Parties, to Airplanes, to All Hallows Eve!

A couple weeks ago, Jon and I threw our Halloween Party! It was so much fun! We had desserts, and costumes and games, and friends; and at the end of the night we watched The Woman in Black. Rachel, Matt, Jon, Liam and I dressed up as the Scooby Doo gang. Jon was Freddy, I was Daphne, Rachel was Velma, Matt was Shaggy and Liam was Scooby Doo! We had such a fun time with our friends!

Then we had a little adventure! Timy and Meagan got married over the summer, in probably the most romantic place in the world: Italy! The pictures of their engagements and ceremony were absolutely stunning! Well, since their ceremony was in a foreign country, none of us were able to attend. So we flew down to Texas this past weekend and went to a party that had been planned as a reception of sorts. Jon and I were a little worried as to how Liam would handle a plane ride, but we got all packed and packed the diaper bag full of things that we figured we could use on the plane to distract our little one. We bought pre-mixed formula so that we didn't have to worry about water and powder on the flight, and we got snacks and such for us for the ride. We got to the airport and checked our luggage and then proceeded to go thru security. Let me tell you, that security is much more annoying when you have a tiny infant who somehow gets heavier and heavier the farther you walk! We took out the formula so that TSA could test it, and she asked if it was ok for them to test it, so we told her yes and she said, "Oh, good. Because if you had said no, I would have had to pat you down and search your things." I just laughed and said that she could test it all she wanted then. It is really funny though, because these TSA people are acting all tough and whatnot, but our little Liam managed to be charismatic enough that everyone wanted him to smile at them next. It was pretty cute! We then approached the terminal, and we got to get on first because Liam is under 2. The stewardesses just loved him!! Liam played a bit and then promptly fell asleep. He is a really good flyer!
We got to Texas and Tim and Meagan picked us up, and we drove for 2 hours to Victoria where Meagan lives. We got to our hotel and we set up Liam's pack and play, and he was so out that he didn't even stir when we were moving him from the bed to the pack and play.
The next morning, we woke up and got ready and then we were picked up by Tim and taken to Meagan's mothers home. Her mom had her garden done and it was beautiful. Timy made this wonderful buffet style meal that was fantastic! And we got to meet Meagan's family! We had a really fun time! We flew back Sunday and Liam was just as good on the way home that we was on the way to Texas. We got to the airport and got into the terminal, I changed him before we got on the flight, and then we got into the plane, the stewardess came around and gave all the little kids Delta Wings, so I put those on Liam. Then as we were taking off, first I smelt it, and then I felt it. Liam's digestive track decided that that was the perfect time to have a blowout explosion of nastiness. It was so bad! Usually his diapers can keep it in, but it didn't with this! It had come out the side of his diaper and was fouling up his cute little shorts! Finally, we were in the air and I called the stewardess over and asked if I could hurry and go to the bathroom to change our little stinky boy. She said that it was easier to do at our seats because we would have more room. So we put down the trays and laid him on them. Jon got out five or six wipes that I could have, and I undid his diaper and it was the fastest change/clean up I've ever done! Liam, of course was laughing and giggling the whole time! I hurried and changed him and we put the dirty diaper in the barf bag and then Jon gave it to the stewardess. The routine was the same as before and Liam soon fell asleep and then we were home.

Today was Halloween, and we got all dressed up and went to our wards trunk or treat. Kind of lame if you ask me or Jon. We find it kind of a cop out! When we were little we had to go around to people's houses and ask for candy, now everybody parks their cars and little kids come to you. What happened to the good ole days of roaming from neighbourhood to neighbourhood and figuring out where all the best candy was? Holidays really aren't the same since all the scares and people going crazy, which is sad. I remember learning about Halloween stories and having parties and dressing up and parading the school when I was little. Now, everything has to be "politically correct" which I think is ridiculous. Kids are only kids once and this whole being politically correct is ruining their childhood.
We got home from the trunk or treat and Liam was hungry and then he ate quite a bit (10 oz!) and then he started dozing, so I put him in his crib to let him sleep. We are going to start trying to get him to sleep in his own crib. This is the second time I've said I will start trying this so we'll see how run 2 goes. Right now, he is sleeping peacefully in his crib!

Rachel-Velma; Matt-Shaggy; Jon-Freddy; Britt-Daphne; Liam-Scooby Doo! Liam was ready for bed as he so adequately demonstrates in this photo!

This is a sweater that my mother made for Liam!

This was his adorable little outfit we bought for the party. It makes a wonderful Sunday outfit too!

