Halloween (hardly late) :)

A couple weeks before Halloween we were able to have Mike's parents and little sister come and visit. We had lots of fun. We went to Sea World, the boys golfed at Torrey Pines while the girls went shopping, went out to eat and spent time playing games.







Then for Halloween weekend we met up with my family minus Riley and Ashley (which we were sad about) at Disneyland. We had tons of fun and were able to ride some of the big kid rides while my parents watched Dawson.



We were able to have cousin Addi come too and it was fun to have her with us.



Apparently I got no pictures of the boys. Whoops! Dave, Mike and Jesse were there I promise.

We had so much fun and are exciting for the holidays coming up.

Let the Halloween festivities begin....

But first
A couple weeks ago we were able to meet up with Kara and her family. We went to La Jolla Cove and then just spent the rest of the day hanging out. I love hanging out with these guys they are so fun. Sadly this is the only picture I took but we had a lot of fun.



We found a cute little pumpkin patch by our house so we were able to carve pumpkins this past weekend with our friends. We had tons of fun and it was fun to watch Dawson love it.

They had a little petting zoo. This kid loves animals. He gets so excited when he sees any kind of animal and always wants to touch it so this was perfect for him.






Dawson picking out his pumpkin



Not so sure what to think











And some random pictures of Dawson. He loves books and is constantly looking through them during the day. Of course he has to be sitting on the couch which is so cute. And I should probably get him one of those stick horses because he thinks the broom is pretty cool.





We are very excited for some visits from our families this month. So stay tuned I'm sure there will be lots of pictures. :)

We have had a lot going on and I'm way behind so...

A couple weeks ago my dad had a work conference in California. We were able to meet up with him and get some dinner and spend the night hanging out with him. It was tons of fun. We even got a flat tire but I was glad he was there to help Mike. I'm sure I wouldn't have been much help.









We went to the zoo with our friends and it was way fun. Dawson just kept pointing and all the animals and doing his famous oooh like the aliens on Toy Story







And, for Labor day weekend we went up to LA. We were able to go to the Santa Monica Pier which we had never been before and it was beautiful and busy. We did the Hollywood star walk and went to a wax museum. It was tons of fun and some of the pictures actually look pretty real.

















And last but not least Dawson tries to sit on or in everything. He loves the drawers, couches, his chair and apparently now the pots and pans.



We are both back in school and semi enjoying it so far. We are looking forward to some visits from our families this fall and all of our favorite shows to start back up :)

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Mike we love you.

UTAH

We were able to go to Utah for a couple weeks. While we were there we got to celebrate Dawson's first birthday. He got spoiled and had a blast with his cake. We went to Bear Lake, the pool, Mike golfed a lot and we were able to spend a lot of time with family. I was spoiled and got to have my sister come home with us for a week and we had so much fun. We love spending time with our families.

The birthday boy



The cute decorations









Ashley made some cute cakes and they were way good







Bear Lake









Dawson's new favorite toy is his little car. He rides it around the house and tries to stand on it.



I can't believe that Dawson is already 13 months. He is getting so smart and does the cutest things. He loves trying to open the door with my keys and he loves to vacuum. He has 12 teeth now and has been a trooper through the whole thing. We are so lucky to have him.

Birthday Boy!

My baby is one. How did that happen? He has been the biggest blessing. We are so lucky to have him. A few fun things he does now: waves, blows kisses, says mama and dada and lots of other mumble words, dances, and he has been walking for a couple weeks.

We are having a big party for him when we go home to Utah in a couple weeks so we decided to just go to Chuck E Cheese's today. Dawson loved the little rides that go back and forth.