Happy Halloween

I still can't believe we celebrated another "1st Halloween" this year. Ben was completely oblivious to what is going on around him, but Scotty sure had fun.

Scotty had to help Ben get ready for his very 1st Halloween.

Taking a nap, waiting for dad to get back so we could carve pumpkins.

We practiced our "trick or treating" with cereal and fruit snacks all week. Here Scotty is enjoying some Chex cereal out of his pumkin while waiting for dad to get home from ward football.

PUMPKIN CARVING

Time to start carving. Scotty LOVED carving pumpkins this year. It was a very serious matter.

He had to give the pumpkin a taste.

Helping Mom.

Ty and Scotty getting down to business.

Hard at work.

All my boys.

Ben's pumpkin.

Scotty's pumpkin.

TRICK-OR-TREAT TIME!

The biggest pumpkin in the patch, enjoying pre trick-or-treating treat (aka the only way to get a picture of this pumpkin looking at the camera).

The littlest pumkin in the patch.

Ty taking Scotty to his 1st door.

Trick-or-treat

Trick-or-treat

Our last stop was at Kevin and Allisons house, where we stayed for pizza. Scotty loved helping hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters that came by. And Ben loved having Aunt Allison snuggle him.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween this year! :)

Halloween Party

Last night was our ward Halloween Party. Ty was still in Las Vegas, so Allison saved the day came with me. We enjoyed some coloring, a costume parade, yummy snacks, seeing friends and trunk-or-treating.

Mindika Moments Recipe Blog ~Check it out!

I have got to share this great recipe blog with you!!

Mindika Moments

Mindi is a sweet neighbor (and soon to be Scotty's nursery teacher) that has an amazing talent when it comes to cooking (and throwing parties!!). When I decided I was ready to start cooking again, and none of my old recipes sounded good, I went to her blog. Last week I cooked almost every night and every recipe was from her blog. EVERY SINGLE ONE was so good and quite simple. Ty was super impressed and so excited to have yummy food being made here at home again.

If you look closely, a lot of these recipes are "Mindi Originals". I don't know how she does it. But THANK YOU MINDI for sharing all your great recipes.

Here are a few of the recipes I made-

Honey Glazed Chicken

Chicken Cordon Blue Vegetable Casserole

Spicy Crock pot Chicken

Teriyaki Pork Roast

Here are a few I am planning on making next-

Tortilla Soup

Sweet and Spicy Salmon

Asian BBQ Pork

Sticky Coconut Chicken

Creamy Baked Penne Pasta

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle (aka Strawberry Shortcake on steroids)

Pumpkin Patch

Today we made a trip to a little pumpkin patch up the street.

One week old

Today Ben is 1 week old! We are so thrilled to have him in our family. He is such a sweet cuddly little guy!! And if you'll believe it, he has slept through the night every night since getting home from the hospital last Sunday. It ROCKS!!

Scotty seems to be adjusting well. At first he ignored him, but everyday he starts helping more, patting him more, kissing him, and wanting to hold him. It has only been a week, but even in this short week it has been fun to see the start of thier bond.

Ty and I can't believe how much we love having 2 little boys. I was so nervous about going from one to two, but I LOVE it and have been on cloud 9 since Ben was born.

**A special thanks to everyone who has brought us meals, treats, gifts, flowers and watched Scott this past week. It has been awesome and has made us feel so loved. **

Who's Who?

I was looking through the pictures of when Scotty was born and was shocked how much Scott and Ben look alike. There are some pictures that I wouldn't be able to tell who was who if it wasn't for the dates on them.

Scott changed SO much in the first 3 months of his life, so it'll be interesting to see how Ben changes and if they'll look the same or totally different.

Can you tell who is who??


A
B
C
D
E
F

A-Scott
B-Ben
C-Ben
D-Scott
E-Ben
F-Scott

Benjamin Ty

I am EXHUATED after a long weeked in the hospital and a week of being sick before that. So I am just going to share some pictures from the hospital and will post more when I have a little more energy.