Happy Halloween

Goodbye Elder and Sister Beachley

A few days before my parents left we got together at the park for my nieces birthday and to say goodbye.We got a new picture of all the grandkids with my parents as well as the whole family together, well except for Dan because he was at work:)
I let Shad enjoy a piece of cake and ice cream and instead of eating the ice cream he decided to man handle his cousins cake and eat it. I thought it was pretty funny but his cousin didn't think so.

I thought this was a cute picture of my Dad and the older grand kid Hannah.

Shad's first battle wound

I love that Shad is now walking. He is having fun getting around faster and I love that he spends less time on the ground, it was especially nice while traveling. Well we have learned the downfall of walking and that is falling. A few days ago he fell and scrapped his nose on the cement. I thought it was just a little sore and red but a day or two later we noticed that it was a bit worse than that and turned into a scab. It is nice that he is such a tough kid.
And yes that is a dog toy he is playing with:) EWWWW!!

Trip to San Diego

Shad and I went to San Diego but only for a couple days. We flew there then drove back with my aunt. The flight there was the best we have ever had...I LOVE JETBLUE! Because the flight was not full they let us have a whole row to ourselves and let me take on Shad's car seat even though I did not pay for a seat for him. It was so nice to have Shad in his own car seat because he was comfortable and sat up higher so he could see out the window. She did not cry for even fuss the whole flight. He watched TV, ate some snacks and stared out the window throughout the flight, I loved it.

I couldn't take a high chair with me since I flew so we had to made due with what we had and this is what we came up with. It worked ok for the few days we were there but not a long term solution, he kept crawling around on the seat and getting food everywhere.

While we were there we visited my aunts best friend who runs a preschool down in Chula Vista so he got to interact with some other kids and even did his first painting. It was a bit of a mess but worth it.
Overall it was a nice short getaway. My favorite part of the trip was on the drive home when we stopped in Primm Valley for a little shopping spree at my favorite store, William Sonoma Outlet! I got a bunch of gift cards for my birthday so to make it even better I didn't have to spend any money.

Fun with his cousin in the hammock

Dont be fooled by the look on their faces, they actually dont get along very well at all I just got lucky with these shots.

Mason's Pirate Party

My Nephew just turned 2 and they celebrated with a Pirate themed party and what would a party be without a few tats and bandannas?
Luke looks pretty legit as a tattoo artist, I think he could make a living at Chuck E Cheese.
Needless to say Shad hated his bandanna......and Im not so sure how Grace feels about her crack tat:)

Reading Time

During the day I watch my two nieces, one is 4 and the other almost 2. The 2 year old just picks on Shad all day by stealing his toys, hitting, kicking him and any other way she can get him to cry luckily he is a tough little boy and doesnt think much of it. The 4 year old on the other hand...well you can see is a little bit more gentle. I caught them the other day reading together and thought it was so cute. And yes Shad spends a large portion of most days just in his diaper, what can I say he likes it better that way.

Dream Dinners

Due to Dan and my crazy schedule the last couple of months I decided to try Dream Dinners. If you have not heard of them before it is where you go into the location, put together your dinners with all the ingredients and recipes there then put them in your freezer so when you dont have time to cook or think of what to cook you just pull them out and pop them in the oven or on the stove. Anyway I want to have a Dream Dinners party where we would all go in and try a few of their meals and make one to take home if we want to. I wanted to see who would be interested in going and when is a good time for you. You can take your kids with too they will have a table set up for the kids to play on. Anyway let me know when and if you guys can come.

Dan is moving on up

I just have to say how proud I am of my extremely hard working husband. Dan is working full time for Utah County Corrections as well as going to school full time to get certified to work patrol for the County. As if he is not busy enough he is also working to get his business up and running and it is finally paying off. We should be getting our first paycheck from the company next month and they just bought their first company car! The car may not be much but it will do the job and sad as it is, its only job is to impress prospective clients. Out her in Utah it is not an issue but in LA where his partner does all his work they are very concerned with image and some will not hire you unless you drive a beamer, they say "if you want to play with the big boys you have to drive the big toys" I think it is ridiculous but I guess we have to play the game.

Jackson WY

Before my parents left on their mission we decided to take one last big trip so we went white water rafting in Jackson WY and it was a BLAST but i dont know if I can say the same for Shad, although I do think he enjoyed himself. He is not yet crawling and I didnt want him rolling around in the dirt the whole time (do worry he spent plenty of time doing so) so we took a play pen and carpet along with his favorite toys and I think he felt pretty much at home.

We went down the river a few time and I loved it every time. All the kids that went were really good and everyone pitched in and helped where they were needed. As the first camping trip I planned I think it went really well. We will be taking this trip every summer now so if you want to join us next year let me know.

Getting Around

Although Shad has not yet learned how to walk he has had no problem learning how to get into places he shouldn't be like the cupboard. I guess this shows me that we are a little late on child proofing our house....WOOPS

I hate being sick

Last week Shad was diagnosed with RSV, luckily he is old enough where it is not a huge health concern however it was miserable for both of us. He was so pathetic for quite a while and would fall asleep all over the house, of course I thought it was adorable to see him fall asleep while playing with his toys and was laughing uncontrollably most of the time and I guess I cant really complain about all the cuddle time I got from it. However I am complaining now because he passed in on to me:(