Flake Fun

 Things are flying along here in Snowflake. Since I last blogged, James turned 4, much to his delight.  We had a low key birthday but he enjoyed it.

We had a delightful visit to Utah and loved seeing those of you that were able to visit. The Pumpkin Walk was really fun.

Back at home we went to the homeschool day at the pumpkin patch which was really fun.  Then we selected and carved some pumpkins with Scott. 

Our library has been closed for 3 weeks and so they are now providing curbside service! Only in a small town! I can call and tell them specific books or topics or just tell them that we need new books.  Then I park outside the library, give them a call to let them know I'm there, and they bring our books out! It was delightful to have Ms. Charlotte come out and say, "we just got this one in and I thought Robin would enjoy it!"

 The weather decided to get cold on Oct 30th so we had a nippy ward trunk or treat but the kids seemed to really enjoy it. 

Rand dressed up as Iron Man. Robin was a princess and James was a construction worker.  They were so bundled up no one could see any part of their costumes but they had fun anyway.

I had a great birthday and got to rake leaves which I have missed surprisingly.   Scott got me a pitchfork which I am putting to good use. The big news of the day was the surprise that Scott arranged. Imagine my shock when my in-laws came over and handed me the deed to the property! Yep, for my 43rd birthday I got 43 acres of land! Yay!!

Hiking with Stetson 

Learning the joy of tangrams

At the pumpkin patch

At the pumpkin walk

Applesauce with Grandpa

Go karting with Henry

Perc testing OUR property!

At the pumpkin patch

Ready for the primary program

Oh, Robin randomly lost her first tooth yesterday!

Yes, Uncle Bruce and Aunt Karen were invited for James' birthday cake and ice cream!

Hyde Happinesses

 Life has been fun lately. The weather has turned cold suddenly, but I like it!  There is snow on the mountains and I’m here for it! All I’m saying is that if it’s gonna be cold, there better be snow 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

Before it got too cold, we went to Little Bear Bottoms and did their corn maze and tramp, and played in their corn pit. They also had some fun zip lines and a big hay maze with a huge slide. Stetson was in heaven. We went once with Cams brother and wife, then I took Stetson by myself a few days later and it was such a blast. He is SO fun to play with. He’s getting really really bossy which is honestly so funny. 

Cam and I attended a Halloween party which was so fun! I actually have a huge complaint with Halloween costumes for adults, but Cam was the hero and thought of the perfect costume. Everyone was telling us to do some sort of Disney couple or something like that, and here’s my rant: I don’t dress up as an adult!! I don’t have a dress up bin. And if you dress up like someone specific (like Rapunzel and Flynn Rider), you have to have the specific costumes or else no one will get it. Sooooo Cam had the idea to dress up like Jack and Jill!! Ya know, the ones who fell down the hill. Anyway, that was awesome because you don’t have to have a specific costume and people still know who you are!! It was awesome. Pics to come. Stetson got to stay home with grandma, and he had the best time. On actual Halloween, Stetson dressed up as the cutest fisherman you’ve ever seen, and we went trick or treating at grandma and grandpas house. We ate some yummy pizza shaped like a jack-o-lantern, decorated cookies and a huge pumpkin, and laughed and played. It was so fun. Definitely would recommend. 

It was so fun to have Elise, Jack, and Peter come for the day. Cam took the boys fishing even though it was rainy and cold, and Elise and I went shopping for our gender reveal.  It was fun to have them here when we did our gender reveal. Definitely made it a lot more fun to have them around :) 

Love you guys. Hope you have a wonderful week!! 

Also, Stetsons favorite past time recently is asking to drive grandmas car. And listen to the baby in his tummy with the Doppler.

Since it’s been getting cold outside, we got Stetson a fishing game. Now whenever he catches one, he holds it up and says “cheese” and waits for me to take a picture. I love it. 

Hyde Happinesses

 Hello everyone! Hope you have had a wonderful week. 

