Halloween

Here is what our kids were for Halloween

Logan was Donald Duck (quack quack). Isn't this the best costume ever. I just don't know if I will ever find a costume that I like more than this one. Tyler wore it a couple of years ago and now it was Logi's turn. It's been a hit everytime.

Tyler was a dragon. Actually his costume is really a dinosaur but he thinks it is a dragon so thats what we call it at our house. It might look familiar because it is the same costume that he wore last year. He loves wearing it so much that he wanted to wear it again this year and that was just fine with us. He loves to run up to everyone and yell "Roar" while he is wearing it. He thinks he is a scary dragon.(Logan didn't quite make it into the picture in time.)

And if the boys would have come trick-or-treating at your house this is what you would have seen when you opened the door. I know this picture is a little blurry but it was my favorite one. They are both laughing and have the biggest smiles on their faces. I thought it was so cute.

Here is a more clear picture of them together

Tyler trick-or-treating. Between our ward trunk or treat on Friday and then taking the boys around the neighborhood on Saturday, they made quite a haul on candy. The boys couldn't be happier about it either. Tyler keeps telling me that he wants to have Halloween again.

The boys with our pumpkins. Rick and I did the big one and then Tyler and Logan had the small one. The boys just mostly wanted to color on them. They had a lot of fun.

Fun at the Fair!

It's fair time again. We love the fair and we especially love opening day because you can get in for $1. We had a great time even though it was still pretty hot here. We were in the triple digits this weekend. It's the middle of October for crying out loud! I am really getting sick of this heat already. Anyway here are some pictures that are probably only interesting to me but I will post them anyway.

Welcome to the fair! or in Spanish, which is the most popular language there, Bienvenidos!

Tyler is in that stoller too if you look really hard.

I know this picture is kinda hard to see but after you buy your ticket to get into the fair you are greeted by about a dozen police officers. It's a little intimidating and definetly not what we are used to seeing at the Blackfoot fair in Idaho

As soon as Tyler found out we were going to the fair he just kept telling us over and over and over again that he was going to ride the ferris wheel. He was so excited about it that we didn't have the heart to tell him no. So Rick and Tyler rode even though it was a huge rip off. 10 bucks for these two to ride the ferris wheel one time. And that's why that was our one and only ride.


We ate lots of good food.

Rick enjoying his Funnel Cake.


We played one game

Rick won Tyler a little stuffed duck, which he hasn't let out of his sight since. How can anyone lose at this game? I mean seriously, they let you lean over as far as you want until you are right next to the balloon. They make it so easy. We were still impressed with your skill though Rico.:)


The boys went to work on the farm

Tyler even sported the Farmer hat

The boys also got to milk a cow

The boys played with the giant blocks that I am sure had swine flu all over them. Hand sanitizer helped to ease my mind.

Our family at the fair. (I have no idea who that man in our picture is. He looks a little lost though)

On our way back to the car after the fair. Our friends were borrowing our double stroller so we laid the single stroller all the way back and put both boys in there. They were having a great time.

To top off a fun night, Rick, being the great dad that he is, had the idea to put up our tent on our balcony and have a little campout with Tyler. Tyler was so excited about it. He loves the tent, sleeping bags, flashlights, and most of all one on one time with his dad. That extension cord coming out of the window was for a fan. That's right people. Even in the middle of October it was too hot outside in the tent so they needed a fan.

Ricks Birthday Bash!

Rico turned the big 2-8 on Friday!! We decided to celebrate his birthday Disney style this year. Phoenix is only about a 41/2 hour drive from Disneyland so we always said that we should go sometime while we are living so close. This year at Disneyland you get in for free on your birthday and since Rick didn't have to work last weekend and it was his birthday on Friday we figured this would be as good a time as any to go. So a few days before we left we booked a hotel and planned out our trip. We had a great time and are so glad that we went.

Our family at the main entrance to Disneyland

Me being a super cheeseball( I thought he had already taken the picture) but anyway they had it all decorated for halloween. Here we are in front of the Mickey Mouse Pumpkin.

Us in front of the castle


We rode lots of rides. Here are a few of them

Me and the boys riding the spinning tea cups.

Rick and Tyler on Dumbo.

Us on the It's a Small World ride. My favorite.

Rick and Tyler on the old Riverboat

Tyler driving like a crazy man

Probably Tylers favorite ride. We must have rode these rocketships a dozen times.

We met some of the characters

Mickey Mouse. Rick almost crowded him out of the picture. Good thing he didn't. We had to wait in line forever to get this picture

Pluto

Goofy

The birthday boy standing on main street. They gave him a pin to wear on his shirt with his name on it that let everyone know that it was his birthday. All day long we heard "Happy Birthday Rick" "Rick, Happy Birthday" He had never had so many people wish him a happy birthday in his life. It's just a happy place.

Rick and Tyler at the parade. Very fun parade. The funnest we have ever been too. Loud, upbeat, and just fun. You couldn't help but feel good at that parade. We had great seats. Right in front of Mickey and Minnie

After Disneyland we wanted to sing happy birthday to Rick. Well being in a hotel and away from home we didn't have a cake. So we stopped at a convience store and bought some hostess cupcakes so that we could sing to him and he could blow out some candles.

Don't worry though, we did make him a real cake when we got home. According to Tyler you haven't actually had your birthday until he has helped make you a cake and until he has decorated the apartment with balloons and crepe paper.

