Halloween Party

Trey had a preschool Halloween Party at his teacher's house (who also has a daughter, Molly in the class). The kids had a great time hunting for pumpkins and playing together!

I kind of went a little overkill on pics of Andee in her fairy princess costume, but come on... it's her first Halloween and she looks SO ADORABLE! :)

My Spiderman
My Fairy Princess

"Falling' in love with Arizona weather

We are getting ready for Halloween and the weather is AMAZING! Fall in Arizona is still 80 degree weather which I am enjoying. My sweet boy helped put up all the decorations and is anxiously waiting for Halloween to come! He even picked some flowers for mom. What a spooktacular boy!

I Love Preschool

Trey has been enjoying preschool and so has mom! He comes home everyday with a big smile thanks to these teachers. One of my favorite things he has been learning is how to sound out all of his letters... "mmmm mom" or "la la la lamp." He is writing his letters and numbers so well. He also brings home amazing drawings and crafts. We were able to come to his school for

The Very Hungry Caterpillar puppet show the kids had been preparing. What a PROUD mom I was to see my little boy participate and be excited about learning. My other favorite part of preschool is his "goodbye song" he sings everyday. (the words are down below).

Mrs. Pacheco & Mrs. Stat

Some classmates: (top row) Anna (who Trey says is his girlfriend), Molly, Brett, Adam

(bottom row)Mia, Kira, Reid and Trey

"Green & Speckled Frog" Song

"5 green & speckled frogs, sat on a speckled log, eating the most delicious food, (yum, yum), 1 jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool, then there were 4 green & speckled frogs.

(glub, glub)."

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

Performance by the Owl Class

"The Goodbye Song"

See you later, alligator

Bye Bye butterfly

Give a hug, ladybug

See you soon raccoon

Blow a kiss jellyfish

Take care polar bear

Out the door, dinosaur

So long, King Kong

Bye Bye says the fly

Happy Halloween!

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More Pics of My Kids

I just love taking pics of my kids! I'm sure all parents can agree that their kids are the cutest kids on the planet! I love capturing their smiles and moments when they are being so sweet with each other. It makes being a mom so fulfilling!

Big Brother

Brent and I were in our bedroom setting up a lamp. I had left Andee on the changing table so she could finish "doing her thing" when I heard her squeal. This was not a scarred or agonized sound, but a laugh. I went in to see what was going on and there was Trey, who had moved over the ottoman to stand on top, changing the baby's diaper! He had gotten the diaper off and was starting to wipe her! It was so adorable, but frightening at the same time since it wasn't just pee in that diaper. I wanted to still let him help, but tried to assist him as well so as not to make a HUGE mess. It was so precious! He is such a sweet brother to Andee!

Way to go BIG BRO!

Other Sweet Brotherly Love:

Trey will sing Bob Marley's "Don't Worry, 'bout a thing" to her

Plays dress up and pretend with her!

He also likes to climb in her crib and keep her company!

10 Year Reunion

10 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

That Was Then:
(I stole these pics from Lindsay... since all mine are in UT, Thanks Linds!)

cheering at games & competitions, curling my hair for hours for the dances, driving Mandy's car without my license, listening to Tim & Faith, cruising State Street while listening to Tupac's "Changes" and Brittany Spears, Spring Breaks in Las Vegas and Mesquite, NV, after game parties with "us five" (Heather, Linsday, Lindsey, Kristin & me), TANNING BEDS, way too many tanning beds, Florida- taking 3rd in Nationals, Mandy coloring my hair GOLDEN blond, Wendy's breadsticks & large fry, throwing Kristin's food out the window (on mistake!!!), Diet Coke, cleaning the Delta Center for a fundraiser... who's idea was that?, painting car windows at Bingham (our rival school) with CHHS & paw prints, missing the Bingham game for turning ourselves in for the prank, working at Copper Rivet in the summers...

the list could go on and on...

This Is Now:

2 kids later and a wonderful husband...

My best friend Mandy, with husband Jason, still coloring my hair... and would probably let me borrow her car if I still wanted :) license or not!

Melissa (Stubler) Pace still sweet and bubbly as ever... no wonder she was Homecoming Queen!

Kacee (Gardner) Call, Sunny Miller, me, Mandy Bell


My "male" BFF, Wesley Warren - still bugged you picked Cheri over me in 9th grade! :)

Richard Wood, Wesley, me, Jonathon Payne
Katie Bullock, Heather Davis, Sunny Miller, Betsy Mikesell, Diana Coe, Lindsay Clements, me

The reunion started with a park get-to-gether for families. Not very many people showed up, but Mandy and I loved hanging out with our kids! Cierra & Andee are only 1 1/2 months apart.

That night, we went to dinner at the Crimson Room at the University of Utah. I had a blast seeing a lot of old friends, not as many as I had hoped, but still some great friends that reminisced with me of the old high school days! The best was having Mandy and Jason there with us! I miss having my best friend around! When we are together, it seems like our friendship is the very same from the first time I met her in class with her perm and glasses in 8th grade. Love ya Mandy!

Welcome Boston Joe

Boston Joe Stewart

Born 9.21.09

2.5 lbs

15" tall

We got a call from my sister on Monday, Sept 14th that her water broke at 28 weeks. She was at the hospital and going to keep her on bed rest until little Boston decided to come. We were already planning a trip up to Utah for my 10 year reunion that weekend, but we decided to leave early so I could see my sis and hopefully be there when Boston arrived. I tried to spend a bunch of time with my sis, taking her favs like Chai Frappachino, oreo milkshakes and I even touched her feet, giving her a pedicure! ;) Little Boston decided to stay in for a whole week! We left Monday and sure enough as we were driving through Beaver headed back home, Jayme went into labor. I was so sad to miss Boston's birth and couldn't sleep that night, keeping the phone right by me in case there were any complications. He came with his leg wrapped around his head but was breathing on his own, which is amazing for how little he was!

Since then, he has been in the NICU (newborn intensive care unit) and doing well. A few scares here and there, but overall he is eating well and growing. He'll be there for another 2 months or so and we pray for them everyday!

Can't wait to meet you Boston!

-In the hospital-

Sweet Boston Joe