First Snow Fall and Christmas 2012

FIRST SNOW

Crystal was SO excited when the first snow storm hit this winter!!! She BEGGED to go make a snowman. Even though there wasn't much snow on the ground, we finally relented and pulled all the snow gear out!

All geared up!

Making snowballs!

Daddy rolling the snow for the snowman!

LOOK! A snowman. Pretty impressive since there was less than an inch of snow on the ground!

CHRISTMAS

We spent Christmas in Idaho Falls this year. Since everyone in Ty's family was able to come for the holiday we thought we should take the opportunity to get family pictures done... even if they will be outdated again soon ;-).

The girls were spoiled rotten as usual. Santa brought too much and by the time Mom & Dad, Aunts & Uncles, and Grandmas & Grandpas added too it, I'm surprised it all fit in the car for the ride home!

Jingle the Elf left PJs and Slippers for the girls before he left to help Santa!

LOOK! Santa Came!!!!

They especially loved their gifts from Japan that Grandma and Grandpa Cook brought back with them! (So I totally had pictures of them dressed up in their Japanese clothes but I can't find them anywhere. This is what happens when I get 9 months behind on my blog. lol)

Grandma and Grandpa Gordon put the cherry on top when they told the girls they were taking us to Disneyland for our Christmas present. The girls didn't understand what that meant at first, but its been 2 months since our trip and Crystal is STILL talking about it. lol.

While we were in IF for Christmas, my sweet mom threw me a baby shower! I haven't begged her enough for pictures yet so I don't have any to post, but it was fabulous! Ty's Aunt Stephanie put together another shower for me in February for friends and family here in Utah! It was so much fun (in this case I totally forgot my camera ... again... epic fail I know)! I can't thank them enough for all the work they put into them. I was able to get plenty of clothes and little boy blankets so this kid won't be coming home in pink!!!! :D He even has a few toys now too, so he won't have to play with dolls, ponies, and barbies!

Girls 2 and 4 Year Pictures and Family Pictures 2012

We made a trip to Vivian Park in Provo Canyon to get the girls 2 and 4 year pictures done. We found a great spot with perfect Fall colors!

 These 2 girls sure do love each other! I hope they keep growing closer as they get older!

The girls with their friend Jackson. These three are best buds!!!!

In December we decided we needed an updated family picture for Christmas Cards!

Halloween 2012

We had a fun Halloween this year! Crystal was SO EXCITED for trick or treating this year that she started asking me EVERY DAY from the beginning of the month if it was Halloween yet so she could get in her Dorothy costume (and her red sparkly shoes) and go trick or treating. I loved how excited she was!

PUMPKIN LAND

I thought it would be fun for the girls to go to a pumpkin patch this year. Usually we get our pumpkins from Ty's grandpa in Spanish Fork, but he sold his farm so we thought we were going to have to buy pumpkins from the store this year. A pumpkin patch sounded like more fun than just getting them at Walmart. So I did a little research and I found a place in Orem called Pumpkin Land.  It had a small corn maze, goats and chickens, toys and tunnels for the kids, inflatable toys, a playground, and a 'light' alley (as opposed to a spook alley ... much more small child friendly). The girls had a blast! We only got slightly lost in the corn maze before we finally found our way out. Though the price to get into Pumpkin Land was great, their pumpkin prices were horrible, so we decided to wait and get pumpkins elsewhere.

THE CORN MAZE

PICTURE HOTSPOTS

Huge Pumpkin!

This was the most AMAZING cat. I've never seen a cat NOT run away from Lily. I mean look at her, if I were a cat I'd run too!!! lol. But not this cat. No, this cat actually hung around after we made Lily put it down as if it wanted picked up again! lol.

 TOYS

INFLATABLE TOYS

 LIGHT ALLEY

PLAYGROUND TOYS

 This was a huge slide! I though Crystal would be too afraid because the tunnel slide was very dark, but she loved it!

Two days later Grandma Cook called and invited us to a Halloween FHE dinner where we would be able to choose from a load of pumpkins that Grandpa had gotten from the farm! Crystal loved picking out her own pumpkin!

CARVING

The weekend before Halloween we finally sat down and gutted and carved the 4 pumpkins! We decided next year we'll just be carving pumpkins for the kids... 5 pumpkins is just too much since Ty has to do most of the carving himself!

HALLOWEEN

On Halloween we went to the trunk or treat at the church near our house. It was SO warm outside the girls didn't even need jackets! I don't think I've ever experienced such warm weather while trick or treating before! Crystal was extremely shy but she still had fun. Lily on the other hand got the hang of things quickly! Ty was able to stop by long enough to come with us. The nice thing about the trunk or treat is that it doesn't take much time!

 Our butterfly and Dorothy 

(She HAD to have red sparkly shoes ... they cost more than the costume. lol. Good thing she still wears them to church almost every Sunday. lol)