Happy Autume!

I love the fall season, every year I love it! To me is it is the beginning of the holiday season, changing colors in nature and cooler weather! My favorite seasons are fall and spring, but I like the cold of winter too. This year I am happy to have fall here because it is the season Adam will make his arrival!
Noah and I did a little fall decorating in our home this morning. He loved putting up the window stickers. The picture of the window is the front living room window of our house. It looks out to our street. We will have these decorations up until Christmas.

Primary Temple Day

We went to our ward's Primary Temple Day this morning and learned all about the temple. Noah favorite part he said, "It was so pretty!" Jacob said, "I like all of it." I was grateful it was at nine in the morning so it wasn't hot yet. I also enjoyed seeing Jacob and Noah's excitment. Jacob found a stick bug too.
FYI: The first two pictures are of the boys touching the temple.

Happy 7th Birthday Jacob! His Golden Birthday

Yesterday we took the boys next door to the church parking lot. We were so surprise to witness Jacob's skills with riding his bike. He rode 20 laps in the parking lot! A new record. Noah made a new record with 6 laps on his tike. They loved it! We had a picnic/BBQ with our friends, we do this every Labor and Memorial Day at a park here. We brought cupcakes and sang Happy Birthday to Jacob. Later, for dinner we had Jacob's favorite meal-homemade chicken pot pie and opened presents. This morning we delivered green (Jacob's favorite color) frosted cupcackes to his classroom to celebrate. This had become one of our family traditions since we have had a school age kid, because he loves it.
Happy Golden Birthday Jacob! We love you and are so happy that you are part of our family. Love, Dad, Mom, Noah and Adam

"Mommy, Come Look At The TURTLE!!!"

A week ago, Saturday morning, the boys and I were busy cleaning the house, when I heard Noah scream, "Mommy, come look at the turtle!!!" What?! Sure enough in our front yard flower bed, under a laverdar brush, there was a turtle. Jacob and Noah played, feed it and had a ball all week-end with it. Sunday after church it got out of its' "box" in the backyard, so far we haven't seen it since then. But we have a turtle living or hiding in our backyard. I guess you could say this is our boys first pet, it is a great one, so independent!
We found out that turtles are a natural and normal animal that walk freely here. Many kids love catching them and making them into pets, that is if the turtle is willing. So far, we have a turtle but he come and goes as he chooses.