Autumn is here!

If you don't live in the desert you will not understand my excitement in this post, but.....

Autumn is here!

I can't believe we live close enough to take a little drive with our family and see this!

and this!
And we were able to dress warmly in October and take pictures like this.


And this!

One more shot of our beautiful drive.

And, OH MY HECK! There are deer just "hanging out" on the side of the road! WHAT! I think we moved to paradise!

we had such a great time, ate at a yummy restaurant in Springerville, went to the coolest little shop in town and really enjoyed our Saturday.

Later in the week, it rained and really chilled down! It's so awesome to put on our long sleeved Halloween shirts and not feel bad for Cameron that it's still 100 degrees outside!

Quick Update

Still no camera hook-up, but I wanted to share what has been going on.
Last week Gray popped 2 teeth out like it's nobody's business! I can't believe it, he is only 3 months. Besides teething week, he laughs and coos all day long and it is music to my ears. He is also trying very hard to wean himself and we had to start supplementing with bottles. Since then, he has really packed it on. Every day he looks just a little bit fatter!

Cameron is LOVING preschool and always wants to stay longer. He comes home singing a little song, or saying a little poem almost every time. He wants me to read to him all of the time and just last week earned his first BOOK-IT for a free pizza. He is incredibly excited for Halloween and Christmas and we have been doing tons of fun crafts and activities.

The weather has really cooled down and with the chill in the air I have been really getting excited for the holidays. I have taken on a few homemade projects for both the boys so we'll see how that goes. I hope I haven't bitten off too much, but the good news is if I don't finish, Cameron's Birthday is in February, so I could give it to him then, right? ;)

I'm still here...

So incredibly busy and happy... but still here. We have moved to Taylor, Az population 4,000 and are loving every minute of it! It's right by Snowflake and the temple. Pete got a job with APS and we are renting a fun home on 2+ acres! That's right 2+ acres! The views are incredible and the weather is beautiful... I would post pictures, but our main computer with my camera software is not up and running yet. I am so excited to finally be back home with my babies. Cameron is in a little preschool class now and it's just two doors down the street. She is really sweet and cute with him and he loves going! Gray and I love the little walk it gives us too. Even better than all that, Cameron is finally potty trained! Hooray! What Pete couldn't (or didn't) do in a year, we accomplished in a month. We are getting used to a totally different pace of life and enjoying every little bit (except maybe the snakes, tarantulas, and centipedes we have run into so far) Our house sale closed this week, down in Gilbert and we are so grateful for the blessings we have received.
The weather is getting slightly chilly at night and it's been making me excited for the holidays! We are talking about dressing the family up as the Star Wars characters and the other day Cameron asked me about School walking, I said no, it's not a school day today. He thought for a minute and said "Oh like Lucas" I am totally confused, Lucas is my cousin who is just a little older than Cameron, Then it finally clicks.... (after several light saber and blaster sounds emitting from Cameron) "Lucas School Walking" Cameron's costume is Luke Skywalker, hahahaha. He calls Yoda "Like Baby Yoda" (that's what we told him Gray will be)
Gray is doing great and turned 3 months old already! Cameron and I are doing fun little crafts and learning activities everyday. Now if only I can get a Target to get built up here, we'd be all set... and maybe a mall! Okay okay baby steps (and frequent trips down to the valley to go shopping, um visit family)
I will try to post more when I can upload my pictures! In case you were wondering, I like exclamation marks! (and parenthesis)