one crazy month

Our little family got the opportunity to move into a new place!  It's a little crazy how it all worked out, and we had so many miracles happen along the way.  We officially didn't know until last Saturday night, and so this week has been one of packing.  We are really excited for this new place, and I can't wait to make it into our little home. 

Quick pics from our month:

*C lost my phone this month.  So, I was able to go pick up my first Smart phone!!!  Target had a great deal on the affordable Windows phone (only $50!)  and I can't even tell you what luxury I have felt with it.  You guys...it has a GPS and APPS! ha.  I feel so behind on the times, but I really have enjoyed it.  Also, it's nice to call and talk to people (hard to do that when your phone is missing) :) It's also fun to take pictures out on the go...not the best quality, but fun to remember.

I've been trying to do more fall runs with C...we have so much fun and it is beautiful!

It rains about once a week here and I love it!

C has become quite the lego master: he loves building!!!!  I love this part of him so much.

He's also been obsessed with building 'choo choo trains' out of anything he can find...including our DVDS :)

Taking selfies with mom with crazy hair!

We were able to go to Wilson Farms...it is the coolest farmers market thing I have ever seen!  We did a haunted hayride and then looked around at all the amazing food.

He loves 'helping' me cook...he insisted on wearing his kiss the cook apron. :)

He loves to ride his bike!!!  He rides bikes, has me chase him and then we look for ants together.  

We went to our first trunk or treat!  It was a lot of fun, and C loved getting candy.  We had to come up with a costume really quick, and this was as good as it gets. :)  Mr. H called us the ghetto winnie the pooh family. 

Eeyore and Pooh...he was also asked if he was an elephant or a dog. 

Piglet and Pooh...not every girls dream to dress up as a pig for Halloween :)

Went to this random park with random murals of slightly creepy characters

Mr H scored free tickets to a private screening of Disney's Big Hero 6!  We decided to take C, and he was in baby heaven.  He loved wearing the glasses, and his little eyes lit up as he watched the fireworks over the Disney castle in the opening credits.  The movie was awesome, and it was so fun to all have so much fun together.

Pumpkin Patch Fail

This month has been a crazy one for our little family.

We kind of failed on the whole Halloween thing...

but I was determined to make it to a pumpkin patch.

Mr. H got out of school early, I looked up what I thought would be a great patch and we set off.  

Unfortunately, a 25 minute drive turned into an hour drive.

Also unfortunately I forgot a drink for poor C who had just finished a peanut butter sandwich.

So we had a lovely cry/whine/scream fest for about 40 minutes of our excursion.

We arrived at the patch just as the sun had gone down...

the patch was a little bit of a disappointment.

"Pick your Own" here meant walk into a field and decide which pumpkin to pick off the ground.

Clearly I was delusional when I thought it actually meant 'pick off the vine'.  It was tiny, we were the only people there and we were starving.

C did have fun picking his pumpkin and riding in the wagon, but had a complete melt down when we had to leave the wagon behind.  

Mr. H decided we should stop for dinner as it was late and we were still an hour from home.  

We put wendy's into our gps, which told us there was one 5 minutes away.  

We told C we would finally get a drink, but then proceeded to get lost trying to find that darn Wendy's for the next half hour.  When we finally reached it, we were elated.

I think that twenty minutes in Wendy's was heaven.  C was so happy to finally get a drink of water, and I was so happy we were on our way home.

We laughed about what a fiasco it had been, but that's what making memories is all about, right? :)

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Fall hike

It was Columbus Day and lucky for us, Boston decides to celebrate!

Mr. H had the day off from school, and while he was really busy, we decided to go on a little hike to enjoy all the fall leaves.

We headed down to Blue Hills Reservation, and it was beautiful!  

C actually liked being carried in the back pack so that was nice (for me, not sure if it was for Mr. H).  

SO excited to be hiking!

View from the top...it was like hiking up a BIG hill :)

love this boy.

There were all these red dots marking the trail, and that kept C entertained.  That and his apple.  :)

A visit from the Sister

We were so lucky to have my sister L come visit us over the weekend.  She came in on a Thursday night, and I was so excited to see her!!! It had been 9 months, which is way too long.  

Of course we talked non-stop her entire visit.  It was so fun to talk about so many things.  It was fun to have her get to know C all over again.  He loves his aunt 'L' and insisted on having her pour his drink, get him a napkin etc.  

Shopping with L and playing at the park. L really got into going down the slide on her stomach. :)  

We took her into the city and went down to the wharf.  I love that is by the aquarium and we can see the free seals. :)  It was a GORGEOUS day!

 We finally got to do the Swan boats, which has been on my bucket list for forever.  Boston Public Gardens are GORGEOUS.

Mr. H took C home for his nap and L and I were able to explore the city for the rest of the afternoon.  We enjoyed a delicious lunch at Quincy Market and then explored the city and enjoyed Little Italy.  It was fun to just take it easy and talk and be together.

