Holiday Clothes

My Mom is so great to get holiday clothes for the kids. I am an aweful daughter because I am just now posting. But as you can see right before church is not the best time.

Please Join

Our family is going to do 100 random acts of Christmas kindness. I found a cute printable here http://tsjphotography.com/blog/rack-download-edition/ . Please join us in our efforts to make this Christmas season what it is all about CHRIST. He would want us to serve others if 100 is too much then to 25 that is one a day. Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the season.

Disney on Ice

This week I won ticket to Disney on Ice. It was a Princess show with Tiana, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. It was really fun to go. I took Amea with me. We had a great girls date.

It was so fun to spend time with Amea just her and me.

This is her Tiana inspired outfit. The lighting was aweful, but her tutu was so pretty and she got a lot of compliments. We didn't have anyone sitting next to us so she got to dance and move around during the songs and she thought that was great.

Happy Birthday Mom

Today is a wonderful woman's Birthday. It is my Mom's Birthday. She will be a great old age of wonderful. My mom doesn't like her picture taken so I don't have very many of them and the ones I do have are taken by Ty-kell. But I do love this picture because she is working on Autori's blessing dress. She is always thinking of others and doing amazing things. I appriciate how wonderful she is, and how willing she is to help others. She serves everyone and is always helping and never saying no.

I miss her so much and wish we were closer. I love that we have been able to grow together as mother and daughter, and have a wonderful relationship. Happy Birthday Mom. Enjoy your day. You deserve a day for you more than just once a year.

Thanksgiving 2012

This Thanksgiving was so great. We went over to my grandparents house and had a delious meal... Then we read some books with the kids and did some activities.

We read a book about Thelonious the Turkey and made turkey hats.

Then we read a book about a bear giving thanks and we made thankful trees. I didn't get any pictures of that.

This was Autori's first Thanksgiving, she was such a good girl until the end and then she was ready to go, partly because I forgot to pack rice cereal for her.

After our meal... Aunt Diane and Beaux and Rainey came and joined us for games. It was a lot of fun!

Ran out of Diapers

So we only had one diaper left and it wasn't bedtime so we had to be creative.

 Autori is sporting a Wal-mart original. I know I couldn't stop laughing. She has a cloth diaper underneath, but I didn't have anything to protect us from getting peed on.

Halloween

We did three Halloween things this year. We went to the cubscout Halloween party. This is the picture Tyrone took of the kids he told them to say Argh, and this is what we got I think it is the funniest picture.

 This Autori's costume she was a parrot to go with the pirates. We didn't get a good picture of all three of them together. The pirates wouldn't stay still enough.

They had a donut eating contest.

 

Autori was a good sport all the way around. She was quite tired for the cubscout Halloween party. She knows how to party!

 

 

Then we went to boo at the zoo on Saturday... The kids had so much fun! I love the tradition, even though it is a crazy experience.

 

Then we did the wards Trunk-or-Treating the kids had a blast, and got lots of candy! They of course filled up a bag for the halloween witch and got books.

Okay this picture makes me laugh because, I told Ty-kell to smile. This is what I got. Before I took the picture I kept saying to "Ty-kell smile for real.... Like this" and I would show him. And he said he was. I guess he is just going through the weird stage of smiling weird for the camera.

We carved pumpkins Tuesday night. The cute faces my mom sent are on the back.

Decorating Pumpkins

My mom sent these cute vinyl faces for the kids for their pumpkins... So on monday we decorated the pumpkins they got last saturday. So cute.

Ty-kell had to take a picture of his pumpkin.

Then of course Amea had to take one of hers. I am surprised she actually got it of the pumpkin and not herself. She thinks the little screen has to be away from her!

Pumpkin Patch and Linder Farms

Last Saturday we took the kids to pick out their pumpkins for Halloween. I love going to pumpkin patches and letting the kids pick their own pumpkins. Our rule is if they can carry then it can be their pumpkin. This is mainly for when they are older and want huge pumpkins. Okay the rule didn't apply for Autori this year but that is okay. I love this time of year and Halloween.

Trying to find a pumpkin.

 

Then we went to a place called Linder farms there was lots of fun stuff to do.

