3rd Week of November

Here are some highlights from this past week, the 3rd week of November.

Cute Carter and Hudson enjoying the swings while they wait for Nyles to get out of school.

Carter made a picture of our family at pre-school.  When he got home I asked him where Piper was, so he drew her in and colored the sky.  He then wanted to put it on his bedroom door. So cute!

Nyles and his school walked up to Alta High School to watch "SpongeBob the musical."

Hudson has discovered whip cream this week and is in LOVE!  

He begs for it every time we open the fridge.  He's a kid after my own heart :)

Steve giving Hudson some whip cream.

A deer ran out while Steve was waiting for the boys at martial arts.  Hudson likes to give hugs.

Piper chasing the laser pointer.  Hudson thought it was hilarious.

On Saturday, Nyles went to his friend Owen's birthday party.  After picking him back up we stopped at his school and played on the playground for a few minutes.  Carter has had a cold this past week, and then his tummy was hurting, so when we got home he took a nap on the couch.  Earlier though he was sitting on the couch with his feet next to his mouth (silly kid).  We have a wild flower still in bloom.  Apparently it doesn't care that winter is coming, it's still blooming and beautiful.  I love it!

Steve went duck hunting w/ Rob and a guy named Ryan and his teenage son.  It was their first time ever going.  Though they didn't get any ducks, they still had a great time.  

Steve and Rob also got their swan skulls hollowed out.  They were pretty excited to get them

Hudson is on the go.  He likes to climb the stairs, and even stand and look out.  He crawls behind the couches.  He also wanted to try on Nyles' googles he got from the birthday party.  Such a cutie!

More whip cream and trying Nutella, yumm!

Hudson got more shots (immunizations) on Friday afternoon.  He had a slight fever that evening through Sunday.  Nyles also had a nasty cough as did Carter and Steve.  We all had a rough night Saturday night, so we stayed home from church and rested.  Thankfully we were still able to make it to our tithing settlement that afternoon.  Steve was also able to bless and pass the sacrament to us at home.

The boys built a fort Sunday afternoon with tables and blankets.  They thought it was pretty fun!

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2nd Week of November

 Here are some highlights from the 2nd week of November.

Carter and Nyles earned another stripe on their belts at martial arts.

We went and saw Santa at Cabela's.  The boys had to check out the fish afterwards as well.

Hudson found our bathroom cabinet, so now we have a lock on it.  He's so cute, even when he sleeps.

I took Thursday and Friday off work.  Originally Steve was supposed to go swan hunting during this time, but since they got their swans the Saturday before they didn't need to go.  We were able to go do sealings at the Draper Temple Thursday morning.  Joann was kind enough to come sit w/ Hudson while he slept then after he woke up.  When we got back she also went w/ Steve to pick up Carter from pre-school.  He was surprised to see her!  Amazingly we have more Mums in bloom and a wild flower.

We were planning to go to the cabin Friday after Nyles got out of school, but Hudson wasn't feeling well (had a slight fever).  The boys were so excited to go up, so I decided to stay home w/ Hudson, and Steve went up w/ Nyles and Carter.  Rob went up w/ them as well, along w/ Dave and Joann.  

Friday night Steve, Nyles and Rob went out fishing in our boat.

When they got back, they had dinner (I made taco soup that they took up) and they had fun playing a game Totally Gross and watched a movie "Elf".

It was a little cold over night.  There was frost on the deck and motor.

After it warmed up a little bit, they went out fishing again at Strawberry Reservoir.  

Nyles caught a few fish and then Dave caught a crawdad trap :)

They had a good time and came home after lunch.  

Carter fell asleep on the way home, all snuggled up in his blankets.

Carter loves to give Piper snuggles.  

On Sunday Pauline and her family came over for a little bit.  They dropped off their van to our neighbor Ron, who is a mechanic, to work on it.  Hudson thought it was fun to have Lincoln over to play with.

Sunday we also had our Primary Program.  It went well thankfully.  For our closing song we had the Young Men and Young Women join us to sing "Risen."  It's a beautiful song.  You can listen to it here.

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1st Week of November.

