The State Fair and Halloween Festivities!!

I've been slackin on the bloggin so I have a big post here of the past couple months! In September we went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot! It was pretty fun! It wasn't any different than any other fairs we've been to except for the yummy fried potato spiral things we got and the huckleberry lemonade! They were so good! Here is Corban riding the rocket!!

They had a little kids center with different activities like milking the cow and roping the bull! Here's Corban roping the bull!

And riding the tractor bike!!

Then we went to the petting zoo! He thought he was so funny riding this goat!

Brighton Loved the puppy!!!

This is the yummy Huckleberry lemondade...

and the yummy fried potatoes!! Gotta love fair food!!

In October the week before Halloween we went to a pumpkin patch at someone's house in Rigby! I was a little disappointed...it was an ugly field with a bunch of nasty rotten pumpkins all over the place!! They said they would have a scarecrow for pictures but they didn't have it when we went! Next time we will go to a real pumpkin patch! So we got a couple pics of the kids to say we went and got our pumpkins and left!

He wanted a pumpkin but had to pee really bad! haha

Then this past Friday night the night before Halloween I decided to let the kids paint their pumpkins since we hadn't carved them and Halloween was the next day! haha I'm such a slacker when it comes to carving pumpkins! Clifford was at work so I let the kids have at it! It was fun to watch them get all messy! Here's Corban painting away!!

Brighton wanted to help so I let her...

I turned my head for a couple seconds and this is what I saw!! haha Corban decided to paint his sister! lol It was pretty funny!!

She was havin so much fun!

Corban has been bugging me to paint his silver Iron Man toy red so he was asking me while painting the pumpkins! I told him we didn't have red that we would have to go buy some red paint! Then he said he wanted to paint it blue since we had blue at that moment so I said are you sure bud? He said ya so he did! Here is him with his blue Iron Man toy now! haha Whatever floats his boat! He's happy now! haha

Then last night on Halloween Clifford had to work again till 10 so I took the kids with our friends Chase and Jeri and their 2 kids Emma and Seth (who are the ones that I babysit) to Chase's parents house in Chester Idaho for their "town" trunk or treat at the park! haha The town has like 300 people total in it! haha The kids had fun though and got a ton of candy! Corban was in heaven! After the trunk or treat we went to his parents house and had cake and ice cream for Seth who turned 1 on Halloween and the kids played in their huge backyard! Corban had so much fun playing with all the boys! Brighton was just taking it all in at the trunk or treat so I didn't really get a smile from her! haha Here's me and here just arriving!

I talked Corban into taking a picture with me and Brighton! haha

He's happy to get candy!!

Little duck eating her sucker and loving it!!

Here is Corban the bumblebee transformer and Emma the princess!!

Seth the dog and Brighton the duck on our way home!

It was a fun night!! We wish Clifford could have been with us too! Thanks so much Chase n Jeri for letting me come with you guys! Corban ate so much candy and didn't eat his dinner that he ended up throwing up at 5 oclock the next morning!! Eww! I knew it was gonna happen though! He did it last year too! I learned my lesson so next year he will eat dinner and not have a ton of candy! I hope everyone else had an awesome Halloween! I am so excited for Thanksgiving and for the wonderful holiday season!!!

Exploring!!!

On labor day we were bored so we decided to take a drive! We ended up going to a little town called Heise which is where Clifford and Corban went camping for Father's and sons! We went to the campground and walked around for a bit! We were just messing around and got some fun pics so I had to post them! This is a bridge that is over a little creek at the campground! Brighton was a little hesitant at first to walk on it!

She's being extra careful!!

Looking at mommy!!

Corban is in heaven being outside on a bridge by the water and rocks! haha

So sweet!!!

We saw this really old farm truck that was abandoned so we stopped and took pics by it! All the windows were broken! It was pretty sweet!

Chillin on the hood!!

He was trying so hard to reach the pedal! haha

This one cracks me up!!

AZ Visit, MEXICO, and BRIGHTON'S BIRTHDAY OH NINE!!!

It's about time I update since our trip to AZ and Mexico since we've been home for 2 weeks now! We were super busy the whole time we were there! We took Corban and Brighton to the Phoenix Children's Museum one day and that was really cool! They had a blast! The highlight of our trip was going to Mexico! We went for 6 days with my family and stayed at the Mayan Palace in Rocky Point! We did a lot of relaxing and swimming on the beach mostly and did some shopping and eating of course! We took Corban with us and left Brighton with Cliffords parents! Being with family is always fun! Here are some pics from Mexico! This one is Corban being silly while waiting patiently for our lunch at the best restaurant in Rocky Point...Flavio's! It's so yummy!

Our first day on the beach Corban found a crab! He was so excited to show daddy!

It's Mr. Crabs

We went to the tide pools and tried to find sea creatures early in the morning! It was way fun!

Me and my sexy hubby

Our little family minus Brighton! It was nice not having her there though! haha

Corban and his cousins Max and Myles! They became best buds on this trip! It was so fun to watch them play! Keep in mind the twins are 6 and Corban is 4! haha

Corban is boogie boardin like a champ!

