Halloween FUN!!

Our ward Halloween party was SOOO much fun and so well planned. Kai dressed up as a sock monkey since that has been his favorite toy from day 1 and logan and I were monkey HUNTERS...since that seems to be our reality :)

Daddy and Kai, ready to go Party!

Showing off his monkey skills.

I love to watch David and Kai, they just smile at each other and it is freakin adorable! P.s. they are pretty much the cutest monkeys in the world!!

PICTURE TIME!

Fishing for toys was by far a favorite in Kai's book.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE love him!!!

The Party was put on by the YW and YM and at the end they all performed the "Thriller" dance for the ward...I started tearing up and Logan thought I was crazy and started to laugh, but how awesome is that to see these teenagers get excited over something so fun! OK IM CRAZY!

Family Photo with my two favorite boys!

INTRODUCING...
Baby number 2!!! We are so excited to FINALLY announce that we are pregnant with a healthy baby! We have been to the Drs, seen/heard the heartbeat and couldn't be more excited to know that everything is ok. We r just about 14 weeks and I have been SUPER sick, even moreso than with Kai, which I have strangely been thankful for, knowing that it must be a good sign. The Dr. was VERY pleased with our little baby and has been telling me for a month to start telling people but I have been scared...so now that this bump isn't leaving me, I decided there is noooo hiding it!

This pregnancy has made me VERY emotional as I think of all the ups and downs families go through to extend their eternal families. I feel very grateful for a Heavenly Father who lifts us up even when we don't see the light at the end, but thankfully we know that he does!

Happy Halloween Everyone! STAY WARM (Maybe thats only applicable in Idaho).

Pumpkin Family Fun Night!!

We had some couples over for a night of fun/FHE and we had such a great time. I didn't remember to take pics until we were almost done (bummer) but there was lots of food, fun and TONS of laughs!

Candy Corn Cupcakes....anything that has to do with cupcakes is a MUST!!

Kai agreed as well!

Rach and David (I failed to get a family photo, sorry guys!!). I love that little boy!

Don't worry Mark, we didn't forget about you and your pumpkin skills.

Phil and Corinne Merrill and their awesome pumpkin AND adorable smiles!

And what is a fun night without the Turners...SO CUTE!

I was totally impressed with Logan's pumpkin (I wish I could say I helped, but I just sat back and watched the show!)

Kai was able to paint his pumpkin this year and although it got a little messy he had a great time!

Happy almost Halloween to you all! No spooky things for me, just LOTS OF YUMMINESS!

ER anyone??

Today has been a "FUNNY" day to say the least. I won't go into much detail but the first part of the day, just wasn't workin for me...so when I came home all I wanted to do was relax and prepare myself for a new week, but Kai's energy played out for a totally different plan.

We went downstairs to help a tenant and Kai continued to grasp the guys attention. It was like Kai couldn't get close enough to him. Kai saw me walking by and thought I was going to get him so he darted in the opposite direction...and ended up running STRAIGHT INTO A STORAGE SHELF. The blood immediately started coming and I thought it was fine...but after lots of advice we took him in just to check it out. Sure enough it was VERY deep and had given him a little concussion. Our AWESOME hospital Dr was as kind as he could be with my baby and I was as brave as I could be holding him down for his first three stitches. And Kai shocked me, he was so kind and although he had plenty of screams to share he listened and thanked each nurse and DR for stitching him! I LOVE THAT BOY!!!

I realize every day that being a Mom is one of the GREATEST blessing I have ever been given, but is also one of the BIGGEST heartaches, because you realize just how much you would do to take away any pain your baby feels (no matter how big that baby may be).

Once we got home I made Kai pizza (one of his favs) and continued to tell him what a big boy he was. As you can see Elmo was much more exciting than Mom.

In this picture I am saying, "Kai can you smile?" to which he responds "no no no!" His coloring is a little off and it makes me sooo sad!

When it was time for bed I cried all through our prayer together (which made Kai laugh). I am just so thankful for healthy bodies, wonderful doctors and a Heavenly Father who is ALWAYS there to make my heart feel a little happier!

The Dr said he was sure he would see me often (thanks doc but i hope not) :)

DETERMINED??? I think so!

Kai has been our wild monkey from day one...he started crawling at 4 1/2 months and walking at 10 months and HE HASN'T STOPPED SINCE!

The window is Kai's favorite spot in the house...its kind of humorous because ANYONE who walks by gets an earful from my little boy screaming, "HEY HEY... DKFHASDLFKASDFLKASJDFLAKSD" the last part explains his jibberish.

The scary part is he is now trying harder and harder to get closer to the action...HOW DO WE STOP THIS?? I know you will immediately say, "move his chair..DUH!" But Take a closer look at the third pic....nothing is stopping this boy!

So the window is now closed and Kai screams for it....crazy boy will thank me someday!

When Kai takes the pictures.......

...it looks a lot like this! LOVE THOSE LIPS!

Sunday fun!

We love sundays for many reasons....unfortunately with a hyper little boy church is one of those things we are trying to learn to love :) we have a little over a month until Kai gets to join the nursery clan, and to say Kai (and his mom) are excited would be a complete understatement...WE CAN'T WAIT!!! At our old ward they had a class for all 14-18 month old kids since there were A TON of kids, but now with a new ward we are hoping/desperately praying that the class reorganizes!

But until then we try and pull as much peace and happiness as we can out of sundays.

We love sundays because we get to Skype with family. Oma, Mema, Pepa, Noni and Grandpa...you totally make our day!!!

We also love Sundays because we get to spend time as a family. And today we had the EXTRA special treat to eat at the Distelhorst house! Little David and Kai are 4 days apart and thankfully they just moved back into town. It is soooo funny to watch them play because they are both learning how to share, and what its like to have a friend. P.S. WHY DID DAVID GET ALL THAT HAIR???? We LOVE them soooo much!

So minus the tantrums and tears we had an AMAZING SUNDAY :)