 Here are some highlights from the 1st week of November.

Steve ordered a cover for the boat.  It fit perfectly, even w/ extra stuff inside.  He's pretty happy w/ it.

Hudson tried fruit snacks for the first time and loved them!  

Hudson helping Steve drive the car into the garage.

Hudson likes to swing while waiting for Nyles to get out from school.  

We also had a bird in our  pine tree that Steve though was pretty cool.

I love the beautiful fall colors in our yard.  We have a pink Mum in bloom, our bush turned red and our Honey Locust tree leaves have turned yellow/orange.  Our other Mum also is blooming yellow again.

The boys playing on the trampoline w/ their stuffed animals and blankets.

Steve also helped Rob and Rob's dad lay sod in Rob's yard.

Carter had a Western Day at preschool so he got to dress up.  

Hudson has been a little tricky w/ his naps, so he's calmed down better in his car-seat. 

Carter and his friend Colin at preschool (on Western day).  

Our neighbor's son Ethan, is also in Carter's class, which is fun.

Pretending to roast marshmallows over the fire, mixing food, and learning at preschool

Cute Carter at Scheels, and Carter enjoying some of his Halloween candy :)

Nyles and Carter have been learning how to use num-chuks and even how to break a board in their martial arts classes.  They're also learning discipline and working towards goals.  They're both really enjoying their classes and are now working towards earning their black belts.

They were brave and received their 1st dose of the Covid vaccine this week, just a couple days after it was officially approved by the CDC for kids ages 5-11.  We're proud of them for doing this and doing their part to lessen the spread of Covid.

Carter and Hudson playing on the trampoline together and down the slide.

Carter and Hudson going down the slide.

Carter playing w/ Hudson on the trampoline.

Carter and Hudson bouncing on the trampoline.

We took our own passport photos at home, as part of the passport application, but when we got to the post office the employee (who was super grumpy), told us we shouldn't have our teeth showing.  So we had to redo all of them except Hudson's photo.  Thankfully after taking the pictures he turned us over to someone else who was much happier and polite and got our applications processed pretty quickly.

My mom and dad came down from Idaho on Friday and had dinner w/ us.  I put a Costco frozen lasagna in the oven while working that afternoon, then we had it that evening for dinner.  They stayed for just a little while, then headed over to a wedding reception.

Saturday morning we met up again for Ezra's baptism.  After his baptism we had brunch together at another church.  The boys were happy to see Grandma and Grandpa again and play w/ cousins.  

Hudson saying hi to Grandma and Grandpa again.  Piper being silly, hiding behind Steve's leg.

Group picture of everyone who came to Ezra's baptism.  Just our side of the family.  

And the "UP" house near Pauline's house in Herriman.

After we got back, Steve loaded up his gear, picked up Rob, and went to Farmington Bay to hunt swans w/ Mark Gasper (from Idaho).  They heard the swans were in, so they hurried to go find them. Thankfully they were all able to get their swans pretty quickly, then they hunted ducks while they were out there until sunset when shooting light was over.

Steve w/ a Redhead duck he shot.  Steve, Mark and Rob w/ their swans.

Sunday we went up to Melanie/Brandon's house in Midway for our family dinner.  We sang to the October (Stacie, Dave and Diane) and November (Steve and Cameron) birthdays.  Dave decorated cute little turkeys for their birthday cake.  Hudson liked the M&Ms most.

Hudson wearing Steve's sunglasses, and catching a ride on LuDean's walker w/ Aunt Diane.  

After dinner and dessert we had our honoree night for Olivia this time.

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4th Week of October

Here are some highlights from this past week, the last week of October.

On Monday, the winds were blowing really strong.  Steve went over to Dave/Joann's house to get a tree down for them.  The tree's roots were lifting up the soil and it was going to fall over in the wind.  Thankfully they were able to tie it up to Dave's truck to stabilize it enough to get it to fall right where they needed it.  Good work Steve!

Hudson was a big helper and played w/ a box inside w/ Joann.

