Black Island Forrest Pumpkin Patch

Today I took Corbin to the cutest pumpkin patch I have ever seen. This place was amazing. I couldn't believe how well it was put together and how much fun we had there. We first started out by going down animal alley to look at all the baby animals. Corb's was loving it...especially feeding the little goats. He just giggled and giggled when they started licking his little hand. It was so much fun to watch. We then went over to the slides to test them out a bit. Corbin even got brave and went down the GIANT slide....with a little help from Mom. There were so many fun things to do and see there. I think that his favorite parts were riding the adorable little pig and cow train and of course getting to ride behind the big tractor on our way to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins. We both really loved this place. The weather was beautiful, the food was great, there were so many fun things to explore and I had the cutest little date in town. I couldn't have asked for a better day!!!

Halloween at the Dinosaur Park

Tonight we went the the Ogden Eccles Dino Park for their annual trick or treat. I must say it practically took at act of God to get Corbin there in his costume, but once he saw all the other kids in their costumes he figured it would be okay. We met the Hassell's there first and then met up with Granny Reed, Brett, Lisa and Brycen. Corbin was a finalist in the costume contest, however, he was not impressed in the slightest. He had tons of fun playing with Brycen....as usual. We all had a really good time.

First Trip to the Zoo

I had been feeling like a bad mom for not taking Corbin to the zoo yet, so you can imagine how happy I was to hear that Granny Reed, aunt Jess, Brett and Lisa were taking him and Brycen to see the animals today. I was even happier when I got to work to find out that it was slow enough for me to go down and meet them there and enjoy the experience. To top it all off the fall leaves were absolutely AMAZING! I had the most enjoyable ride there in my car alone with the sunroof open and the radio blaring. I even heard the song "killing me softly" by the Fuji's that reminded me of a funny story between Mindy and I that we have ultimately determined it was one of those "had to be there moments," but I sure got a good laugh out of it.

Anyhow, the zoo was so much fun. We got to see lots of baby animals including the new baby elephant "Zuri", the baby giraffe, and several different types of baby monkeys. Corbin was really having a good time looking around at all the animals, eating ice cream, churro's, and popcorn, and as usual running around like a wild man. He especially enjoyed riding on the train. Grandma was so nice and bought Corbin and Brycen these obnoxious roaring tigers that they had a blast running around with. Overall, it was a really good time and I am SOOOOO glad that I got to go and be a part of it. Thanks Granny!

Bonneville Speedway...Speed Week

So Layne told me that if I was going to live in Utah....I had to at least experience the Bonneville Salt Flats at least once. Reluctantly I agreed to go and to my surprise...I had a lot of fun. I had no idea how beautiful it was out there. Corbin and Brycen had a great time together watching the races, running around on the salt, watching the little airplanes fly in and out, and hangin' out with "Papa". I know Layne had a good time hanging out with all "the boys" and he was greatful that I was willing to go and share one of his passions with him.

Me and CeCe!

This morning we had Cierra over for a little play time. It was so much fun to have her here and to watch her and Corbin play. It is so amazing for me to watch the little differences between the two of them. CeCe is so sweet and soft spoken and generally well behaved and Corbin is 100% the rough and tough boy...climbing on everything and being as wild as possible. Cierra is so sweet and so patient with him. Corbin climbed up on the chair with some Goldfish Cracker and CeCe climbed right up there with him. It was so cute....I had to take a picture. You can tell they really love each other.

Corbin's 1st Time Swimming Alone

Today we got invited to go swimming with the Hassell family over at Carl and Marilou's house. It was a beautiful day today and Corbin and I were excited to be getting out of the house to do something fun.

I decided today to try out the "yellow inner-tube suit" again today. When I first bought it and tried it on him he had a meltdown until I took it off. I knew that Mindy had one and sometimes her kids used it so I thought there was a chance that it might fly today.

At first, he wasn't excited in the least to put it on and it required a little help from Mindy to get it on, but once he was in the water he settled down a bit. Initially he was unstable and kept tipping forward so I just held onto him for a while and walked around the pool. It only took about 10 or 15 min. until he started to get the hang of it. From then on he wanted nothing to do with me.

He spent the good part of the next several hours swimming around the pool all by himself. He was so proud that he could do it by himself and loved his freedom. I just sat on the edge of the pool and watched in amazement and took lots of pictures to show to Dad. He is growing up so fast.... I can't hardly believe it.

We both had a great time today. I really enjoyed being able to hang out and talk with Mindy, bask in the sun, and watch our kids have a great time together. Thanks Hassell's for the wonderful day!

My Little Escape Artist

Today I put Corbin down for his usual afternoon nap. My dad was at the house working on the tile in the downstairs bathroom, but other than that we were having a quiet afternoon. I noticed that Corbin had been asleep much longer than usual so I went in to check on him. He was still soundly sleeping so I closed the door to his room and continued doing what I was doing. I had also closed the door to the room where I was at so that I didn't wake him and was just patiently waiting and listening for him to wake up. It had been some time when suddenly....I heard someone running down the hall. I opened the door to my room and walked out into the living room to find Corbin playing with his toys.

I was very confused as to how he got there and wondered if I had failed to hear my dad get him out of his bed so I went downstairs to ask him. To my surprise...he had been downstairs the entire time and had not been up to rescue Corb's from his bed. Well as you can guess by now....my little baby has discovered how to escape from his crib and to top it all off he has also discovered how to open doors by himself!

If only I could have seen his face when he opened that door and let himself out. I have no doubt that he was quite proud he was of his new accomplishments!!!