Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve we spent most of the day at Jon's parents house. Jon was helping tile the basement bathroom while I sat at a sewing machine frantically trying to finish the pjs for the boys to wear that night. After a day and a half of sewing the pjs were completed at about 6 pm Christmas Eve. After dinner at our house the boys modeled their new pjs and slippers. Grandpa Humphries was kind enough to read Twas the Night Before Christmas. Before the kids came to see in we had a visitor during the night we clicked this last picture.

Happy Birthday to Us!

Well, as most of you already know with our birthdays so close together we have decided to combine them together. So for our birthday my 3 guys (Jon, Landon, and Kyler) got me a box set of perfumes, lotions, and lip gloss. I'll be the best smelling mom/wife in Utah. For Jon is year we decided to get him a U of U hoodie. Yes he did transfer to Weber State but will always remain a loyal Ute. And of course as for any birthday we had a fun cake. I decided to make a 'present' and the kids loved it.

Temple Square

Krista and Morgan in front of the huge Christmas tree in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

The Temple with some lights.

Our little family in front of the shepherds. (sorry its not the best picture but it's the only one with us altogether)

A new nativity that is set in the center of the reflection pool.

Landon and I in front of a long sidewalk of Christmas lights.

After we left Temple Square we were cold and could all use a little refreshments. We stop at Denny's on our way home for some hot chocolate and dessert.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Guess who made a special appearance at our Ward Christmas Party? Santa Claus!! This was the first time that the boys have actually gone to see Santa so it was pretty exciting. Kyler promptly told Santa that he wants TOYS! (nothing specific just toys). Landon was a little hesitant at first but warmed up when Santa mentioned the one thing he really wants this year (a yellow transformer).

Tis the Season

Well, it is officially the Holiday season at our house. The boys had a lot of fun helping decorate the tree this year. It's kind of funny, everything looks so much smaller this year than in the past. I guess it's just because we actually have room in our house compared to the condo.

I is for Indians

At preschool Monday we were doing the letter I. So to go along with letter and the season the kids all made Indian costumes. Yes that is Landon sitting on Aunt Sarah's lap not wanting to be in the picture.

Happy Halloween!

This year,as is tradition, all of the Humphries kids that live around here meet at Michelle's house for dinner before all the grandkids and moms head out trick or treating. This year we had yummy homemade chili and scones. My boys are always very excited to see their cousins, so Halloween with cousins is perfect. My adorable cowboy and firefighter actually kept up with the other kids. If Kyler was falling behind he would ask Aunt Krista (the ladybug) to 'run me'. She would pick him up and run to catch up with the other kids. Having Aunt Krista their made it very easy for me this year. Jon had to work which is why I called in re-enforcements, best part is that Krista is the biggest kid of all. At dinner the grandkids were all trying to decide what she should dress up as next year. Well, hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween.

Carving Pumpkins

Tonight we finally had the opportunity to carve our pumpkins. The kids loved getting to draw their own faces and watch Mommy and Daddy carve the out. Looks like we are ready for Halloween.

Halloween at Preschool

Wednesday for preschool we decided to let the kids dress up in their halloween costumes. I thought it was going to pandamonium but it went really well. Due to the fact that I didn't want to risk the boys getting their real halloween costumes dirty I dressed them in some extra costumes from around the house. Landon is batman (yes these are actually pjs) and Kyler is suppose to be Bob the Builder. The other kids were batman, spiderman and pumpkins. For the special day I decided to make the kids individual little pumpkin cakes. For craft they made witches out of toilet paper rolls (kyler made a candy corn man which he is very proud of).

Our House

Sorry it took so long to finally get pictures of the house posted. I wanted all the pictures hung up on the walls and no boxes left up stairs. Anyways, here are a few pics of the house. As you can tell from the outside shot the yard isn't in yet and is probably going to have to wait until spring. With some of the money we received from the sell of our condo we did purchase a few new items... the couches, entertainment center, and a new desk in the office. No matter how many times I clean that TV screen it always seems to have finger prints all over it. I am very excited that I actually have a kitchen that I can move around in. I'm excited about the whole house of course by especially the master bathroom and closet. I've never had that much room before. Now I'm going to need more clothes to fill the closet.The picture of the picture that I posted was the only piece of 'art work' that we bought... in case you can't read what it says under the pics it says 'All because two people fell in love'. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic so I had to have it... plus we got it for a great price. The kids are loving the house but what they like most is the fact that they have all of their toys back. It is amazing what four months will do to a child when they are away from their own things. Well, that's about it for the house. We are all adjusting and loving our new place and hope that all of y'all will be able to visit sometime in the future.

Pumpkin Picking

Now that we have our internet working at our new house I can finally update our blog. Pictures of the new house are coming as soon as I unpack a couple more boxes. Anyways, a week or so ago we went to our last activity with Mom and Dad Humphries' ward. The Bishop own a huge nursery and this year he had a pumpkin picking activity out on his land. We were picked up at the main entrance by a tractor with a hay wagon attached. That is actually Bishop Stevenson driving the tractor. They drove us to the pumpkin patch at the far end of the property (about a quarter mile or more). When we arrived we got to search for the perfect pumpkins. Then we had hamburgers, hot dogs, and a popcorn machine set. I was a lot of fun the kids a had a great time. Luckily the Humphries' brought their new truck to load all of the pumpkins in... We had about 15 pumpkins between all the grandkids.

Landon's 4th Birthday

Today is actually Landon's b-day but due to Jon's work schedual we decided to celebrate a day early. So after conference it was party time! For dinner we had a past bar with spagetti and fetticine alfredo, salad and homemade garlic bread. After dinner it was present time. Landon received books, games, a fishing pole, tee ball set, scooter and more. The cake was an adventure!! Landon wanted a superhero cake with spiderman, batman, and superman. As crazy as I went trying to create a masterpiece... it was worth it because Landon loved it. It's had to believe that my little boy is 4! Where has the time gone!?

Conference

For general conference this year we had our traditional Humphries' Conference Breakfast. (coffee cake, eggs, and Grandpa's famous potatoes). We had a number of quiet activities for the boys to do in hope of a somewhat reverent conference Sunday. For the most part the boys did a great job. They both slept through the majority of the second session which made it a lot easier to listen to the speakers. It was a great time to gather together as family and listen to the words of guidance and love from our beloved general authority.

General Conference