Trip to Utah (the beginning of November)

We headed to Utah the night of Halloween. We were headed there to see Owens brother Luke while he was home from Afghanistan. There were lots of fun events that filled our schedule while we were there. We first Celebrated Haydon's 4th birthday at Grandma and Grandpa Park's house. BO and Haydon are best buddies and it's so much fun seeing them compete and wrestle each other.

We did our family pictures there too... I will just give you a teaser shot for now since the other is for our Christmas letter! (:

Can you believe Kodi is 3? I can't! This is her right after our family pictures. she put on her tinker bell costume that Grandma Sheila gave her and read her tinker bell book. Isn't she just so cute and big? (:



We had a HUGE family dinner with everyone for Luke being home. It was awesome to see everyone come see him. After the dinner, we had a little birthday celebration for Kodi. She thought she was pretty cool!

The fallowing day, we all headed to Chuck E Cheese with my family and celebrated Kodi's birthday with all of them. Kodi just loved it there. She would disappear and we would find her either in the plastic tunnels or dancing to the singing robots.

(here she is dancing to the robots singing! lol)

Kodi opening her gifts from everyone.

Here is Tylar and Marlee (my sister Elicia's baby) they are exactly 1 month apart.

My mom eating a piece of pizza holding Tylar.

Mike and Michelle with Jackson and then Dan (Shawna's boy friend with the gun).

My brother Michael.

Kodi with her birthday cake... She had to have a princess cake so I got her a princess cake! (:

Rylee with her tongue out just like her dad! Lol and then Mercadies in the red shirt.

Uncle Tyler holding baby Tylar! (: *** Tyler likes to think that we named Tylar after him... I'm just going to let him keep thinking that! (;

What next...

BO went to work with Owen this morning and came home with these!


Now, crawdads aren't the only creatures Owens buddy has sent BO home with before. This friend of Owen's has also given BO multiple lizards, so I can't wait for the next temporary pet BO comes home with.
The kids are really creeped out by these and wont touch them... I wont either for that matter. When BO first showed me them, they were in a water bottle all bunched up so I thought they were over gown rolly pollies (potato bugs). GROSS!!! I DO NOT do good with things that reminds me of insects or spiders. Owen told BO that we can raise them until they get big enough to eat (if I don't loose it first!). BO did think that was a "really cool" idea anyway.
Some days I feel like a really nice mom letting them have all kids of weird pets. ***Gag***

Kodi's 3rd birthday and Halloween...

Happy Birthday Kodi!

Kodi is 3! Kodi turned 3 on October 30th. It was a busy day with all the Halloween celebrations and dad working. Kodi got spoiled with all her fun gifts and attention from BO and Rylee.

I couldn't decide what pictures to put on this post, so you get them all! (:

Halloween "trunk or treat" and stake carnival.

(I have no clue who the little girl in the pink coat is.. She snuck in the picture and wouldn't go away, but hey... She looks like she belongs there! lol)

Kodi was "me house" Mini mouse.

Rylee was a western bell and BO was a cow boy.

of course Tylar was the traditional pumpkin and a cute one at that!

Random phone shots...

Kodi in her very own dance class. *middle

Me checking out how my zoom works on Owen... Nice, right?!? (;

Beautiful sunset on our way up north to visit Grandma and Grandpa Park.

Kodi wanted her "care bear" that she cant leave home without (thanks mom) and she just happened to leave it home and was mad come bedtime. I tied a blanket in a knot and told her to use her imagination and pretend that it was her "care bear". Hey... It worked! (;

Random Tylar pictures

The first of mobile phone updates

Our final goodbye to Duker... This is where we buried him and this is Owen GPSing it (he said he didn't care where we buried him, but I think that was a lie!).