Monica and Landon's Halloween Party! Thanks for the great party - we had so much fun! This was the first time that we got dressed up for a Halloween party the whole time we've been married! Taylor has been so excited to be Superman for the longest time. When you ask him who he is going to be for Halloween he says, "Superman, da na na naa!!" We tried to convince him to be a pirate with us, but he wasn't going for it. Corbin is totally into swords and guns, so being a pirate is perfect for him! Thankyou Jessie for letting us borrow this outfit...it actually fits! Levi had his shots the day before, so he was getting some much needed sleep most of the time, but we did have a little bandana around his head...cute baby pirate!

My dad went to a lot of trouble to make this clever costume. I think only one person there got what he was. The rest of us had not seen the movie Signs. Landon thought he was an antenna. I wish I had a picture of my mom's costume, it was awesome. She is quite the witch, but the scary thing is her cackle...way too good!Hands down...the best costume!! Cami had Sarah Pallin down so perfect and Tyson didn't make a bad McCain! They are the funniest couple! I could just sit back and listen to them for hours!

Hermoine Granger. I just have to say that this quote from Jen's blog says it all:
Abby- "I own sarcasm Mom, I didn't say you could borrow it."
10/1/08 (She owns sassy too.)Can you believe that bite??
Taylor has the right idea!
Way to go Justin!

Keep on trying Abby!!

Chomp!!

Beatuiful!

Corbin and Taylor have some of the best Aunts and Uncles! Espcially Alisa and Jerry! They have been taking Corbin and Taylor one at a time and doing a party with them. This is what they did last week. Taylor's pumpkin is a silly face and Corbin drew a face on his!

We went to Gardner Village with my friend Jen and her two kids Jimmy and Iris. We had lots of fun! Isn't Iris adorable in her outfit. Whenever Iris would come and walk by me, so many people would stop and say, "oh, your little girl is adorable - I just love her outfit." I wish I could claim her! The boys had so much fun seeing all of the witches and pumpkins!Taylor and Iris dancing to the Halloween music that was on.

Here is Jen, Jimmy, and Iris! Are they not the cutest? Jen has been such a great friend to me and we have lots in common - especially frisbee and aerobics!! I think one of the funnest things is for us to watch Iris and Taylor to play together - they are sooo cute together! Whenever we get together to play, those two run off and play by themselves! Jimmy is such an adorable baby, I think I have only heard him cry two times.

Thanks for the great time Jen...you are so awesome!

We have been up to lots lately - sorry there are so many pictures, but I just had to share them! One of the funnest things was that Jen, Ryan, Jordan, Teague, and Ainsley came to visit for a week and a half. It was so much fun to see them. Since they were here, we had a reunion frisbee game with all the die hards that we used to play with. What fun - we had around 25 people there, which makes it really hard to play, but it was still a fun workout! Justin is in the red. He is such an awesome player and I am so happy that he introduced me to frisbee, it's one of my most favorite things to do!

Corbin and Taylor got to ride in a backhoe with Uncle Jerry. They absolutely loved it! I think it is every little boys dream to get to ride in a tractor - these boys are so lucky to have an uncle who will take them for rides!!!
About a month ago, Legacy Parkway opened up. It's about 100 yards from our backyard, and luckily it hasn't been as bad as I thought it was going to be. The greatest part is the trail that rides parallel to the road. We love going on bike rides and so to have this right here is great and we are not as worried with Corbin riding on it because then there aren't cars backing out of there driveway. Corbin has totally impressed us with learning to ride without training wheels. One of the first times that we rode this trail, Corbin rode his bike 5 miles!!
It was so much fun to go to the zoo with Ryan, Jen, Jordan, Teague, Ainsley, Alayna, Jeff, Tara, and her two boys. Who doesn't just love the zoo?

We had just seen the gorillas, so of course our little actor (Corbin) had to be a gorilla the rest of the time. We couldn't get him to smile...just roar!



Daddy's boy!! This is one of the first times that Levi gave a real smile..of course to Justin!

Alayna threw a birthday party for Teague. Each boy got to decorate their own cupcake and blow out their own candles!