We gave Liam some banana flavoured wafers! I didn't want his outfit getting dirty. But he loved them!

For Scot's birthday we got a prailines and cream cake. I couldn't eat any but Liam was sure looking at it very intently. This was as close as we let him get to it. :)

Another Catch Up Post! (I can never think of Titles...)

Well, these past couple weeks have gone by really fast. I ended up getting really bored with Jon's and my room the other day, so I reorganized everything! I put up new curtains, moved our bed to a different wall, painted the far wall and moved dressers and tables around. I just have to get frames so that I can put up pictures on the walls now. I am even going to put up a cute quote from either Moulin Rouge or Frank Sinatra
"The greatest thing you'll learn, is just to love and be loved in return" -Moulin Rouge
                                                           or!
"A simple 'I Love You' means more than money" -Frank Sinatra

If there was a quote by Dean Martin I would put that up in a heartbeat. He's my favourite!

But the room looks much better! I am way excited to finish it! I've also started thinking about how to redo the kitchen. I am thinking about sanding down the cabinets and refinishing them with a cherry wood colour. And then, since Jon and I don't have money to actually put in a granite countertop, I have researched how to paint with that marble look. And then we'll put a glaze over it so it's shiny! I'm really excited to renovate our kitchen. The house was built in the 70's, and so the kitchen was very... well... 70's!

The other day, Rachel and I went to Beyond Spa for their promotional special: Ghouls Night Out. And oh my holy freaking chalupa! It was positively amazing!! We had a foot soak, while we got to nibble on apples and caramel, pretzels, taffy and these really good lemonade drinks. After that we went into the pedicure room and got these really good pedicures with the wonderful sugar scrub! Then we got these 50 minute full body massages. I was sooooooo incredibly relaxed afterward. I didn't want to get up. The massage tables were all heated and stuff. Aahhhhh.... so awesome! I had so much fun with Rachel! Love her!

My adorable little man sleeping!

Cannot get enough of this smile!!

Liam loves his daddy so much!

Watching this made me so happy! You can see in Liam's face just how much he loves his daddy!

I love my Mosher Men!

The above pictures are my favourite! When Jon holds him, Liam just brightens up. When Jon comes home from work, Liam always gives him a huge smile! You can tell just by watching the two that Liam looks up to his dad so much! His dad is his hero and best friend! I love the bond that they have!

Conference, Camping and a Getaway!

For Conference Weekend, we went up to Pineview to spend the day with the Mosher's and Sheridan's. It was Liam's first camping experience! So we got him all bundled up and got in the van and headed up to Pineview. We headed up and went up the Morgan way, but we ended up missing our exit so we headed back down and just went up the way that Jon knew how to go. So we got up to the dam, and instead of going straight like we were supposed to we turned and went over the dam, and then I read Sheri's text and we had to turn around again. We got to the campground just as we heard the big announcement made by President Monson about young men being able to serve missions at age 18 and women at 19. Holy cow! I have one less year to prepare for my baby leaving on his mission! That was the thought that went through my head as I heard that announcement. WOW! We got up to the campsite and it was FREEZING! I tried to tough it out outside and had Liam bundled in a onsie, socks, a fleece footsie pajama outfit, gloves and a hat. However when I felt his nose, it was very cold, so I took him inside the trailer and we finished listening to Conference in there. We had quite a fun time up in the mountains.

Jon and I also had a mini vacation! Jon surprised me with a date day and night just us, Thursday we dropped Liam off with my mother and we went to Salt Lake and ate at our favourite restaurant: Tucano's and then we went to see Taken 2. After that we walked around the Gateway, and we found this way awesome store that has a bunch of childhood games! We bought Liam a jack-in-the-box, a rattle, a teether ball and a tube thingy that looks like the hungry caterpillar! After we bought toys for our son, we went to the Anniversary Inn and checked into our room. We had the Sultans Palace and it was way cool! Our bed was on the backs of elephants and our tub was at the feet of this creepy giant phoenix. We had quite an enjoyable time!

We got home this morning and to see the giant smile on our sons face was such an amazing thing! He loved the jack-in-the-box! And he loved shaking his rattle! It was so much fun to show him that even though we had left for the night we hadn't forgotten about him. We love our little boy so much and we can't imagine our lives without him. Even for the one night away it was so weird for us and we ended up talking about him the entire time anyway!

Liam and I up in Pineview!

Do you see his cute little gloves?? It looks like he is flipping off the camera but he's really not!

Us walking along the path

I love this picture of Jon and I

Liam was cold so Jon cuddled up with him!