Snow in Hurricane!

Ryder has loved playing in the snow.

He loved seeing it snow, he loved seeing snow on the ground, and on his slide, and on the mountains.

I haven't let Rustin go out much in the snow, but I can't help letting Ryder. So I bundle him up, and let him play til his hearts . :)

The sad thing is he doesn't know that snow here, is not normal, and may not occur like this again. But for now he's enjoying it.

Pictures of snow at our house and around our house, pics of Ryder in the snow, and pictures of Ryder helping his dad shovel snow. :)

December 2nd

On Monday dec. 2nd we had a busy day

We went to Rob's Work Christmas party where we watched Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer, got a free, very beautiful christmas tree, enjoyed cookies and hot chocolate, and the kids were able to sit on santas lap. Ryder was excited to see santa. Rusty was scared and cried.




After Rob's work party Rob went home to bed, and me and the boys headed to st george.

We had hawaiin hay stacks at Mary's house.

then went to the live Nativity at Tuacahn.

We were glad the weather wasn't too cold.




It's nice participating in events that focus on the true meaning of christmas. I want to instill in my boys the real reason we celebrate this time of year. I am glad we were able to go.

After the Nativity we rode the train around the grounds of Tuacahn. Ryder loves/ is obsessed with trains. So the train ride was really exciting for him.






A picture of Rusty at Ronda's house, where we went for hot chocolate after Tuacahn.





A Picture of Ryder in front of our big pretty tree we got from Rob's work:)

Halloween Day (I know a little late, but better late than never!)

For Halloween My boys were minions. My sister was so nice and made them the cutest hats that I got tons of compliments on.
My boys looked so cute as minions.

We went to the Library and had story time, had a little costume parade around the library. Listened to some halloween stories, and went home with some treats.

We had a visit from grandma and grandpa Robinson

We ate homemade pizza for lunch, Then Rob went to sleep for a while so he would be able to stay up and go trick or treating with the kids

The kids and I went to the elementary costume parade to see my cousin collin and my aunt Shirley.

We went to a trunk or treat

We went trick or treating, dad came with us at the end, he forgot he had homework due, so he spent most of the day sleeping or doing homework! :)

Both boys fell asleep on the way to the way awesome street.... So Ryder came home with hardly any candy, but I am ok with that.

Over all it was a really fun day!

Fall Farm Fun

This fall we went to Staheli farm twice and I can't remember the name of the one in hurricane, but we went there once.

A couple of these pics are from the 2nd time we went to staheli's and the rest are from the farm in hurricane.


These are from when we went to staheli farm with Rob's work party.


I wish I could remember the name of this place. I guess I should have blogged about it sooner....
IT was awesome.

First of all it was in hurricane so it was less than 10 minutes away.
You park near a barn then go on a hay ride out to the activities.
There is a corn maze
a hay bale maze for kids
lots of animals for petting
trains rides for kids
there was a movie playing (the headless horesman movie)
The Farm was "known" for it's headless horseman that rode around the farm as you were participating in the activities
There was a bonfire to sit around and warm up
there was a play ground for kids
They had horse rides for the kids

Ryder had a blast, Rusty enjoyed the outing. We went with my aunt Tricia and her family for FHE one night. Rob was sleeping ofcourse since he needs to go to bed @530pm these days in order to get up by 1:30am for work.

I love looking at these pictures because they have patrick in them. We miss patrick. He is my cousin who is on a mission in New Zealand! He was always so good with my kids, he was fun to have around.
My cousin camille is in one of the pictures above holding Rustin in her jacket trying to keep him warm.
My camera wasn't working right that night, so the pictures aren't the greatest quality, but at least I have something to remember this fun night by. Ryder did enjoy riding a horse, riding a train, playing on the playground, and petting the animals. :)


I will definately want to go back next year. Maybe next year Rob can come too! :)

Family Reunion

On November 30th We had a big family reunion. My Grandparents and all 9 of their kids and most of their grandkids were in attendance.


It was a great event. It was catered by the Pasta Factory and was so fun! I had fun seeing everyone. I just wish I would have had more time to spend with my cousins that I don't see very often.

We played games, listened to what everyone was upto in life, took pictures, and ate food. It was fun!

UPDATE: Rustin 9 months

Wow. We have been up to a lot since I last posted in October.

Rustin is 9 months old

He kind of crawls... He gets around, he sometimes is on all fours, he pulls himself up to the toybox and the couch. He loves food, but is super picky.

He weighs 22 pounds

He is 30 inches tall

He does not sleep through the night- we really need to work on that one!

He is so busy.

He loves playing with his big brother Ryder

He claps

He says Mom, Dada, Brother, yeah, thank you (sounds more like thankya) but uses it appropriately surprisingly enough, I think he says more, but we don't catch it all because we still can't believe hes talking this early!

If given a pen/pencil/crayon he looks for paper and starts scribbling

he loves books

he is LOUD (whether happy or sad)

He has the most contagious laugh and the biggest smile eve (though its hard to catch his smile on camera!)

I currently have misplaced my camera hopefully I can find it soon.

Heres a family picture so this post isn't completely picture free