8 Months and counting....

The twins turned 8 months old earlier this month. We have had a lot of "firsts" the last few weeks.

Madisen went back "on-track" after having her first 3 week break from school this month. Oh how the boys miss their big sister who would make them laugh when they wanted to cry. I have missed Madisen's help and companionship!!!!

Caysen has been acting like a little flipper! Dang him! Oh, guess what? He cut his first tooth. I guess that explains it. He has also started "hopping" around. He lunges forward when he is on all fours, hence why we call it "hopping". He and the dog have a love hate relationship. Caysen loves the dog, but the dog is not sure if he loves Caysen.

Rylen has decided to grow out of the 12 month clothes he has been wearing. He made his first appearance in 18 month outfits last week! I thought the growing thing was suppose to "slow down" by now!! He also cut his 2nd tooth. He is no longer my one tooth wonder.....he is now called the two tooth wonder!! He is "talking" non-stop. His favorite word is "da-da"....go figure!!

We are excited for all of the upcoming holidays. This year is flying by all too quickly!! We are still trying to decide where to put our Christmas tree up that it will be "safe".....if there is such a place!!

Before and After......

So our little blondie has needed a haircut since he was born. Jared has given him a little trim here and there. His hair was driving me crazy! It could not decide if it wanted to stick up or stick down or both!!! The top was so long and the sides hung shaggy over his ears. It was definitely time for a change!

I found out that a gal in my ward cuts hair. She said she would love, love to give Caysen his first haircut. Sweet! She is a super talented lady and I was very happy with the results. Thanks Kay!!

Before:

After:

Now his cheeks stick out even more!

Halloween 2009

I for one really love Halloween! I am not sure why, other than I loved, loved, loved that my mom always decorated the house for Halloween - and then I knew that other holidays were on their way. There is just something special about the holidays and sharing those with family!!

On Friday we went to Kathryn Michael's Photography in Riverton because she was holding an awesome "charity bash". If you brought in some canned goods, she would take your kids pictures for free in their Halloween costumes. This gal is simply amazing!! She did our family photos last July and she is the one and only photographer that has ever taken a picture of Jared with a great smile!! Here are pictures from that day.


You should totally check out her website here: http://www.kathryn-michaels.com/
If you decide to use her, tell her that Heather Andersen sent ya!

Friday night we carved our pumpkins. Madisen had been bugging me FOREVER to get these done. Her Grandpa Ruby brought her a monster of a pumpkin from his Idaho patch. I told her that she had to clean it out. She did a great job. We pulled some patterns off of Hershey's website and had some fun. I think they turned out great!


On Saturday we went trick-or-treating with some of our cousins. It was a lot of fun. The twins only lasted about 40 minutes, but hey, I was glad they lasted a little while. Here are some pictures of the spookies:




On our Spooky tree we have some fun glasses. It has kind of become a tradition that each kid needs to have their picture taken at least once. I love this picture. It makes me smile every time I look at it!! :0)

I hope everyone out there had a safe and Happy Halloween!!! Bring on the turkey day!! I am always up for good food!