This was recorded at my grandmother's new home in Alpine. My mom was here and we went to visit my dad's mother. Ignore the converstion going on. The kids were really cute in the beginning then Gavin started being silly, (he forgot his manners and then he was showing off).
10.28.2008
Random recent pictures
This was a really sweet moment between my boys. 
A spaghetti-night with a 1 yr old. Need I say more?d
Gavin's not quite as messy spaghetti-night. Still all over everything.dd
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Jackson hilarious devilish face.
Cowboy Gavin again this year. He just loves Woody.
Daddy's lil' Rebel.Pumpkin Patch, Scratch
Okay, I just have to say that our pumpkin patch experience (which is usually such a joy) sucked this year. Unbeknownst to me I happened to choose the Pumpkin Patch from hell. It was literally a pumpkin patch (where they had been grown), and they were so far spread apart and most were rotting. The kids had on their new halloween shirts ($1 at Old Navy) and Jackson fell right away and was covered in dirt. I picked him up to comfort him without thinking to brush him off and my white sweater was then covered in dirt as well. There was nothing fun for the kids. And it is only memorable because I hated it. So next year I will travel far to find a good pumpkin patch. Here are some scary moments:
Here is the pumpkin Jackson wanted.
Looks like it's already been carved buddy.
Best shot of the boys. 
Family shot on the only thing out there besides rotting pumpkins and dirt.
I'm all dirty and you can tell I'm loving it.
The boys are thinking they got jipped.
Jackson my little Pigpen from Peanuts.
10.24.2008
Carving Pumpkins
So I was so excited to carve pumpkins today with the boys. Gavin was excited too. I cut off the top and told Gavin to put his hand in to pull out the pulp and seeds and he looked at me like I was crazy. I shoved my hand in and showed him what to do. He saw my messy hand and told me, “No way! It’s too dirty mama.” I have no idea where he got this prissiness from. I mean I did teach him how to enjoy digging in the earth this summer. He’s not afraid to pick up worms or bugs. But then after a few minutes of cleaning out the pumpkin by myself I finally resorted to wearing some latex gloves. So again I have no idea where he got this prissiness. :)
Watch the video below of Jackson to see how he reacted.
10.10.2008
Visit From My Family
Me & Jackson (candid)
Me & Mom
Pretty Patti (candid)
Keldon pretending he's Gavin (candid)
Handsome dad - Brad
Playing before their family picture.
Lance - What a hunk! 
Messervy family photo. There's something you can't see though. So let me zoom in a little.
There. Can you see better?
Yes. That IS saltwater taffy stuck on my husband's
front teeth for our Christmas family photo.
He's sooo funny.
Candid shot of my cute and still in love parents.My mother came for a great visit for the last 11 days of September. It really flew by! The kids had so much fun with their grandmommy. Gavin was really close to her before we moved and I think he was a little traumatized and didn’t understand why we couldn’t see her more often. So when she finally came he didn’t want her to leave his sight for fear he wouldn’t see her again. He would get a pouty lip at bedtime, not sure that he could trust me when I told him she would still be here in the morning. She showered them with lots of love and special little gifts. She even had Gavin go on a scavenger hunt all over the house for a teddy bear which he loved! He wanted to do the scavenger part over and over.
I put my mom right to work when she got here by spending the day canning peaches from a tree in our backyard. They were so delicious. Too bad fruit ripens all at the same time. It would be so great to just go out and pick a perfect a peach whenever I wanted one. Oh wait, I’m not in the Garden of Eden you say? Well, anyways I am so thankful for the wonderful fruit I did get and for my mom’s expertise at canning. It’s not as hard as I thought, but still can’t do it by myself with 2 little ones needing something at the most inconvenient moments during the process. I love having fruit trees and always want to grow them wherever I live! We also did lots of spontaneous shopping. I did more window shopping than anything, though my husband doesn’t believe me.
Honey, Tai Pan really won’t take back all of the holiday decorations I bought. That’s just their policy. And of course I didn’t plan that intentionally!
It was such a relief to have help in the evenings and nice to have my mom there to talk to. I usually don’t see Lance until after the kid’s bedtime so you can imagine my joy to have my mom visit. I think she was probably exhausted by the end of her trip and was singing praises to only have a senior at home still. They’re almost empty nesters! The last couple of days my brother Keldon and dad drove up as well. They took Keldon on a tour of BYU one day and visited my sweet grandma Hatch who recently moved nearby to an assisted living home another day. We didn’t get to see them long enough, but it was so great to get our fix. Thank you for visiting! We had so much fun and love you!
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I attended a spoof play this week to the city’s local Desert Star theatre. To my delight I found that it was a dinner theatre setting with the ambiance and decor of a western saloon which was completely unexpected! The play was “Scary Poppins” (Mary's bitter sister) and she really was scary (and great). The cast was hilarious and I just loved this guy that played “Jack” that reminded me so much of Chris Farley. It was a fun night and the kids were great for the sitter which made it even better. It made me really miss doing theatre, but I also realize there is not time in my life right now while I have my really little ones and Lance is going to school. There's a time for everything!
9.15.2008
NOTE TO SELF
NEVER, EVER, ever feed the kids sticky rice
unless spoon feeding them every bite or eating in a house other than my own.
I am still getting invisible pieces of rice stuck on my feet a day later.
Can I Just Have This?
Side note: I am thankful for all that I have and am blessed with on a daily basis. But isn't it just beautiful?
A Little Bit of Jackson Ryder
Here is Jackson's first and ONLY time in a convertable. He's wondering where the roof is.
Clapping for no roof!
Just a cute little smile.
Enough excitement for one day.
Love Daddy's kisses.
It's great being so loved!
Sailboat Project
This is just a little thing I came up with for the boys room. I just painted the backgrounds and then used scrapbook paper for the objects. It was so much fun for me to make!
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