Halloween

This Year for Halloween I took Liam and Conor to a Trunk or Treat with Tana, Bronson and Sawyer on Friday which was a lot fun everyone complimented on Liam's shark costume and Sawyer and Conor looked adorable. Saturday when Jared got off work we all went trick-or-treating with Aaron and Lori's family. Liam was a shark which couldn't be more perfect. He put his costume on atleast five times before Halloween. Conor was a little duck he looked adorbale. I was bride of Frankenstein or something like that and Jared was a whoopie cushion. This was the first year we took Liam trick-or-treating. I think he had a great time he especially loved seeing all the costumes. He only lasted about a half hour which was perfect becasue it started to rain and we were all ready to be done. After trick-or treatng we went home and had Chili and cornbread and pumpkin pie cake and watched How To Train Your Dragon. We are going to have to hold off on the scary movies for awhile. It was a great Halloween.

Our Family Vacation

Jared had some vacation days so we decided to take a week vacation. We went to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo and visited both our families along the way. Conor is horrible in the car so we only drove at night. We broke up the trip by stopping in Parowan and Boulder City on the way there and back. It was a much needed vacation. Even with sometimes cranky kids and a long drive it was amazing. The kids had a great time and Jared and I didn't want to come home. Below are all the things we did. Enjoy.

First Stop

Our first stop on our way to Cali was Parowan. Actually I went to Parowan a few days before the trip to visit my fam and so we could leave as soon as Jared got there.

Visiting the Smith's

On our way to San Diego we stayed at Jared's parents house for a few days. Jon just returned home from his mission so it was great to see him and the rest of the family.

The Zoo

The first activity of our trip was the San Diego Zoo. It was beautiful and had so many amazing animals. Liam loved it ofcoarse especially the elephants which is his favorite animal at the moment. Conor slept half the time but woke up just in time to see the giraffes. It was a fun day.

Sea World

We decided to go to Sea World becasue Liam loves whales and sharks and all sea animals. He was in Heaven. He watched the Shamu show twice;he likes to call Shamu Willy. We went to the shark encounter which is where you see Liam and I looking up as the sharks swim above our heads. We had to do that one a few times. We also touched dolphins and fed seals. It was so much fun and Liam loved every bit which made us really happy.

My Boys

Just some cute pics of my two boys together. They love eachother. Conor loves watching Liam but gets annoyed when Liam touches him. Liam loves to hold and touch Conor.

Fall Fun

There is this great farm down the street from us that we went to with Tana and Bronson. It has pony rides, a hay trampoline, petting zoo and great food! We had a lot of fun.

Update

Everything is fantastic with the Smith family. Conor is three months old and has been a much happier baby. He smiles and coos now and doesnt't scream nearly as much. I am still getting used to being a mother of two. We have our rough days but I am learning. Liam loves his brother he likes to hold him, kiss him, hug him and sing to him. Liam is learning his shapes right now and almost has them down his favorite is octagon. It is suprisingly one of the first shapes he remembered but he struggles with circle and square; funny boy. Liam is also starting to sing songs which is so fun and sooo adorable. He sings Itsy Bitsy Spider, Popcorn Popping, the thomas theme song, Old Mcdonald and my favorite Five Little Monkeys which is the only one he sings all the words flawlessly thanks to aunt Cass.
Jared now works full time at the Walgreens in Saratoga Springs which is so nice! He recently participated in a pig wrestling event to promote H1N1 vaccinations. I will try to upload the video I took on my blog if not go to walgreens H1N1 swine killers on youtube it is hilarious.
We have been doing a lot of home improvments lately which has been a lot of fun.
Life is busy but we are enjoying eachother and our boys.

My boys

Bollywood Birthday

Cassidy is living with me this summer while she does an internship in speech pathology. We often like to do theme birthdays last year was Harry Potter. This year we decided to do Bollywood. Cass and I both love and admire everything about the East Indian culture from the food to the dancing, clothes and Bollywood movies. So naturally a Bollywood party would be fantastic. A woman from Tana's ward made us food and let us borrow clothes and movies. All of my family came except Nate (you were missed). Jareds's mom and sister Amber were there as well. We had a wonderful time!It was a party to remember. Namaste!

First month with Conor George

The first month of Conors life has been a little rough but we are so grateful for him. Conor has not been a very happy baby. At first he just cried and we didn't know what to do I was so frustrated and overwhelmed and so sad because I couldn' t do anything and because I was not spending any time with Liam it was a hard adjustment. Liam never cried so Conor was a bit of a shock. We soon figured out that Conor just really missed the womb. We have to rock him,and bounce him non-stop to keep him happy and to get him to sleep. He really loves the sound of the shower and loud music so combine either of those things with intense aerobic exercise moves and we can usually get him to sleep and keep him happy. Thank goodness I have had a lot of family to help. His worse moments are at night and he is getting a lot better. He has moments now where he will be awake and actually just chill without crying. Liam has done so well. He loves his little brother and always wants to hold him. I am so grateful for prayer and for family. I love our new addition more than anything. Welcome to the world baby Conor. Here are some pictures of his first month.

Fourth of July

I think Conor new we needed a break because he was great Fourth of July weekend. Amanda and Steve came to visit us for the weekend. We went shopping, went to a carnival, attempted family pictures and set off fireworks. We had a fantastic time. God Bless America.