Merry Christmas

We just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season. We will be on visiting family in Idaho, so if anyone is around and wants to get together to catchup let us know. Merry Christmas!

P.S. I am still in Iowa till finals are over, and we just had a pretty good ice storm!

Playing in the Leaves

I love the fall!! Most of all I love all the leaves turning beautiful reds and yellows. But their is also a negative to all those beautiful leaves that are covering my front yard. Eventually I have to go outside and rake all the leaves. But before I bagged all my beautiful leaves I had to take a few picture of Isaac playing outside.

Another Hair Cut

I finally broke down and cut Isaac's hair. It's hard to want to cut his hair because it starts to go curly when it's long and I think that's so cute. But after I cut his hair I think he's adorable because he looks like such a big boy. After I cut Isaac's hair he decided that dad needed a hair cut too.

Babysitting Silly Boys

On Friday we were able to watch Eli for Morgan and Melissa. The boys had tons of fun playing with each other and we got some great pictures of them doing the silliest things.

First Eli squeezes him self into the bottom shelf of our entertainment center

Then Reuben and I were in the living room and the boys were playing in the toy room when all of the sudden Eli comes out pulling Isaac in his wagon. They thought this one up all by themselves and it was so funny to see Eli pulling Isaac.

For some reason Isaac really liked playing in Eli's pack-and-play and would stick his face into the netting and make funny faces at Eli.

One of Isaac's funny faces

Dancing

Here is a fun video of Isaac's new dance move. At the beginning he is a little shy but quickly forgets and starts showing off his moves.

Bath Time

Isaac loves his baths and will not go to bed until he has had his bath. Good thing its fun to give him a bath and its a nice break because he entertains himself so well, all I have to do is sit back and relax until he is ready to get out.

Ward Halloween Party

We had our annual ward Halloween party this weekend. We invited our neighbor Kary and her son Joseph to come and join us. Isaac was a elephant and Joseph was a chef. We had tons of fun seeing all the kids in their costumes and all the creative adult costumes.

We Got a Job

After almost 3 months of Reuben's hard work interviewing and over 30 denials later we are excited to announce that Reuben has officially accepted a summer associate position and the George V. Powell scholarship at the law firm of Lane Powell in Seattle, Washington.

We are excited and relieved to have a job and to be spending the summer closer to home and family.

Being Bored

The last couple of days have been cold and rainy so we haven't had much outside play time, and its been hard finding fun and exciting this that will keep a 15 month old busy. Luckily Isaac has a big imagination and will play with almost anything around the house. Right now the baby gate is one of his new favorite toys.

Pumpkin Carving

For FHE Morgan and Melissa came over and we carved our pumpkins. Morgan carved a family picture and put horns and a tail on Eli. It turned out great and is really funny. Reuben and I carved the word BOO in our pumpkins. While we were carving our pumpkins Melissa gave us our lesson from the Ensign. We ended our fun night with orange Julius's and a episode of Heroes at the Lasley's home.

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to Colony Pumpkin Patch and picked out a few pumpkins to carve and decorate our front porch. They had lots to choose from, little ones big ones and a new hybrid squash pumpkin. We got a few of each, even a squash pumpkin. On Monday for FHE we will be carving them and will show you our pumpkins then.

What's for Lunch

Today for lunch Isaac and I had fideo. Isaac wasn't enjoying eating from the spoon so I let him feed himself. This is what happened. He ate great but also made a huge mess of himself.

Little Red Wagon

I bought Isaac a little wagon at a children's discount store and it has been the best 2 dollars I ever spent!! Isaac will play with it for hours, he pushes it around the yard filling it with leaves sticks and rocks. When hes bored with that he will climb in and out clapping each time he get in the wagon. Today it was 88 degrees outside so I filled his wagon up with water and he loved his wagon even more. He would climb in and sit in the water and splash. Then he decided to wash some rocks. We had to end our water fun when he wanted to drink the water.

Our Little Monkey

So Isaac has discovered, or should I say attempted to discover the art of climbing. The other day we were out in the yard and he proceeded to climb up into his stroller. After a few tries and only one fall he now thinks he is an expert stroller climber. After he got in his stroller he wanted me to push him around the yard and would not get out till he had had his ride. His latest climbing adventures involve the baby gate, the bed, the dinner room chairs, the couches, and anything that potentially could be climbed.