On Saturday morning we woke up and drove the Huntington Beach. It's only about 20 minutes away from Disneyland. This was the boys first time at the beach and seeing the ocean. They loved it and could have stayed there all day.

We packed sand toys and they went to work digging and building. Tyler is obviously taking it very serious.

Logan playing in the sand

We stayed at the beach for a few hours and then we had to head home. It was a quick trip but so fun to get out of Phoenix for a few days and away from all the everyday stress. We had a great time and made lots of fun memories! Happy Birthday Rico!

Our New Apartment!

So when I got back from my trip to Idaho, Rico had the best surprise waiting for me..... He had us all moved into a new apartment!!! I don't know how he did it and I was shocked but somehow he managed to pack up our old apartment and move all of our stuff into our new place all while working at his practicum. I don't think he got much sleep that week. It was the best surprise ever. We have been in our new apartment now for about a month and a half and we are absolutely LOVING it! It is so much bigger and open and nicer than our last apartment. It is definetly a step up for us. I know our families want to see pictures so I am finally getting around to posting some. These are the pictures I have on my camera. I don't have any of the boys room on my camera and they are in there sleeping right now so I will have to post some pictures later because I think it turned out really cute.

I know this picture is really fuzzy and hard to read but it is a picture of the layout of our apartment.


Our living room.

Another view of Our living room / dining room. One fact about our new apartment is that it is on the third floor which is also the top floor. Pros to this would be: really high ceilings, no loud neighbors above us, and no wall separating our living room and dining room which makes it seem really big and open. Cons to this would be: stairs, stairs, and more stairs. We have to haul our kids, strollers, our groceries and pretty much everything up three flights of stairs. A little exercise never killed anyone though right.

My new big beautiful kitchen. I love this kitchen. It is my favorite thing about the apartment next to my washer and dryer. I have so much more storage space and counter space than my last apartment. I love the island in the middle and I love the built in computer desk next to the oven and microwave. I love this kitchen!


And then the very best thing about our new apartment and the main reason why we moved:


TA DA!!! Our very own washer and dryer!!!! They are right in our apartment, they are free, and I can use them any time I want. No more hauling all of our clothes over to the laundry mat every week and scrambling for quarters everywhere because it costs a dollar to wash and a dollar to dry. I used to hate laundry day and now I love it. I get excited every time I have enough dirty clothes to run a load. It is so fun and has made my life a lot easier!


This is why it took me so long to unpack everything. This kid is EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING. It really is almost impossible to get anything done with him around. I still love him though.


The night I got home from Idaho and after the shock had worn off of the new apartment, Rico planned to have our good friends come over and bring some sparkling cider so that we could toast in our new apartment. Fun times and a great ending to a great surprise!

Trip to Idaho

August was a busy month for us. Between vacations, moving to a new apartment, birthdays, and visitors we have been very busy and I have gotten a little behind on blogging. We spent the first two weeks of August in Idaho with my family. We had a fabulous time and it was fun to see family. It was so nice just to have a yard to play in and nice weather that didn't make you sweat from every pore after being outside for more than five minutes. We did a lot of things and so naturally I took about a gazillion pictures, so this is going to be a long post.

" Heading out to Grandma's House" as Tyler would say it. Here he is at the airport. He LOVES planes and has flown quite a few times so he has the routine down pretty good. He knows to take his shoes off at security and he knows that mommy will do anything to keep him quiet on the plane.

The first weekend we were there we went camping at Stoddard Creek. We all had a lot of fun, especially Tyler. He LOVED it. We learned that Tyler was born to camp and that Logan was not. All I can say is, Long nights full of crying in the tent. Thats okay though, he is a little young to understand. We still had a good time.

Tyler helping Grandpa set up our tent

Rick relaxing with the boys in the hammock

Grandpa and Logi

Our family minus Tyler around the fire. Who knows where Tyler was. Off exploring something probably.

Grandpa and Tyler going for a ride in the back of the truck


On our vacation we also did a day trip down to Utah and went swimming at good ol' Cherry Hill. Ricks sister and her family were able to meet us there and we were glad they came. We all had a great time and had some pretty good laughs. Especially when our train of inner tubes got going really fast down the river run and the poor lifeguard had to jump on top of the ride to get out of our way and save his dear life. Good times!:)

Logi and daddy playing at Pirates Cove. Logi has NO FEAR and he thinks he can do everything the big kids are doing so you really have to keep your eye on him.

Logi and I floating on the Lazy River

Tyler with his cousins Walker and Carlee at Cherry Hill. Tyler loves older kids and it was fun for him to play with his cousins.

Idaho Falls

Tyler feeding the ducks. He thought this was great. We started out with two little ducks and pretty soon we were feeding the whole flock. Too bad we only brought two pieces of bread

The boys standing in front of the falls at the Greenbelt

We visited my dad at his office one day and Logan became a "Little Lawyer"

We spent one day up in Jackson Hole. Here is Tyler and Logan with Grandma and Grandpa taking the traditional picture in front of the antlers. The boys loved this park

Tyler helping Grandma wash her car.

The boys "helping" wash the car. I think they got more water on themselves than on the actual car

Logi must have been pretty worn out by all the excitement at Grandmas house because he fell asleep in the swing while I was pushing him one day

How can you not love that little face

Possibly Tylers favorite part of the whole trip. A ride on the four wheeler with Grandpa. Obviously he was pretty excited

Thanks for a fun trip. It was nice to spend time with you!