Friday Night Hike

Last weekend Mark got off of work early and I had no craft classes to teach, so we headed up the canyon to check out the leaves and hike Donut Falls. We only made it halfway up, at which point we came to a river with a little bridge and decided that the trail was really muddy and the boys won't ever know the difference. We had fun throwing stuff in the river and eating dinner on Logs.

The funniest part though (you are going to think I am MEAN, but you have to picture it) was on the way back - Mark was carrying Wyatt on his shoulders because he was throwing a tantrum about leaving the river (surprise!). He was walking ahead of Jaxson and I on the trail, and he ducked under a pine tree, but not low enough - he totally ran Wyatt into a pine tree branch! He wasn't hurt, and it actually stopped his tantrum. I don't care if I am mean, it was FUNNY. And maybe now he has learned his lesson - little boys who throw tantrums get ran into trees!! We should write a parenting book.

The boys heading up the trail with their Daddy. We had to hold Wyatt's hand or carry him becuase the crazy kid kept taking off up the side of the mountain.

What is it with boys and throwing stuff in the water?! They could have done that for hours.

Jaxson took this picture of us, and he looked at it on the camera and then with an exasperated sigh and the 'Mark eyebrows' said "MOMMY! You aren't supposed to close your eyes!!" Oops.

Fall fun and the terrible two's...

We hit the Garden of Erda Pumpkin Patch the other day (on Brian road for those of you who live out here!). The boys had a blast running through the pumpkins, until Wyatt tripped and fell in the ONLY mud puddle on five acres.

He was mad. You can't see it very well in this picture, but he was COVERED (and so was I, by the end).

It was a fun trip though that ended with a car full of pumpkins and a bag of apples from their orchard - so SO good!

Conference weekend my mom and I decided to take the boys to see the witches during the priesthood session....little did we know it was Wee Witches Weekend at Gardner Village! A little crazy and way crowded, but fun.

And last but not least, the terrible two's are making an early appearance at our house. This took Wyatt all of 30 seconds to accomplish...

But it is so hard to stay mad at this face!

2nd Degree on a Sunday Night

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SAD!

(but not serious)

On his way up in the world...

Wyatt gained a couple of pounds and grew a couple of inches - hooray! We'll take what we can get with this kid. He is now officially taller than our dog.

You Can't Make This Stuff Up

Two funny things that I don't want to forget...

Jaxson ran out of preschool today so excited to tell me some exciting news- "Mommy, guess what?! I have a brain in my head and it tells me what to do!"

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Last month we walked into church (late) and I was hurrying Jaxson into his classroom. As he was walking in, I looked down and noticed his hands cupped around something. I stopped him just inside the classroom to see what he had, and if you are guessing potato bugs, you are right! He had gathered up a whole family of potato bugs on our walk to church and was planning on bringing them into primary to do who knows what with them. Don't worry, he set them free (reluctantly) through the window in his class. There is never a dull moment with little boys!

Temple Portraits

We have been working on this project for Super Saturday and home classes, and it is finally ready! We started out just offering the Salt Lake Temple, but we have added a bunch more. To see the details, go here. To see pictures of the other temples, go here.

The picture is HUGE and so pretty. Keli at http://www.kelibphotography.blogspot.com/ took all of the pictures for us. This is really fun for Super Saturday or enrichment night- pass it on to your enrichment leader! Also, if you host a class at your house, you get to make a picture for free.

One last thing - we are looking for a couple of fun ladies to teach the classes in Logan - if anyone knows of someone please let me know!

What we are up to...

Wyatt's favorite spot to watch movies...he doesn't even mess up the pillows!

1st day of Preschool, where he said to me "Mommy, you just stay in the car, I'll go up to the door by myself." Ummm...stay in the car and cry my eyes out, you mean? How in the heck is he this old already?!!

If you see us and we look slightly dusty, this is why. I talked Mark into the idea of repainting finally, and it turned into this...scraping the orange peel texture off of some of the walls. Which is surprisingly not as fun as it sounds! More pictures to come...