Halloween Fun!

The TOOTH-FAIRY!

I love Halloween, not so much for the 'scary' stuff, but for the pumpkins or punkins as Sophie would say and the parties and treats. So, last Friday we found Sophie a babysitter and attended a couples costume party. The Wood family in our ward hosted a fabulous Halloween party. It was an amazing party. The food displays were top knotch, not to mention delicious. Chelsea, Kristin, and Melissa went way out to make the evening a hit. I am going to post a link to my friend Chelsea's blog. She really gives Martha Stewart a run for her money. Here you can see everything about the party in more detail. If anyone is planning a party you must see it! (LIFE FROSTING). Well, like I said it was a costume party, so once I found out I wasn't having surgery this week I knew we could go. So, on Wednesday I finally came up with an idea for our costumes. Keep in mind I have a husband who wasn't too excited about dressing up. So, I came up with a Tooth+Fairy=ToothFairy costume idea. So, I made the costumes on Thursday and Friday was the party. We seriously had so much fun. Thank you Wood, Weathers, and Murray Families!!!
We even were able to participate in the donut eating contest. We passed on the bobbing for apples, but I can't pass up a donut!!!! Travis claims he beat me, but I have to disagree. His fell off the string and he picked it up and kept going. My donut stayed on the string. So, I think I'm the true winner! :) We like to tease eachother about it! Yes, we are still competitive when playing games against eachother.

We won the the "Most Creative" costume prize! We have been devouring Jelly Belly's everynight since. Plus, isn't this the cutest jar! Like I said the whole party was super creative!

SEA WORLD SPOOKTACULAR!

On Saturday night we ran over to Sea World for about 2 hours for a night full of fun. We looked at pumpkins, danced to music, and watched Sophie push another girl down in the sand box. (If anyone has some ideas on how to get a 17 month old to stop hitting please feel free to give me advice, I'm desperate!) We ended the night with the Jack is Back Shamu show. Sophie would get so excited when the whales would jump out of the water. On the way home we stopped at H-E-B (grocery store) and grabbed some food and of course a balloon! Then Sophie crashed in the car! (She never let go of the balloon even when she fell asleep)

WE'RE HAVING A .......

BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I know you can't really tell from this picture but its true we are having a baby boy! We are so excited. Sophie is going to be the best big sister to her little brother. We went Monday to the Dr. for a Sonagram to see if I needed surgery this week. At my 8 week appointment I had two large ovarian cysts and so my Dr. thought we may have to operate. Well during the Sonagram we were relieved to find out that my cysts have shrunk dramatically. Yeah no surgery! Then Travis ask the Sonographer if we would be able to tell the sex of the baby this early. (I was measuring 14 weeks and 6 days at the appointment). I just knew it was too early to tell. Well....the sonographer said sometimes they can tell this early, so let's see what we can find out. Well all of sudden there 'it' was! Either our little girl had a 3rd leg or we were having a little boy! The lady kept looking back and forth in regular and 3D mode and sure enough she said we could definately start buying BLUE! We are so happy and feel so blessed that everything went so well at the appointment. I am getting so excited about having a baby boy! (Plus it means I get to shop for new boy clothes) :)

Trip Home to Utah

Well this was an unplanned trip home to Utah. My mother called me on a Saturday to tell me she has a ticket that will expire on October 1st so if I want to come home I can. So, Sophie and I jumped on a plane and off we went. We had so much fun. Sophie loved looking at Na-Na's goldfish in her backyard. Its crazy those fish survive every winter. Then she loved running around smelling all the pretty flowers. This is Ben my nephew. Isn't he the cutest! He has such a tender heart. Sophie kept making him cry...all he wanted was to give her hugs and kisses! They are only 4 months apart! We (Krista, Ellie, Ben, Sophie and I) spent one morning down at Willow Park Zoo. I was quite impressed with how well kept it is. If we lived in Logan we'd go there all the time! Grandpa Hart met us there and we all walked around and looked at the animals! The kiddos loved feeding the ducks!This is Grandpa Hart! We had a yummy lunch at Wingers! We love that place. I wish there was one in San Antonio. They have the best wings ever!. It was so much fun spending time with my dad and watching Sophie play with him. Thanks dad for such a fun time! Sophie loves to play in the park behind Na-Na's house. Na-Na Miller is such a good sport. She was climbing up the playground right along with Sophie.We finished off the trip by spending time with the Baldwin's . Sophie loves thier dog Sadie. We went to the airport Monday night to pick up Daddy. It was the cutest thing ever. She ran so fast to give him a hug. She had been missing him sooooo much. Everyday she would look at his picture and say Da-Da! It was a short trip for Trav..Not even 24 hours. He had an interview in Idaho. Then we all flew home together! (Thank goodness, because Sophie threw up on the plane) I would have gone crazy by myself!

It's been a long time!

Sophie's Tu-Tu! I made this at crafty clique in August. It is so much fun letting her wear it while she dances around.
Sophie's 1st for real pig tails. She looks so grown up in this picture. She loves her backpack too!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAVIS! This was Travis and his very own birthday cake. I let him pick out his favorite kind of cake...since he always says I make cakes for everyone but him! :)
This was after Trav's birthday party! Sophie and Dylan were being "babies" like Baby Easton! Too Cute!

Daddy's Olive Garden Birthday dinner! Every year around his birthday it seems like the Olive Garden has the all-you-can-eat pasta. So its sort of a tradition. This year we went with Nana Miller!
Sophie looking super cute in her skirt!

Sophie and Na-Na coloring! Sophie can color for hours!

Yes, it's true we totally match. I know some may think we are completely nerdy but it was so much fun. We had been shopping the day before and came across some super bargains! So we all (including lil Sophie) wore our matching outfits the next day! I love my cute mom. It was so fun having her with us for a week!
Sophie loves her Na-Na Miller! In fact the day after my mom went home Sophie got in trouble by both mommy and daddy (for throwing food) and so she started crying for Na-Na to come save her! Too cute!

This is Sophie's 1st art project from Toddler time at the Library. She learned about "Hats". She loved coloring especially since she was able to use markers for the 1st time. (Luckily they were washable)