Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy. Show all posts

Sunday, October 22, 2017

How we do fall.



give me all the fall candles- Doesn't anyone else have a collection of bath and body works candles in their pantry? those have been burning in our house all day everyday. Can you ever get sick of them? i definitely don't think so. so obsessed with all those yummy pumpkin spice smells. My favorites this season are pumpkin spice, marshmallow fireside, leaves, pumpkin marshmallow annnnd so many others.

piles and piles of cozy blankets- pulling out all the fluffy cozy blankets out of the closets. The other night the kids and I made a blanket fort. I love getting a pile of blankets out and having movie nights as a family or netflix dates with the husband after the babes go to bed. 

starbucks steamers- I wish their caramel brûlée steamer with vanilla wasn't so good. 

barns and noble- we go to barns and noble a lot during the year but we seem to go even more often in the fall time. my kids love going to the book store and stocking up on all the fun holiday books or just sitting and reading for an hour or two.

canyon drives- fall canyon drives in utah are out of this world. something about a sunday drive through the alpine loop while the leaves are changing colors brings back so many memories of dating my husband and falling in love with him for the first time. We took that drive today as a family and our kids love it. not to mention all those crunchy leaves on the ground for them to play in for hours.

family movie nights- family movie nights are on repeat at our house. It gets dark so early here which means we've bumped up bedtime by an hour! (happy dance) . movie nights help us all wind down a little and also allows us to get in a lot of snuggles before we send noah and penny off to bed. Lately we've been watching halloween classics.

pumpkins- pumpkins pumpkins everywhere. I love stopping by the grocery store and seeing bins and bins of pumpkins. Our house has slowly collected pumpkin after pumpkin this fall season and it makes me happy.

comfort foods- tis the season for crock pot meals which not only make your home smell amazing throughout the day but its so nice to throw it all in and let it cook all day not having to worry about it around dinner time. I will have to post my favorite chili recipe that i could eat everyday. oh and we can't get enough of those pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!

sweaters- i have a sweater obsession this fall. I have ordered so many and i can't get enough. FYI if you're looking for the perfect sweaters and for a good price look online at forever 21. They have so many good ones this year! 
dressing warm and wearing boots and slippers and ankle socks is also one of my favorite parts about fall.




Monday, November 26, 2012

Noah's first thanksgiving.

The Sunday before Thanksgiving we had our Thanksgiving feast over at my moms house. It was so yummy and we played games after with all of my brothers and sisters. We had so much fun!
Thanksgiving eve we spent the night over and Grandma and Grandpa Shelby's house. We left early thanksgiving day for Richfield to have Thanksgiving with Chandlers family. Everyone took time to share what they were most thankful for. It was really sweet and my favorite part of the day.
 After hanging out a little bit we then drove back to try and surprise/make it to my dads dinner that night. We made it just in time! And Chandler and I surprisingly ate another full plate of food. We were stuffed! After eating dinner my sisters were planning out their black friday shopping, my nephews and step brother had a pillow fight, we had a big group family photo and we just laughed and enjoyed everyones company. Then it was time to go home but we didn't go home.... We went back to Chans families house where we spent the rest of the week/weekend. It is like our second home :) We love staying there with them! And it is so nice of them to always let us come and stay. They are so sweet to us and especially to our Noah. He is spoiled by his Grandparents (can't wait to hear what he chooses to call them) and his uncle Landon and Parker.


This year I am most thankful for my boys.
I love them with all my heart!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012


Today I am thankful for the blessing of being a Mother to this little boy right here. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for trusting me with this sweet baby to raise and watch over in this life. Noah has touched my life in ways nobody could and he melts my heart with all the sweetness he has. I couldn't be a more proud mama! Motherhood is a beautiful thing and is so life changing. I would not change it for the world! I also could not imagine my life without this infant in my arms. My life has more meaning, my life is more beautiful and my life makes more sense. I LIVE for my boys and I LOVE them to the MOON! They are my greatest joy :)

Monday, October 8, 2012