Pumpkin time!

Last Thursday I got a phone call from our wonderful daycare provider Jan, and she informed me that she & her sister were going to be taking the kids to Nick's Garden center for the Pumpkin patch, and if I wanted to come, they would love to have me...I was so excited...of course I wanted to go! (Thank you God for such a flexible job!!) They surprised me by dressing the kiddo's up, and boy were they cute!!

My FAVORITE season...Fall!

Tory & I decided to take yesterday off to have a family day in the Mountains...what an amazing blessing! Living in CO I tend to take for granted just how close the mountains are, and how majestic and beautiful they can be! Thank you God for your handiwork! We went to Estes Park, walked around lake Lily, then finished the day in town for some ice cream. We saw Elk, deer and chipmunks (one was munching on cheetoh's.) The pictures pretty much speak for themselves.



















I pray that in the midst of these crazy busy times, you would take time out for yourself and enjoy the things around you!

Sweet moments...

Yesterday morning Easton woke up and told me he had to go potty...that is a MILESTONE for us. He is VERY capable of using the potty, but typically he has to be prodded, so when he volunteered, I made a big deal about it..."good job buddy! Mom is So proud! You are going to get a sticker for this!" When he was done, and dressed for the day, I pulled the stickers out and let him pick. He picked then looked at me and said "Mommy sticker". I said "I get a sticker?!?" He said "yeah" "Mommy pee pee in potty..." He was very serious so I said "okay bud, which one?" He picked me out a Spiderman sticker that I proudly wore for half the day! I LOVE stuff like this, it keeps me smiling ALL say! His vocabulary continues to grow and grow, and he cracks me up with new stuff daily!

This past Sunday we stayed in our PJ's ALL day. I was getting over some stomach bug, so we decided to lay low. I think we went outside (Yes, in our PJ's) for about a half an hour to get some fresh air, but other than that we were total home bodies. Just before bath time Easton had this huge burst of energy (can't blame him). So, he started climbing on the couch and jumping off. I caught a bit of the action below!


getting ready





holding Daddy's hand to get steady








JUMPING








Mid air shot








He hurt his finger when he landed









Looking to Daddy for some consolation









We are going to try to go to the Mountains tomorrow since we didn't make it this past weekend. I will take lots of pictures of the pretty leaves and mountains! I just LOVE FALL!!! I am also hoping to get our yearly family photo...I could use some prayers for that! ;)

My crazy little man...

Easton & I were just hangin out tonight and I got this little video of him being a boy!

Fun weekend!

One of my dearest friends Leah Anderson got married this weekend and is now Mrs. Leah Hartman! Congratulations sweet friend! I was so blessed to be a bridesmaid with some amazing women! The wedding was at Arrowhead Golf Course and was just B.E.A.utiful! Everything was just perfect! Here are a few photo's...I got only a few, but I will post the photograhers website once I get it.













My handsome men!














One of the views from the clubhouse.














James, Ami, Julien and Maxwell Crowe.


















Another view of where the wedding took place.















This is Leah's friend Meredith from NC. She was a blast!

So sad I never took my own picture of Leah in her dress...what was I thinking?!?!? She was a beautiful bride!

PJ's & Popcorn

Since Easton was born I have been BLESSED with tons of hand-me-downs! This is the first time that I have had to start buying him clothes. He is such a big boy he has caught up with most of my friends kiddo's. Because they need to keep their clothes, I have been doing some thrift store shopping and found some amazing deals! However, the one area I have to spoil him (and me) is pajama's. I am okay with hand me downs, but I just can't buy used PJ's...I don't know why, I just can't! So, I went shopping 2 weeks ago for new PJ's!

He seems to like them too!!















Every once in awhile I will let Easton lay in my bed, watch movies and eat popcorn. I am a neat freak by nature, but this is something my parents let us do on special occasions! It is fun, accept when I roll over on a piece in the middle of the night...feels JUST like a bug...freaky!

Utah Park

Last night after dinner Easton & I decided to go play at the park. We had an unusually chilly day yesterday, and I loved it! I like when it is crisp and cool out! Tory does not share my feelings on this, so he stayed home. Right before we left Easton brought me my camera, and I thought...what a great idea! He was having a great time until we went to see the ducks, and other kids were feeding the ducks, and we didn't have anything to give them. (I am such a bad Mom) He kept trying to give them rocks, yeah, that didn't go over very well!
















I look at these pictures and I can't get over how big he is getting! CRAZY!!













When we got home later, we did some self portraits!
















I would have to say one of the many things I love about being a Mom is that I am getting to be a kid all over again! I can go down slides, swing, act like a duck, read Dr Seuss, and see the wonder in Easton's eyes every day as he discovers new things. I also get kisses and hugs galore and "I love you Mommy" at the most random times... Those are the things that make it all worth it!