Tis the Season

Hooray I'm finally caught up! Last week we got our tree, it was a long search because I refuse to pay $35 + for a tree.  But, we finally found a lovely tree for a decent price (thank you boy scouts and the nice guys who loaded it and tied it onto our car).  It was so cute to watch Aliya get so excited about all the decorations and everything this year!  She can't wait for Santa and even sat on his lap at the ward party the other day (I know, I was shocked!) So, we are all decked out and ready for Christmas, now if only my shopping were done :)  Merry Christmas everyone!

Fall Fun & Halloween

We have LOVED having our awesome back yard this fall. Aliya especially loved playing in the leaves.  It was so cute to watch her really experience and enjoy fall this year.

We decided to paint our pumpkins this year rather than carve them so that Aliya could participate more.  We all had a lovely time, but unfortunately forgot to take pictures until it was all done.  But here are a few and Aliya in her costume. She LOVED trick or treating this year and I think she's asked if we can go almost every day since then til now.

Summer randomness

So, I'm getting tired of playing catch-up so this is going to be a random post of the assorted pictures I still want to post but haven't so I can actually get on to something current!  So, to begin, my baby turned 3!  I can hardly believe what a big girl she is! We had a lovely day, Daniel's Mom and John came down and our friends Jamin and Ta and their sweet girl Serenity all came to play with us.  We ate pizza and cake and then went swimming at the rec center.  It was awesome.  The only bad part is that the pictures didn't turn out so great, but here are a few.

Aliya and her new trike and helmet!

Birthday cakes, she picked these of the the ones I showed her online and they were super easy

Yum yummy!

Birthday dress

We were able to spend some time with my sister Heather and nephew Michael during my training and the trips back and forth.  This was labor day, we went to the park and had a lovely time despite the cold. Miss you guys!

In all our packing Aliya loved playing in the boxes, especially when Daddy would carry her in a box.