Kaylee's 27th Birthday

"One year older and wiser too..." Lots of great things happened in my 26th year so here's to hoping my 27th is just as great! We did a family dinner on Sunday before my actual birthday where we enjoyed presents and a yummy chocolate ripple cake Phil made! 

Jayne loved helping me open my presents, and even wanted to wear a few of my clothing items :)

She's a pretty cute birthday treat too :)

On my actual birthday I was spoiled with presents, going out for birthday lunch (with my parents and Phil & girls) and dinner out as well. We had a special present at dinner as someone sitting near us saw our little family and that it was my birthday and paid for our entire meal. I honestly was speechless and near tears. Such a small act of service that I'll never forget. After dinner we came home and opened a few presents from Phil and the girls. It was a prefect day. Here's to year 27 with my cute family!

Halloween 2015

Halloween was a lot of fun this year. We started off the season by carving pumpkins. Jocelyn joined in on our carving fun this year. She did Boo, I did the minion and Phil did Mater.

Jayne was excited to wear her super "bwooo" (blue) dress every time we put it on. She got to wear it a few times, for Phil's work party, to trick-or-treat at the Riverwoods and on actual Halloween. When we went to Phil's work, its on BYU campus so Jayne got so many adoring looks from students and faculty as she walked around. She loved telling us she had an "S-dress, wike daddy's S-shirt".

We went with the whole "super" theme this year with both girls being super girls. I mean, who wouldn't want to put their little baby girl in this cute tutu outfit!? She is soooooo cute!

My super girlies! 

Phil and I joined in on the fun as Clark Kent and Lois Lane. Jayne liked matching "daddy's S-shirt"

It was fun to take Jayne trick-or-treating because she actually comprehended what was going on this year. Poor little thing was pretty sick and worn out but she just asked us to carry her between houses and would still say "trick-or-treat" and then "anudder house" after she'd received her treats. :) She lasted a fair bit making it through the trunk-or-treat and my parent's neighborhood. She got quite the loot for being a sick little girl. Halloween was definitely more fun this year with a kid who understood it all and was excited. Kids make holidays so much fun!

Elle - 4 months

Some days I still can't believe we have two kids, and we've had two kids for 4 months now! We love being a little family of four and are enjoying the cooler fall weather (even though its still way above normal temps!).

Elle's 4 month stats:

• Loves watching what is going on around her
• Is often more content in the swing or lying on the ground than being held
• Sleeping more solidly through naps and at night
• Filling out her figure :) - we love those cheeks and leg rolls! Delish!

We had a lot of fun visiting lots of different places/events leading up to Halloween. Isn't she just the cutest supergirl!?

Love you baby girl! Happy 4 months!  

Heber Valley Pumpkin Train

Jayne has really been into trains (and all things moving) lately and also loves "pumkims" so when we heard about the Heber Valley pumpkin train we knew we had to take her on it! Her reaction did not disappoint!

When we got there she was sooooo excited to see the trains, and then we got to actually get on it, phew!-I think her heart burst with joy!

She loved looking out the window as we (slowly, they call it the "Heber Creeper" for a reason) chugged along

It was especially fun as some girls dressed like black cats brought around pumpkin cookies to eat while we rode the train. Jayne just kept saying, "bwack cats bring da cookies!" and then she danced with them too. She loved every minute of it.

Afterward we were able to wander around the station and see the other trains and they gave us little pumpkins as well to take home. Jayne was on cloud nine!

It was a perfect fall/Halloween activity for our little family. Jayne recounted all the details of the night to us for the next few days and told anyone who would listen about the train ride with "bwack cats!" Success!

Cornbelly's 2015

Cornbelly's has become somewhat of an annual tradition for us. Last year after the season was over we thought we wouldn't get passes this year and we'd try out some other fall festivities elsewhere in Utah. But then when fall came around again we had a change of heart :) Jayne loves pumpkins, tractors, swings etc. and this year's corn maze/entire Cornbelly's theme was minions...so it was a no brainer. So we got season passes again. They were worth EVERY PENNY! Jayne loved  going to "Cornbewweys". We honestly saw a whole new side of Cornbelly's having a toddler with us this year. We visited a lot throughout October and did a lot of things we've usually skipped or didn't even know were there in the past. Here's some of our photos from this season of fun at Cornbelly's.

She loved being able to walk into the huge pile of pumpkins and pick up whichever one she wanted to hold for a bit. Simple pleasures :)

Cutest pumpkins around!

"Mom, I'm drivin da TRACTOR!"

Elle usually slept or just hung out in her capsule/in the stroller each time we went. She's a champ!

They had cute minion characters that the kids got to interact with. Jayne asked to "give them high fives" each time we went. She would just stand and smile as she watched them. She LOVED it!

We loved the fun tire swings that are in the shapes of different animals. Jayne's riding the shark here

On a slide (that she honestly continually went on!) and a horsey swing

Oh my, this photo makes my heart so happy. This is one of the areas we didn't even venture into before this year, the Pumpkin Princess Playland area. They had a cute little tent with dresses hung up that little girls could dress up in to their heart's content. Next door was a little stage as well. Jayne loved choosing dress after dress and then dancing up on stage in her "booful dwesses" It was so cute!

Another favorite was the cow train. We just sat in these blue barrels that were decked out like cows and were towed behind a tractor for a little ride. Jayne asked for the cow train every time we visited and as soon as we got off she'd as "again!?"

We also did the traditional activities that come with our passes like the apple blaster guns, nerf gun wars, hot chocolate, the maze and kettle corn. Plus Jayne loved the giant slide castle, throwing the corn in the milk bottles, the corn pit and the grain train. We had a blast this year!

Corn Pit

Corn Maze aerial shot

Grain Train - again being pulled by a tractor :)

Ah Cornbelly's, here's to hoping it won't be too long until our next visit!