CORONADO ISLAND

We went to California to attend Jerrod and Michelle's wedding. Jerrod is Mike's cousin and we are so thankful that we were able to attend their beautiful wedding. They had a rehearsal dinner on Coronado Island and it was a gorgeous evening. I snapped some photos of the boys and I feel like I captured their personalities. The last photo shows how much they really do love each other despite the wrestling, arguing, and little quarrels that they do have as brothers.

Our Halloween attire for the ward party

Our annual ward Halloween party was on the 20th. Tate was going to be Darth Maul, but changed his mind when the Spiderman costume for his birthday arrived in the mail from Grandpa and Grandma Rowley earlier that day. Notice the web that Spiderman is throwing and Dylan made his own little sign for Obi-Wan-Kenobi.

DARTH TATE......

He looks pretty mean! I don't think it fits his personality, but he loves it and is dressed in the costume every chance he gets.
His friend Colin and him are always dressed up as some superhero....or villian. They play outside like this and it is pretty funny.

Tate's Birthday Celebration...(back to October 9th because I am such a great blogger).

The shy boy as we all sang Happy Birthday to him. He chose a Spiderman cake and he was excited to blow out the candle. We had a family party at our home and had a lot of fun.
Grandpa and Grandma Green gave him his requested gift of a Darth Maul costume. He had to try it on as soon as he opened the gift.

BUILD A BEAR! (THE STAR WARS SAGA CONTINUES..)

Tate has informed us for a while that for his birthday he wanted to go to Build a Bear. We decided that we should do it since it was a family birthday party this year. I thought Build a Bear was more for girls, until I had a patient who informed me otherwise. It was surprisingly so much fun. An employee provided Mike and I with great entertainment and the boys were smiling from ear to ear. Here is the bear that they chose. We tried to talk Tate out of a camouflage bear, but he was insistent that it was the one.

After the bear was stuffed and a heart placed in it, it was time for the bath. Tate bathed his bear for over 20 minutes. It is really clean!

Now it is time to dress the bear...Oh so many choices, but of course we end up with the villain(Mr. T loves villains).

The bear is finished and is in his home. His name is Camo Vader and the owner may be protective over this item. He smiled like this as we walked through the mall to the car.

Camo Vader did end up being adorable and is all Tate.

Dylan named his bear Arch. Why? We still don't know....But hey it sounds good! We find these bears in the house sitting like this all the time. At least they are friends. Yes, my boys do love Star Wars!
The boys love these bears. They sleep with them, change them out of their clothes and Tate has many conversations with his bear. I heard him the other morning wake up and say, "camo it is day time now and we are going to be busy."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TATE!

Mr. T (aka our little man Tate) is growing up quickly. Can't believe that he is already 4?!?! He requested eggs and toast for his birthday breakfast this year (we were a little shocked due to the fact that he requests waffles with syrup every morning).

I know I am a biased mom, but this little guy is so CUTE!

And we can't get enough of his hilarious personality. He always makes us laugh.

We asked him a few questions for his Birthday interview....

What is your favorite toy? Batman

Where is your favorite place to go? Home and the mountains and Disneyland and Church.

What do you want to be when you grow up? Darth Maul or Spiderman(now that is something to aspire to)!

What is your favorite book? Curious George (he loves to read books).

What is your favorite sport? swim and soccer.

What is your favorite food? Chocolate milk and waffles.

What is your favorite song? I love to see the Temple and the Star Wars theme.

WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT FALL....

Spending time with our friends..........
Canning. Found out I really enjoy doing this and canned tomatoes, peaches and our favorite...
MINT PEARS. The boys are actually asking for them at every meal. Thanks Heidi and Tiff for your help. It was a lot of fun.........
Spending time in the mountains.....We have to make the perfect stick to roast the marshmallows!
If we DON'T blow the fire out first
or better yet, we must protect the fire so the brother does not put it out!
Our boys think the mountains are the best. They had so much fun and we were glad to spend some time with family in nature.
And who doesn't like a smore while listening to these great men?

I have to say the one of my favorite speakers of all time is President Uchtdorf. He certainly has a way with words.

IT'S SOCCER TIME...Tate has been playing Soccer and it is really entertaining. The girls on the team dominate the boys and the little guys just chase the little gals to the goal.

Dylan's VIP......

Mr. D had his VIP at school on Friday. We are so blessed to have him in our family. Mike and I have always said we don't know what we did right to have such a great kid. He is such a great kid and loves to learn new things. He is taking off on reading and is so inquisitive. For his VIP our little family attended his class. Grandpa and Grandma Green came and Lulu even came along. Lulu was well liked by his class members and Tate was excited to walk her using her leash. Dylan was asked some questions by classmates at his VIP. Here are some of the questions and answers.

What is your favorite food? Dylan: Barbecue ribs (really, we thought he liked mac & cheese).

What is your favorite place to go on vacation? Dylan : Disneyland

What is your favorite letter? Dylan: Letter Y. (not sure why....we are Ute fans)

What is your favorite ice cream? Dylan: strawberry ice cream

I was going to get a picture of Mr. D with his VIP poster, but in all the haste I forgot to take a picture. I will post a picture later after he brings his poster home next week.