Halloween Parties...

We went to some of our best friends (The Hansens) Halloween party last Sunday, and then our ward party this week. Both parties were so much fun. Our little monkey kept us busy chasing him around. He seemed to love his costume and even kept the hat on the whole time. I loved watching him walk around waddling his little bum and tail (unfortuntatley not captured in these picutres). Halloween is definitely much more fun with kids.

Can you get any cuter??? We don't think so.... :)
Jax taking rides in the cauldron that "was" full of Halloween presents until he emptied it out. He was not too happy once the rides were over.

Our happy family....

Updates...

I posted a bunch of pics over the last couple months. I'm a little slow, but at least I got some updates in here. Most of the pictures are of our little Jackson.

Utah games

Okay, just so my brothers will still claim me as their sister, I need to be clear and state that I am a BYU fan. I will always bleed blue, and cheer for the cougars (especially when they play Utah). But in order to have peace in our home I have decided to support my husband's obsession of the Runnin' Utes. He has these dreams of our family outings to all of the Utah games, and our kids in red going to EVERY, and I mean every game! The day of this game I had a very neutral shirt on (blue of course) :). My husband was very disappointed in me that I couldn't even wear red to support the family...so I gave in. I just thought I would put a disclaimer out there before my family saw these pictures. This was all for my husband...... Hopefully this compromise will make it easier when I put our little girls in cute BYU cheer outfits. :)

Last day of summer

We took Jackson to the splash park a few weeks ago. It was pretty much the last day of this heat wave we had this summer. Jackson was freezing but didn't care as he was having SO much fun.

Jackson had so much fun (as did Jeremy) playing in the water. So sad we won't be playing here for a long, long, time. Can you tell I'm excited for winter. :)

Family trip to Teasdale...

Where is Teasdale you say? I thought the same thing during the planning of this trip, and even questioned what exactly we were going to do there. :) Torrey and Teasdale are in central, southern utah near Capital Reef. It was a very pretty small town, and a very beautiful drive. We went with Jeremy's family (his mom and grandma grew up there), for just a weekend. It was a fun time spent with family. We ate, played at the pond, ate, went on walks, ate, saw where grandma Thelma grew up til she was 5, ate some more, and then saw some history sites. Jackson did fabulously well in the car sleeping, and then watching his favorite show "Cars" (thank goodness for portable DVD players). It was a fun little vacation for our family and I enjoyed spending more time with Jeremy's mom and brothers and sisters. Jeremy and Jackson on the deck of the cabin after a walk. Aren't they cute boys....like father like son.

Jackson and mom......its too dark to see the pretty pond behind us, but it was there. Uncle Blake caught a fish, as well as Jackson's cousin Brinley who is 3. We ate the fish the next week and it was pretty good.

Jackson is already an intense student. Look at him taking notes! :) This was a little school house that was only big enough to hold 10-15 students. That's my kind of class size.
Family picture on the bridge by the old school house and barn in Torrey. Aren't we cute in our matching camo...

Jackson in the zone on the drive home... He was watching his "Cars" show just before falling asleep. :)

Two Days at the zoo..

So I took Jackson to the zoo with grandma, aunt Angie, aunt Alison, and his Eckel cousins. He absolutely loved seeing all the fun animals.Jackson on the train with his favorite Aunt Angie. He wanted to go to her more than mom this day, which was a nice break for mom.One of my favorite pictures of Jax. This was his first time seeing the Elephant!

Jackson at the lion drinking fountain with his wonderful Eckel cousins. He sure loved spending time with them this summer.

Jackson got a second day at the zoo with Dad(I had to work), grandma Burgon, Becky & Blake, Bret & Andrea, and his cousins Brinley and Sydney. He had a great time although it was one of the busiest and hottest days at the zoo.Jackson and Dad watching the Black Bears. Don't you love his Hawaiian shirt (thanks Becky & Blake) :)

Jackson with his uncle Blake, whom he loves to play with very much.

He loved the elephant so much he wouldn't stop looking at it even for a picture! Dad sure looks cute though!!!

A few months ago at Lagoon

This summer we went to Lagoon with my mom, dad, sister Alison, and her kids. Jackson was very hot, but the boats made the whole day worth it for him.

Waving hi to dad, and wishing he was here with us. Can't you tell it was over 100 degrees.Jackson absolutely loved the boats and threw a tantrum went the ride was over and he had to get off. Luckily the line wasn't too long before he could have another ride.

He was tuckered out by the end of the day, and he usually never falls asleep in his stroller, but this day was an exception.

It was such a fun day to spend with Grandma, aunt Alison, and his cousins. Jackson loved having his Eckel cousins here for the summer and was sad to see them go back home.