Grandma and Grandpa!

We were so excited to have Grandma and Grandpa visit in November! We had a blast with them, and every morning Scooter would ask me when Grandma was coming over!!

Grandma and Scooter read lots of books together!
Just hanging out!
Even though Grandma's birthday was in October, Scooter wanted to make a cake and sing to her! So we made a cake & Scooter decorated it!!
We went to a fun new park by Grandma & Grandpa's hotel!

We love you Grandma & Grandpa!
Goodbye kisses.

We all had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa, and Scooter was especially sad when it was time for them to go home! We're so glad we have the web cam though - what a great way to keep in touch!

Happy Halloween!!

Halloween is one of my favorite Holidays! We all went to my moms in the afternoon for our annual sugar cookie decorating party followed by sloppy joes!
Scooter was very excited to be a pumpkin again! He told us a few months before Halloween that he wanted to be a pumpkin! ...And he really was excited, even though he looks sort of serious in this picture!
A cute pumpkin & a darling witch! After we decorated cookies we went with Lins & Glendon to trick or treat in their neighborhood. All of the neighbors lined up down the street, under canopies, (which was great since it was cold & raining!) and the kiddos went trick or treating from person to person! Ry & Gman took the kiddos to a few houses too, once the rain let up a little bit!
After trick or treating we played at Lindsay & Glendon's house for a while! It was a really fun night, & Scooter has already asked me if it is time to go trick or treating again!

We Love Pumpkins!

We love fall! It is one of my favorite times of the year! I just love the leafs changing, pumpkins, Halloween, etc! It's so fun! A few weeks ago we went to a pumpkin patch with my mom & Erica!
Right away Scooter picked out a pumpkin that was just his size! We also saw lots of cute baby animals- you can see the little goats behind Scooter! They were cracking us up! They were running & jumping, and one of them kept jumping up on the momma goats back! So Funny!
Baby Llama!
Baby Kangaroo!
Scooter & Mommy!
One pumpkin wasn't quite enough, so Scooter picked out another little one (a gourd actually!)... and then one more after that!
Me & Erica!
Playing in the corn! This was so cool - it reminded me of a big sandbox but with corn instead of sand! Derek loved it!
Erica & Scooter on the hay ride! Erica was such a good sport to take Derek on the wagon! She needed to head to UVU to finish some homework, but came to the pumpkin patch with us first! ...What we didn't know was that the hay ride was a Long hayride, & my mom & I kept saying that we hoped Er was okay, since she needed to get to school! When the wagon finally came back, she was (of course!) still smiling & said she was happy to take him! What a Sweetie!

Feet! I really don't know what the deal is, but I just love kiddo feet! I just think they are cute!
A few days before Halloween we carved our pumpkins! Ryan & Derek's turned out so great! Derek had a little help from Ry! ...Maybe next year I'll ask Ryan for some help too! Mine turned out okay, but I messed up a little! Woops! At least it was fun!

Early Birthday Present!

A few weekends ago we headed to St. George to the Tuacahn to see one of my favorite musicals: Crazy for You! It was an early birthday present for me! I first saw this musical when I was in high school & I have the cd. It's a Gershwin musical & just so much fun!!! My mom has been wanting to go to the Tuacahn for years, & we were so glad they were able to come too!! At first we were planning on taking 2 cars, but at the last minute we decided to try & squish into one car! It was actually really fun to ride together - and wasn't as squishy as we had thought it would be!

Here are Ry & Derek in my moms car!
Scooter did great during the musical! This is the second time we've taken him to the Tuacahn & he loves going to "concerts." He fell asleep in the car on the way back to the hotel & didn't wake up at all when Ry picked him up & brought him inside! I don't think he stirred at all until around 7:30 when he climbed up to snuggle with us!
Some pictures we took outside our hotel!


We had so much fun! I think this should become a yearly tradition! ...Next year we'll have to make sure the rest of the family can come too!!

Flashback to Summer!

We had such a great summer - and one of the highlights was our trip to California! It was so fun to see the whole Miyake family, and it was great to be there to celebrate Grandma & Grandpa Miyake & Grandma & Grandpa Gwynne's 60th wedding anniversaries!

Here Scooter is playing football with Alli at Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's house!
Hanging out at Grandma & Grandpa Miyake's house.
Swimming at Uncle Ricks!
It was so fun to see Eli! He is such a happy little boy! He could have entertained us for hours!!
Naps: Derek does not take naps anymore, but he took a lot of naps on our vacation! I guess we wore him out! I couldn't help taking this picture of his tootsies while he was sleeping! I love kiddo feet- I just think they're so cute!
Taking a nap with cougar & puppy.
Grandma & Grandpa Miyake at the anniversary dinner! Aren't they so cute?! They really are two of the sweetest people I've ever met!
I wasn't able to get a picture of Grandma & Grandpa Gwynne because Grandma wasn't feeling well and they weren't able to come to the anniversary dinner. We missed seeing them there.
Scooter absolutely loves golf carts - so he was thrilled to be able to ride in Grandpa Gwynne's golf cart! Here he is with Katelynn & Steven!
Another nap!
Not a nap - but I took this before he woke up one morning. The first air mattress he slept on didn't hold the air very well - but of course Grandpa Miyake saved the day and found him another one!
The first day we were in California, Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's neighbor gave Scooter this adorable trike to ride - and he loved it!! He went zooming around so fast on it!
I think Scooter thought that Alli and James were just there to play with him!! Everywhere he went he wanted Alli & James to come with him! And they were so great to play with him!! It was fun to watch them together!
Me & Ryan! We wanted to get a picture with all three of us - but you can see Derek running in the background - he did not want to stay still!
At the Sacramento Zoo - on the train with Alli & Grandma!
On the merry-go-round!

After the zoo we went to this cute amusement park! Derek loved going on the rides, and of course he wanted Alli to go on them with him! She was such a good sport! They went on this little roller coaster, and I wasn't sure if Derek would like it or not, but you can tell from his face that he was loving it!!
Another nap - this time with Zebra, who he got from Alli & James!
Playing with Auntie Cook & Uncle Bob's granddaughter Maya! She was so cute- they really had a good time together!
Before we knew it, it was time to go home. How do vacations always go so fast?! Here are Grandma & Grandpa Miyake with Scooter & Ryan - in front of Grandma & Grandpas house! We had such a fun vacation - and it was so great to see everyone! After we had been home for a few days, Scooter said to me: "I want to go back on vacation!"
We were so grateful that we could all spend a week together! And we felt especially grateful that we could all be there & visit with Grandma Gywnne, because she passed away in September - just a few months after we were all together.

Preschool!

We signed Scooter up for pre-school at the beginning of summer, and when we found out we were moving we decided to let him go for that month before we moved! He absolutely LOVED it, and we really miss his teachers & friends now that we have moved! If only there were some way we could transport them up here...or just apparate to pre-school a few times a week!

Here is Scooter on his first day of preschool! I can't believe how big he is getting!!
We went on a field trip to Bridal Veil Falls at the end of September. Here he is showing me the rocks that he found! He loves rocks - and wherever we go we keep coming home with more of them!
With Teacher Chrissy and his friends!

Scooter & Mommy! He didn't want to stand still for the picture!
Throwing rocks in the water!

On his last day of class with his teacher! What a fun, fun experience this was for him, even though it was only a month long! We are really, really hoping we can find a pre-school similar to this one - it was exactly what we were looking for!! ...Anyone know of a great pre-school in Bountiful?!