November in a Nutshell

Well....I dont think I really ever posted in November. So quickly to catch you all up, here is what we did in November:

Below is Zoey helping me cook the meat for some taco salad. She loves to help me cook. Anytime she sees me going in the kitchen to do something she is right on my tail, literally! She is my little shadow that follows me EVERYWHERE I go.
Oh, dont you just love it when they fall asleep unexpectedly in uncomfortable places. I loved it when I came in the front room to find Zoey sound asleep on the couch. It was a nice break.

Below is Zoey just watching some television, I thought she looked pretty so I snapped a photo of her.

Here is Zoey with her little friend Savannah from the ward. The youth had a service project one Saturday morning so we watched Savannah for her parents. She was a delight to have. She is so cute and reminds me so much of Zoey at that age (she is one year younger than Zoey). Anyway, it is always fun to have some extra kids over to play with Zoey.

The followings are just some random pics:

Zoey found Cory's graduation hat and wore pretty much the entire day.

Look how handsome he is, he is such a sweetheart.

Okay, now here is a typical Zoey thing to do. She loves the powdered sugar dohnuts and was eating them one day. Well, here she is below eating the dohnut.

This is what I found in the bag later. Yes, a partially eaten dohnut placed back in the bag for the next person to find.

And here is the dohnuts that I took out of the bag for you to see. She just eats the edges off and puts them back thinking that someone else can finish them off.

Below are a couple pics of the kids in their dads beenie. They both look so cute dont ya think!

Next up is the finger painting. First of all, Zoey woke up wanting lots of ponies in her hair. So, we put about 8 pony tails in her hair to get ready for Eli to come play. We watched Eli so his mommy could go to the doctor. Zoey loves Eli and had so much fun while he was here.

Here is Cory and Zoey in their Yankee hats.

Okay, Colston had his 2 month check up and passed with flying colors. He weighed in at a whopping 13 pounds 8 ounces. He is in the 70th percentile for height, weight and head circumference. Perfectly proportioned. He was very good and it was fun to go to his appointment. He is growing like a weed and is the sweetest little boy ever!

VEGAS.

We went to Las Vegas in November to meet my mom's dad for the first time. He lives in Oklahoma and the last time she was him was when she was only 3 years old. Since then she has contacted him, visited him, and arranged for all of us to meet. It was so fun to meet him. He was such a sweetie and it seemed like we had known him all of our lives. He was very happy to meet his great grandchildren as well. It was a fun time. Below are some pics from our trip.

Here is Zoey and her cousin Teagon. They had lots of fun running around the casinos. I must say, Colston was the easy one on this trip. Zoey was definitely the challenge.

Bright eyed Colston just taking in all the sights. He was very good and didn't give me any grief.

Here is a pic of my mom and her dad. You can tell how sweet he is from the look in his eyes. It was a lot of fun and we hope to make it to Oklahoma to visit him. Dont worry Holt and Lindi, we will visit you too!

Here is Zoey after a trip to the M&M store. She bought a cup and some candy.

We took the kids to the FAO Schwarz toy store and they had a blast. Zoey of course wanted every toy she saw. I wish I could buy her everything she wanted. They had some really cute dolls that I wanted to get her but they were too expensive!

Playing on the big piano.

Relaxing back at the hotel after a long day in Vegas.

This is on the way home from Vegas. Colston pretty much slept the entire way. He was so good. Zoey just watched her movies and was happy as long as she had some treats and her movie to watch.

Zoey is finally at the dress up stage. Here she is in her little mermaid costume that she refused to wear on Halloween. She actually wore it to the mall that day but ended up taking it off before we went inside. Cory was very glad she decided to take it off. She is so funny these days. It is fun to see her grow and start to be so independent. Well, she has always been independent in some ways.

And to finish off the post, here is a big smile from Colston. He is so chubby and cute. We love every minute with him. I am so glad to have him in our family. Sometimes I think I might just have another one, if they will be as sweet as him. BUT. I know there is the chance the next could be a sassy little girl just like Zoey. So, I think we will end on a good note with little Colston.

Going Private!!

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Halloween and More....

The last couple weeks have been very funfilled and crazy for us! So, that is why this post is sooo long. But, hope you enjoy all the pics. We have hit many milestones and just had some fun.
Below is a picture of some blocks.
Oh the power of blocks! We bought Zoey these blocks to use them as a potty training tool. Let me just say it worked very well. Each time she would go on the potty she would get a block. One block for pee and two blocks for poop. Zoey has basically been trained for a while, but as soon as Colston was here she insisted on wearing diapers and could care less about going in the potty. So, that is why we decided to do it this way. I highly recommend this tool for any of you out there trying to potty train. Now I am happy to say she is completely potty trained and loves to wear her big girl panties! Hooray!

Above is Zoey and colston just hanging out on our bed. Every morning Zoey comes in our room and watches cartoons on our bed while I feed Colston. Notice the princess underwear, she loves them. She loves to get her picture taken with her little brother.

All smiles.

Colston has smiling since day one. He has been smiling at us for the past month I would say. He loves to be talked to and tries so hard to talk back to you. This morning he has done very well at talking back and making all kinds of sounds. He is already so smart for a 2 month old!

The following pics are from Gardner Village.

Here is Zoey smiling for the camera.

Colston with grandma.

Zoey loved playing by the ducks at Gardner Village. She chased them all around. She was actually in a cranky mood when we got there, but once my mom bought her a whistle and she got to play with the ducks she was all happy!

Just another pic of Zoey with Colston. He doesn't always like to be held by his sister.

Here is Zoey just wanting her pic taken, so I did. She always says, "Mom I want to take a picture."

And Last but not Least, our Halloween pics are below. They are not in order so sorry.

Here is Colston with his daddy after we went trick or treating.

Our cute little pumpkin. He was so cute. Colston is already a little chunk, so it made the costume that much cuter!

This is us before we went out the door to go trick or treating. Zoey had a blast, even though it was raining the whole time.

And here is Cory with the kids. Notice how Colston is sound asleep.

Zoey in her poodle costume.

Colston sound asleep. I sat him up for the picture thinking he would wake up but he stayed sound asleep. He is so cute!

We hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

Colston's Blessing

This past weekend we had Colston's blessing. It went very well. We started off the weekend with our ward's Trunk or Treat. It was fun, the kids had a blast and got too much candy! Below are all the pics from the weekend. Thanks to all the family and friends that came to the blessing and helped out! We love you! Zoey ready for some trunk or treating!

Zoey and Teagon during the Trunk or Treat with lots of candy.
Here is Zoey, ready to go get some candy.

Colston sleeping all cuddly in his costume. He was so cute!

Here is Colston sound asleep on my parent's couch during the luncheon. He was so good during his blessing. He is always very pleasant and very good! Lets hope he stays that way!

Zoey and Colston before church. (I don't know why my pics aren't in the order I put them in, oh well)

Colston posing for a quick picture before church. He is so handsome!

And here is our little family after the blessing. Kids aren't cooperating, but oh well! We are glad we have one now for the time being until we get some taken!