Happen to need a "PICK ME UP??"

Well maybe this will do it for you....

I finally got a picture of our little toad smiling

It only took:

about 10 photo shoots

3 or 4 weeks

a lot of baby talk and kissing

and me making a fool of myself

to get her to smile for the camera.

She smiles all the time...but has been a little stinker letting me catch it on camera.

But I got it

FINALLY, so now you all can see what I get to play with every day.

Halloween Recap

Halloween creeped up on us this year...

We decided to be a "SPOOKY FAMILY"

We have...

A Wicked Witch and Her Cats:

Raegan made sure everyone knew she was a wicked witch, NOT a nice witch

And the Skeletons:

Morgan was the cutest little kitten...

We had our ward Trunk-Or-Treat tonight which was great fun

The kids got to play lots of games and trick or treat, Paul made himself sick trying EVERY chilli there, and we got to watch the kids do a little Parade

Friday was also packed full of Halloween FUN!

Brig got to dress up for school

and have a Halloween Party in his classroom and me and the girls got to join in on the fun!

Raegan and I went to Buckelew Farms, the cutest little Pumpkin Patch with a bunch of buddies.

(somehow I missed the group shot of all the kids)

Raegan was SO PICKY picking out her pumpkin.

They were either too BIG, or too small, or too green, or shaped like a football and even too round.

I was so relieved when she spotted this little beauty all on her own and happily declared

"I found my PERFECT PUMPKIN!!"

We had a great Halloween...now time to move on to the next holiday

Thanksgiving HERE WE COME!!

Our Little Blessing

This past Sunday we were able to have Morgan's baby blessing.

It was such a special day for our family, and we were so fortunate to have so much family travel so far to share the day with us.

Morgan has been such a blessing in our home. She is so sweet and is the perfect little addition to our family. We just love love love her!!

Brig & Raegan adore their little sister and love to love on her

We really were so lucky to have grandparents, great grandparents, cousins and aunts and uncles there for Morgan's big day.

We had such a great weekend....

going to the school Halloween Carnival with the Cannon Clan

watching the BYU vs TCU game (thanks to my Dad)

the Blessing Day, of course

A yummy Dutch Oven dinner at Matt's house

Delicious lunches out with grandparents

lots of visiting and baby cuddling

and so much more!

"Officially" Announcing

Words cannot describe how in love we are with our sweet little Morgan!

Mommy In Training

Raegan is so cute!

The other day I was toting the baby around in my sling and before I knew it Raegan had her baby in her sling and was helping me out around the house.

Hop on the next plane

and come back ASAP please!

We had such a fun visit from my sisters Heather and Jana and their boys Luke & Dallas.

We squeezed lots of activities in for the kids...the zoo, the park and the pool.

Paul was a trooper and watched all the kids (minus Morgan) so we could go out just the girls...what a treat!

One night we had a a little pre-Birthday Party for all the kids since all of their birthdays are coming up in the next couple of months. They got to decorate cupcakes and each blow out candles while we sang happy birthday.

We all felt a little like this.....

and this....

when they all had to go home!

It was so fun to have all of the cousins together, I really do mean it when I say come back

aNyTiMe!!

I'm happy today...

Why you ask?

...because I'm about to run out the door with my kids and pick up 2 of my sisters and their cute kids at the airport and we get to play, party and play some more all week!

(we will miss you Stac...but yaay, I get to see you next weekend)

Happy Day at our household I tell ya!

Double Whammy!!

Last week I packed my 2 girls in the car and headed up to Phoenix to visit my cousin and hit a birthday party in a little daytrip...

double whammy!

I am so glad that I finally got to meet my cousin's new addition, Summer. She is so adorable and so so tiny. She only weighed

4 lb 13 oz when she was born and is still so little...Morgan looked really gi-normous next to her.

Me & Morgan and Brit & Summer

We also got to go to Raegans friend, Dallas birthday party while we were up that way. Mary goes all out for birthdays...it was a p-a-r-t-y!!

Morgan was a party pooper and pretty much did this the whole time :)

And of course... The Moms havin' some fun at the party too!!

Squeezin' It All In...

So we decided to hop in the car and head to Utah before Paul had to start work back up. It was the perfect oppurtunity to get to enjoy the Fall in Utah and show off Morgan.

Yes we have been back for a week and yes I am just getting to posting this. I don't know what my deal is, this is when I should be blogging blogging blogging but somehow my days are just disappearing on me. I promise to be better.

"Pa" with Morgan

A big part of why we decided to head to Utah was because Pauls sister was due to have her baby. I started to get a little worried when she passed her due date and we were heading home in a few days. But thankfully she came before we went home and we got to meet the newest Cannon addition Cylie. She is adorable!

I LOVE this picture of Pauls parents each holding one of the babies.

We were so grateful that they were in Utah also, so that they could meet Morgan for the first time.

Raegan, Morgan and Jana's little guy, Dallas

I'm so glad my friend, Jean squeezed me in. I have been itchin' to meet her baby Crew. He is so sweet and it was fun to do some catch up with Jean.

Crew & Morgan...I feel a little crush already, look at them all snuggled up together

My mom, sisters and I got to meet up with my Aunt and cousins at one of my favs Pizza Factory. Yum Food and good company!

Raegan with my cousin Jarrett

My sisters getting some Morgan Time!

My dad has season tickets for BYU football and took Brig and Paul with him. BRIG LOVED IT!! Seriously all of a sudden Brig loves the "COUGARS" and Paul has been such a great sport. Even though he is all about the Utes, he thought the Cougars were so cool when he was a kid too. He even decked Brig out in BYU gear and wore a BYU shirt himself. WOW, thats huge. They had a blast, I'm thinkin' this might need to become a yearly tradition.

What cute little cousins...Cylie and Morgan!

We also got to visit with some good friends the Okerlunds (and their cute kid Cannon, our namesake :), a Girls Night Out with my mom taking a cooking class, lots of Cousin Play Time, the beautiful Utah Fall Weather, some shopping with the girls, and got to eat at some our favorite Utah Joints.

It was a fun, spontaneous trip and now we are home and back to life.

Dear Hubby,

I miss you today. I got to have you home for 6 weeks (paternity leave) and today you went back to work. I miss you. I love you.

Love,
Me