Life is going by crazy fast!

I feel like the last month has flown by! I have been pretty good about posting and now I am way behind! So here is a quick recap of the month!


Nov. 12 - I turned 25! It was an awesome birthday with alot of fun surprises! And aparently this is how mature I am at 25...

I got a stack of boxes on my door step a few days before my birthday - the stack was almost as tall as Shaef! I was definately spoiled by my loving family and friends from back home!!

Part of my birthday from Anson was my Bosch mixer (that we purchased this summer on sale and I have used many times...........but it was the best birthday present ever!)

We had all been sick the week of my birthday and Anson was a superhero and even though he didn't feel good - he made me an amazing homemeade Salmon and Asparagus with Potatoes dinner and Chocolate Mousse Cake! (Shaef loved it too!)

Nov. 25 - Thanksgiving

Tanner came to visit us again and we feel sooo lucky!! Shaef loves his Uncle Tanner!

This was my 1st time ever making a full Thanksgiving dinner.....Thank goodness we had some amazing visitors to help us eat all that food! We never got a picture of our finished pies - trust me they were really good!! Pear crumble and pumpkin! Anson also go to carve his 1st Turkey!

We got to have both sets of Elders from our ward come and spend the day with us!! It was fun to spend time with them and get to know them better!! They are great missionaries!! In order from Left Front around to Right we had: Elder Brimhall, Elder Wilkey, Elder Aiono, Tanner, Shaef, Anson and Elder Graham.

Nov. 27 - Jacksonville City Christmas Boat Parade and Fireworks!

The pictures aren't great - but right on the other side of the concreate barrier is the boat deck and then a big river! They had a bunch of boats that were decorated with lights parading around the lake! It was a really fun way to get into the Christmas Season - and we actually got cold sitting there watching!

Shaef and Brooklyn sat here and watched like this the whole time!!

The fireworks were amazing! This is the only picture I got because I was cuddling a cold little boy - but this doesn't even do them justice!! There were bridges on two sides of the river - and at the very end they had a stream of fireworks coming off them so it looked like waterfalls!! I have never seen anything like it!! It was definately bigger than "The Stadium of Fire" or "The Biggest Show in Idaho!"

I just found this picture on the internet showing the waterfall of fireworks! Amazing!!

I wanna be like you!

Shaef LOVES his "Dadda"! Back in Provo, "Momma" was working so Shaef and "Dadda" had a lot of time together and they are buddies!! Now, Shaef is stuck with "Momma" all day every day! It is fun for me to see him do things to be like his dad! Usually Anson doesn't even have time to put down his backpack from school, before Shaef is hanging on his legs! (Anson's pants are rolled because he rides his bike everyday to and from school - What a champ!)

Here is Shaef wearing Dad's hat and sporting a "backack" just like "Dadda"!
He really wears this "backack" all day long every day. Some coaxing is needed to not take it to naps! Originally we got the backpack for when we fly home for Christmas so he can carry his own stuff - I am glad he loves it!
Shaef was having a hard time sleeping so his Daddy came down to lay by him! I was in a meeting so when I got done, I came to find this!
And Shaef LOVES to read with "Dadda"! This book is "Mission to Mars". :)
I am glad that they are such great buddies and that Shaef has such an amazing man to look up to!

Helping Momma!

Shaef is really into helping these days. He will ask for help "help me" or will ask to help you "help ou" all the time. It is fun for me to have someone to help me do the housework! Most of the time it takes me twice as long to complete the task with such a great helper....but we have fun! Most of you know how much my son loves to eat - so helping in the kitchen is his favorite....




Tasting the food is the best part! (Especially cupcake batter!)

Package from Clark Grandparents and Halloween Exhaustion

My family surprised us this week with a fun Halloween Package!! It made me so happy to get some fun mail!! It gets sad only getting bills! Shaefer was excited to see what was in the box. We put it on the floor and opened it with him and he was so happy to see #1 candy, #2 books, #3 mummy pj's, and #4 a pumpkin for trick or treating! He was putting the candy in the pumpkin and carrying it all around. Of course he wanted to eat all the candy right there - when he wants a treat he says "teet"!

Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for such a fun package!! The mummy jammies are soooo fun and look soooo cute on him! The flap book is so new to him, and he made me read it 10 times in a row the first time I opened it. The counting book is so fun because he see's things he knows (like cow "Moo" or airplane "airpane") and says them really loud (I found that out during sacrament meeting at church)! (Notice in the picture he is doing his classic "cheese" face for you!)

He loves M&M's just like his mom and Grandma!

On Friday our friends invited us to a little costume party. Don't you love costumes on a college budget!

The people who hosted the party had this cute dog - and Shaefer kept attacking it with kisses! If the doggie licked back he would laugh and laugh and then chase it again! Poor Dog!

After the party, Shaef fell asleep in the car and didn't even wake up when we were changing his clothes! I just love how his blanket is on his head!

On Saturday night Shaefer and the Couch got in a fight and Shaefer lost.... His poor eye was really swollen and he wouldn't let me put ice on it!

What a great weekend!