First Hair Cut

Carson had his first hair cut. I noticed his hair was growing over his ears on the sides a little so I decided he needed a little trim. Mindi was so good with him. Chill held him on his lap and Mindi cut away. He was all over the place- like always. He didn't particularly like Mindi holding his head like that, but she got the job done. Now he is just as handsome as ever. Min also cut Chill's hair and trimmed up his beard which I really appreciated!

The Marathon Day!

We were able to spend the day on Saturday in Logan for our friend Kyle's wedding. My friend Andrea was nice enough to watch Carson for a few hours so that we could go to the wedding ceremony at the Logan Temple. After the ceremony and pictures, we headed over to get lunch at one of my favorite spots, Firehouse Pizza! Yum Yum. We had a great time and Carson was having a great time playing with Steve and slapping his bald head. After lunch we all took it easy for about an hour at Andrea's house and then we all piled back in the car again and it was off to Ogden for the reception at Union Station. Carson had pretty much had it by that time. He was not a happy camper because he didn't get to nap very much during the day. At some point he got his second wind and was a happy boy. He also has a new best friend, Morgan. She was so sweet and took care and entertained him most of the night. At one point she had him on the floor and she blew bubbles for him for like an hour. He loved it and it was a good break for me. Although the day was long, we had so much fun spending the day with all our friends.

Slapping Steve's head

Loving the Nice Weather

Morgan and Carson

Check out his cute little suit!

Chill's mom gave it to him and he looks so handsome in it!

Bubbles


The Newlyweds-Stacie and Kyle

Happy Halloween!

You know there are has been so many years when Halloween is such a let down for me. I always plan and hope that the day will be super fun and for the most part, it never is...well not this year. We had such a fun Halloween. Carson and I spent most of the day with my mom. I had to work for a few hours and run around to get a few last minute things. Chill and I decided to dress up. I dressed up like a witch and Chill was going to be a Scarecrow. Our costumes were thrown together last minute and they didn't turn out like we had planned, but it was all good. Carson was a cute fat little pumpkin. Our fun didn't really start until 5:30 in the evening. We headed over to the church for the Trunk or Treat! Our ward was in charge of Dounuts on a String. It was a hit. The kids absolutely loved it. We spent just over an hour at the church and then we got together with some friends from the ward to have dinner at Chilis. Carson did his part by making a big mess at dinner. He started by grabbing Chill's coke which went all over the table, then he grabbed my ranch dressing and it fell on the floor and was everywhere. You know I never wanted to be one of those families that leave a big mess, but I hate to say it...we were!!! All it all things went well and we had so much fun. Carson wore his costume most of the night and seemed to really like it! He was the cutest pumpkin ever.

Dounuts on a String

The pumkin and the witch

Jace, Ayesha, and Us

Kayla and Carson

Carson and Sadie

Sadie, Ellie, Carson and Kayla

(All from our ward)

The Gang

Happy Birthday Doug!

We were able to get together with Chill's family to celebrate his dad's birthday. It was fun having the whole family together and Carson LOVES the attention he gets from everyone. We ate dinner at Carvers. The food was so yummy! I was glad we were able to celebrate with the whole family. Happy Birthday Doug!

All the Boys!

Mandy and Garrett


Carson and Grandpa- he was loving the fire

Grandma, Grandpa and Carson

Carson attacking Uncle Brett

Corn Maze

I love this time of year! For the young men/young woman activity this week we went to the corn maze which is so fun. With Chill being the young mens president and me being the young womens president, we decided we better go!!! We do all our activities on a stake level so there was a great turn out. We took Carson with us and he had a great time. We wanted to go through the haunted side, but I wasn't sure how Carson would do with that so we just went through the regular maze. (Well the truth is I get a little scared and that was an easy way out!) We just strapped him on Chill and off we went. It was past Carson's bedtime and at the end of the maze he crashed!!! He is such a good sport!

My ONE young woman Sadie and her sister Kayla!

