| kayla & mitchell fall 2011 |

Here are a few impromptu pics we took one night while we hiked in the canyon to see fall leaves. Fall is my most favorite time of year. I love the colors, the coolness, the leaves, everything. The kids had a blast, and I love the fun pics we got of them.

| happy halloween |

I have more updates to do than I have time. And NEVER enough time to actually pull the pics off my camera and edit them. So for now all I have are photos people have sent me. And blogging gives my brain a break from work. So enjoy a little random update here and there! These are from our ward party. Kayla was Ariel complete with her one main request... a WIG! She thought she was on top of the world with this on. I have never laughed so much watching her walk around flaunting her hair. Mitchell was Sebastian...Ariel wouldn't be complete without her crab! Bryan and I... don't ask...costume FAIL! He was Charlie Brown and I was Lucy. At least we tried right??

| I love this little man |

Mitchell is quite the handful at times. He is busy, and very independent. BUT man is he funny!!! I find myself laughing a million times a day at the things he does. At a b-day party the other night, Grandma Becky was trying to take pictures and Mitchell was sure all the shots were meant to be of him. He stood at her feet saying CHEESE the whole time. Here are some of the shots. He was right... the camera IS meant for him :)

| moustache's are all the rage right now |

Kayla decided she needed to hop on the moustache bandwagon. She went over to play at her friends house today, and I soon received this picture in my email. Awesome. This is what being a kid is all about!

| It's a .... |

We went in for my 20 week ultrasound yesterday and found out we will be having another BOY!!! I am due April 11, 2012. We were a little nervous about Kayla's reaction when she found out the news. The first time we talked about the fact that it could be a boy she cried. We have been prepping her for weeks now and trying to explain that we can't pick. She handled it great. She jumped up and down and cheered and has been excitedly telling everyone it is a boy since then. I am super excited to have another boy, Mitchell can have his very own partner in crime now! ;)

| riding like a pro |

Kayla has been determined to ride her bike without training wheels since summer began. She wants to be big like all her friends. She has been practicing it with no pedals on her bike for a while (helps teach her balance). We figured she wouldn't be ready to go for it until spring, but she surprised us and went for it the other night! I am so proud of her. She seems like such a big girl riding her bike without training wheels. I even shed a tear watching her for the first time. Such a cute girl she is, she couldn't be happier with her accomplishment, and neither could we!

| cousins |

We took the kiddos on the Ahlberg side of the family to Foto Fly the other day to get some pics done. First off, might I say... hilarious. Good luck trying to get 9 children, 4 of which are infants, to be happy and sit still for photos. But man did we turn out with some good pictures! And they are such cute kids. I am so glad we did it. I just wished I had brought my video camera to capture some of the insanity!