Playing in a huge container of corn!

A petting zoo... Amea loves animals. Those are pigs if you can't tell. There were also goats and sheep and donkey and bunnies. It was so cool you could walk right in with them. It was a little crowded but still fun.

Autori enjoying the trip! She was a great little trooper!

One last time playing in the corn!

We also went on a hayride around the farm that was fun!

3 months

Autori is 3 months old today! She has been such a joy to have in our family. She loves to laugh and has the most contageous laugh. She is always smiling, and we her big gummy smiles. She is working on rolling over, but her favorite thing is to sit, and she can almost sit all by herself. Her favorite people are mom and dad, but she will let out a smile to about anyone who will talk to her. She loves to have little baby conversations.

KIDS PICTURES

About a month ago we went and got the kids picutes done, and I know I am just now posting but I hope you like them.

We didn't get many of Amea cause she was being a little pill, but this was the best one. Yes her hair is short, not by choice. About a week after Autori was born Ty-kell cut her hair, and I always said I was going to cut my girls hair if that happened so that it would look cute so this is it.

I love this one of Autori even though she look a little like a bug, but that is totally how she looks at everyone with her eyes so big. I love her big eyes.

I miss...

Okay so I totally missed our sister day this year too. But I want everyone to know how I view my wonderful sister. I love this picture because that is how I view my sister. You are such a wonderful example to me. Your attitude to take life by the wheel and enjoy the ride. You have been my example that I can do things if I just say I can do it. I am amazed at your resolve, and I am grateful for that example. I have always looked up to you as a wonderful example. I have always wanted to be like you and you have been an wonderful example to look up to. I love how organized you are and how kind you are to others.

 

I wish we lived closer so I could learn more from you especially the way you craft and the crazy creative ideas you have to have fun. I will never forget the times that we would make up commercials to nutter butters, or singing the 7 up song on the docs at lucky peak. I have always that you were so fun, and wished I could have that attitude about me. I have always felt that you didn't care what people think and you were always so willing to be fun and goofy and I would love to be more like that. Thank you for being someone I could look up to and for your priorities to follow the gospel plan. I remember on your wedding day I told myself that someday I was going to get married in the temple just like you.

I LOVE YOU!

And I am so grateful Heavenly Father gave me a sister like you!!!

Autori's Blessing Dress

This is Autori's Blessing dress.

My mom did such a wonderful job, and I cannot express how grateful I am to her for doing this. It is going to a wonderful heirloom for my sweet little girl. I have pictures of her blessing day but my camera cord has gone missing so if anyone sees it please let me know. Hehe!

5

Tyrone and I have been married 5 years today!!!!

We love being married... both of us feel that being married is the best thing in the world. And we highly recommend it to anyone!

These have been the best five years. Don't get me wrong we have had some bumps, but the opportunity to grow and learn together has been an amazing one. I would never ask for a more perfect husband for me. He is sweet, kind, and always is thinking about me and my happiness, and because of that it has been wonderful.

We have always love holding hand from the moment that Tyrone asked me if my hands were cold on our 2nd date. I am thrilled that I get to hold his hand throughout eternity. God has definately bless our broken roads that lead us to each other. I love you honey 5 years, and counting to eternity.

Ty-kell's Birthday

We took the kids to Jumpin Jungle for Ty-kell's Birthday.... They had so much fun then we came home and let him open up his gifts. He got a movie a game and a remote control car.

Our Kids!

Can you tell who is who?

Introducing

This is right after she was born.

We are so excited with our new addition. She arrived Tuesday morning at 7:25. I blame her birthday on my Dad. He told my mom that his guess was going to be on the 17th so on the 16th at 10 o'clock at night my water broke so that was it we were having a baby. She was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. The funny thing is that I was spot on about how much she was going to weigh!

Daddy holding his new girl.

She found her thumb and started sucking on it. It was pretty cute.

The kids coming to visit their new sister.

Our new family of five!

Getting ready to go home.

The sisters!

The great big brother.

Being at home!

We love having in our home. She is so sweet. We decided to name her Autori Nevaeh Petty. The kids loving having a new sister. They love holding her and announce everything that she does. Right now we are working on them not calling her it.