Two Months Old!

I finally caught one of Andrew's winning smiles on his two-month birthday. He is so much fun and so sweet. McKay loves to try to get Andrew to smile. This time is SO precious and going too fast!

Andrew's Blessing Day

We blessed Andrew on Sunday, November 6th in the Heritage Park Ward. We felt so blessed to have our families come and spend the day with us. We had a little brunch with approximately 40 people in our little apartment. 

Halloween 2011

My little pumpkin.

For most of the year, McKay said he wanted to be a pirate for Halloween. He changed his mind to be a fireman somewhere in the middle of the summer. We found his costume in August and he's been wearing it almost on a daily basis. I'm glad he's getting so much use out of it.

Our handsome firefighter and cute little pirate.

We traveled up north to spend Halloween with Nathan and went trick-or-treating with the Wrigleys. 

All bundled up for a chilly walk around the neighborhood.

Logan, McKay and Ethan

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Livestock Parade and Nathan's Birthday

We were really excited for McKay to get another chance to see tractors in a parade. They make his 

little-boy heart so happy! Our favorite was the tractor that put out tons of steam. A bonus was watching the sheep run down Main Street right in front of us. 

Nathan's birthday was on a Sunday, so he got to celebrate it at home with us. 

I made Nathan a ghost cake (McKay's request) and a pumpkin pie. We joined Nathan's family at his sister's house to celebrate.

 

Before Nathan headed back to Salt Lake we carved our pumpkins. 

 

And had ghost pancakes for dinner. 

Trunk or Treat

A few days before Halloween, the car dealerships in Cedar City hold a Trunk-or-Treat event and let little ones stop by for games and candy. We joined the Jolley cousins for the fun.

Ethan, Nelson, Janecca and McKay

My little fireman waiting for some action.

Cutest pirate ever!

One Month Old!

Such a serious face!

The other day I while we were riding the car, I looked back and noticed McKay was holding Andrew's hand. What a nice brother! McKay has been so kind to Andrew and has been my helper while Nathan's out of town. I was anxious about the impact such huge changes would have on McKay, but he is handling everything well and keeps me pleasantly surprised.

DISNEYLAND

I admit this was a little crazy, but I took a four-week-old and a three-year-old....as a single parent...to Disneyland. We needed to get out of the apartment, to have a break to the monotony of the days without Nathan. So we took the Porters up on their offer to have us join them on their trip to Disneyland. We stopped in Las Vegas to visit the Chamberlains and captured this picture of cute little cousins. Baby Dean is 7 weeks older than Andrew. I hope they always like hanging out together.

Mitchell and McKay ready for the magic to start!

One one of three pictures I have of us on this trip. Having given birth four weeks earlier and trying to manage these little guys, made taking decent pictures nearly impossible.

Waiting in the never-ending Dumbo line.

The cute little Porter family....Kristin, Mitchell and Preston

Toontown fire engine...always a favorite.

All three boys in front of the Sleeping Beauty castle.

Andrew was such a good baby. He slept for most of the day as I held him....totally oblivious to all of the fun and rides I took him on.

Glad we saw Mickey a second time....silly Mickey!

We always take a picture in front of this door, and we always will until McKay gets too big. 

I have never taken time to ride the old firetruck or Trolley on Disney's Main Street. It's a great way to rest and to get another perspective of Main Street.

We should have ridden this more!

Waiting for the World of Color show to begin.

It looks like the day was successful (or we spent to long at Disneyland).

We got to spend time at the beach and played in the sand and water.