halloween 2016

Aren't we just the cutest?!?! Hahaha

I just love that there's a picture of the 4 of us. 

We got a tripod a few weeks ago and finally pulled it out.

I can't believe that Hayley is looking at the camera!!!!

Its not the best angle or photo, but I'm calling this a BIG WIN!

And this is just proof of how hard it was to get pictures of our 

little Hayley-Anna monster!

 

But she's so sweet! 

I wish she would've left her little bow/headband on.

but that's OK! 

She's such a cutie and I just LOVE her so much sometimes!

And there's my sweet Elsa!

We borrowed the wig from a friend, threw on some blue eyeshadow,

a little pink lips, and some extra glitter for fun.

She LOVED it!

Just a few selfies too! 

I was a kitty and Trevor was Prince Charming!

We took the girls trick or treating for a bit last night. 

Piper ran off and had a blast. 

Hayley wasn't sure.

We handed her a pumpkin bucket, and she wasn't even a little interested. 

But, after we went to the first house and someone put a piece of candy in it,

she wouldn't let go of that bucket for even a second! haha

We had such a fun Halloween and hope you all did too!

pumpkin carving 2016

In an effort to keep up my "cool mom" status, 

we carved a pumpkin this year!

We skipped it last year, so I figured we should. 

So, we stripped the baby down to her diaper, 

cut the pumpkin open, and let them go!  

Piper hated the insides and wouldn't touch them.

Trevor helped Hayley put her hand in and she got SUPER mad.

But she liked hanging out on the table. 

Piper helped pull out about 10 seeds before she called it quits and turned the 

job over to Trevor. Ha! 

We went with a classic face this year. 

And the picture below is so blurry, but its Hayley's reaction when we turned the lit 

pumpkin around for her to see.

She was SO excited and it was adorable!

(She was also covered in spaghetti sauce. We had to start dinner in the middle.

She was a bit of a mess. haha) 

We had to do a little porch pic, too! 

I forgot how difficult 1-year-olds can be.

They just want to GO! All the time!

So hard to get a decent picture. haha

But they are SO fun!

Love these girls of mine! 

Even if they do drive me a bit crazy sometimes. 

Oops

To say that the last few weeks have been crazy is a total understatement.

Trevor's birthday was followed with a super fun couple of Thanksgiving celebrations.

And then my birthday. 

And many, many doctor appointments.

In the last 2 weeks, all 4 of us have been to the doctor for various reasons.

Its been real fun people.

But we did have a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed being around all our family

even with Trevor still pretty drugged. 

Trevor is doing better. 

He started Physical Therapy yesterday... and that is not going to be fun.

He'll go 3 times a week for a while and then we will be able to cut it down.

And he gets to take the sling off next week! 

That will be nice!

So that's about it!

Just life. 

With one parent down an arm...

and a new baby....

I'm just a little tired. haha

Here are some pictures!

 

Oh! I almost forgot! 

We left the girls with Debby and Kara last weekend and went to the Symphony with my family!

It was such a great night! 

 

 

mini golf

Since Trevor works weekends, 

we try to take advantage of the days that he is home and play.

Its nice, too because its not a Saturday, so we usually don't have to deal with any 

crowds. :) 

This week, we went mini-golfing. 

It was Piper's first time, 

well, Hayley's too! 

 

 We had a blast! 

I was really impressed with how well Piper caught onto most of the rules 

and she was getting pretty good near the last hole!

Love my girls!

 

It was so fun!

Trevor has been working crazy hours the last few weeks 

to cover some extra shifts.

Its been hard on all of us.

This is (hopefully) his last crazy 60 hour week for a while.

The extra money is really, really nice

but we are sure missing having him around!

And in case you are wondering...

He's getting some good range of motion and some strength back in his shoulder.

We think the physical therapy is going to take care of it for now.

Hooray!

I'm praying he will be back to mostly normal by Christmas!

I sure do miss having a husband with two working arms.

haha

That's about it from these parts. 

Just normal, crazy, busy lives with 2 kids keeping us on our toes!

st. george

We decided, kinda last minute, to take a little trip down to St. George UT 

last weekend. 

We found a great deal on a hotel down there and 2 nights was perfect for us.

We drove down Sunday after church and came back Tuesday. 

We went to Snow Canyon Tuesday morning with Grandpa

and went on a little hike with the girls.

We enjoyed swimming at our hotel and our Aunt and Uncle's house.

It was a TON of fun!

And the girls were so awesome! 

Piper was a total blast to be around and Hayley was a trooper eating and sleeping on the go!

Here's some pictures: 

Kolob Canyon (above) 

We drove up the canyon on our way back home. 

Trevor and Hayley slept through most of it 

and Piper doesn't have much appreciation for big red rocks :) 

so I enjoyed it by myself haha!

The St. George Temple. 

It was SO hot while we were there... Piper was a mess. Poor girl!

But it sure is gorgeous! 

And that blue sky is amazing!

Our smiley babe!

She rocked this trip! 

She was pretty hysterical on the last hour or so of driving

because she was SO sick of her car seat, 

but the rest of the time, she was awesome!

Climbing a petrified sand dune in Snow Canyon. 

Hayley and I had lots of extra snuggle time on the trip.

She LOVES being carried in the bjorn,

And I love having her so close! 

Piper building sand castles with Grandpa. 

Grandpa Richard came down last minute, too!

We loved spending Monday with him! 

And he was a TON of help with Piper when she got tired on our hike. 

Because: 

 Trevor is a bit out of commission (note the sling...) 

...more on that later... 

That's us in snow canyon!

Check out those white mountains and the black and red rocks!

Its such an interesting place!

And lots cheaper than Zion... and WAY less crowded!

We were so glad we decided to go there instead!

My wide-eyed beauty! 

I can't get enough of this little girl!

She's smiling lots more and "talking" and its a blast!

Piper loves it too! 

Piper on top of the sand dune we climbed. 

She carried her "sand tools" all over that place haha!

It was such a great trip! 

And we really needed it!

I think it was so good for the 4 of us to escape real life for a few days 

and just explore on our own for a bit. 

Southern Utah sure is pretty! 

I for one, can't wait to go back sometime soon!

And my new favorite video of Piper: 

Happy Weekend!!

We are off to the annual Nu Skin Lagoon party tomorrow evening, 

so look forward to that too!

life lately

Well, its been almost a month since our little Hayley came.

I can't believe it!

It has been wonderful and we all love our new little girl!

We haven't done a whole lot because I haven't wanted to take Hayley out much,

but we did make it up to the condo in Park City for a night with my parents

and Madeleine,

(before my horrible allergies caught up with me and we had to leave. bummer!) 

And we've done some fun "mom school" lessons, 

got Piper signed up for preschool 

(she starts in about 2 weeks) 

and spent lots of time loving on our new little girl!

Piper is 3!!

Our little Piper is 3!

And not so little anymore!

She loves spaghetti, cafe rio, and salads.

Her favorite show is octonauts 

(she won't watch anything else!)

She loves to play in the water and to be with her friends.

She is sassy and bossy and hilarious!

She constantly makes us laugh and we are always amazed at 

how many words she knows. 

She really keeps us on our toes, but we wouldn't change a thing! 

And here are a couple of videos of our silly girl!

We sure love this girl and love the person that she is growing up to be!

I can't believe my baby is 3 years old!! 

How in the world did that happen!!!