He loves taking pics! haha

Lovin the nice warm water!

Me and my mom and sisters that went this year! We are missing Kristin and Holly!

Here's Corban holding the starfish at the aquarium!

Corban and Daddy waiting for the turtle so they can pet it!

Our attempt to take a cute romantic pic with our initials carved in the sand! haha Our arms are supposed to be in a heart shape!

Me and my awesome Mom!

Here we are just before leaving to go home! We didn't want to leave! It went by so fast! Hopefully we can go back next year!

We left Mexico on Brighton's 1st Birthday! I can't believe my baby girl is already 1! Time flies by so fast! We got home and had cake and ice cream and gave her presents! She wasn't too sure about the cake at first but then dug right in! Here's a couple of her bday pics!

She loves cake just like her mommy!

She's riding the horse she got for her bday! She also got a purse with a necklace and bracelets, some books, a baby and a bottle(which is her favorite present and has to sleep with it every night), a stroller and another baby, and some pom poms! She loved them all!

Corban missed her so much while in Mexico so he's giving her big hugs! Awww!

She loves her big brother!

The day before leaving to go home we drove out to Scottsdale to eat at LoLo's Chicken and Waffles! Oh my goodness it is sooo gooood! You have to go try it sometime! Their cool aid is the best I've had in my life and the waffles with chicken is pretty dang good! If you like chicken and if you like waffles then you have to go! They have grits and all sorts of stuff to eat and you don't have to get the chicken with your waffles if you don't want! haha

Me and Heath!

Brighton is officially walking now too! Right around her birthday she started taking a few steps and after being home she figured it out! I love it though but she is starting to get fast and is running from me now! haha We took her to the Dr for her shots and here are her stats:

weight: 22.6 lbs 71%

height: 30.3 in 80%

head Circ: 19 in 99%

So she has a huge head! haha She is now sleeping in a toddler bed! We got a twin bed for Corban at DI for 10 bucks so we decided to put her in his toddler bed! He loves his new big bed and Brighton is doing pretty good in her bed! She fell off once but is doing better! We took Corban to get his kindergarted shots and he is still 100% in everything! I love my big boy! Here is Brighton walking!

Pretty girl!!! She loves her sunglasses!

We got this couch from DI for 25 bucks! What a smokin deal! We saw it and we couldn't pass it up! It was originally 60 but the guy sold it for 25 instead! It's one of those couches that is so ugly but so cool and most of you are probly like "that is the ugliest couch why would they buy something like that" haha but we love it! So let me know what you think of our couch! I love it!

Corban's 4th Birthday!!!

My little man had his 4th birthday on Monday! I can't believe he is 4 already! It's so sad to see how fast he is growing up! We had to celebrate a little early since his bday was on Monday Clifford had a ton of stuff to do that day bcuz it is finals week so we went on Saturday and took the kids to Bear World then after that I took them to the lake with our friends while Clifford could get some stuff done before we went to see the new Ice Age that night! We had a fun filled day except we've been to Bear World 4 times already so Corban gets bored of being there really fast! haha It's funny that a 4 year old gets sick of it...but it was fun to see Brighton's reactions to the animals and the rides! I don't think we will go there any time soon! Here are some pics!

Corban trying to feed the deer!

Brighton wasn't too sure about the ginormous pig! haha

Brighton and her Daddy!

She loved the rides!

He's been tall enough to ride the rides for a couple years already! haha Brighton's getting close!

Mommy and her birthday boy!

This is the lake in Rigby we discovered that has a sandbar all around it so the kids can play in the sand and the water is shallow so they can just swim by themselves! I love it too! I really don't feel like I'm in Rexburg when I'm there I really kinda feel like I'm in Mexico sitting on the beach without any waves and the water is a tad bit colder! haha It's way fun though!

Brighton loving the sand and water!

Splashing around having so much fun!

My white Idaho boy that needs a tan! haha

Corban and Emma playing with someone's whale! They loved this!

Brighton just chillin!

On Monday his actual birthday we invited our friends to come over and have cake and ice cream with us! My friend across the street makes cakes and offered to make Corban his birthday cake without charging! Saaweet! So of course I took her up on that and she did such a good job! She made him a transformers cake! The top was cake and the bottom was rice crispy treats! It was delicious especially with birthday cake ice cream! Here is the awesome cake!

The birthday boy with his sweet cake!

Me and my little man!

Birthday boy and "Daddy Scott Mills" as Corban calls him! haha

haha She thinks Corban is trying to bug her because usually he is! Gotta love big brothers!

The birthday boy blowing out his candles!

It's crazy how fast time has gone by! I really feel like I just had him yesterday but at the same time it feels like I have had him forever! Corban is truly a blessing for me and our family! He is always always busy and keeps me on my toes all day long! haha I love all of the energy he has! I don't know what I would do without him! I am so thankful for him and that he is all mine! Mommy and Daddy love you so so much Corban and I'm glad you had such a good birthday!

Circus, Half Marathon, and Yellowstone!!!

