More Fall Fun!

We decided to clean out our pumpkins for the Turley Family Halloween party early this year. We always get together to dress up, carve pumpkins, have yummy food, and play games. Cleaning out the pumpkins is always the hardest part, so we will have more time for fun this year. We made it a Family Home Evening activity.




Audrie didn't want to touch the pumpkin goo...I don't blame her :) She would much rather hold a yummy warm pumpkin chocolate chip cookie and a glass of milk! Cleaning out pumpkins made me crave these! YUM YUM!!!

Ward Fall Hoedown

When they said we were having a couples fall hoedown for our ward party, we took it as a time to dress up...it is almost Halloween! I was going for something simple, but if you know Grant, he always turns it into something funny! He pieced this getup together an hour before the party. Went to his dad's for a cowboy hat, boots, and belt buckle. The boots didn't fit so he decided to cut up some old holey jeans and wear his hikin boots...with sock pulled up.
We arrived at the church...always a few minutes late (we are working on it!) and that gave everyone a chance to see Grant walk across the gym. He made everyone laugh! I think they were a little shocked mainly because there weren't more than a few hats and some bandannas. What can I say we love to get into it :) We had LOTS of chili, yummy deserts, and danced! Yes I pulled him up to line dance! We had a blast!

Audrie & Mommy

We went for a little walk looking for a pretty setting to take Aunt Bonnie's Family Pictures. I think we found a sweet little spot for some mommy & Audrie pictures :)

Dad took these pictures and I love how he captured an update to one of my favorite pictures.

October 2008

August 2007
Taken by my fantastic Brother-in-Law Doug! I will forever be in love with this picture he took for us and surprised me with!

A Good Deal To Me

First of all I have to say, there is no official reason as to why I am buying new baby bottles. I just stumbled on this deal when I went into Babies R Us the other day for a BPA free cup for Audrie. I have been meaning to get her one for her water, not super concerned about going completely BPA free! As I was asking a gal some questions, it came up that they will take back any old AVENT bottles for an upgrade to the BPA Free bottles (of any brand, Brown's, Born Free, AVENT). I was so excited because most of my bottles are so worn out. Audrie drank from them for 18 months...and abused them in the 8-18 month stage. So I got $100 worth of BPA free bottles for $50. It's a bit of an upgrade, but when I factor in that I probably would have spent some money on new bottles for another baby...someday...I figure it's great to have safe new bottles the next go around. So if you are interested in BPA free I would hit up Babies R Us while this offer is available. They said they won't be doing it for long.

Here's her new cool cup!

Playing in the Fall

Grandma & Grandpa Turley were saving this pile of leaves for Audrie to play in. She had a ball with grandpa as he showed her how to throw the leaves. It's fall and all the colors are so beautiful! I love this time of the year!

For Family Night, we went to the pumpkin patch! How fun was it to search for your pumpkins?!?! Sure beats digging through the store bins...I can never get down past the first few layers. We had so much fun on the hay ride, visiting the animals, searching for pumpkins, riding the barrel ride, eating popcorn, and of course spending time with grandma & papa Turley! :)

Taking baby for a walk

It was a beautiful day today! I am so happy when the sun is out! :) And when it's sunny we go for long walks. Audrie wanted to walk her baby today. It was so cute! I love watching her tuck in the blanket and then a few minutes later she will say "it hot" and take it off of the baby. What a little mommy! :) We walked to our favorite spot, a small canal that runs along the front of our neighborhood, where we throw rocks. (Audrie knows that the water is a "no, no, no!!!" she shakes her finger at it as Papa has taught her well) The water is pretty much tried up so we now find big rocks to sit on and throw rocks into the shallow puddles that are left. Audrie is such an outdoor girl. She loves to explore! This little outing we do often is special to me because it's something I used to do with my dad as a kid. He loves a good hike and our close to home hikes were dried up canals. I see so much of his love for the outdoors in Audrie! Oh simple sweet memories!

Helping mommy chop vegetables

Audrie loves to be up on the counter when I make meals. She helps pour things in for mixing, stir, hands me things, and really likes to watch the cooking process. (we may have a chef in the making) Once I had to give her a plastic knife and a carrot so she could help me chop veggies. It didn't really do the trick. Grandma Turley had a great idea for a present for Audrie's birthday. It's a cutting set from Melissa & Doug. The veggies, fruits, and breads are held together by velcro and the wooden knife cuts them apart! Sooo clever & Audrie looooves it! So tonight at dinner making time, Audrie was happy to have something to chop up herself! :)





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Audrie's 2nd Birthday

What a fun day we had! We made a lot of fun memories and enjoyed our family & friends! Thanx for all who made Audrie's birthday special!

(There's a ton of pictures...you can speed up the slide by pushing the plus sign a few times. It's in in the bottom left corner of the picture) Or sit and enjoy :)

Missouri Day 4 (The Farm Park & the Paper Chain)

That night we made a paper chain to countdown the days until the Foss Fam comes home. 108 days from this night (Sept. 28th) 96 days to go now!!!

Carter did such a great job cutting...so did Uncle Grant :)

Carter & Mom

Carter & Dad

Spencer & Mom

Let's get this chain up


Great decor for your home for a few months :)

And I couldn't resist...

"M"

Audrie has turned her scribbles into her 1st written letter. She likes to hold the marker as close as she can to correct and she starts writing. Then she looks up all proud and says "M" :) Here is her work today...

These are all her...she doesn't let me help her ;)

Happy Birthday to You our Sweet Little Girl!

Princess Audrie is 2!!!

Let the Party Begin!!!

These are her 2 year photo shoot pictures...it was a fun 1st attempt at outdoor photos.