Happy Fall

So we don't have kids going back to school and all that,
but Fall has brought so many fun things.
Rook loves to play with Alexa. He reads to her and
shows her all of his toys and still occasionally lays on
top of her.

Today was our Trunk or Treat. Rook had such a fun
time saying trick or treat to everyone and wanted to open
all of his candy right then. He was a cute M&M and Alexa
was a mini me. She had lots of fun too and slept most of the time.
It was a nice 90 degrees today...

We went to Gilcrease Orchard to pick apples and pumpkins
last week and there was 1 single apple on all the trees. Rook picked
it and carried it around like a baby. We would not let go of it or let
it out of his sight. He also picked this baby pumpkin, since all the big
ones were gone. Mental note, go by October 1st next year...
We went to a pumpkin carving get together in our neighborhood
and Rook carved his pumpkin all by himself and had a blast.
Joe carved our big pumpkin and totally got into it. I was surprised.

Happy Birthday Rook

So why did I put the cake on the floor? Well it seemed like
a good idea at the time. The presents were there, everyone
was sitting on the couches...Joe jokingly said, now Rook,
go and step in the cake...and he did.

Joe's brother Johnnie helping me clean him up while
Joe took as many pictures as he could. We all laughed so hard.


So Rook got this great basketball hoop from Kid to Kid
and my parents gave him this ball. We let him play inside
for a bit...and then moved it outside to our huge yard...
He says, "play side (outside) mommy, beecaball poop".
I just haven't wanted to work with him to learn hoop. It's
too cute.

John and Mattie gave Rook the huge Mr. Potato head.
(It must be an Idaho thing...) Rook asked me to help him
build a mom, dad, Lex, and Rook. So I put all the eyes in a pile
and all the noses, etc. He built me with all eyes...he was so proud
of it. He made a complete family and explained them all to me.

Here's super Rook in his new jammies from
Grandma Weatherly. It has a "Dump it Truck" on them
and he wants to wear them every night...luckily sometimes
they're in the washer.

So his birthday is today, even though we had a little party when everyone was here for Alexa's blessing. We wanted him to feel special too. We sang to him again today and he had alot of fun practicing holding up 2 fingers and saying 2 to anyone who would listen.
We can't believe our baby is 2. And we have another baby. We're old.

Happy Anniversary

Well 4 years ago I did the best thing I've ever done...
Married Joe in the temple. Each year that goes by
I realize more and more how much I need him and how
perfect he is for me...Things that only come out when you
have a baby...or lose a baby. I'm closer to the Savior because
of my wonderful companion.

So what are we going to do on our 4th anniversary?
Dinner at Olive Garden and hit the driving range. We
can't afford to play golf...so we'll just play our putting games.
And we'll dream of one day doing something really cool...