We were "Booed" twice w/ some goodies and a note to pass it on.  We had it in our main window, but apparently they couldn't see it, so we put it next to the door this time.  The kids had fun "booing" others too.  Diane gave us a cool puzzle from the movie Coco.  Carter did the puzzle all by himself!  The boys were making a fort and Piper decided to join them :)

Carter and Nyles learning to use num-chuks in their martial arts class.

Steve tickling the boys and Hudson crawling on them.

The boys went on Wednesday to pass off their speed test at marital arts.  They normally go on Tuesday and Thursday, but they went on Wednesday in order to be free on Thursday for Dave's birthday.  

They did awesome!

Carter helping Grandpa put up Christmas lights on his birthday!

While Carter was w/ Joann on Monday, he decided to try adding M&Ms to his macaroni.  He figured since he likes macaroni and M&Ms that they'd taste good together.  Well.... they didn't, haha ;)

Carter and Piper looking out the window.  Cute baby Hudson w/ his bum in the air.  Carter fell asleep in the car on the way to LuDean's for Dave's birthday dinner.

We went over to LuDean's place on Thursday for Dave's birthday.  I cooked up a lasagna from Costco, Diane made her yummy breadsticks, and Dave/Joann brought a salad.  It was yummy!  Dave wanted chocolate donuts for dessert instead of a cake.  The boys thought it was a great idea as well :)

On Friday, after dropping off Nyles and Carter at school, they heard Nyles' school was going to do a Halloween costume parade, so they came back to watch.  Hudson had a great time eating his snacks.

Friday night we headed up to Midway for our family Halloween party at Melanie and Brandon's house, well in their detached garage.  Carter and Hudson fell asleep on the way up.  Rob rode up w/ us as well.  Olivia had a scavenger hunt for the kids after we got there.

We had chili for dinner, then played games.  It was a jungle theme.  Dave and Joann did jungle bingo.

Then we did our game which was charades, jungle animals.  Everyone had a fun time taking a turn.

Then we played jungle limbo.  It was a lot of fun as well.

Playing Limbo

More Limbo.

Dave and Joann, our family, Steve and Rob, and Dave, Rob, Steve and Phill all dress up for a jungle safari w/ a dinosaur (Ethan) near by.

Stacie, Phill, London Claire and Conor.  A Lion veggie tray and an elephant fruit tray.  

Olivia, Noah, Chandler, Ethan, Melanie and Brandon from the original Jurassic Park. 

Saturday, Steve and the boys, Dave and Rob went out duck hunting.  The weather was beautiful!

The boys definitely had fun, especially since it wasn't cold.

Steve and Nyles putting decoys out.  Carter helping Rob get the mojos ready.

Steve and Nyles throwing out the decoys.

Coming back from setting up, Carter getting a snack.

Hudson playing w/ Piper's bones.  Thankfully Piper is patient w/ him and doesn't mind :)

Cute baby Hudson trying on his monster costume.  Our pretty Mum is finally in bloom!  

Cute Hudson bum in the air again while sleeping.

Carter w/ his friend Colin at preschool in their Halloween costumes.  Carter getting his good night kisses from Piper.  All of us out Trick-or-Treating Saturday night around our neighborhood for Halloween. Nyles was an Army man, Carter was Spiderman, and Hudson was a monster. 

Carter left me some bugs in our room (he knows I don't like bugs and thinks it's funny).

Hudson all tuckered out after Trick-or-Treating.

Sunday we went to the park for a little bit.  The weather was beautiful.  Hudson really likes the swings now, just like his brothers.  Nyles and Carter also like to roll down the hill.

My cute boys!  Piper playing fetch w/ a stick and Nyles and Carter rolling down the hill again.

Rolling down the hill.

More rolling down the hill w/ Piper playing fetch.

Cute Hudson sat in the chair in between Steve and I and wanted to hold some popcorn himself. 

He's also learning to stand, or in this case, sit on Steve's hand and pretend he's standing :)

We had dinner together Sunday night w/ LuDean, Diane, Dave and Joann.  

Hudson is learning to walk with some help.  Another pic of him w/ the popcorn.

Cute Hudson likes to play peek-a-book w/ LuDean.  Piper's silly ear flipped over.

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