We reached a HUGE milestone this past week with Isabelle.
She gave all her bottles and "baby stuff" to Baby Katie. We have been bottle free for three whole days. It has been hard for her at bedtime, but she has been brave and she is so big!
We went to Wheeler Farm this past week with my friend Ali and her little boy. Ali took all these pictures of the kids. They turned out great! You can go to her website
here to see the other photos she took. If you need to get your holiday pictures done, give her a call.
The weather has been so great this past week, in the high 60's and sunny. I hope it lasts a bit longer! I can't believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I do love this time of year! We have so many blessing to be thankful for in our lives! Hope you all have a great weekend!
We had a great Halloween week. Sorry it has taken so long for me to post these pictures. My Friend Heidi threw a Halloween Party for the kids. They had a great time digging for buried "treasure,"
Painting pumpkins,
and eating donuts. But the biggest hit at the party was the smoking witch's brew. Ethan thought that was awesome!
And Izzie thought it was tasty!
The kids always look forward to carving pumpkins! Here is Ethan with his creation.
At the school Halloween Parade...
Izzie eating choc-o-lates. We have to thank Heavenly Father for chocolates and candies in EVERY prayer...She is definitely my daughter. I too have a sweet tooth!
Trick or Treating...
Ethan & Zach
Izzie was so excited to get so many suckers in her pumpkin.
And this is what I woke up to in the middle of the night wanting a kiss....scared the crap out of me. That crazy monkey got a punch in the nose instead of a kiss! hehehe. Erick thought he was sooo funny.
Most of you know adoption has a very special place in our hearts! The blessing of adoption has made it possible for Erick & I to be parents! I LOVE both of our Birth Moms so very much! I am so grateful for their unconditional love and their courage!
I wanted to share a post from a blog I follow. Here is
Katie's story. I was in tears as I read it.
For those of you in the Salt Lake area, the 3rd Annual Adoption Walk With Me 5K will be held on Saturday morning at 9:30 at Liberty Park. If you have any questions you can email them at adoption walk (at) hotmail (dot) com.
Every year we take the kids to the local pumpkin patch. Normally, we get a wheel barrow and big clippers and walk through the patch and cut our own pumpkins off the vines. This year the pumpkins were already cut and lined up in rows, ready to be chosen. We still had a great time!
The kids both enjoyed the corn maze. (Ethan did it several times!)
The farm had a row of old & newer tractors lined up, the kids had to try them all out.
I love this time of year! It makes me want Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Here is our favorite recipe for them:
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
2 cups canned pumpkin
2 eggs
4 cups flour
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
3 tsp cinnamon
2 cups chocolate chips
*Sift dry ingredients together. Blend in butter with fork until mixture is broken down into small lumps. Add eggs, pumpkin, vanilla and chocolate chips. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
Ethan is such a great kid! We are really lucky to have him in our family! I love that he asks lots of questions. He has always been a very inquisitive boy! He loves sharks, dinosaurs and anything that is scientific. He likes to know how things work (like his Dad) and has been known to take things apart or poke holes in bouncy houses to see if that hole will make the whole thing drop. : ) He loves playing games and is the champion UNO player. He loves being in the 2nd grade. His favorite subject is math! He is an excellent reader and speller, I love how he can just rattle off the letters. (I always had to write the words down). He is the best big brother EVER! I love that half toothless grin of his! I am so grateful to be your Mom! I love you Ethan!
Our little Izzie is getting so big. She can sing all the words to songs and she is on key! Some of her favorites are:
I Am a Child of God
Frere Jacque
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
In the Leafy Tree Tops
The ABC Song
These are just a handful. I love to hear her sing when she plays. She is such a girl, she loves lotion, "lip stuff" and painting her finger nails.
We have been dog sitting Simon today and Izzie keeps saying, "Simon, my big puppy?" She adores him and loves to lay on top of him. It's a good thing he is so big...and tolerant! She loves all animals and wants to kiss them.
Our family plays a game in the car: "I see the temple." Pretty self explanitory. (We can actually see three temples from the main road into our subdivision). It is always a race to see who sees it first. Ethan & Izzie both love to play, Izzie, still isn't sure where to look for them, but she is always right there with her brother, yelling, "I see temple too!"
I feel so grateful to have the kids we do. They are both so funny and keep us laughing. They complete our family. I am so grateful to a loving Heavenly Father for blessing us with such great kids!
I love this time of year. The cooler weather and the beautiful changing leaves. This is what we saw one afternoon when we took the kids on a hike up Provo Canyon.
The kids had a great time walking on the path and looking for "treasures." Izzie found a stick that looked like a sling shot and she just didn't want to put it down. Oh, to be a kid again!
I love this picture. They really are the best of friends!
They loved looking through the bridge at the river below.
I love my family!
Place I want to visit (again): London
