Anna, Cory, Kim, & Tanner

Anna, Cory, Kim and Tanner all came to visit! It was a blast! They got here about 4 days after Grandma and Grandpa Phister left. It's been great to have visitors! It was just a big bummer that Mike was still in California for his training and couldn't make it back in time (he stopped in St George on his way home and got to spend the day with Brandon and his boys and got to spend some time with this parents). It was our first time meeting Tanner, Kim's boyfriend, so it only fit that he didn't meet Mike yet. It always takes a few times before someone new in the family gets to meet Mike:)

I was probably even happier that they all came while Mike was gone because then I wasn't alone. We really had a good time. We all went on a walk, played outside, went out to eat, ate some delicious Cafe Rio (pretty much the only thing I can make!), and played games. We went to Goodwill and I loved it! Anna and I found a bench and some frames and we jumped into some fun projects (I'll post them next). It was fun to work with Anna! Thanks for all the help! I have so many projects around the house to-be-started or half-way that I need to finish. It's been so much fun putting the house together the way I want!

The kids just absolutely loved having everyone here to play with and get so much attention. We were sad to see them go, but so happy that they were able to stay so long (got here Thursday super late and left Sunday super early). It was a great time. Come again soon!!!

Oh and the twins took some super cute pictures of the kids while they played! I love them! I finally have some cute ones to frame!!

Tanner & Kim

Playing on the "Fun Cycle"

Playing with the kids

Anna and Cory, teaching us to play "BANG"

This is what I look like every time I learn a new game. But in the end, it was fun.

Autumn Festivities & Grandma and Grandpa Phister!

Spiderman & Butterfly Princess

She was determined to be a butterfly! I asked her over and over again just to double check what she wanted to be for Halloween, and every answer was a butterfly. She got what she wished for. And couldn't be more beautiful:)


He was the perfect Spiderman!

If she could choose, she would not wear clothes.

We had a fun Family Home Evening carving pumpkins, wish you were with us too Daddy!:)

Random: I keep finding cups full of water in the drawer. Those little stinkers!

Grandma and Grandpa Phister finally came to visit us at our new house! We were so excited! Everyone else would have come too, but it was over Tenille and Annica's birthdays, so they were a bit busy:) It was fun to show them around our house and all the things we've been doing. It was even better to hang out with them, eat yummy food, run errands, and have fun. The kids just loved having them here. Of course it took Quoi a day to get used to them, but after the second day, she was laughing and giggling with Grandpa. They were so sad to see them go. Me too! Mike was amazingly here and got to hang out with them too. He had to leave just a few hours before my parents went home. He went to Bakersfield, CA for a week-long training. It was hard to be without him for that long again. We've been pretty spoiled to have him home so much lately.

We painted some pumpkins with Grandma. It was a messy and fun time. I've never really cared for Halloween, but with the kids around, I'm changing my mind:)

They loved their "pillow fight" with Grandpa.

Hugs goodbye for Grandma.

We hope you can come back soon Grandpa and Grandma!!

Sequoia loves hats, buckets, anything to go on her head.

She is such a beautiful girl:)

I love how she sleeps.

Getting to be so big!

I need to get more videos of her! Lincoln is always front and center when it comes to the camera that I'm missing all of Sequoia's darling moments. And her voice is adorable!!

I don't know why but one day I sang this song, and since then they love it.

This kid cracks me up!!

I am so sad! This is part 2 of him "reading" his book. The first one is too big to fit on here! I'll try to adjust it somewhere. But until then, this one is still cute. He has a crazy memory. I read a book once and he usually remembers everything if its not too big. He loves books.