Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving up in Stillwater.  It is so much fun to have Rachel and Alex living up there now with little Aurora.  The girls got to play and have fun too.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

Grow With Me Blocks FOR SALE!

My friend showed me these blocks she made for her niece one time and I thought "I can do that!"  So I made some for myself and they were pretty cute.  Then I had a friend ask if I could make some for her.  Well it snowballed from there and I've made about 20 sets of blocks.  I feel like I've gotten them somewhat perfected so now I'm open to taking orders!  The blocks are two 4x4 cubes that sit on one 8x4 block.  I can do whatever colors/theme you need.  For plain colors on white wood the cost is $15.  For patterned paper, fancy stickers, or color painted wood, the cost is $20.  The pictures below are a small sample.

Happy Halloween

We love Halloween and since having Rylee, we love to coordinate.  Last year we were a chef, cake decorator, and cupcake.  This year we decided to be pirates.  Unfortunately Evan wasn't able to go to our ward trunk or treat because of class.  We had a fun time going with Aunt Amanda, Uncle Skye, and Izabelle.  Happy Halloween!

Daddy time!

Hello to everyone out there in blog-land. Tonight I thought I would treat you with an update coming from me, and not from my wonderful wife, Shelbee. It has been a while since I have posted anything on a blog, so hold  on tight, it may get a little bumpy.

Let me start out by saying how wonderful it is being a Dad. My little girl is nothing short of adorable. I love being able to spend every day with her.

State Fair!

We had the pleasure of having Kris, Rachel, Alex, and Aurora down to go to the State Fair of Texas with us.  It was so nice!!  We didn't quite stay as long as usual because of the babies but it was still fun.  We had some tornado taters and corn dogs to complete our experience.  We also got to just veg and hang out over the weekend.

18 Months!

Rylee is 18 months old!  This is a big day for us because she now gets to go into Nursery at church.  This means no more chasing her around hallways for 3 hours!  Her 18 months stats are 29 pounds (95th%) and 34 inches (99th %).  She is working on saying more words.  We need her to say at least 15 words by 21 months or she will need to do early speech interventions.  I'm not too worried because I know she is just soaking everything in.  She loves to play with friends and be outside as much as possible.  We try and go on nightly walks.  She loves bath time too.  Rylee has begun to throw fits every once and a while.  We just either ignore her for a few minutes or put her in a time out.  Overall she is a wonderful little toddler that is happy and healthy!

Evan's 30th Birthday

Yes, Evan is now 30 years old.  He was kindof down about turning 30, especially because he found a gray hair in his beard.  I had a surprise breakfast party for him on Labor Day when our friends were in town.  He walked into the living room and there everyone was.  It was fun!  He was sick over the weekend before his birthday but felt better by that Monday.  So Monday night on his birthday we went to Genghis Grill with my family and our friends the Smiths.  It was fun.  Overall I think Evan had a great 30th birthday!