Baking Bread for Papa!

Anyone who knows Payson knows that he will do just about ANYTHING for chocolate! This is something he must have gotten from Grandma Mary. He loves any and ALL chocolate! The other morning we decided to make some chocolate applesauce bread to send to Shayne. After I was done pouring the batter into the jars, there was still some left in the bowl. I ran up stairs real fast and when I came down this is what I saw! Payson had snatched the bowl and spatula off the counter and was headed for the living room to have his "snack!" AS soon as he saw me, he hit the floor and decided to dig in right there!

When I said his name he looked at me and said "pease" so at least he was kind if asking! There is no way I could have gotten mad at him. This sweet little boy keeps me on my toes all the time and I look forward to what kind of suprises each day will bring with him!!

Payson has two blankets that he likes to sleep with. This one was actually mine when I was little. He calls it "Red Bobo." He likes to bring it downstairs with him after he wakes up from his nap and snuggle with it until he is completely awake. Yesterday however, he decided to drag it around all afternoon! I really don't want him to be one of those kids with the "blanky" or in his case, Bobo, But this is just another one of those things that I think is so cute! I think I might start calling him Linus..like on Charlie Brown! Thankfully he does NOT suck his thumb though!

Halloween Has Come and Gone Already?!

So I feel like I had been looking forward to this trip for so long and now it has come and gone. What and AMAZING weekend it was though! First of all I had the wonderful opportunity to escort an amazing girl through the Temple. I was honored to be able to be with her on that special day. I am so proud of her and of the woman she has become. I can't believe it has been 11 years since we met and we are closer now more than ever! Thanks again for including me on your special day!! Love you girl! This is Panks, Jessie and I at the Temple! That night the rest of the Family came up to my Mom's so we could start our weekend of fun!! We had all been counting the days til we could all be together again, but then we all had to get sick that same week!! Go figure! I think most of us had started to get better by the time we got there except the Warn's! We still had a good time inspite of it! Payson was able to go Trick or Treating for the first time with his cousins! We all dressed up as the T-Birds and Pink Ladies!

Me and my little T-Bird!

All the boys! Travis, Terry, Payson and Brandon!


All the girls! Mom, Me, Tab, Stevie, Jessie, Emily, Maddy and Lizzy!
Maddy decided she wanted to be the "Sandy at the end of the movie" so she is all dressed in black!

Payson was having a hard time carrying his bag because it was almost as big as him!

He was trying so hard to stay up with the Girls!

Trick or Treat!!

Once we came home, sang a little karaoke and put the kids to bed, we got out Quelf!! This game is so fantastic for anyone who has never heard of it! Just take my word for it! We still are not real sure what Mom was doing but she had to hold her arm like this for the entire round. The bad thing was that it was the LONGEST round ever!!

Seriously, My Family is so incredibly awesome!!

I let my nieces play with my camera one day and got it back with over 100 new pictures on it! This was one of them and I just had to post it because it was so cute! I am thinking these must be Payson, Maddy and Lizzy footprints!

The next day I got to give everyone haircuts!! Payson and Travis especially needed them and Lizzy and Maddy wanted new do's! All 3 of the girls looked super adorable!! We drove into town to see Cody and of course he wanted In n Out! Payson's Papa was not very happy that we went without him so he decided that when he comes home we are taking a road trip to AZ just so we can go to In n Out!! He cracks me up!!

We stumbled across this car that Payson probably would have stayed in all day if I let him! Especially since right now, red is his favorite color!

Alright! Well that's all for now! I have a SUPER FANTASTIC picture of Jessie in this AWFUL bejeweled jacket at Savers but she would probably never speak to me again if I posted it!! We continue to hear from Shayne daily and he is still doing great! We are coming up on our halfway mark and can barely believe it!! Thanks again everyone for your continued prayers in behalf of our Family!!