(We missed you this year Molly)

Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe

I think I am about ready to use the phrase "Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Moe" in our house. Chill is in the process of applying for residency. He tells me that he should have applied 2 months ago, but he just can't decide what kind of doctor he wants to be when he grows up. Many of you know that his plan has been to be an Oncologist. Well in order to get there he would have to do 3 years of Internal Medicine residency and he isn't real excited about that. About a month an a half ago he changed his mind and decided he would go into Pathology. The lifestyle and money are great and the residency isn't bad. I jumped on board and said I'd support him in that and I thought that was the plan...well it was the plan up until last the middle of last week. He started second guessing himself and wondering if he could really do that for a career. I tell you the only topic of discussion in our home for the past week has been about different careers. I don't mind talking about it with Chill but I can't keep up. He changes him mind every hour. I am not joking either. Now I am not sitting here complaining, it has acutally been quite funny. I do feel SO bad for Chill though because he is under so much stress. Well on Friday night Chill decided that he wanted to go into surgery. He loved his surgery rotation and has thought about that many times. He worried about it though because it is a career that could really take you away from your family. I once again said if it makes him happy I'd survive and support him. Well once again that was the plan until Sunday morning. Then he thought maybe he should go into Family Practice. By the end of the day he had once again decided to do Oncology. I thought...wow after all that we are back to where we started. I told Chill that if he changed his mind again Carson and I were going on vacation and were not coming back until he sent in his application. I also told him that if he thought about changing I was going to put all the options in a hat and he could just draw his career!!! I was happy though by Sunday night because he seemed set on Oncology...until Monday morning. He thought maybe Emergency Medicine is what he should do. He also tossed around the idea of Ophthamology every few days or so. Last night Chill told me that he is just going to apply for Internal Medicine. I can't say for sure that is what will happen, but I am sticking with that plan (for today) or else, Carson and I are going on vacation. I'll keep you all posted!!

ARIZONA!

We were able to take another trip to Arizona for our nephews blessing this past weekend. Chill was finally able to come with us. We had such a great time. Chill was going to fly out Friday night and hang out with my sister and her family, and then Carson and I were going to fly Saturday morning with the rest of my family. (we booked our tickets at different times) Anyway when Chill was getting ready to board the plane they offered a $400 flight voucher to anyone that would wait and go on the next flight. Of course Chill jumped at that chance and so he was going to hang around at the airport until the next flight which he thought was about 3 hours from that time...well it turns out the flight was actually the next morning. I must admit I was a little mad because I knew my neice was really looking forward to hanging out with Uncle Chillin before everyone else showed up. It took me awhile but I finally got over it. The airline also put Chill up in a hotel for a night and gave him some meal vouchers. I tell you...he always lucks out!!! We all eventually made it to Arizona Saturday morning. Carson was an ANGEL on the way there. He had a great time and even fell asleep sitting on my lap (that NEVER happens) The way back was another story. He was already tired (and still teething) so he was not happy. He had a screaming episode just like the last time we flew home from Arizona. I of course get all uptight and stressed, but he eventually gave up and fell asleep! All the people around us were super nice about it which always helps. There was one guy that let me know that he had to put his ear plugs in because Carson was so loud. I just had to laugh!

Our trip was great. On Saturday night our friend Nick came out to my sisters house to visit us. We had planned to drive to Tempe to see him and his place, but Carson was already in bed so he was nice enought to come see us. It was so fun to see him and chat with him for a bit. I of course went to bed early, but Chill was able to stay up and talk to him. Our cute little nephew Logan was blessed on Sunday which was awesome and I was so glad were could be there. Chill had to go home Sunday night which was sad, but the rest of us stayed until Tuesday. We were able to go to Fashion Plaza in Scottsdale which was AMAZING. I would love it if I could shop there all the time. It is seriously so beautiful! We also went to the Cheesecake Factory which is one of my favorites. We just had a great time being together!

5:30 a.m and Carson is up and ready to go!

Brent, Mindi, Carson

Brent and Lexi

Nat and Little Beans

Carson and Logan


The Three of Us

Chill, Logan, Lexi and Carson

Lexi Bug

Brent and Logan