Pictures from my phone

So there are a lot of pictures from my phone that I've uploaded to my computer recently that briefly sum up the last four months for us.

The summer was great. We enjoyed the Springville splash pad!

 Noel and Sam have been doing lots of coloring and painting.

 Sam had blue lips for some reason. I can't remember how:)

 We went to Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point with Kareena and Ty. 

 Noel is getting more and more silly;)

 We had a fun summer with some crazy thunderstorms. One in which dropped a bunch of rain which caused a ton of flooding in the surrounding areas. This is a picture of a van that was parked in a parking lot by IN N OUT in Provo. There was a TON of water!

 Noel started potty training. She wears big girl panties and goes #1 in the potty with ease. The deal was that once she started going #2 in the potty she would get this porcelain doll. Well, she went that first and only time maybe 6 weeks ago or so, so she got the doll, and finally she is beginning to try going #2 in the potty more. 

 We have been on scavenger hunts around the neighborhood.

 We've gone to the nearby playground.

 Noel made a wreath of her own.

We are still painting and coloring.

 Noel had an MRI to figure out why her pancreatic enzyme levels are still elevated from her 2 bowel obstructions that occurred at the beginning of 2012 (in which both cases she was hospitalized). She was sedated for this MRI and it was no fun to do but it's done and the results showed nothing other than slight swelling of the pancreas. We will hopefully get answers next week at Noel's follow up appointment with her GI specialist.

 Still sedated after the MRI.

 Poor baby.

 Morgan was taking a nap on the couch the other day and Noel piled a bunch of stuff on top of him. He didn't even know it:)

 Since her MRI and recent doctor's visits, Noel plays mom with her stuffed animal "Lammy", and "takes it to the doctor" (the couch) and pretends her baby is getting pictures taken of its tummy and she also pretends that her baby is getting a shot. She is so cute with her "Lammy". She'll say "I know sweetheart. You don't need to be scared. I'm right here.... It's just one, two, three poke, okay?" Oh man, she just melts my heart.

 Noel with Lammy in the bean bag chair.

 Sam is still a ham.

 The kids had their first dentist appointments ever. They both did awesome! No screaming. Just very chill. I was so happy. Sam's teeth look awesome. Noel has a couple of problem spots that we need to really take care of but no cavities for now!!!

 And last but not least, Noel has had some big hair recently:)

We are loving Autumn!

Morgan baked his first apple pie.

We had a "Conference Party" to make General Conference fun and exciting for the kids. They did so good. During the Saturday sessions Morgan and I canned chicken while listening to conference.

 We had Chris and Kareena and Ty over for one of the sessions on Sunday.

 I took the kids for a drive to see fall colors at Hobble Creek Canyon Park. It was beautiful!

 Every month my friends and I have craft night. This is what I made. A wreath made with a pool noodle, brown paper bags and autumn-like accessories. Total cost= $4

Oh, we love the outdoors!

Just a quick update. Here are some pictures of my brother Chris and I playing in a doubles coed grass volleyball tournament a couple saturdays ago. We had a lot of fun! 

 A few weeks back before Morgan started up school again, we stayed at the cabin for a couple of nights. We went on a casual hike to a place called Cascade Springs. We also roasted mallows on the stove and made S'mores. We sure love the cabin!

Family Vacation

We recently returned home from a family vacation in Green River, UT. It was so much fun! Our days were filled with sight seeing and hikes. On Friday we went to Arches National Park and went on a few hikes there and stopped many times to see the beautiful sights. We then went to Canyonlands as well which I think is so much prettier than the Grand Canyon. Saturday we went to a place called Black Dragon Wash, a hike that a lot of people don't seem to know about. There we hiked between two steep red canyon walls up a dry river bed to find the ancient Indian pictographs and petroglyphs. We then went to a place called Sego Canyon to see more ancient Indian art on big rock walls and an old ghost town with cool ruins. Sunday we went to Church and then packed up camp and went to see a few more things. We went to a place called Fossil Point where dinosaur bones supposedly are quite common. We didn't see any so on the way back to the car, in the blazing heat, I picked up a random rock to tell Morgan I found some "dinosaur poop" just to be silly. We got in the car and I was really looking at it and it really looks like a fossil!! It's pretty cool! To end the vacation we then went to Goblin Valley State Park. Part of the movie Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen was filmed there. It definitely looks like you are on another world when you are there. We definitely enjoyed our time, seeing the many different beautiful things and places that God has created. I am grateful for the time that we were able to spend as a family making a lot of awesome fun memories.

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Everyday there were thunderstorms that were near and far but yet we were never rained on. BUT...I finally have a picture of lightening! It is a little faded but I got it! I just had to share!

Changing it up

This last weekend we moved the kids into the same room and made Noel's old room into the Play Room. We love it! They love it! It's their room to read, learn, play and create.

 This is a picture I took tonight of Morgan with the kids. It was story time. I love the smiles.

 Sam just kept smiling so I had to put this one on here as well. He is such a ham!

 This is what their room looks like. They sleep well together in the same room.