Our Trip to McMinnville

At the beginning of November we made a trip to my parents! We had so much fun being with everyone! My mom and sisters and I had a girls weekend getaway!! We had the time of our lives.. We went to Time out for Women in Portland. It was so incredible. We had fun being together and the talks were so inspiring and touching. I learned so much. We stayed the night at the Marriott in Portland. Alex and Paysen went to an OSU game Saturday morning. They also did some shopping and had quality daddy and son time! We had a great long weekend. It was nice to get away and be with my boys and the girls :)

 We had fun going to the mall as a family and doing some shopping :)

 I then was able to get my hair done and needed a much needed change and so I had her cut my bangs, it was exactly what I wanted and a little change to make me feel so much better :) It has been a lot of fun!

 Lunch date to Panda express my favorite :)

 Bonnie had us all over for dinner one night! Paysen loves being with his cousins :)

 Cute kiddos

 Paysen and I at breakfast at my favorite cafe Tommys! So yummy

 I love being with these girls! And I love being their Aunt

 Sweet Niccole

 All of us girls ready for one grand trip :)

 We were missing Leslie and cant wait for Christmas to be altogether! I love these gals more than anything and I am so glad that I am apart of this family with all of them! They inspire me on so many levels.They are incredible and I am so glad that  I have each of their examples.

 Time Out for Women Portland!!

 Us downtown

 My amazing momma

 In our hotel

 My babies at the OSU game.. I loved all the pictures I got on my little get away. I missed them more than they will ever know. Even though it was just a night away from them I was really homesick for them!

 Playing soccer with Uncle Tommy and the twins

 I love how close he is to all of his cousins

 I got him a nativity set while I was gone and it is his favorite thing to play with right now :)

 On Sunday my sister Bonnie was able to take some family pictures for us :) I love them thanks so much again for taking them for us!! Here is a sneak peak!

 Daddy and Pays on Great Grandpas four wheeler.. He insisted that they take it for a drive before we left :)

 Paysen then helped great Grandpa mow the yard

 I have so many memories of doing this with my Grandpa that I loved now watching him with my son! Precious moments.

October Fun!!

We had a great October.. It feels like it flew by way to quickly though! I am playing catch up. Here are some of the things that we did :)

 Paysen has been really into making pumpkin bread with me! He is such a big help in the kitchen and loves to pull a chair up to help me with anything that I am making. I love this picture of him waiting so patiently for the pumpkin bread to be done! I love that he put on his oven mitt too :)

 Meet the Mormons came to our movie theater here in La Grande so we went as a family opening night. It was so good!! Paysen and I waiting for the show to start

 Our family at Meet the Mormons.

 October was a bit chilly and so hot chocolates were a must a few of the days :)

 new jammies means dance party!

 We have play group every Wednesday morning! He loves all of his friends that come each week and to play with them.

 This is what 4 30 Am looked like one morning in our home! Paysen had a nightmare and for comfort asked if we could make pumpkin bread! I said of course buddy! It was such a time I will always cherish. It was so fun just being me and him in the kitchen.. I loved watching him and wishing that time would please stand still. I love these days of being a mom and trying my best at everything we do!

 We had a big feast at our house with all of Alex's family. We had a fun time with them. Morgann and Paysen at the kid table. Alex made the pulled pork on the traeger it was so yummy and everyone brought such good sides to go along with it!

 

Happy Halloween~

We had an amazing Halloween this year!! Paysen wanted to be Mickey Mouse this year. He made such a cute one! We had fun building and making our Haunted House that we do each year as a family. Our ward put on the cutest Halloween Carnival the Wednesday before Halloween, we had a good time at that. Then the kids went trick or treating inside the church and went from door to door.. On Halloween we went downtown trick or treating. We always have so much fun at that.. we got to see so many of our friends there and their costumes. I know I say this all the time but I love all the things our little town does! We then came home and made a jack o lantern pizza and mummy hot dogs.. ( Paysen really wanted hot dogs :) and then watched a movie! It was fun and relaxing! I am so glad that we love being together as a family and to share all of the memories that we create especially around the Holidays.

Our Haunted House 

 Paysen's Pumpkin.. He insisted that it be Mickey too :) I had so much fun making this.. It may be a new tradition to match our pumpkins with what our kids are being for Halloween.. I think it turned out pretty cute

 I had to also make our little girl one too :)

 

 Our cute Mickey Mouse with his pumpkin

 Paysen loved the bean bag toss! and did this most of the time!

 Clara and Paysen

 Eating a blue sucker

 Fishing pond

 Wac a Ghost!! He loved this one too :)

 Daddy and his sweet boy

 Trick or Treating with friends around the church

 Us before the carnival

 At library class paysen made a bat~ He did so good at cutting the wings!! 

 We also went to a little carnival at the Mariam Academy! Hes fishing in the fishing pond