Halloween

I'm a little behind on getting these pictures posted but we did have a very fun Halloween and Makena was darling in her costume! We had a party with Shane's family on Friday. They came over to our house and we had chilli then played some Halloween games and ended the night off with carving pumpkins. My favorite part of the party is having all the kids dress up and seeing their costumes. They all looked so cute and Makena loved having all the kids there to play with, they are such fun cousins! Then on Halloween my family came up for dinner. We just hung out and talked and passed out candy to the Trick-or-Treaters. We had a great time. I took Makena Trick-or-Treating but we only made it to two houses...she really didn't understand what we were doing and all she wanted to do at both houses was go inside and play.

Makena in her cute butterfly costume.



Getting ready to go Trick-or-Treating

Jack and Sam went bobbing for apples

The doughnut game...no using hands!

Wrapping Annie up like a Mummy

All the cute cousins!

Petting Zoo

Shane had Friday off work so we decided to spend it as a family and take Makena to the petting zoo out at Gardner Village. She was so excited to be down on her own exploring with the animals all around her. She was so fun to watch as she cautiously petted all the animals. She even got to go on a pony ride, which she seemed to love. After the petting zoo we browsed a few shops then went out to lunch. It was such a fun day as a family. I love Shane and Makena so much, they always bring so much joy to my life. Here are some cute pics from our adventure.

HaPpY FaLl!!

We have been having a fun fall at our house. I have been enjoying the cooler weather and hope that it stays nice like its been for a lot longer. Shane is slowly coming to terms with the fact that boating season is coming to an end, he always hates to see the summer boating go away. Makena is growing so fast and is so much fun, I find myself laughing at the cute little things she does all the time. We are realizing that she understands a lot more than we give her credit for and she is watching everything we do, so we gotta be careful. Makena has had quite a few ear infections over the past few months and last month she had a bad run in with the flu shot which led us to a long night in the hospital and then to find out that she is allergic to eggs. I was totally suprised by the news but apparently a lot of kids grow out of an egg allergy within a year so we are hoping by staying away from it now we can get her to grow out of it. It has brought on lots of new recipes and creative cooking, luckily not too much stuff we eat (other than desserts and cookies) has egg in it so it hasn't been too bad. I am happy to say that she is doing great now and is as active as ever. My biggest news to share is that I cut my hair!! Yes, I actually did it. I have been wanting to change my hair for a while now but I have been really nervous about actually doing it. I finally talked myself into it and I LOVE it! I cut about 7 or 8 inches off and it has been a fun change. Hope you are all doing great! Happy Fall!

My new look.



Makena showing off one of our two pumpkins we got out of our garden...yeah they were pretty sad little things, we're not sure what happened. We need to up our gardening skills for next year thats for sure!



Having some Halloween spirit! We are so excited for Halloween this year. I am still working on Makena's costume, it is going to be cute and she is going to be lots of fun.

Way to go!

Just wanted to say congrats to Shane, he found out today that he passed his first CPA test!! Only 3 more to go. We're so proud of you, good work!

ONE!

Makena turned one on Wednesday! I can't believe it my little baby is a year old. This has been the fastest year of my life.

My big 1 year old Birthday Girl in her new B-Day outfit!

It really does not seem like a whole year has passed since our sweet little girl came into our lives. She was born on August 19th at 5:28 pm, weighing in at 8lbs 5oz and she was 21 3/4" long. She had tons of dark hair and we were so excited to finally have her here. It was one of the very best days of my whole life, a moment that I will never forget! At 1 year she is now 19 lbs and 39 3/4" long. She is a darling blondie with LOTS of personality, she is walking all over and is a little smarty pants...I am amazed everyday at all that she understands and figures out. She is a very happy little person, always making me and Shane laugh and no matter where we go people are always telling her how cute she is...and she knows it! :) I don't know what I would do without her, she is a joy...even though she still struggles to sleep through the night.

Looking back to a year ago when Makena came into our family...what a cutie. She has changed quite a bit but her little face still looks the same.






For her B-Day we celebrated by having family over for cake and icecream. It was a fun party and we appreciate all of the support from our families, Makena got spoiled and LOVED having all that attention.

When she woke up I gave Makena her first present...a little toy vaccum. She loves helping me vaccum so I thought it would be fun to have her own. She gave me the exact reaction I was looking for. She seemed so excited when I brought it out and opened her mouth like she just couldn't believe it was for her. It was so fun for mom...hope she had as much fun as I did.



