Zach's new bed

Taylor's mom got Zach the cutest little toddler bed ever. It is shaped just like a little tikes car and Zach loves it. When we brought it home he was so excited. He loves to climb in and pretend to be driving. Sadly to say we have been making him sleep in a port-a-crib his whole life due to space restrictions. Now that he has his own room I really wanted to get him a cute big boy bed. It is a little harder getting him to sleep because he is not stuck in there like he was with a crib he just gets out and starts running around and pulling all his toys out. I have decided that we both can fit in there alright and I just cuddle him until he falls asleep. Taylor says I shouldn't but I hate him crying hiself to sleep and this way he is happy.

In the Snow

I hadn't let Zach play in the snow all winter, I hate the snow it makes you so cold and it is just more of a pain then something to enjoy if you ask me. If you ask my mother she would tell you other wise. She loves to play in the snow and many a day when I was in school she would let us skip to stay home and go sledding and make snow forts and what not. So after Taylor's parents had gotten Zach a nice warm snow suit I thought I guess I have no choice but to let him experience the snow. So we invited his cousin Tina over and thought they could play in the snow together. I got him all bundled up and then go outside and he just starts crying and I am like ok we tried we are done let's go back inside. But then Tina started having fun and then Zach was like oh maybe this isn't so bad. They bothed played out there for a little while and I think he did have fun in the end.

Thinking about having kids?

If you are thinking about having a child, but not sure if its a good idea. Ask yourself this questions. Do I mind cleaning up poop, or getting someone elses' poop on me? If the answer is yes then do not have a kid. This is actually funny to me, but I don't typically enjoy getting poop all over me. We bought Zach a little potty a while ago and finally lately he has noticed it and wants to sit on it, with his clothes on still. He has never used it. But today when he was like poopy poopy I thought hey you should use the potty. I checked his diaper there was no poop so I hurried to put him on the potty. While I am taking his diaper off he starts pooping, then falls on my lap and gets poop everywhere. I am stunned and do not know what to do. I throw Zach in the bath and am standing there like oh my gosh there is poop on me!!!! At that moment my husband calls me and I answer not knowing if I should cry or laugh. I tell him I have poop all over and need to call him back, he just laughs. Anyway I got the poop cleaned up the boy washed. I am showered and the clothes are in the washer. This is what it is like to be a parent. Take it or leave it.

The Holidays Are Coming

I love this time of year and can not wait to get the Holidays started. With Halloween over and it being a little colder today I just can't wait til it's time for Turkey and Christmas songs and the whole bit. We made these sleighs in a church activity at my mom's ward. Mine actually turned out kind of cute which is a miracle because I am the least crafty and person on the planet. We even got the picture for our Christmas cards done on Saturday. Zach is now 18 months old so I figured while we were getting those pictures done we would get the christmas cards done too. Instead of presents and things this year I am really going to focus on making people happy. I usually spend a lot of time and money at the stores and once the presents are opened that is it. I think that there is a lot we can do to help make people's lives better and I am really going to focus on service for the next couple of weeks. At the end of the day kids grow out of clothes and toys but the love they feel from you will last a lifetime.

Here are the pics of our Halloween Activities

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October

We had such a busy October. I am thinking we are going to try and do a little less in November. It was great that the weather was nice and we were able to be outside a lot and have some fun. We went to Gardner Village and Zach got to ride a pony and pet the animals in the petting zoo. We carved pumpkins and went to Halloween parties and of course went trick-or-treating. Zach was a dressed up as a little giraffe. It was a costume my mom had so it was free, and I think he looked very cute. Taylor and I also celebrated out 2 wedding anniversary. Taylor let me get Rock Band as my gift and me and the Muir family have been jamming out at least a couple nights a week.