Holiday Season 2014

We've loved this holiday season. The weather has been beautiful (except we'd love some snow!) but if it isn't going to snow, then it may as well be warm right? And guys, kids make holidays 100 times better. Jayne points out every Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, lights, elves...anything and squeals "iiiiis dat!?" So cute!

We went to the Festival of Trees early in December. Its a festival where people donate Christmas items for auction and all proceeds go to Primary Children's Hospital. Rows and rows of Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, wreaths and anything else Christmas-y you can think of = happy Phil and Jayne. I love it too, don't get me wrong, but my Christmas loving husband and squealing child were the highlight of the night for me :)

Big trees and mini trees this year

The big trees have a whole scene set up with them. It all comes as a whole package-this one was elaborate!

BYU!! Go cougs!

And the gingerbread houses...oh they are amazing! I was in awe of how talented people are!

Despicable Me!

This snowman was insane--each snowflake made out of candy and it covered the entire body-each flake was different. Crazy!

Later this month we went to an AF Band "Brinner" fundraiser where Jayne met Santa for the first time. After loving Santa from afar, she became like any other child, scared and clinging to Daddy. Once she got a candy cane and realized Dad was staying right there, she gave us a little grin :)

We've visited the Riverwoods (where Jayne touched every christmas light within reach), the Dicken's Festival and the Alpine Live Nativity. We are loving this holiday season!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Halloween 2014

Halloween this year was a lot of fun. We dressed up Jayne as a cute little bumble bee, handed her her pumpkin bucket and she was ready to go! We bought her bucket about a week earlier-she knew what her "pumpkin" was and would get it if you asked, and loved carrying it around. It was so cute!

Phil dressed up as a GI-Joe and I was Katniss Everdeen.

Such a stud! :)

We were lucky enough to have Rachael visiting us so she joined in on the festivities. Her costume was so cool!

We hit the ward trunk-or-treat first...it was epic! So many cute kids and lots of trunks to go to. Jayne loved holding out her bucket for people to put candy in!

The weather was so perfect to be out that night and Jayne loved taking it all in!

Our best friends, Keri and Keith aka Forrest Gump and Lieutenant Dan, plus their cute little Liv as a Bubba Gump Shrimp! 

and their cute little princess Jade. I love seeing all the little kids all decked out!

We finished the night off in my parents' neighborhood.  Later in the night, Jayne became really good at grabbing a piece of candy (or two!) from the bowl and putting it into her bucket by herself. She loved it! By the end of the night, her bucket was completely full!

Happy Halloween!

California 2014 - Disneyland Day 3

Our final day we hit our faves, rode some of the kiddie rides for Jayne, soaked up our last bits of the Disneyland atmosphere and just enjoyed ourselves.

Its a small world! 

Our happy camper!

Ghost Galaxy...Space Mountain Halloween style

Came off a ride and Phil was surrounded by people...must be that accent ;)

I love this photo. Captures the fun of Disney-so much fun that it is exhausting. This girl was a champ!

We visited the Halloween Roundup in Big Thunder Ranch which was a lot of fun. I loved all the fall decorations and the hometown feel. 

They had a petting area

and a couple shows plus activities for the kids.

We ended the day with the Disneyland parade. We got an awesome spot and enjoyed our pineapple  ice cream/floats to pass the time. The pineapple treat is a must every visit!

Ready for the show

Love Disneyland as the lights come on at night. Its magical. 

Before the parade started, Anna and Elsa came by on their own float. Jayne loved it! 

The Disney parade was good but Jayne definitely enjoyed the Pixar one in California Adventure more. After the parade, we made our way down main street one last time and said goodbye to Disneyland for now!

We'll be back soon!!