great grandma Burke loved baby roses and had lots of them. I loved it when she would let us pick some and bring them home. Everytime I see baby roses, I think of her.

4. My next door neighbors. I have the best neighbors on either side of me. They both have the cutest kids, and Mason begs to be handed over the fence to them so he can play. They are so nice, AND my west side neighbor cooks just awesome. Below are the treats they brought over today.

5. My little Mason. Enough Said.

6. My Best Friend Haylee. Its her birthday tomorrow (happy birthday!) and I still Love her. (For those of you who don't know, I am in the pink and Haylee is in the B & W. Her brother Tyler is sitting next to her. You can see his blog here. This picture cracks me up every time I see it.)

Maybe you should think about the things that YOU love, then blog about it! Its really quite fun...Have a great week!

Bumpa's Weekend

Some people might think that I am holding out on them, or that Im just being lazy and not updating my blog. Well, to be completely honest, its really because I haven't really had anything to blog about! However, my Dad emailed these pictures below to me the other day, and I have to share them. They are so fun.

Boo! Just in time for Halloween! This is the only one where Mason is actually Smiling. I promise he does smile, just not when he is thinking about things. Im pretty sure he is going to be a philosopher when he grows up.

Mason and Grandpa in his new red wagon (which he LOVES and wants a ride in everytime we go outside for anything. "Ouu-sie?! Wah-gon??! Pees?!"). Its just precious. I wish Mason smiled in this one.

This one is of Mason at the family search center in Salt Lake. He was so good all day, until we had to leave this bad boy.

The next two are funny, but pretty. My face is really weird, but Jeff and Mase are so cute. Notice how wet Mason's pants are from splashing in the reflection pool.

Ok, here is a smile picture. This is Mason watching Clifford the Big Red Dog. He wants Clifford to come and live with us one day.

3 Years Ago...

The picture above is one of the many engagement shots Jeff and I took three years ago. TODAY is our 3 year anniversary! As I opened all our pictures from the engagemet/wedding, I couldn't help but see how unbelievably happy we looked. I love seeing the looks on our faces, and the love that we had for eachother! The best part is that if it is possible, we love eachother even more now. I went through and picked some pictures from 3 years ago (only about 1% of what was actually taken) and once again made a slide show.

Happy Anniversary, my sweet Jeffrey. I love you!

Get Out the Orange Decor

Fall is coming. I can almost smell it. Jeff and I decided to walk to the Temple at 6:30 this morning. As I stepped outside I felt that chill that all Utah residents feel when you just know that the seasons are changing. I quickly ran back inside to grab my sweater. Even as we speak, I am enjoying some absolutely delectable pumpkin bread from Kneaders. When Kneaders comes out with their pumpkin bread, you know its time to start picking all your veggies in your garden and slowly change your wardrobe from flip flops and shorts to boots and pants. There are some things I will miss about the warm weather, but some things I am entirely excited for during the fall. Above is my pumpkin I planted for Halloween! Doesn't it look cute?

I will miss picking my pretty roses in my backyard to make beautiful bouquets for my table.

You know its turning into fall when your son wants every soft blanket in the house in HIS bed, and doesn't wake up sweating like a piglet. I will also miss the cute plaid shorts collection.

Fresh fruit and veggies, for a yummy Hawaiian Haystacks dinner! (I just had to take a picture of last nights dinner, it was so colorful!)

This one doesn't have much to do with fall, but it was way cute.

I caught Mason walking around the house with his keys and his cell phone talking to someone...I still haven't figured out who. With his messy hair and cheeto-mouth he just looked so stinkin' cute.

Anyway, you will be missed, Summer. Come back next year. As for fall, glad you're finally arriving!

Belly Button

I asked Mason yesterday (while he was laying on my lap) where his belly button was. He of course lifted up his shirt and showed me. It was a surprise to see a gigantic rash all over him. He has had a fever for about 3 days, now a rash. He has fifth disease. Nothing too serious, but still sad.

I gave him a brownie to make him feel better. My mom always says that ice cream makes everything better. I didn't have any on hand, but I guess a brownie would be the next best thing.

Get better little buddy.

Dear Summer

I am so happy to have a hose. The hose was something that I played with A LOT as a little girl (and I know all you people from Tucson did the same) when the sweltering heat was beating down outside on the driveway. Well, lets say it wasn't SWELTERING, but I let Mason play with it today and got some fun shots. I had to take his soaking clothes off at some point, but again, he didn't mind. Then, the game switched from getting everything wet, to racing his cars down the driveway.

Dear Summer,
Please don't go away. None of us are ready for it.
With love, Kelsy