Happy Birthday Buddy!

For Chase's birthday, I wanted to throw a picture in here of when he was born. It's hard to believe that his second birthday is already here.

Chase is two! I can harldy believe that this much time has passed already. He is growing and changing so quickly. He truly is a sweetheart, and a joy to have in our family. We love you Chase!

Aunt Kristen gave him a farmyard set. He literally sat and played with it for two hours. Loved it!

Josh and Chandice sent Chase a puzzle that he absolutely loves. Grammy was helping him is first time around :)

Grandpa and Chase are best pals

Chase loved his "Cars" cake. Well, I should say he loved the cars, the cake just happened to come with the cars :)

Getaway!

Daytona Beach

Kayaking on Shingles Creek

Disney's Boardwalk

Our friend Trish and me at Daytona Beach

Trish and me in her backyard

Ashley and I took a much-needed vacation to Orlando, Fla. We had such a great time visiting friends, going to the beach, kayaking, going to the spa, eating, and relaxing.

The Holidays

Hailey is very much into being a ballerina these days. She looks forward to taking dance next year.

My mom made everyone Steelers p.j.'s! What a crafty lady!

Chase plays with this racetrack every day all day. He can't get enough of it!

We celebrated Christmas with my family on New Year's Eve.

We spent Christmas in Idaho with Ashley's family. One of the biggest highlights was Grandpa's train!

Proudly displaying her loot.

This little Curious George is soft that I want one too!

Tiny and Buddy from the Dinosaur Train - this is what she wanted the very most.

Waiting patiently to see what Santa brought.

Welcome Fall!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!
Hello Brown Eyes!

Fall is football season! We are cheering for our champion Utes!

Hailey loooooves to jump in the leaves! (Especially when I've just raked them)

Hailey's first preschool Halloween parade. She was a star!

Fall is my favorite time of year. I love the perfect temperatures and the beautiful fall colors. I also love Halloween. Here are a few pictures of what fall looks like around our house!

All Grown Up!

Hailey turned four this month, and also started preschool. She has been one busy little girl. She had such a fun birthday. Grandma Farmer, Tiffany, and Emily came from Idaho to celebrate with us. Hailey's friend Abi went bowling with us (first time for both of them). We all had so much fun! Later Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Craig, Lisa, Jody, and Shayla joined us for dinner at Hailey's favorite restaurant, Texas Road House. She got lots of fun presents and had a super good day.

She started preschool a couple of weeks ago and loves it! She is so excited to go, and loves to interact with the other kids. She has some pretty funny things to say about the other kids too. Like, "The other Hailey wouldn't sit by me, but she did play with the puzzle with me." "There's a boy in my class who is mean because he always has a mean face like this (and then she demonstrates)." As long as he's not mean to her, I don't have a problem with his mean face :)

Now and Then

Recently Chase thinks it's funny to climb into his swing. It's a little scary because it creaks whenever he moves. Maybe he's getting a little too big for it????

We Heart Idaho!

We love our family tradition of spending the 4th of July in Idaho. The kids have so much room to run and play, as well as 4-wheelers to ride, animals to play with, and family to visit. It's always hard for us to come back home! Hailey and Chase have their first cousin on the Farmer side, Lucas. He was blessed while we were there. Hailey loves him!