Our Halloween Adventures:

I love Halloween. 

Thus, Jed loves Halloween {by default.}

(Man, I have the best hubby!) 

We decided what we were going to be for Halloween on Sunday the 23rd. I didn't have very long to put them together, which is why Parker definitely got the shaft on costumes- I just didn't get to his costume early enough. 

Anyways... here we are: 

(Woody, an ailen, and Bo Peep from Toy Story)

 

Here's a close up of Parker's costume

 

 

I had fun putting the costume together. I borrowed a friend's sewing machine and I finally realized that I should have been listening to my grandma when she was trying to show me how to thread the bobbin. (That is the hardest part of sewing!!)

Anyways, we were also able to enjoy a Family Home Evening activity to the pumpkin patch. 

Parker thought he was soooo awesome- 

Well, he really is! We had a lot of fun as a family- here we are: 

That was a fun day! 

Well, we're all sick now- hopefully not for too much longer! I just love spending time with my PK. 

And I love my hubby. 

Happy {Belated!} Halloween everyone!

Just some thoughts

I've had some special thoughts recently. About Provo. About what this town means to me- what this chapter in my life has meant to me.

If you are interested, here is the link. 

I probably won't be putting a link on this blog for everything I post on that blog- 

so go head and become a follower over there so you don't miss anything. 

Because you know everything I have to say is just. that. awesome.

hahahahahahaha.

September mostly...

We've been busy around here. As always.

But things are going to start calming down. 

We are going to get back on a routine-- going to bed before midnight and all. 

Parker is going to eat a well balanced meal, have clean clothes on, and bathe regularly from now on.

I promise. 

Well, anyways- here are some pics of what we've been up to. 

We had a GREAT visit with my brother and his family. I loved having them here SOOO much. Until they left, when I remembered how much I miss being with my family.

 The last few days have been {cold} around here- but at least PK looked adoreable in his hat. 

{And Jed thought buying that hat last summer was a waste! tsk. tsk}

 

We went to the BYU homecoming parade! We got a lot of candy- and a beach ball! This could be one of our last for awhile- so I made sure we were there (2 hours early apparently- but that's okay)

Parker outgrew his rear-facing car seat- so here he is sitting like a big boy!

{He sure loves that! He smiles a HUGE grin every time he gets in there!}

We got to meet baby Reed! Oh man! He's adoreable! 

So was when PK hugged him. 

But I missed it- so we tried it again, and this time he was a bit more apprehensive!

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All in all, it has been a great few weeks/month. Parker has been fussy lately- a mix between staying up late, teething, and a cold. {greatest mom ever, right?}

So, this is how everyday today was: 

But come on! He's even cute when he's crying, Aubrey.

UM. no. :) 

A New Blog: A New Me

On the path to discovering myself, I have decided to start a blog. Another blog. I will post family related things, Parker stuff, just whatever over here- but I will also be posting over at

http://sweetnessoftheeveryday.blogspot.com/

This is a space for me to be creative and quirky, and to learn, love, laugh, and find

the sweetness of the everyday. 

I would love if you went over and checked out my first post over there. It's a big one. 

If you like it- let me know! 

Anyways, happy day friends. Happy day.

p.s. I'm gonna be 22. WHOA!

Happy 22nd, Aubrey!

This post is from Jed this time. Since Aubrey's birthday is coming up on Monday, I wanted to do a special post.

Here are 22 of things I love about Aubrey, one for each year:

1) Her Smile

2) Her laugh

3) The way she kisses me

4) The way Mother she is to Parker

5) Her ambition to be a school teacher

6) Her toughness

7) Her love for other people

8) How she always

9) Her eyes

10) How she makes her own cleaning products

11) The care she puts into our home

12) The way she focuses on the Savior

13) How she loves her family

14) How she cares about people she barely knows

15) The thought she puts into gifts

16) The way she loves being social

17) Her spontaneity

18) Dancing with her

19) How excited she gets playing taboo

20) How smart she is about everything that I'm not

21) Her hugs

22) That she is my Wife! 

I love you, Aubrey.

Product Review: All You magazine

I've been reading couponing/meal planning/frugal blogs for awhile now. I haven't always been interested in couponing or anything like that- but when money's tight, you do what you have to. I decided that I really wanted to jump on the bandwagon full throttle, so I started getting the Sunday paper and the All You magazine because most seasoned coupon-ers will tell you to.

I can't even stop raving about this magazine. I love it. Every time it comes in the mail I pour over it's pages and hang on every last idea within. It's SAD. But, it has TONS of great ideas, coupons, craft ideas, work out ideas, weight loss tips, fashion advice- you name it. 

You can get this on nearly every magazine rack- so the next time you are browsing, take a look. Then, if you are serious about wanting a subscription- look online. There are tons of offers so you aren't stuck paying the $4 for every issue. Get it. And I promise you, you too will squeal every time it comes.

Site Review: Zenni Optical

Being blind stinks. I mean, it's kind of a crucial sense. 

So I wear glasses. Or contacts. But this post is about getting CHEAP glasses. 

Backtracking. 

I have had terrible luck with glasses. You name it, I have done it to my glasses. No joke. I once went in to a Dr. appt. to get my glasses fixed, when my Dr. looked up at me and said, "Man, it looks like you ran into a tree!" When I dumbfoundly said, "Wait, did my mom tell you?" Yes. I had run into a tree. So yeah, I have needed my fair share of glasses. 

A few years ago, my sister told me about Zenni Optical. I'm not sure where she had heard about it, but after looking at the site- I thought it couldn't hurt to order one more pair of glasses. Guess how much they cost me? 12.99+shipping. It was under $20. For prescription glasses. AND, it came with a case and a wipe. 

HOLY COW! I love them! I have gotten 2 pairs of the same glasses- and they have lasted forever! In all fairness, I'm not at a neighbor's playing baseball every day, but I do have a 1 year old. And they have withstood. 

IF you are one of us blind guys walking around- DON'T pay hundreds of dollars for glasses- I know. I've been there. Well, mostly I need to apologize to my poor mother who had to continually shell out the cash for yet another pair of glasses for me.

Go to zennioptical.com. It WILL change your life.