Double Celebration

This past weekend we traveled to the desert in So. Cali to visit with Marks' family and grandparents. Sadly enough all the Thanksgiving pictures are on our other camera... So I don't have any of those festivities :(

And since we were down there among family, and Aubrilynns' Birthday is just around the corner... We had a lil' birthday celebration. So here is the soon to be 2 year old!!!

And Aubrilynn just being cute!

For our FHE activity we went for a walk with Aubrilynns new toy! She loved it :)

What also made the trip heavenly was the chance for Mark and I to go out on a date with free babysitting!!! It was so nice to just be with him and hang out again! We made a day of it and got some shopping done (it was 'black Friday' but there was no getting up early, no crowds, no lines and we still got the items we wanted! There just must be something about Utah that makes black Friday crazy ;) ) , then we saw a good movie and had a Delicious Lunch!

Anyway, that was our weekend :) And now my baby girl is now a toddler and turns 2 tomorrow!!! I can't believe it is here already! Seems like just a month ago we were in Illinois, in a hotel, celebrating her first birthday!!!

Happy Halloween (^_^)

This year we attended the trunk-or-treat with the ward which was held outside the church with a chili and pie cook-off!!! It was delicious! Although, we were pretty much on our feet the whole time chasing Aubrilynn up and down a rock hill (which was by a neighborhood street- but hence the constant hovering!!!) It was fun though. Aubrilynn was actually able to go trick-or-treating herself- with the aide of daddy prompting her to say 'trick-or-treat' and 'thank-you'! She was adorable! We didn't get any pictures at the activity sadly- and these are our attempted shots of the girls before the activity! Can I just say this girl does not hold still unless its on her terms! (Seriously- the other night she kept posing and shouting 'I love it' throwing her arms wide open in front of the camera with a huge grin) but with her costume she would hardly sit still let alone look and smile! :)

Anyway- thanks to my mother-in-law for the adorable costumes! We had an sweet lil' Pebbles and lil' Princess for Halloween.

Also, Marks' work wanted him to dress up for work... So we ended up scrapping together an outfit of 'Scarecrow' from Batman... He actually took second place surprisingly!

So that was our Saturday night~ on Sunday we were able to have dinner with the missionaries and a couple investigating the church. We cooked delicious Green enchiladas, spicy refried beans and spanish rice with a cherry cheesecake for dessert! Not only was the food a success, but the evening went wonderfully. Its so nice to have the spirit of missionaries in the home :)

And a pic of Aubrilynn in the duck costume the year before :) I just like to compare the chubby cheeks! Cute Girls!!!