Ours has been good. A little crazy but good. Stetson has discovered the joy of fishing. Like, it’s almost a problem. He’s completely and totally obsessed. Every time we get in the car he expects to go fishing and it’s a tragedy when we don’t. It rained some this week, so instead of letting Stetson run around the house with an actual fishing pole and wreck havoc, Cam bought him his own little pole. It works wonderfully, almost like a real one and Stetson loves it. It’s the first thing he thinks about when he wakes up in the morning and from his nap. It would be adorable if it wasn’t life and death most of the time. His word for fish is “what” so that’s also confusing. We’ve worked hard to try to get him to say “fish,” but since we know what he’s saying, he just continues to say “what.” Anyway, it is mostly cute, and when we do actually take him fishing, it’s the best time of his life. He loves to yell “reel reel reel!” When the boys catch a fish, then when it comes out of the water he gets as far away as he possibly can and says “all done… bye fish.” It’s pretty awesome. He’s a pretty fun kid. He’s definitely at the age where only his parents can really understand his sentences (mostly), and I love interpreting for him. He’s jabbering a ton and takes a lot of brain power for me to keep up with him. 

As for the big news of the week, we’ve decided to move back to Kentucky. Cam and his brother have been doing really well with their business up here, but a massive opportunity out in Kentucky just kind of showed up out of the blue. It’s for a lawn mowing company and the owner is a member who has been looking for someone to take over the business for awhile now. He’s really excited to show the boys how to run it and hand it over to them in about a year. Cam is heading out to Kentucky to do some hunting and talk with the guy next month, so unless anything changes from that conversation, Cam will be moving out to Kentucky after Christmas and I will follow him after we’ve found a place to live. 

That’s all for now folks. Hope you have a lovely week! 

Every time a camera comes into view, Stetson yells “cheese!” 

Had so much fun playing with Grandpa, Grandma, and Jenn and her kids at the park the other day. 

Stetson was pretty intrigued by the witch at the pumpkin walk. She had a stuffed cat on her lap and Stetson happens to love cats.

He didn’t really enjoy the pumpkin walk, but he sure loved putting his head through the holes. 

Yes, we had to take the pole to the homecoming parade. This is a real fishing pole folks. Before the cute little one. We got some weird looks. 

We went to Tony Grove to fish and show Cams brother and sister in law the view. 

He’s just getting sooooo big! 

Hyde Happinesses

 First of all Jenn, I agree. Where did September go?? I thought I’d posted not too long ago… turns out it’s been more than a month! Lots has happened this month, but I will try to keep it brief.

We’ve had lots of car troubles this month. At one point I genuinely (and I’m not kidding) thought to myself “a horse and buggy would be a better option than this. I wonder where we can get one.” So if anyone you know happens to be selling said horse and buggy, please send them my way. It really did complicate our lives (and our wallet) but luckily I think we’re done for now. 

Stetson has been enjoying the last days of summer. It’s still pretty warm here so we go outside lots and have had lots of fun playing in water and throwing rocks all over the place. Between sessions today, we went up to third dam and let Stetson just throw rocks for an hour into the river. I was laughing because Cam also threw rocks for an hour. I guess they never grow out of it 😂 

We had so much fun on a trip to Idaho to see the parade of homes and to celebrate mom’s birthday. We invited ourselves and then I invited everyone else… so thanks to Ruth and Elise for being good sports and being willing to host and entertain all the time. We love it and are looking forward to more visits :)

We attended the baptism of my sister in law, Emily, in Evanston WY a few weeks ago. She is awesome. She met my brother in law in Kentucky, married him, and followed him to Evanston to work and is an absolute angel. It was awesome to be at her baptism and get to know her a little better. 

We just got back from a week in Destin, Florida. It was pretty fun! And I’m so glad that we’re done traveling for the foreseeable future 😅 I’m exhausted to say the least. Chasing a toddler all day while pregnant should be an Olympic sport, the gold medal going to the mama who can keep up and be pleasant all at the same time 😬😅 but Destin was fun. We played at the beach most days. Cam played volleyball pretty much all day everyday and was in heaven. The sand was white, very very fine (so fine it squeaked!), and never got hot! It was rather strange. The water was warm and delightful except for the jellyfish that stung us. Rude. We saw dolphins, crabs, lots of fish, rays, and frogs. Very fun times. Stetson got spoiled rotten and I’m still recovering and trying to instill a little discipline back into our lives 😅 

On the way to Florida, Stetson LOVED the airplanes. He couldn’t get enough and fell asleep right after take off on both flights. On the way home…. Well it wasn’t quite the same but that’s okay! He did great at one point and we’re happy for that😂

It’s been good. Conference was exceptional. I loved Elder Hales talk about “mortality works.” Sometimes I wonder about things and why they happen the way they do. But it’s comforting to know it will all be alright someday and we will understand. Love you all! Have a great week!

Celestial sleep during conference 😂