Corbin is a total boy. Swords, guns, bow and arrows, and tools! He is so his daddy's boy and his grandpa's grandson! He took whatever was in his room and made rigged up this...thing and then took off hunting! Corbin is such a creative boy and is always wanting me to make something with him to add to his collection.

Conference weekend! What a great weekend. The best part was that our boys were so good and we got to listen to most of the talks. I just loved Elder Holland's talk on Angels, it touched me so much and was just what I needed to hear. I know that our Heavenly Father will never leave us alone, especially in our darker days. I am so grateful to belong to our church and get to teach our children about the church.
Saturday night, Jon and his brother went with Justin to the Priesthood session - so it was a girls night out, plust four little boys! It was a blast and I just love my sister so much! She is the best sister and I feel so much closer to her than I ever have and I love it! I'm so happy that they leave just 15 minutes away. We had fun hanging out, talking, taking pictures, and playing Don't Eat Pete!!

Last Friday, Mandi and I went to Brigham and visited with family and had a lunch and party at Cami's. We first got to go say hi to Monica! Monica - Garrett and Emery are so sweet, I loved seeing them too. And a HUGE thankyou for the clothes! Corbin was especially excited about all of them!

We of course had a blast at Cami's! She is the best hostess and knows how to throw a great party. We made these witches brews that were quite delicious! I think the adults had more fun than the kids!

Corbin and Hunter went in Cami and Tyson's backyard and did a little "yard work"! I don't know what they were building, but it kept them busy for quite a while.

I can't believe that just a few years ago we were playing with dolls, than crusing main with our hot chocolate, having our late night "talks", and now we are sister in laws!! To top it off, our children are all about the same age and we get to start all over again!! I just love you two so much!!!

Levi's Blessing

Sunday was such a beautiful day. We were able to bless our third boy and Justin did such a wonderful job. I am so blessed to have him as my husband and the father of our three boys, they just adore him. I think that Levi already is going to be a big Daddy's boy! He seems to get happier when Justin comes home and he just stares at him for the longest time. Justin knows how to get Levi to calm down when he is so sad and it is the most precious thing to see Levi sleeping in Justin's arms! I love being able to stand back and watch this, it is one of the most wonderful things about being a mom!

Olivia - the cutest red headed girl around! She was so excited to hold Levi and she was so soft with him and took very good care of him. Jess and Brenton, you guys have done a wonderful job with her!

Jordan - another great sibling. He is the older brother to Teague and Ainsley, and he takes good care of them. Jordan has such a tender heart and whenever one of his little siblings gets hurt, he is right there to make sure they are okay!

Grandma Christi - She is always so willing to take care of our boys whenever we need her and she helps us out in any way that she can! Thank you so much for alway being there for us!

Grandma Packer - I love seeing my mom with my boys! She is awesome to let my boys come and ride her horses - and they absolutely LOVE it! Also, everytime we go to my parents house - she has got some kind of treat for them - and who wouldn't LOVE that?!

Cute, cute boys!

After the blessing, we went to the park by our house and had a delicious lunch. Thanks to everyone for bringing the tasty food, it was all sooo good! Salads, fruits, veggies, treats...mmm!

I feel so blessed to be surrounded by family who is so good to us! We love getting to spend time with each of you and love all of you so much!!!

Say Cheese

Isn't this how family pictures always goes....

I guess these will just have to do...

Okay, they are pretty adorable!!

Elephant Parade

On Wednesday we went with my friend Jen and her two kids, Iris and Jimmy, to the Elephant parade at the gateway. It was extremely short, but the kids had lots of fun and it was so nice to do something totally different!

Iris is Taylor's age and I have to say that they are the best of friends. Whenever we go to the park on playgroup day or on Frisbee night when lots of kids are there, those two are always off plaing on their own. They giggle and laugh and do all sorts of silly things, I think it is one of the cutest things I have ever seen.

The last picture here of Corbin and Iris is pretty adorable, but is this what I have to "look forward" to. All of the girls Taylor's age will be going for Corbin (well, maybe all the girls Levi's age will go for Tay)...ahh, I can't be thinking of this already!!
Actually, Taylor just didn't want to be in the pictures.