Her Birthday Cake...it was yummy!

CHEESE...she was more than happy to smile for the camera, she was so sxcited with all that was going on.

Ready to blow out her candle.

We were trying to let her take a handful of cake but she just kept looking at me and touching it with one finger wondering what was going on.

Lovin' feeding herself and making a mess!

Everyone enjoying a little cake and icecream.

Aunt Whitney, Aunt Mandi and Uncle Cole (We miss you Uncle Jake!)

More party guests-Grandma Glee, Aunt Amy and her cousin's Mya and Jesse

Having fun with everyone, she's a party girl!

Opening presents.

What a good day it was!

SuMmEr FuN!!!

Its been such a fun, busy and exciting summer with lots going on. I have been meaning to post pictures for so long but just never seem to get to it. Makena is growing so fast and is so much fun! I can't believe how much she has changed in the last few months. Her 1st Birthday is on Wednesday...I am feeling very emotional about this I just can't believe my little baby is going to be one. It doesn't seem like a whole year has passed. She is such a fun girl with LOTS of personality. She loves people, especially kids and she now has her two bottom teeth and is walking all over the place! I love her so much and love being a mom!

My sister got married on June 27th. It was the day after I got home from Girl's Camp so things were a little crazy and I forgot my camera. But the day was just beautiful, my sister looked amazing and they are such a cute couple! Their reception was incredible and I am so happy for them. Also, this summer my brother, Jake, got engaged. His fiance's name is Whitney and she is great! We love her and are so excited for her to be part of the family. We're looking forward to another wedding in December.

Here are some highlights of the summer...there was so much I had a hard time narrowing it down so hopefully you have a minute to enjoy some of our summer memories.

Now that she is getting a little more mobile and curious, I often find Makena doing something like this making little messes everywhere she goes. Usually it just makes me laugh.

I tried curling Makena's hair, she didn't love it! But it turned out so cute and she looked so big.

New sunglasses.

Papa is getting her ready to ride the surf board when we go boating, looks like she might be pretty good :)

Swinging in the backyard.

Makena started pulling herself onto things and really wanting to walk.

I was the Camp Director for our ward and went to camp in the end of June. We went to a cabin up by Causey. It was so much fun, the girls were a blast, I loved it!

The whole crew.

We got Makena the "Lightning McQueen" car that she could push and it helped her learn to walk. She LOVES it and pushed it all over the house all day long.



4th of July! Me and Makena at the Parade.

Watching the parade with our friends the Krums. The kids don't look too excited here, but we did have a good time.





Shane driving the boat on our "Get Away" up to Pineview with my family. We stayed in a condo up at Pineview and went boating and played games. It was so much fun, one of the best trips we have been on and so close to home!!

Mom and Makena at the pool by our condo.

Hanging out with papa on the deck overlooking the lake.

Shane skiing, he is awesome!

Cole skiing-he loves boating and skiing as much as we do. Good pick Mandi!

This is me skiing, it has been so fun to be able to ski this summer since I couldn't last year. I love it!

Driving the boat with Papa.

The boat puts Makena right to sleep a lot of times.

Bundled up for EARLY morning skiing.

Relaxing on the boat with Grandma.

Jake barefooting.

The Newly Weds.

Whitney Skiing, she just learned to get up on two and she was doing great!

What a fun trip! Thanks mom and dad for great memories!

More messes...she thinks she is pretty sneeky and funny.

We went boating on the 24th. Shane's sister Jeanne and her family were up there. Her kids had fun riding on the Boom and Makena loved watching them!

We decided to take Makena on the tube for her first time. She wasn't too sure about it at first, or maybe she was just mad about the life jacket but after a minute she really liked it and was waving her arms.



In July we went on a trip with Shane's dad and his sisters up to a cabin in Island Park. The cabin was really big and we had so much fun spending time with Shane's family. Here are the girl's making bracelets, they even make one for Makena.

Makena and her cousin Sawyer, he is 4 months older than her. They are lots of fun.

Annie holding Makena. The cousins all played together so well and had a lot of good times.

The girls checking out the bears at the Bear Retreat by Yellowstone.

Makena was a good little trooper in her stroller as we went through Yellowstone.



All the cousins...look at that crew. Someone there asked if all of these kids were from the same family. :)

Our little family. It was a fun trip, my first time to Island Park and Yellowstone. I am lucky to have such great In-Laws.