Hannah's 2nd Birthday

Some people say it's dumb to throw a two year old a party, since they won't remember it. Well, we didn't care and threw her a party anyway. Hannah had her cousin Grace and friend Chadley over last Saturday for a "Circus" theme party. It started out with a real live clown, with a red nose and curly hair. This was no average clown either. He could make 4 different balloon animals out of the same balloon. He could make a ring-tailed Lemar, a giraffe, a wiener dog, and a kitty kat. Amazing!!! We played musical chairs, but of course catered it to 2 year olds by just playing the music and when the music stopped they had to fall down on their bums. The last activity was a clown pinata, that was so impossible to break open, we finally decapitated it. Very cool!!! We ended the party with "pig cookies". The kids were in "Hog Heaven."
Hannah is our joy and we've loved every minute with her these past 2 years.

Goofing Off

Recently Hannah got some play dough and it's now her favorite thing to play with. Of course, I demand that she is well supervised when she plays with it. Who better, than her favorite person, daddy. Aaron is such a hoot, as you can see, he's creative and fun. Two things that Hannah loves about her daddy. We are so glad when he is home.

Trunk- or - Treat

Last night we had our ward trunk-or-treat. We started out with a chili contest, of which I particpated. Actually, I made taco soup instead of chili. Anyway, the weather has been so nice here lately that they had the chili dinner outside and unfortunately the temperature drops in the evening considerably, so we were all freezing! I was beginning to think this was not going to be a fun night afterall. We stuck it out though and did the trunk-or-treating, and glad we did. It was fun to see all the kids get excited and Hannah LOVED all the candy she was getting. Our good friends from California, who just moved here, brought their two little ones, who were dressed up as Dorothy and the Lion. We eventually went inside for a costume contest. Hannah was a cute little clown, Nathan was a frog, and Aaron and I were Jack & Jill after they fell down the hill. Hannah & Nathan didn't win in their contest, but Aaron and I won 2nd place! We were stoked!!!!

First Snow Fall

Hannah got the cutest Halloween dress from Grandma Lombardo, and Nathan got a cute frog hat to wear for Halloween. I dressed them up and took some pictures. It just so happened the day Hannah wore her dress it snowed for the first time in Eagle Mountain. Last year she was too little to really enjoy the snow, so she had a ball today.

Nathan is the most adorable boy I've ever seen. (okay, so I'm biased, but he is dang cute!) This little hat just adds to his cuteness. Can't wait to dress them both up for Halloween.

Pumpkin Patch

We took Hannah and Nathan to a pumpkin patch in Pleasant Grove, called "Hee Haw". We unfortunately got there as the sun was setting, so we didn't get the best pictures. We did the hay ride, saw the animals, picked out a pumpkin, and played on a slide. Hannah had a great time. She was a little spooked by the noise of the haunted forest that we didn't go in, but I think she had a good time. We took Aunt Suzie with us, (her favorite aunt).

A couple of days later, Nikki and I took the kids to another pumpkin patch. Here we did a corn maze, played on the play ground and yes, bought more pumpkins. However, this place had way too many kids and I was a nervous wreck making sure Hannah didn't get lost in the crowd of kids. I was sooooo glad to leave. Again, Hannah had a great time playing, and being there with her cousin, Grace.

The kiddos

Nathan just turned 4 months and I can't believe how quickly he's growing. He is such a mild mannered baby. Always sweet. Hannah adores him too. Sometimes, a little too much, but I love being their mom.

Fire House

Today we went on a field trip with the joy school again. We went to the Lehi Fire Station and learned all about fire. Afterwards the kids got to get inside a big fire truck. Hannah was unfortunately not in a good mood so I had a hard time taking pictures of her. She LOVED the truck though. She's such a social little girl that she has to be in the center of attention at all times! She really fears nothing. I don't know where she gets it from. :0)

Apple Orchard

There's a little joy school in our neighborhood for 3-4 year olds, but whenever they go on a field trip they invite Hannah to come along. Last month we went to an apple orchard where the kids learned how they package apples to sell them. We had such a good time and of course all the kids got to pick an apple off a tree and eat it.

Life as we know it

Aaron and I never thought our lives could be more full after we had Hannah almost two year ago! She is absolutely our joy!!! However, Nathan was born this last June and he too has filled a place in our hearts that we didn't know was void. We just adore these two kiddos.

The beginning

Well.....it's not actually our beginning, but it's the beginning of our life in Utah. After living here now for almost a year, here is our update.

We bought our cute little house last January out in Eagle Mountain and we LOVE it here!!!! It really has a country feel to it and the view of the mountains is incredible. There's lots of great people out here too. We've made great friends and are excited for what the future holds for us here.