We had such a good time in St George for Thanksgiving to be with Nana and Bob (Steve's grandparents) and Momeo (Steve's great-grandma). It is always so nice to get away for a few days. I made our favorite pie: Sour Cream Apple (pictured here) which turned out great. It was a new experience making a pie in a real pie dish. We've been using a frying pan until Nana gave us some of Momeo's pie dishes last weekend (thanks Nana). We played tons of games including Guitar Hero. Cody was able to play outside at the park because it was so nice outside. He also had new toys to play with which is always exciting and kept him busy. The only thing we didn't do is shop which made the trip very budget-friendly :) Thanks Nana and Bob for a great time!
Last weekend my family got together to take an official family photo to hang over the mantle. The family picture has been long over due. The last one we had taken was right after I got home from my mission and is missing three additions: Steve, Bob, and Cody. We planned to meet at Cedar Hills park where Steve's mom would be our photographer. The weather wasn't too bad. It was chilly, but the sun was out. There was one problem though...my sister, Brooke, was missing! No one could get a hold of her on her cell and time was running out. Brooke had to work later that day so there was no time to go to Provo to find her. We decided to go ahead and get some individual/couple/small family shots to start out. Then we took group shots that are nice, but incomplete, and therefore cannot be used for the mantle (but make nice pictures for my blog). When we couldn't stand the cold anymore we all headed out. My parents drove down to Provo to find Brooke and found her at work by that time. Apparently, Brooke's alarm clock had not gone off, her cell phone was on silent, and she had slept in. Oh well. Some day we will get that family picture crossed off our list.
This is it! Our Christmas tree is a beauty!! Last Saturday we went hunting for our Christmas tree in the wilderness. We went with Steve's family and Grandpa Farnworth. This is the first year that Cody will have his own Christmas tree since the last two Christmas' we were at Wymount where they didn't allow real trees. So we were all excited to finally get our own tree again. Christmas just isn't as fun when you don't have a tree!
I just found these pictures: Two months ago we finally gave in and let Cody get out the Christmas train that he asks to play with every time he sees it in the closet. He is so funny. His new thing is anything to do with trains. He actually asked to get the train out the night before this picture was taken but we were brushing teeth and getting ready for bed so we said that we would do it when he woke up. (That's our way of saying tomorrow to a 2 year old: "after you go to sleep and wake up"). Well, the next morning we went in to his room to get him out of his crib and the first thing he said was "train?" in a sweet little voice. We had completely forgotten about the train by then so it made us laugh that 12 hours of sleeping had not deterred him in the slightest. So we got the Christmas train out and set it up. By the looks of the pictures you'd think it was in fact Christmas Day. Little does he know that the Christmas season is on it's way and he will be able to play with the train for a lot longer than just a Saturday morning in September. Who needs presents when you've got a train?
Steve was off for Fall Break last week and so we went to Canyonlands with his parents, sisters, and Grandpa Farnworth. We rented two Jeeps in Moab and then drove them down to Canyonlands where we camped for 2 nights. Jeeps are invincible. They seem to go over anything and everything without a problem. We went over Elephant Hill a few times, drove to Fat Man's Worry and hiked to the top where the Bookends are, went down the Silver Stairs and over Chicken Rock, and also went through the Squeeze. The top picture is us on top of Elephant Hill and the other picture is us in the Squeeze. The whole weekend was perfect and is definitely something we will be doing again. We have decided that Jeeps are way fun and Steve and I think it would be a blast to own one someday.
Last week we went to Kyle & Ashleigh's reception at the Timpanogos Park. We had fun visiting with family and enjoying this great September weather. Cody played with Carson and Kenzie in the bushes for most of the time. Cody sometimes gets a little crazy when he gets around other kids. At one point, Cody was a little too excited and started body slamming one of the bushes and flattening it to the ground. Sometimes it's hard not to laugh at kids when they are doing things they shouldn't, but we did put a stop to it and I think the bush will survive.
Cody loves nursery! Every Sunday Cody comes out of nursery with stickers all over his face. It's so funny to watch the kids come out looking like sneeches with smiley faces on their cheeks, nose, and forehead. Cody always looks so sharp for church in his tie and button up shirt--even though he already has a pretty strong opinion about that top button. He is definitely Steve's son.
Camping last weekend at East Canyon for the Farnworth Reunion was a lot of fun. Tammy, Raquel, Lacey, Steve, me, and Cody all decided to sleep in the same tent so that nobody would miss out on the fun. We laughed like little girls until 1:00am telling funny dating stories and reading from the book "Letters From a Nut." The next day we just played. Cody went swimming with all the kids and Grandma while we played shuffleboard and tennis. We all got roped into playing in the horseshoe tournament, which didn't turn out so bad. We all did better than we thought we would and most of us even got into the winners bracket.
Cody went to Wheeler Farm with Grandma and Grandpa Duncan and had a blast. Cody got to ride a pony! He loves the animals. We have been back to Wheeler Farm since and he just can't get enough. It's a fun place to live so close to.
Fireworks are so fun! Cody is a little pyro just like his dad. At first, he was scared of the sparklers, but then he couldn't get enough. He was opening a new box of pops or sparklers before we were done with the old one. We laughed our heads off at the tank fireworks. They were a hit! :)
