Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Hope you all have a great one!

Brooke and I did a quick photo shoot in her Minnie Costume. So cute! She calls herself Minnie Brookie.

I never got a good picture of Preston in his Mickey mouse costume. These were as close as I got.

This is after our trunk or treat. Brooke is quite a candy monster, and we have had quite a fun time with all the crying and fits it has created already. I am learning that Halloween + 2.5 year old + candy= a very cranky kid (and mommy.)

Can you tell what Jason and I were this year? Jason was an email (get it "E" male.) and I was his attachment (I.E - paperclip.)

6 Months

Preston is 6 months old today. It seems like he has always been in our family, and seems to fit just right. I haven't taken him to the Dr. since he was 2 months old (I know I'm a slacker!) so I don't know what he weighs or how tall he is. He is pretty small though. Preston has the sweetest best personality ever. He is very relaxed and just goes with the flow. He is sweet and loves to smile all the time. He has a hard time sleeping during the day or at night. He wants to nurse all night long because he won't take a binky, but he thinks I am his human pacifier. He is very content, and seems to be okay with just about everything, even all the crazy stuff his sister does. We love him so much and are so glad he is in our family. He is getting close to sitting up and he makes funny little noises but is pretty quite compared to our super loud little girl. We love you preston and can't wait to see you grow in the next 6 months. ( Just don't do it too fast!)

adventures in 1-800-free-411

Trying to call Tio's mexican food on our way home from Disneyland. This is already after a hard time getting the number from lame Free 411 for about 5 mins.

Guy on phone - "Good evening this is Ryan, how can I help you?"

Jason - "Hi Ryan, I would like to place an order for pick up."

Ryan - After a pause he responded "What would you like to pick up?"

Jason - "I would like a beef taco and chili relleno combination."

Ryan - After an even longer pause "Uh, This is T-Mobile."

Oh good times! You might have had to be there, but it was pretty darn funny. Go ahead try free 411 and see who you end up calling.

Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch

I took Brooke to Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch for the second time this year today. I forgot the camera the first time, so I made sure I snapped a few this time. Brooke loves this place almost as much as Disneyland! They have 2 huge slides, and obstacle course, swings, a bounce house, a petting zoo, and a few other rides. She had a great time, and she is one fearless girl. She will go on anything and is never really scared or shy about doing it. So fun! Preston just hung out in his stroller and enjoyed all his surroundings.

Before Brooke went to play I tried to take some pics of her and Preston. As you can see my efforts were fruitless.

Brooke had a blast. The slide is her favorite. She also loves the swings but we didn't get to ride them today. Such a cute girl!

Oh my delicious little guy. Doesn't he just melt your heart? He sure melts mine! Happy First Halloween Bubba!

Glee

I have recently started to watch Glee because I love the music. I watched this last weeks episode that they did about God. Part of me loved some of the music but the other part of me just felt sad. Growing up a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I have always known that there is a God. I have always had the big picture questions answered. I have always known that I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father. I have known that there is a life after death, and I have always understood what this life is all about.

I know that there are so many out there who struggle with these questions every day. I am so grateful that I was taught at a young age these important principles. More than anything though, I'm grateful to know with a surety that the things that I learned are true.

On Glee they kept bringing up how you can't really know if there is a God and how you can't believe in something as mystical as God. To that I say God is not mystical he is our Father in Heaven who is willing to let us know who he is, if we are willing to ask and pray for that experience. To anyone who is struggling with these questions I invite you to read the scriptures. To read the Bible and The Book of Mormon which is another Testament of Jesus Christ, and do as it says in Moroni 10:4 "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

I have done this for myself and have had the Holy Ghost manifest that very thing to me. Once it has happened it is undeniable. You will know for sure where you came from, who you are, where you are going, and that there is a God who created you and loves you and knows you by name here on this earth.

If anyone has any questions about the things that I have written please fell free to call me, or you can go onto mormon.org and you can start learning for yourself these few basic truths.

We're settled.

Because of the move and a lot of craziness, I have become a terrible blogger. However now that we are settled I can get back to blogging. This past month was just filled with a lot of home projects and packing and a lot of Disneyland. After I packed Brooke's toys she had to get creative and so pushing Preston in her baby stroller became the activity of choice. Lucky for her Preston is pretty chill with everything and didn't mind so much.

Brooke loves Buzz lightyear and so we got her Buzz Jammie's which she wants to wear every night. She wanted to be Buzz for Halloween but Jason didn't want her to be a boy thing so she is going to be Minnie Mouse instead. Brooke went through quite a hard adjustment period after Preston was born but has just come out of it, and is such a sweet and caring sister. She is 2 and 7 months old tomorrow and she has such a fun and energetic personality. She is very sweet when she wants to be but also very sassy too, and she tells me that she is the Boss. I am in big trouble!! Her favorite things are playing outside, going to Disneyland, and playing with all those tiny plastic figurines from the Disney Store. She also loves to draw and has started to put eyes, nose, mouth, hands, legs, arms and feet on her drawings. They are so cute to look at. She loves nursery and had no problem adjusting to her new ward nursery this past Sunday. She is so much fun but also very demanding at this point in her life. We love her so very very much!

Preston is so super sweet and calm, and couldn't get any more opposite of Brooke. He is quite and doesn't really coo or talk to much. When he does it sounds like dinosaur sounds because they are so high pitched. He smiles all the time and is super happy. He loves to just look around and be held. He doesn't really enjoy tummy time but if Brooke and I get down and play with him he doesn't mind it too much. He can roll from his tummy to his back super easy but has only ever rolled the other way once. (off the bed:( ) He is starting to be able to sit up on his own for a few seconds before falling over. He doesn't like to stand and lock out his legs at all and never wants to do it. He eats all the time but is still skinny. Auntie Lana finally got him to take a bottle again, so I am looking forward to some much needed kidless dates with my hubby soon. I just started him on rice cereal and he loves to eat it. He is super fun and sweet and I could just kiss and hold him all day long. Oh yes and he is now 5 months old. I haven't taken my kids to the Dr. in a really long time so I have no idea how much either of them weigh. That's the update for now.