The Park

Tyler, Sara and I went to a park with some friends on Tuesday. Tyler was having a lot of fun until I heard him crying. By the time I got over to him, his mouth, hands and shirt had blood all over! He was also covered in bark chips so he must have fallen and bit his lip hard. I had left my diaper bag in the car because I didn't think I would need it so I took him over to the car. He was so mad!! He thought I was trying to make him leave the park. Wow. Once I got him cleaned up he was off and running again. This is the best picture I could get of his lip - he wasn't very excited about having to sit still for a picture.

Rolling Over

Sara has been rolling around for a little while but today was the first time I caught her rolling over!





We went with some friends to pick pumpkins last week. It was a beautiful day! When we went last year it was kind of miserable. I thought I had forgot my camera, but I found it when I was going through my diaper bag once we got home :( Luckily, my friend brought hers. Tyler loved pointing out all of the "punkins". He also enjoyed throwing the smaller ones when I wasn't looking... There was a petting zoo and Tyler thought the camel was pretty neat. Sara wasn't so happy to be there, but once she fell asleep she was fine.

I was trying to get some pictures of Sara in her cute dress but Tyler wanted in on the action too.




Here's Tyler riding around on the "cycle" (motorcycle) aka the mop. He was very nice and gave his bear a ride.





We went to a church Halloween party last week. Since Tyler is pretty much obsessed with basketball (because he watched lots of highlights with Paul) we put him in a basketball uniform, but it's huge on him! He would have to stop and pull his shorts up just so he could walk. We'll see how Halloween goes...

This afternoon I took Tyler and Sara to an elementary school by our house so Tyler could play on the playground and play basketball. At first, Tyler didn't think twice about the playground, he just wanted to play basketball! He quickly found out that it's more fun to play with dad because he can lift him up higher to shoot. After he realized that he wasn't going to make any shots he wanted me to play. I heard lots of "Mommy, Shoot! Mommy Dunk!" It's fun to have such a big fan!

Some things I love

- My family
- That Tyler folds his arms and bows his head when we pray
- When Sara smiles at me
- That Tyler points out Jesus in pictures
- That Tyler thinks anything with a steeple is a temple
- Watching Paul read to Tyler & Sara
- Watching Tyler & Sara sleep

Pictures

Three Months Old!

Two days old - in the NICU

One week old and finally home! This is a bad picture of me, but it shows off Sara's Indian look.

One month old

One and a half months old

I can't believe that Sara is three months old already, it's gone by fast! She's changed a lot. When she was first born she looked Native American because she had red skin and black hair. Her hair is still black and so far her eyes are still blue but her skin has lightened up. I love her long curly eyelashes. When she was born I thought it was too bad that she hardly had any eyelashes and Tyler's are long and curly. She's getting a bald spot on the back of her head and it looks funny because the rest of her hair is so long. She also smiles a lot!

Wedding

On Friday September 19th, Tyler, Sara and I headed down to Provo, UT with my dad to go to Scott & Cat Smith's wedding reception. I was really excited to go because when I was growing up the Smith's were like my second family and I've missed being around them since we moved to Idaho. I get jealous when Jon tells me that he's got to spend time with them in Provo.

On Friday night we took Jon out to dinner to celebrate his birthday. Tyler was sure excited to see him! On Saturday night we went to the reception and it was so much fun to see everyone! It was great to meet Cat and her family. Scott and Cat seem really happy. Of course, since this was a Smith party, the food was excellent!

On Sunday morning we left for Boise. I was pleasantly surprised with how well Tyler and Sara did on the trip. Tyler loves hanging out with Grandpa and Jon and he got to ride in Grandpa's truck, so he had a good time. And Sara was good as long as she didn't think I was trying to starve her.