Andrew went to live on a farm...

Our awesome family dog, Andrew, died on Monday. He was a good dog and so sweet and patient with the kids. We all miss him.

2 out of 3 isn't bad

We recently tried to take a few snapshots of the boys. I just had to share some of these that we took of them together. It seems like two of them always looked great and the third was doing his own thing. I love how their little personalities come out. They sure are fun.

Some Fall Pics

The boys are in a superhero phase - thus the Halloween costumes. Dallin still wears his Spiderman costume everyday and told me that he wants to wear it for Halloween again next year. When I told him that he would be too big for it next year, he got very upset and told me he did not want to grow anymore.

We took a drive a few weeks ago to see the pretty Fall colors

We bought some pumpkins to decorate the front porch - but since we bought three of them, the three boys thought that we had bought one for each of them - and would not leave them alone. What was I thinking anyway? Decorations that are not nailed down, are not going to remain decorations for long at our house. The boys sure enjoyed them though and they are surprisingly durable!

Don't you dare smile!

We had to go to Lowes the other day to pick up a few things. As you can tell the boys were thrilled - both stubbornly refusing to look at the camera or muster any sort of pleasant expression.
At least Jack is happy. Thank goodness for 9 month-olds. Love you Jack!!

My Boys

I had this photo done recently and just had to share.

Dallin is 4!

It was Dallin's fourth birthday on Sunday. I thought I would share a few pictures of his little party we had with his cousins at his grandparents house. We had a rough day, cake-wise, but luckily he was just as happy with my last-minute cupcakes. Hopefully next year I will be able to pull off something cute again.

He had a fun day and is still enjoying his presents.

Preschool

Dallin started preschool last week. This is a photo from his first day. I am amazed at him. He is so friendly and outgoing. He walked right in saying hi to everyone without so much as a "bye mom" or a backward glance at me. So many of the other kids were acting exactly as I would have acted at that age - scared, clinging to their moms, etc. Not Dallin. I have to wonder where this kid came from, but I am glad that he is not shy. He is loving preschool and always goes and comes with a big smile on his face. On his first day he woke up, grabbed his backpack and found me in the office. He then announced to me. "Hey mom. It's my big day!"