Sunday we took it easy with our meetings and went on a walk that night.  It was great.

Monday we were able to go apple picking.  It was GORGEOUS.  Everything about it was so quaint and gorgeous.

We were able to do a hay ride, pick apples, and then look at the farm with the animals.  We had cider and apple donuts.  It was delicious.

We made an apple pie that afternoon and sampled delicious pastas.

It was a great visit.  Thanks L for coming!!!!!
Can't wait to see you soon!

a week full of FALL!

Is anyone else loving this October?  Especially this last week-the weather has been GORGEOUS.  

Baby C and I have gotten to take some fun adventures, and it's been a blast.

Beautiful Provo

Tuesday we traveled down to Provo to meet up with Miss K at BYU.  Miss K recently returned from serving a LDS mission, and is one of my dearest friends.  

We attended a forum together (just like old times) and then she treated us to a fancy lunch at the MOA, or Museum of Fine Arts. :)  

It was so great to see her.  We also got to see two other friends during lunch, and that was great.

On our way out, I stopped by my old work and said hi to some of the women I used to work with.

That was neat.  I have been so blessed to have such great opportunities in my life to work with and associate with great people.  

It was so nice to be on BYU's campus again.  I love that place.  Some of my happiest memories happened there.  I really hope that somehow I can make some of my children cougars. :)

Miss K and baby C

Wednesday we met up with Mr. H's mother and sister and her two children and went to Gardner's Village.  Every October Gardner's Village does a Witchfest, and it is so fun!  They have cute witches everywhere, and then there are all the beautiful shops.  

It was a blast. Baby C loved the witches, and loved being with his cousins.  It was such a pretty day too!  Thanks Grandma T for the fun day!!!!

E and cousin M---our Best picture :)

Thursday, we went down to the Mt. Olivet cemetery with some friends in the morning.  It was gorgeous!  I love old cemeteries, and it was fun to find another friend that did too!  Salt Lake is full of gems.  This cemetery houses some of the oldest graves in Utah, tombs, and families of deer.  It was great!

Beautiful!

Then, my mom met up with baby C and I in the afternoon and we headed up the canyon for a fun hike.  My mom and I both love to hike, and we had a lot of fun.  Baby C decided about half way that he didn't want to stay in the hiking back pack, so that was a little tricky, but it was nice to be able to spend some good time with my mom.  The mountain was gorgeous, and we all enjoyed the fresh air.

Grandma S and baby C

Then last night we went to our Halloween party.  We were so excited, all dressed up, but baby C was not having it.  He smeared chocolate over our costumes, cried and pulled fits the whole party.  I think he's teething, poor little guy.  So the party was short lived, but it did make me excited for Halloween.

Here's to a Great Weekend! :)

Fall Break

This past week was Mr. H's fall break.

Except, it wasn't really a break for Mr. H since he is applying for graduate schools and continually working extremely hard.  

But, it was still fall break, so we had to do some fun things.

Dinner with Mr. H's parents and sister

Lunch with my mom and dad for his birthday 

watching Monsters Inc.

Watching the Halloween Special version of Toy Story

Then, Mr. H watched baby C so I could go to a Jerusalem reunion.  

I was able to attend the Jerusalem Center back in 2010, and it has remained one of the greatest things I've ever been able to experience.  

We all got together and saw the Jerusalem movie.

It was fantastic!!!!!

It brought back so many memories.

Jumping through the temples in Luxor, Egypt

At the Garden Tomb 

Participating in the Palm Sunday celebration

(The beautiful center, at the Dome again, my awesome roommates looking out over the old city, and us with our friends we made there.  )
Anyway, sweet reminisces.

I got home, and we proceeded to stay up so late and sew Mr. H's Halloween costume. :)  

Saturday was full of homework, but we did manage to go to the pumpkin patch.  I was so excited and thought baby C would run around and love the pumpkins, corn maze and tractors, but man was that baby underwhelmed.  He was not overall impressed, and was more excited to jump back into the car afterwards and listen to the radio with us.  

Oh well I guess :)

This about summed up his attitude :)

Sunday was filled with family time at my parent's home for my dad's birthday.  Mr. H watched Lord of the Rings with the boys, and I chatted and hung out with my mom.  We had a really nice day together, and it was fun to celebrate my dad.  We got to see my aunt and cousins, as well as my grandparents which is always fun.  

Baby C is growing up so quickly.  Man does this baby have an attitude.  But he loves being silly, and he loves playing.  We love hearing him when he wakes up jumping on his bed, and the way he always puts his little things everywhere.  (The car keys in his bath cup, what??? :) )  

It was a busy week, but now we're half way!!!!  Mr. H is on the downhill stretch and that feels GOOD!