Fall Travels

In no particular order here are some family pics from this Fall.

Mac rediscovers the joy of playing with leaves while Hamilton discovers the joy of eating leaves.

Our annual pumpkin carving extravaganza with the Hawkins Family. Next year we hope to up the ante by having actual pumpkin carving tools!

Even with our rudimentary tools we managed some unique looks and most importantly some delicious roasted pumpkin seeds.

This year we moved on from the supermarket pumpkin to the actual patch.

Mac often claims he no longer needs to nap but this photo says differently.

IKEA silverware=front yard toys.

Again with the leaf eating, Hamilton cannot be stopped. As a bonus he keeps my floors spotless.
The marathon drive back from Utah included important pit stops for pickle eating.

A little Dairy Queen.

An important phone call at Carls Jr.

I relived the glory days at a Provo High volleyball game with my former co-captain Meikel (aka muckaluckaboomboom), Suzi-lou, and Kae.

Meeting up with Mom and cousin Nicki at the park for lunch.

Adventures in Utah

Here's an update of our trip to Utah so far.

It all began with the marathon car ride which went so much better than I expected.

We started off the visit with a trip to the Bean museum at BYU. Mac was slightly afraid of the larger animals but eventually found a diorama of a train which occupied his attention for most of the visit, eventually bringing him to tears due to the fact that the train would not move.

For our next adventure we went up to Sundance for a little hiking.

Mac struggling to flee another photo op.

On our way down the mountain we encountered a bit of drama as Mac raced down the hill at breakneck speed.

Which inevitably led to a tumble and sent grammy racing to the rescue.

And after a few good hugs all was well.

Ah the odyssey of the hair. I have been unwilling to properly cut Mac's ever growing hair these two years, however after Cameron found him with a pony tail it was decided that the time had come. First up was the home cut by grammy which looked good albeit a little shaggy.

So it was off to the professionals and with a steady supply of suckers (3 in all for a 5min. hair cut) Mac sat through his first real cut.

And the results are one big boy. I can't believe how much older he looks without the long baby hair. I do miss the long hair though, so it may be another to years before we cut again.

And most recently my good friend Amber and I took the kidos to the Thanksgiving Point animal farm which was great fun.

the more the merrier

now that this blog has settled into a bit of rhythm, a new post about once a month with cute pics of the kiddos for our target audience grammy nicole. i decided to try a new project to keep me a bit more in tune with the world outside of changing diapers and making dinner. so without further ado here is my new blog with drum roll please....daily updates, shocking i know!

running in circles

Spokane cross country runners had better watch out because Mac has officially started training.

End o'summer fun

Here are a some pics of the boys over the last few weeks.

Mac has become quite a shoe thief and takes every opportunity to wear Cameron's shoes around the house and occasionally outdoors.

Ever the dramatic young man, this is what awaits you if you deny Mac his elmo snacks.

I had to scramble at a red light to take this pic, but how could I not capture the little man perusing the back to school sales like a pro.

The fun never ends for the Mac-bud when Grammy Nicole comes to town. We end every visit with Grammy by begging her to accept a permanent residence in our basement.

Mac and the cousins go for a spin in the mini model t.

Ham enjoying his first camp out at the farm.