There was a circus here in town last week that we decided to take the kids to! We had buy one get one free tickets and free tickets for the kids so we decided why not! Corban liked all the animals but didn't really care about all the acrobats! haha Brighton liked to dance to the music! It wasn't bad for Rexburg! haha I think this might be Corban's first time eating cotton candy! He wasn't too sure about it at first but then started liking it! 

The tigers and lions! 

Here we are watching the circus! 

Just this past Saturday I ran the Teton Dam Half Marathon! I talked my good neighbor into running it with me! It was alot of fun and I am proud to say I finished! It is worth it and I plan on doing more! Here is me and Erica afterwards! We stayed together the whole time until about the last mile she kinda went ahead of me and finished a minute before me! 

About to the finish line! 

On Sunday we decided to go on a family outing to Yellowstone! It was a rainy day and thought Yellowstone would be beautiful in the rainy weather! We were right! We saw this sign and Clifford had to take a pic with it! 

The mountain behind us has some story behind it! haha It's pretty cool! 

While there we decided to take Brighton's pics since she hasn't had them taken since 4 months old! Here are some of the many Clifford took! 

We had to take a pic of the snow still remaining in June! 

Cute one of Brighton and Daddy! 

Family pic at the artists paint pots! 

The animal we see the most of when we go! haha I'm convinced there are no bears in Yellowstone! Although we almost saw a baby bear in the tree but the park ranger stopped us and made us move our car! Gay! 

Corban stepped in this huge pile of buffalo poop and was not happy! haha He kept saying "ew poop on my foot, get it off" haha We were laughing so hard and thought it was funny because it kept him from running around so we kinda liked it! haha You can see the huge pile below! 

Waiting for us to clean it off! 

His not happy face! haha 

Mommy and Brighton! 

Driving home! 

Fathers and Sons!!!

Clifford took Corban on the fathers and sons campout this past Friday! Corban was so excited all week to go camping with daddy and sleep in a tent! They left Friday afternoon and came back Saturday late morning! I think Clifford was excited to take him and just have it be Corban and daddy time! I got to spend time with just Brighton and my friend Elisa was in town so I got to go out to dinner with her and get a cupcake! We had a fun girls night! Here is a pic of them in the car driving! 

Corban is testing the freezing cold water! 

Here he is just waking up with a Jones soda! That's how you know his daddy is watching him! haha 

Corban and his friends are going on a bear hunt! Notice how the kids are bigger than him! They think cuz he's their same size that he's their same age but really he's really like 3 to 6 years younger! haha 

Playing in the creek! 

Roasting marshmellows and making smores! YUM! 

The nasty bug Corban killed! 

Going on a hike! Looking for bears! 

Just playin in the woods! 

Chillin! 

9 months, Bike Riding, and More!!!

Brighton is  9 months old today the 8th! Where has the time gone? She is all over the place and is now pulling herself up and standing on everything she can reach! haha She is the happiest baby ever! She is always content just crawling around and playing with Corban unless she's hungry or tired! I could not ask for a better baby! Although she is quite a little buger when I put headbands on her she now rips them off within seconds of me putting it on! haha So I haven't been putting them on her which makes me sad! I hope she doesn't look like a boy considering she looks just like her daddy! We love having her as part of our family! She's gonna be walking before we know it! Here are her 9 month stats~ 

Weight: 20.7 lbs - 82%

Height: 29.8 in - 98%

Head Circ: - 18.3 in - 97%

Goin for a stroll on an extremely windy day! We were outside for not even 5 minutes when we decided it was too windy and cold to be outside any longer! I'm sick of this weather! I'm ready for summer! 

As I was doing laundry I thought I would peek in Corban's room to make sure the kids were ok and I saw this....

haha Corban beating his drum with his Kung Fu Panda as the drumstick and singing "I am Iron Man" while Brighton was standing on the edge of his bed dancing! They were having so much fun! 

I had to post this as well! I don't know why Corban is the world's pickiest eater because both me and Clifford will eat anything! There's only about 5 things he will eat! Well lately I haven't been giving him a choice for dinner! I give him what we are eating and nothing else and if he doesn't eat it then it's his choice but he can't have anything else! (I figure if he's hungry, he'll eat it eventually) So it worked a couple nights ago! I made husband's delight which is one of Clifford's fav's and gave him a bowl full and he ate the whole thing! I was shocked! haha So I had to blog about it! I'm hoping he will start to venture out and try new things! Here he is with his dinner! 

Here's his bowl almost all gone! Woo Hoo! We're making progress! I hope! 

Also I just had to mention that Corban has this pirate outfit that he wears all the time! In fact he even wears it when we go out! He always gets people's attention! It's hilarious! I think it's actually pretty cute! 

Finally Corban can officially ride his bike! Yay! I have been trying to teach him for a while and he finally picked up on it! He loves riding it now that he knows how and I can't get him to stop! It's so nice now that the weather has been good enough to play outside! I am so proud of my little man! He's growing up so fast! 

He's riding like a champ! 

And riding some more!