We Love FALL!

Nash and I joined Trey and his class on their field trip to the pumpkin patch. The weather was amazing. Surprisingly warm but with all the smells and colors of fall. We walked through the corn maze, played on the playground, picked out pumpkins, and enjoyed spending time with each other and with friends.

My handsome buddy.

My boys with their matching Batman shirts. Nash got his as a baby gift and Trey found his at Target and flipped out. So excited to match his bro.

For a little Halloween fun I invited over a couple friends, Amanda and Cari, and my sis along with their kids. We had a day full of fun activities. Amanda made a cake walk and a spooky drink, Cari made Hostess cupcake spiders, Mari made graveyard pudding cups, and I made mummy cookies. Bailee and her cousin had a sleepover the previous night and spent hours on decorations. After filling the kids full of sweets we sent them downstairs to watch a Halloween movie while us moms enjoyed a little visiting time. Perfect day, really.

On October 30th I turned 31. Gasp. Can't believe it. I have to say, I really dread my birthdays. Life is flying by. Just don't feel ready to grow up I guess. There always seems to be a sense of disappointment with the day too. Maybe I just need to change my attitude. Anyway, this birthday was different. There were so many people who called, stopped by the house, and did things to make me feel awesome. My kids spent an hour or so secretly blowing up balloons and writing sweet messages and drawing pictures on them. Then they spread them all over the living room. We spent the day before at Planet Play having lunch and playing with the kids and then went to the mall for some shopping. Mari, Amanda, and Cari and their families came over for a soup dinner....my fave. Nothing better than spending a birthday with people I love. Cari even surprised me with some new clothes and one of my favorite desserts. I know things like this shouldn't determine whether or not I have a good b-day, but it really really meant alot. I think it was a time where I needed it, but didn't know it till they were all there. Good day. And thank you Heavenly Father for giving me a warm sunny day. Another great gift.

When the apple crisp melts the candles...just use matches!


My sweet Bailee made me my beautiful headband!

Thanks everyone for a great day! I love you all! Getting older isn't quite so bad if you have such great people to share life with.

Football

I thought I would put Trey in Itty Bitty Ball one last time before he turned 5. The kid seriously loves football. He tucks Damon's football under his arm and runs circles around the living room couch. Not to mention the tackling. He was very disappointed that he couldn't tackle yet. Trey has alot of speed and only had his flag grabbed once or twice in the 2 weeks. He was so proud. I love having boys!!!

General Conference Weekend

Conference weekend is the weekend to build FORTS at our house. Bailee and Trey even built one for Nash. They lived in the them for 2 days...even slept in them. So fun. The kids started doing this last year after they learned about King Benjamin in primary and how the people pitched their tents and listened to the prophet. We played games and ate treats, enjoyed the time together, and loved listening to the conference messages.

The boys playing in Trey's fort.

Nash's Blessing Pics

What can I say? Precious.

Nash's Blessing Day

Nash was blessed by his dad on September 11, 2011. Just 3 weeks old and SO precious. I got a newborn church shirt and it didn't fit the little guy at all. I also got him a white vest that didn't fit him at all. I practically took out 1/2 the fabric to make his outfit work. Luckily I found a pair of shorts for him the day before. Stressful! It all came together perfectly though. Even down to the boys matching ties. So cute!

Trying on his shirt.

The whole day ended up being wonderful. Beautiful weather...tons of family and friends. Such a special day for Nash and our family.

Nash and his daddy.

Nash and mommy.

Mom with all her babies.

...and dad with the babies. Yep, they'll always be our babies.

Proud parents.

The Argyle clan.

Congrats, little buddy!

Amazing Weekend

We had quite the Labor Day weekend! Jam-packed with family fun. Damon turned 34, (holy smokes) my niece got baptized, and John was able to come home from the Guard for a couple days. We spent Sunday at my parents house to spend time with family while John was here and played played played!

John holding Nash for the first time.

Adorable grandparents! Grandma and grandpa Garretson and grandma Joy.

Poor grandma got spit up on all night, not normal for Nash, but thank goodness grandma was such a good sport!

Halle, Dawson, and Kenya. Cutest thing ever...if you look closely at Halle's leg she wrote, "be a good helper :)".

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Good times! Miss you, John!