GO VANDALS.... AND BYU!;)

We've had a great beginning of the month of November!  We have had lots of turkey (the kids love it and so does Justin) in preparation for Thanksgiving, we went to the BYU v. Idaho football game, we had Justin's 26th birthday, and the kids are growing like weeds!

Goofy kids in their football shirts:) 

Weston chowing down on his turkey... he's been prepping for Thanksgiving... this kid LOVES turkey:)

Addi's favorite place to be at the grocery store, as she yells "HI!" at everyone we pass.

Addi and Aunt Laur P at the BYU/Idaho Vandals game:)

Wes and I at the game:)

Wes and his daddy decked out in their BYU gear:)

Wes loves to kiss on his sister..... to try and get her bottle away after he finishes his:)

Our October

So it has been a while, I suppose I should just blog one picture at a time when I text them to my parents, that happens almost daily!:)  So here is our October in pictures!:)

Wes's new trick, thanks to his daddy.

Hanging with dad after a nice nap:)

Awesome general conference

He LOVES backyardigans, especially on the iPad or mom's phone.

He's finally eating real food like his sister, grilled cheese seems to be his most favorite.

He really was a lot more excited than he looks about upgrading to his new big boy carseat.

We've finally had the kids home for a year now!  They came home October 7th last year.  It took everything I had to not throw a second birthday party.  Mom mentioned that might be an overwhelming tradition to start.  I decided she was right with the way I do birthdays:)

He pushes up to sit on his own now:)

 We had family pictures taken, so we took off helmets for a day so we wouldn't have a red spot on our heads for pictures.  Instead, both children decided to take their best spills of the year and got matching goose eggs on their heads.  I'm sure the pictures will turn out great though (Jennie Kunz is awesome!), we'll see them soon:)

Weston's also included a rug burn.

Addison took a swan dive off the couch.  There was no way she was letting her brother out do her!

Justin passed that check ride that he'd been working so hard on from the beginning of the semester, and now he's working hard on his CFI, we're so proud of him! 

With Wes moving around more easily, the kids have been getting into a lot more trouble.... and making more messes recently. 

They love to go out to dinner with mom and dad.... we love family date nights!

We carved pumpkins the best we could with the kids:)

My pumpkin:)

Justin is a master pumpkin carver:)

See?

Our car hit 100,000 miles this month....

The kids and I before our halloween party outing!

It was a great month and hopefully I can keep up on November a little bit better.  We're excited for Justin's birthday, Thanksgiving, and decorating for Christmas:)

My commercial pilot!

A couple of weeks ago my hubby finished his Commercial pilot license! It took over 200 hours of flying and a four hour practical test, but he passed with "FLYING colors";) (Sometimes I really crack myself up)



This is him with his instructor (who just so happens to also be his best friend) in front of the airplane he's been flying since the beginning of the year.




This is the plane he's been flying for the last couple of weeks since he finished. See how this one has two engines? He's almost done already with his multi-engine rating! That is the last thing he needs (besides just hours flying airplanes) before he can fly passenger flights. He's taking all of the classes he needs right now to become a flight instructor so he can get all of his hours. It won't be too long now before you get on an airplane and are welcomed aboard by Captain Schwartz! So proud of him and how well he's done!:)

Weston's Ducky

Yesterday morning, Wes started playing with a duck that he found in the toy box.  When it was time to run errands he had a death grip on the duck, so I let him take it with us.  He protected it through all of the stores we went to, and when we got home he protected it from all of the perils at home (aka- sisterly abduction).  He kept it with him through his nap, and took it with us out to dinner on date night.  What a little goof ball.

Ready to head out to run errands- with his duck.

At home playing- with his duck.

Protecting the duck from his sister.

Nap time- with his duck.

Date night at Chili's- with his duck.

Recently....

Life has been going great for us here in Logan.  We've just been settling in for the school year, and getting Justin back in the swing of things for his LAST school year.:)  Here are just a few of the going-ons recently.

My latest sewing project... most difficult pattern I've ever sewn, looks great if I do say so myself!:)

Addi has learned how to get her head out of her shirt, but not her arms.  It happens a lot during temper tantrums.

We got our Helmets last Wednesday.  So far, so good!

Oh dear....

Weston on surgery day.  He got his eyes straightened out, he's doing great now.

Having helmets requires a bath every day.... the kids sure love it!

Addi now gets into everything, even if it is on a shelf.

Weston is starting to get a lot more active and get his way a bit more often... to his sister's dismay.

Enjoying the last few weeks of summer.  We love the splash pad!

Wedding Week!!!

I think pictures always tell the best stories, so here we go!

Me and my BFC's (Best Friend Cousins;)) at Disneyland with our spouses... and children!  We're getting so old!

Family picture on the teacups!

Justin and Wes on the rocket ships at Disneyland!

Grandpa Johnson and all of his granddaughters (over 12) after the cousin baptism trip on Thursday:)

Addi and I at the zoo on Friday

Best babies in the world hanging out at the zoo!  Love Addi's face.....

Siblings:)

The darling couple!  Love these pics!

With bridesmaids and groomsmen (if you look close you can find Justin and I!)

What a beautiful bride she made!

Couldn't be happier for you two!!!  Love you Laur P!