Trick or Treat!

Mady was super excited for Halloween this year. We bought her a mermaid costume. She was so excited to wear it!

 We went out the pumpkin patch and chose our pumpkins.

Mady wouldn't touch the guts last year, but this year she actually grabbed three handfuls and then was done.

I let Mady look at carved pumpkins online so that she could choose what she wanted her pumpkin to look like. Can you guess which one she chose? She wanted the scary one.

When Halloween actually came, it was soo cold. So I talked Mady into being a princess so I could dress her warmer. 

 I had to dress up for work too. Unfortunately, the only thing that fit me was my brother's old football jersey. Don't we look great?

 Mady had a blast getting so much candy. We gave a lot of her candy away. There was no way we could eat it all. I wonder what we'll be next year....

Naketa's Baby Shower

When I found out Naketa didn't have anyone throwing her a baby shower, I was more than happy to offer to throw one for her. I love me a good party! It turned out great too!

Here is the diaper cake I made for Naketa. It turned out pretty good for it being my first one.

 It took forever to make these dumb things, but they really made the place look great!

 Here's the table:

 The food was so good!

 We even saved the pumpkin cake for Joey's birthday, which was the same day as the party.

 I wish I would have taken pictures during the party. Like of our mommy-to-be and all the wonderful friends and family that came. But, alas, I did not. Anyways, here is a picture of the cute parent's-to-be.

I loved putting together the party and had fun making everything look great for Naketa! I can't wait to see her little boy!

Family Pictures!

How lucky am I to have such an amazing, talented friend? Anna did our pictures this year, and she did not disappoint! I LOVED how they turned out! I of course have my favorites - check them out!

I also thought I should take some pregnancy pictures, since I never really did with Mady. We didn't take many. Mostly because its just plain weird. But here are the few we did take:

Here are the rest of the pictures that are just too good not to put up:

St. George Marathon

Every year, we always go down to St. George with Ray's family to watch his Dad compete in the St. George Marathon. This year, Ray drew out and was entered into the race, as well.

He did so well! I'm so proud of him for finishing!

It was such a good experience for him to do a race with his Dad. 

We had a great time going to the temple while we waited for Ray to finish his race.

I was also able to visit my bestie, KayLa and eat at one of my favorite restaurants - Bucca-di-Beppo!

Mady's favorite part of the whole trip was probably swimming in the hotel pool. She was in heaven! 

Can't wait till next year. Ray won't be running, but his Dad will be!