I can't keep it in much longer.....

(My belly, that is)

Baby York #2 is on it's way!

Happy Halloween!

This year was by far a much better Halloween than last.  No one was sick, I didn't have to work, and Sawyer had a blast participating in the various Halloween festivities in our neighborhood.  (okay, mom and dad did too- but isn't that the fun of having kids?  We get to re-live it all right?)

Saturday we spent carving pumpkins (as seen in the last post) and then went to our local neighborhood's recreation center where they were having a Halloween event for the kids.  It was VERY crowded and they made you work for your candy.  As you can see, Sawyer was not quite up to the level of talent needed for the games, but he made up his own.

Tyler was feeling somewhat claustrophobic so we took Sawyer out to play on the playground instead.

 And, like always, our little skeleton tried to run.  Anytime he sees an opening, he goes for it!

(See all the cars parked along the street? That was overflow from the parking lot. I have never seen so many kids!)

After many other families and kids followed our lead, the playground got crowded so we decided to head over to our ward's Trunk-or-Treat.  For those of you not familiar with this tradition, the parents line their cars up at the church while the kids go from trunk to trunk getting candy.  Sawyer didn't really seem to know what was going on, but we had a great time.

Just getting started

Sawyer sitting on our trunk

We decided not to take Sawyer trick-or-treating on Sunday night for various reasons, but we were kept very busy handing out candy.  Sawyer tried to leave with everyone who came to the door so I guess next year we will for sure have to take him.  After going through all the candy Sawyer had gotten the night before, 11 bages of Halloween candy, and 1 box of fruit snacks, we were officially depleted and turned the lights off.  I had no idea we moved to a neighborhood with so many kids!  I could hardly sit down before the doorbell rang again.  Half the time their were lines of kids just waiting at the end of the driveway for the group before them to leave.  Through all this craziness, Tyler and I really had a lot of fun seeing all the kids costumes and excitement.  It reminded me of how Halloween used to be when I was little.  One little girl walked away and very thrilled said, "Daddy, I got 2 suckers!"  (2 whole suckers, can you believe it?) Aww... the little things in life.  Hope you all had a Happy Halloween as well!

Carving Pumpkins

The 1st victim

Sawyer is ready!

The first stab

Sawyer was a big helper

Not too sure what he thought about the goop

 The finished product*

Awesome huh?*

 Tyler's even better jack-o-latern- done free handed

Happy Halloween

Note*- This was my first attempt at what is called a 3 color pumpkin.  I didn't have the proper tools but I think it turned out pretty well anyway.  The lady I got the pattern from has an AMAZING website where she does all sorts of cool designs. (The one I did is maybe the easiest one she has.)  Check out her website here to see all her cool pumpkins! Maybe next year I will try an even harder one!



Wishing Star Farm: Pumpkin Patch

Fall has definately been in the air and I was dying to get out and pick some pumpkins.  We invited my brother and his two boys to come along and we all had a wonderful time!  Definately something to make a tradition in the York house.

 We fed the animals

Rode the "hay slide" (100 ft gorge slide)

Played in the corn

Climbed the big haystack

 Marched with a cornstalk

 Fell down while marching with the cornstalk

Posed for a family photo (Tyler's eyes were kinda closed, but it's still cute)

Looked for pumpkins

Tyler got his perfect pumpkin!

And Sawyer wanted to drive the tractor home

Helen Hunt Falls

Tyler and I are really enjoying my new schedule!  It is so fun to spend time together and such a nice break from the hectic life we have lived for the past two years.  Last week we decided to go to nearby Helen Hunt Falls....

Waterfalls are my favorite!  What a fun day!

We've got a climber on our hands!

When I was two years old, I took a chair from my kitchen table, slid it over to the counter, climbed on top of the chair, then onto the counter, and on top of the fridge to get a cookie out of the cookie jar. Now this story is often told by my family to demonstrate my early desire to be independant as well as my LOVE of sweets as a child. It also shows I was NOT afraid to climb!  Looks like Sawyer takes after his mommy....

He will climb on anything and everything he can! What a silly boy!

Last Family Camping Trip of the Year

I was dying to get out of the house and do something since I had a WHOLE week off between finishing school and starting my new job. Then it occured to me that I didn't do anything fun this summer!  I definately needed to get out and enjoy nature!  Tyler and I both agreed it was time for a camping trip. The aspens were beautiful and it was a great way to get away from it all....

Hanging out in the tent

After the rain stopped, we bundled up

Yay!  Sunshine!

Getting ready for some dinner

Sleeping in his very own sleeping bag! (What a lucky kid!)

He fell down a couple hundred times- walking down hills on uneven ground is not easy!

Our little outdoorsman

Playing in the dirt with mom

And... a cute video of Sawyer taunting the dog with a stick....