Our First Snow

On Monday night we had our first snow of the year. Although Hyrum had seen snow last year, this was the first time he could actually realize what was going on and play in it. Saying that the LOVED it would be an understatement. If Brad even turned him in the direction of the door he would start crying. He DID NOT want to come inside. At first we just let him out in his pjs and snow boots but he started freezing, so we geared him up in his snow clothes and off he went. Brad walked him all around the house and down the street. The next morning when I went to get Hyrum up, he was standing in his bed pointing at his snow boots and hat in the floor. He still remembered about the snow the night before. He is crazy! I don't know what I am going to do when winter really gets here.

Here are some fun pictures.

 Putting his boots on

 Trying to walk in his "knee high" boots

 In his snow clothes

Hyrum and I head to Texas on Friday! We are way excited. We wish you all a happy Thanksgiving!

Shutterfly Christmas Cards

So Shutterfly is doing a promotion on their adorable Christmas cards right now. You can check it out here, http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/ , if you are interested.

Christmas cards are kind of new to me. I don't ever remember my mom sending them out. The only real memory I have of them, is the huge collection that my grandmother would get. She would put them on the back of her front door. As a kid I always loved looking at all of the different cards that she would get from friends and family.
We didn't send out Christmas cards last year. I didn't really know what to do and I felt like we were to poor to do it. This year it is a must! With a one year old and a baby on the way, I feel like we need to grow up and start this fun tradition in our family.  I mean you can only be "poor college kids" for so long, right?
When I started talking to my sister she told me to check out shutterfly. Shutterfly pricing is wonderful and you get beautiful cards. I am so excited about their designs. They are amazing! There are so many to choose from. I could spend days (and probably will) trying to pick the perfect one. Some cards that stuck out to me are:
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You have to go take a look at their website if you are thinking of doing Christmas cards.
There are so many options to make it unique and your own. They offer a variety of different cards:

  Christmas cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
Greeting cards to http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery
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I can't wait until my sister, Arena, can take some family photos for us over Thanksgiving. I hope that you are all looking forward to the Holiday season. It just can't come fast enough for us!!

Jet

Fall/ Halloween!

We have been keeping *SUPER busy the last couple of weeks and I am sure things will continue to stay at this pace as we head into the holiday season. I know I have mentioned how fun it is to live in a small town before, but I am constantly reminded at every holiday. Two weekends ago we went on a hayride. It was so fun and Hyrum really loved it. This past weekend we went to trick-or-treat main st, a halloween party I threw with a couple friends, and our ward halloween party. Then we ended the weekend handing out candy to a ton of trick-or-treaters. It was a blast. Here are some of our pictures from our activities.

 Our fun invites to our party. They had a molded finger inside. sorry they were hard to photograph! I didn't get any other pictures from our party because I was so busy but I made string cheese fingers, mummy hot dogs, and then I brought pumpkin bowling to play. It was a huge hit!

 One of the wreaths I made for Halloween

The other wreath!

 Pumpkin carving for FHE

Isn't he the cutest little robot you have ever seen?! He loved his costume! He also loved all of the halloween festivities. Brad thinks it was all the colors and people, but what ever it was he loved. He would just walk around weaving in and out of people, just as happy as can be. Another really cute thing he would do was everytime he would see a pumpkin, real or fake, he would say "BOO"! So fun!

Hyrum is growing up so fast. He is an amazing walker and gets better every day. He also LOVES anything with balls, esp. Basketball. Here he is walking and playing some ball.

 This is the face he makes *EVERY TIME* he wants to play ball!

We hope you are all doing well and are looking forward to time with family as the Holidays approach. They can't come fast enough for us. Love and miss you all!

Happy Birthday Aunt Steph!

Today is the birthday of a *VERY* special lady! Steph is so amazing and we love her. She has a very special way with Hyrum and can always make him smile! Christmas break can't come fast enough, so that we can see her!

HAPPY 20TH AUNT STEPH!

Hyrum's Birthday, Homecoming Parade, and the Park

So Hyrum is now a one year old! I never blogged about his birthday, so I will do that, but first I will give you an update on him!

He can now walk. He isn't that great but he tries really hard and is improving every day. He lets go of everything and heads toward his next point of interest, whether he makes it or not is a different story. He is also SUPER stubborn and has his mind made up about everything. He is DEFINITELY a daddy's boy. In the evenings he sits at the door and waits for Brad to get home from work. He has also changed in his physical appearance. He looks like a toddler. I can't believe where this year has gone. Hyrum is an amazing blessing to both Brad and I. He has strengthened our marriage and helped us gain a different understanding of Heavenly Father's plan for us. Days aren't without their struggles and some days are extremely challenging but I feel so blessed to have his wonderful spirit in our family. He is an amazing little boy!


Here are his 12 month stats:
Head- 95% (I can't remember the exact measurement, lets just say it is BIG)
Length- 90% = 29.5 inches
Weight- 40% =22.5 lbs

All I have to say is, he is just like Brad!

So being the first child, Hyrum is super Spoiled! He had THREE birthday parties: Texas,  the Skidmores, and Mom and Dad. I hadn't originally planned on giving him a cake with just Brad and I on his birthday but my Doctor told me I had to at least light a candle, so a third party he got!
Here are some fun pictures!

 Texas Party

 Nannie was able to come to Hyrum's party! We were able to get a 4 generations picture!

He LOVES her!

 We had SO much fun in Texas!

(all credit for the pictures goes to my amazing sister! she is so talented!)

Skidmore party!

 He loves riding around on his giraffe!

Dad and Mom Party!

He really wanted to fire and the cars!

All in all I think Hyrum had a Fabulous Birthday!!

One thing I LOVE about living in a small town is for one event the ENTIRE town shuts down. Ex. the Homecoming Parade! So what do you do when the entire town shuts down? You head up with the rest of the town to enjoy the festivities!

 Can you find Wes and his blue hair?

We had fun!

So after the homecoming parade, we headed to the park to play with Hyrum while waiting around for the football game to start. HE LOVED THE PARK!

 I LOVE him!

 His hair was standing straight up! You can see it a little in this pictures, but it was so cute!

 Isn't he the cutest thing ever?

He was exploring EVERYTHING! By the end, he was walking up the stairs standing, all by himself!

Well this is what has been happening around here. We love you all!