pumpkins

We finally picked pumpkins on Friday. 

You can hardly say "picked" we stopped last minute at a roadside stand. 

I'm so on top of it this Halloween season. 

We have yet to carve them. 

At least we have Halloween day we could give it a try.

Shelbie, I only have one picture of Chamberlain because he did not slow down the entire time we were there. He had the hardest time deciding on a pumpkin. He finally asked if he could pick out two instead of one.

costume day

2nd day of school + wear your Halloween Costume = Awesome. 

We have it on good word that Ironhide's best friend is a soldier so that's what Chamberlain went with.

Face paint and all. 

I think what I like most of his get-up is the utility belt slung across his body. It was my Grandpa Garths from when he was in the war. My mom found it in the Garage during THE yard sale. 

We found some old glass pill bottles, with random vials, a worn out pencil and a small folded up piece of paper which I was hoping contained a love note to my grandma Laura but no such luck, in some of the pockets.

The utitlity belt is very warn and has a musty smell to it but Chamberlain LOVES it.

As soon as we put the face paint on this morning his entire demeanor changed to a very serious Chamberlain.

He wore his soldier costume the rest of the day Costco and all.

He loved it so much that during Siri's nap he wanted to play hide-n-seek camouflage style and I brought along the camera.

I'm excited for the Trick-0-Treating weekend!

I spy with my little eye a soldier. 

Chamberlain

Chamberlain started Pre-school today. 

It was nothing short of an answered pray for us really.

You see I dropped the ball in getting Chamberlain into a Pre-school for the fall.

We travel a lot in the fall and I just didnt think it would be worth it since we are gone most days. 

But due to my new calling and Josh's crazy work and school schedule it really has limited our travel.

So needless to say Chamberlain is bored.

I can tell he needs more than just me everyday.

I searched and searched for something to get him into and I came up with nothing that would fit with our schedule.  Then we finally just asked for help...in prayer form.

And just when I thought we had nothing, a sweet lady from our ward walked up to me, {while finishing up my calling} and asked if Chamberlain was in any-kind of Pre-school and if not would he like to join hers. 

And of course I said YES! 

Our Heavenly Father does love us. 

He knows our needs, He knows are wants and He most definitely answers our prayers.

Even if its to help me find something as small as Pre-school.

This is another small yet cherished experience of the love our Heavenly Father has for His children.

  Chamberlain also wanted me to document that he can touch the door knocker. 

While we are at it I have a few Chamberlain-isyms that I have written down and I do not want to forget. I mean he is only 5 even if he looks like he is 7 or 8, he still says funny 5 year old things.

When Chamberlain is jumping into the water (or on his sister for that matter) in cannon ball form he calls it canyon ball.

When he is going agasint someone like in cowboy golf or the Wii he calls it Versus. For example he'll say "Hey mom Tanner is versing me"

When Siri falls down or anyone really, he calls it Timbered, as in "Mom Siri timbered down." instead of Siri fell down. 

He calls it Frootball instead of Football. We don't know why we correct him all the time.

We find ourselves always going to the BYU Creamery and he calls it the Cream Mary. 

On our way to Kanab Grandpa Chamberlain got Chamberlain into reciting all the towns and their high school mascots. One small town is named Mt. Carmel, and he calls it every time 

Mountain Carmel.

pure laziness.

Not much has been going on around our house. Well at least from the productivity side. 

With Josh being super busy with mid-terms and work we have really been low key.

We are thoroughly enjoying the crisp fall weather, the bright colorful leaves, discovering a new park, digging up the dirt in our garden, and lounging on our blue chairs in the backyard sipping on green smoothies, loving the simplicity of our life at this point. 

Which I feel isn't going to last very much longer. I feel a change coming on and I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know its coming.

As for now I will enjoy the simple things.

swings

Just another day at the park soaking up the fabulous fall weather.

We have just been lazy around here. 

However, we did find out that Siri does not like the swing. 

In fact at one point we thought she was going to throw up from motion sickness. 

Just for fun

I found some pictures of Siri and her cast.

She was really quite cute with it.

I made an observation.

When we spent the week in AZ only one person (outside of the Children's museum) or so,  the whole time we were there commented or noticed her cast.

However it was complete opposite in Utah. I think every where we went people would ask and make comments. I thought that was interesting. 

She has been cast free for a week and is getting stronger and stronger. 

Sometimes she trips and goes to catch herself with her left arm and it gives way and she face plants. 

snow and a fat lip.

We pulled out pants, jackets, long sleeves and anything for Chamberlain that would fit from last year and I eventually had to turn the heater on, first time this fall.

 It was a nice 65 degrees in the house when we woke this morning and only warmed up to 66 around 1:30 pm.

And when the clouds cleared we saw that icky white stuff.

I wish we could have lounged around all day in our PJ's, play games and bake cookies again, but alas we had things we needed to do. 

I went to the dermatologist today to have a look at my lip and 30 minutes later I came out with a fat lip and 7 stitches.  Nothing serious just a festering cyst that I could not get rid of all summer long.

So for the next 11 days I will have these long strings in my mouth that when I eat feels like spider legs or hair... take your pick. 

All evening Chamberlain has been reminding me about the "rip in my lip." Awesome.

Oh and Siri has the most darling shoes on. She loves them. They are leopard flats and she wore them all afternoon, even when I tried to take them off, she refused so she wore them till we went to bed.

And did I mention my lip is sore. Like so sore I can feel my heart beat in my lip.

Double awesome. 

Happy Birthday Grandma Johnson. 

We love you.