Halloween!

So I thought about Halloween a little earlier than usual since I now have a little one. I found this cute Halloween costume for Landon at babystyle! I love it! You should check out babystyle.com if you need costume ideas for your little kiddos! They have tons of cute ones! Also I checked out Pottery Barn Kids, and I found these cute treat bags! I got the traditional pumpkin one for Landon! It's so cute! Plus you can personalize them and put your kids name on it! Soooo cute! Both items came within 3 days of ordering as well! =)

Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

- 2 cups flour

- 1 tsp baking powder

- 1 tsp cinnamon

- 1/2 tsp nutmeg

- 1/2 tsp baking soda

- 1 cup brown sugar

- 1/2 c butter

- 1 egg

- 1 tsp vanilla

- 1 small can of pumpkin

- 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl, (except brown sugar) and set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add the egg and mix well. 

Add vanilla, then the pumpkin and mix well.

Put the pumpkin mixture in the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix well. 

Stir in chocolate chips. Scoop dough by spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. 

Bake 8-10 minutes.

Our Anniversary Night

Last night was our anniversary. My friend Becca called and offered to watch Landon so we can enjoy a night alone. Paul and I went to Town Square Mall and walked around for a little bit. Afterwards he told me we were going to my favorite restaurant, Bucca De Beppo. He lied. We were driving down the strip and all of a sudden we turned into the Paris Hotel parking garage. We ended up going to the Eiffel Tower Restaurant. It was a really nice restaurant. When the hostess took us to our seats, our waiter delivered a dozen red roses. I was the only girl in the restaurant with roses. I felt so special! After that we had a salad, then our main meal and a souffle for dessert. After dessert the waiter brought out another dessert on a plate that said Happy Anniversary. It was so yummy. We had a really nice night, although we did miss little Landon. =)

Three years ago...

Three years ago I married my best friend for time and all eternity in the Las Vegas Nevada Temple. I could not have asked for a better eternal companion than Paul. He is everything I've ever dreamed of in a man, and more. He is always willing to help out with anything I ask him to, no matter how busy he is, or if he doesn't want to do it, he never says no. He is very encouraging to me in all that I do, such as crafting, being a good wife, and being a good mother. Paul is such an amazing father to Landon. Landon is always so excited to see Paul when he comes home from school. Paul is a worthy Priesthood holder and is the Patriarch of our home. He always makes me want to be better and to strive to be the best that I can be. He has never yelled or raised his voice at me, and has never once started a fight. He is the perfect example of how I want our sons to treat women when they start dating. He always makes me feel good about myself when I am feeling down. He is my BEST FRIEND and for him I am eternally grateful to our Father in Heaven for blessing me with him. I LOVE YOU HONEY! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 

More Peas Please!

Today we fed Landon Peas for the first time! He actually liked them! He got mad when we stopped feeding them to him, and he even tried to feed himself! He had so much fun, but he sure was messy!

Landon's girlfriend

Last night we went to Kim and Nate's house for dinner. Afterwards we played a game. To keep the kiddo's entertained Kim put on the movie Little People. I looked at Landon and this is how he was touching Ireland. How cute!

Play Date and Craft Day

On Friday my friend Katie came over with her son Mason. Mason is a St. Patty's day baby and Landon is an April Fools baby, so they are very close in age. They stared at each other a bit, and played with their own toys. At the end of the day we decided we had to take pictures! it was so fun to see Katie again, we were neighbors for years! Thanks Katie and Mason for coming over! We had a great time!

Here's the boys!

This is what we made! So cute for Halloween!

Exer Saucer

After tummy time, we decided to bring out a really fun toy for Landon, his Exer Saucer. He loved it! It lights up, plays music, and has tons of toys on it. What more could a kid ask for!? There's one toy on there that he gets frustrated with! It's so funny to watch! Landon is really starting to develop such a fun personality! He is such a huge blessing in our family! Paul and I are so excited to watch him learn and grow more in so many ways.

Playing with feet and tummy time

Last Wednesday we laid Landon down for tummy time. He was doing so good at holding his head up. We laid him on his back and he discovered his new favorite toy, his feet. He loves to grab his feet now, even when he's being fed, he'll grab his feet. Oh what a cute little boy! We love him so much!

Rice Cereal

Yesterday Landon had his 4 month appt! Here are his stats:

Height: 24.5 inches, 25-50%

Weight: 15.2 lbd, 50%

Head: 41 cm, 25%

The doctor also said we could start introducing Landon to solids, starting with rice cereal. So I went to the grocery store right after the appointment to buy some. We were so excited to feed it to him, but he didn't really like it that much. He didn't realize it was food. He just was screaming once he got really hungry! So we quit giving him the rice cereal, and gave him a bottle. Here are a few pics from his first feeding!

Michigan Trip

On July 24, my mom, dad, Landon, my parents dog Seamus, and I left for Michigan to spend a couple of weeks with family. It was a very busy trip, but lots of fun! We drove 2 days straight until we ended up in Indiana. We stayed there for 2 nights. My dad's Aunt Alice was getting married, so we went to her wedding. Indiana was beautiful! It was so green! I loved it....Nevada is so not green....I hate it! Anyways, we went to Michigan afterwards and hung out with family. I have lots of family there, and we were able to see everyone. We stayed with my Aunt and Uncle for 2 nights. We had so much fun. Their house is amazing, they pretty much made the whole thing themselves!  They have a pond out on their land, so we rode around it on a paddle boat and Paul went fishing. We also went to Mackinac Island. It's an Island that has no cars! Everyone who lives there gets around on horses, bikes or foot! We also visited my Grandma Nancy and great Aunt Shirley. They built their house themselves too! By saying they built their houses I'm talking about cutting the trees down, then cutting the wood the way they want it! It's awesome! And they have the greatest garden! We rode their 4 wheeler as well...I love quads! I want some one day! Then we visited my Uncle Neil and his girlfriend Lori. We had lunch with them and visited for a little while. We then finished out our trip at my grandma and grandpas. They live at Higgens Lake. They are just a few houses away from the Lake! We went out on the boat everyday! Here are some pictures from our trip! They are a little out of order...oh well!

This is Landon at my great Aunts wedding.

This is Landon at my grandma and grandpas. I just love his cute little outfit!

This is Landon in a princess pull ups diaper! I forgot my diapers at my grandparents house, and the closest store was 20 minutes away, so I had to make do with what was around my aunts house! He has on a little swimmers diaper to help hold up the pull up diaper and absorb the pee! The night before he had on only a little swimmers and he was wet head to toe! It was a disaster!

Here's Landon in the baby swing! He loved it!

Here's our little family at Mackinac City.

Here's Landon playing with his cousin Janae.

This is Landon one day after going out on the boat.

Landon trying to sit up on his own.

This is Landon listening to one of my grandparents friends talking to him.

This is my mom and dad with us at Mackinac Island.

Us in front of the boats. 

This is our little family when we went to visit my uncle at Carp Lake. 

Heres Landon in the Lake, on a floaty. We put his bumbo in there so he could sit up. We love bumbo!

This is Landon one day before we went on the lake.

This is Landon at the end of a very fun, yet exhausting trip! he traveled so well! We drove just over 5,000 miles that trip, and he barely fussed!