Let's catch up

Wow, it looks my blog has definitely been very unexciting and dull with the lack of posts and updates over the last several months. I don't know why I have been horrible at it. I guess my mind just hasn't been there, in the blogging mode. Reading blogs I do, writing them, not so much. I am thinking that may change when the baby gets here. I will want to flower my blog with lots of pictures of her for those of you who read this to enjoy.

Alright, so it looks like I left off with October. All that we have left for October, is of course Halloween! My mom had her 2nd annual Halloween dinner and of course we all dressed up. I failed to get pictures of her fun Halloween food, but here are the costumes.

Westin was our little clown

 

 Our very kissable clown!

 Jumping on the tramp with Uncle Brad

 

Red Riding Hood and a Pro Golfer

 And of course Trunk of Treating...

Mothers who know, do less

"Mothers who know, do less.  They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally.  They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home.  Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world's goods in order to spend more time with their children - more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying.  These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all.  Their goal is to prepare a rising generation of children who will take the gospel of Jesus Christ into the entire world."- Julie B. Beck

I stumbled upon this quote this morning and I love it. It's a good reminder to focus on what is really important and eliminate all of the unnecessary stuff from our lives. I try to be conscious of this as often as I can and also try to be in the moment as often as I can, but I know there is always room for improvement.

(Picture from almost 3 weeks ago when I was 25 weeks along )

Family in October

October was pretty great this year. I mean it's always great anyways, because it's the best month of the year and all. But it was extra special because October is when we found out that we're expecting another baby! I think most friends and family know by now, I but I wanted to make note of it for remembrance and of course to make sure that everyone knows. We are so thrilled and so excited. Now that I'm past the sickness (have been for a month or two now), I can enjoy things from here on out; minus the uncomfortableness:) I was all tears in the ultrasound room when we were told that we'll be having a, "GIRL". We're excited for Westin to be a big brother!

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Whilst C'era was visiting in the fall, we went up to (my favorite place) the mountains and got a few casual family photos taken.

(A few test shots. I don't like standing in front of the camera, especially by myself:)

A visit from Shiloh

Skyler's brother, Shiloh, came to Utah in October and stayed with us. It was nice to have him visit and I enjoyed getting to know him better, since he lives in California and we never see him. I found that we had a lot more in common than I knew. One of the biggest things we have in common is a love for nature and being outdoors. He wanted to go on a hike while he was here so we took him up to one of the prettiest areas close by. It was very peaceful and so pretty. Hikes in the fall are a must for me!

Thanks for visiting, Shiloh!

Westin October

A few of Westin from October 2011

Pumpkin Patch

We took a trip to the Pumpkin patch and I was hoping to get some 2 year old pictures of Westin, but he was loving the new place and all the pumpkins too much to look at the camera so we just let him enjoy himself and got a bunch of shots in the process:)