{LaSt CaLL FoR SuMmEr}

Since our days of Summer are quickly coming to an end, we thought it would be a nice getaway to go to St. George for the weekend. We spent Thursday to Sunday down there and took full advantage of the 85* weather. Every year my Dad comes up to play Basketball in the Senior Olympics, so we had to go do and support him. We didn't get to see him play but it was still nice to spend some quality time with him. He took the boys to do a round of golf and Eric almost beat him. Tatum loved to drive the cart.


Our friends Scott and Natalie went down the same weekend and stayed at their family condo only a few blocks away from us. There place was in a nice gated community with an awesome pool. We didn't let that pool go to waste.


We didn't have Tatum's suit until later so he had to wear Angeline's swim bottoms with a regular diaper. His diaper was so full that when he walked he would waddle like a duck! It was pretty funny.


Tatum and Noah are finally to the age where they get along really well. They entertained each other the whole weekend. They would lay in bed together and watch Nemo, take baths together, they even got into trouble together...thats baby powder...on my bed!!



When we got back it was still nice weather so we decided to go to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point. Everyone had a great time. Tatum loved the go carts, train, the slide, the animals, but he sure did not like the haunted house!! We took him in thinking it was made for kids so it won't be scary. Well Tatum hated it. He cried the whole time and when we got out he just kept saying "carys, carys"...we are so mean :]

Here are all of the boys, Satch is being Satch and not wanting to be in the picture...

Look at Tatum's face when he saw this clown...he was so unsure about her until she gave him a balloon sword!


Every time the train would go by Tatum would stop and stare, if the line wasn't so long we would have gone on it over and over again.

We sat him with this pirate and Tatum didn't want anything to do with him...I can already see how he will treat Santa.

He ran away as fast as he could...


We went on the Haunted Hay ride where they told the story of sleepy hallow and then the headless horseman came after us. Again Tatum was a bit scared...


Even though everything scared Tatum he still had a great time and didn't want to go home.

Husband Tag>>>

I got tagged by my friend Leanne and really I wasn't going to do this but I think that Eric needs a post all to himself!!

1. Where did you meet?
In our singles ward, he was my home teacher:]

2. How long did you date for?
We dated for 1 year before tying the knot!

3. How long have you been married?
3 years and 5 months.

4. What does he do that surprises you?
By now I am pretty used to his little quirks, but he never fails to surprise me with the good deals that he finds. Somehow he finds a way to get a great deal on something I thought impossible.

5. What is your favorite feature about him?
This may sound dumb but I love his hands. He has the softest hands and the best nails. It kind of makes me mad that he has better nails than me :[

6. What's your favorite quality about him?
There seriously are so many but I have to say that I love his humor. He can make anyone laugh in a heartbeat even if they are in the worst mood!

7. Does he have a nick name for you?
Many. We make up words for each other and pretty much everything else possible.

8. What is his favorite color?
Of course its blue, the color of BYU and the Jazz!!

9. What is his favorite food?
Cereal. I love him for this, when I don't want to cook he is totally satisfied with cereal!

These were his favorite! Too bad they don't make them anymore!

10. What is his favorite sport?
To play: Basketball
To watch: Football

11. Who said I love you first?

He did, we were sitting on his parents trampoline looking at the stars when he said it. It was so cute!

12. When and where was your first kiss?
Eric didn't kiss me for like a month after we started dating. He took me on a four wheeler ride up the mountain in Alpine and we were looking over all of Utah County.

13. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Everything! We just love to be out playing, it doesn't really matter what we do.

14. Do you have any kids? How many?
Yes...1!

15. What is a hidden talent of his?
This isn't very hidden, but he is so musically talented. It just makes me melt to hear him sing and play the piano or guitar.

16. How old is he?
27

17. What is his favorite kind of music?
He loves music and pretty much every kind possible. Some bands include: Lagwagon, Weezer, 311 and of course the Beastie Boys!

18. What do you admire about him?
How he doesn't judge anyone. He has such a mix of friends and he has never thought a bad thought about any of them.

19. What is his favorite pastime?
When he is not playing with Tatum its watching or playing sports. It really doesnt matter if its on the radio listening to it or on the computer or on ESPN...he loves it!

20. Do you think he is going to read this?
I hope so, he needs to know how blessed I am to have him, he is my best friend!

I wish...

On Friday Eric came home from work and told me he had a Surprise in his car for me. I wasn't very excited because his surprises are usually a Pepsi or some snack. So I go to the car and this is what I found...



I got super excited thinking that he bought me a camera...well no he didn't!! I started to ask questions and then he told me he borrowed it from work. What a stinker! He knows how bad I want this camera and then he goes and teases me like this?? Seriously? Well all weekend long I have been playing with this camera and I fell in LOVE! I want it! Maybe Santa will be nice this year and bring it to me!! Well here are some pictures that I took with it...

Don't mind the {Messy} face...

This {one} is my favorite...

Dad and Tatum made a fort in the basement and Tatum had so much fun crawling in and out:

I love how you can see every {grain} of sand...

I had to post this picture because I have almost the exact same one of me when I was little...

...{I was so sad to see it go}...

Ahhh!

I am so sad that today SuMmEr is officially over!!! I can't believe that it is already Fall!! I do love the Fall season because of the beautiful colors, Halloween and I will admit that the weather is pretty nice...but...it just serves as a reminder that WiNtEr is just around the corner!!! I'm going to go cry now...

[[[ Utah State Fair ]]]

Every year Grandpa Larsen takes all the grandchildren to the Utah State Fair. This year Tatum enjoyed it so much more than last year. He loved the animals and could tell what each animal was and what sound they made.


There was an area for kids where they would walk through and pretend they were farmers. Each kid would put on an apron and get a basket. Then they would put corn in their basket,

Pick an apple from the tree,


Plant some seeds,


Ride the "Tractor" around,


and at the end they got $1 to spend on cookies and milk!


We then went over to the stadium because Eric's Dad wanted to watch the tractor pull. It turns out that Eric's cousin was competing in the stock truck pull and was last to go. Everyone before him could only get about 150 feet and then he goes and blows them all out of the water...he got 190 feet, winning 1st place!! Way to go "Honkie"!!


We sat and watched almost the entire show, it was really entertaining. We didn't leave until 10:00pm and surprisingly Tatum sat and watched the whole thing! We felt a little bit like Rednecks and made jokes about Tatum fitting right in with his mullet!!

- - I Remember - -

I know this may be cheesy to do a post about 9/11 but it seriously is on my mind every year on this day! During the weeks leading up to the anniversary I always watch all of the specials on the Discovery channel and the History channel. I get so intrigued by them and can't stop watching. Every year I think about where I was when it first happened and I can remember it as if it were Yesterday.
4 Years ago my best friend Kassy and I picked up and flew to New York on an impulse and happened to be there for the 3 year anniversary. It was an experience I will never forget! All of the family members of those who died were there and there were flowers and notes that lined the memorial.


The Governor of New York was there reading off the names of all of the victims and everyone was in tears. It was such an emotional moment. Below is a picture of Ground Zero, it really was just a hole in the middle of all these buildings.


I stood down an alley way that I vividly remember from a bystanders video and I could just picture people running towards me in front of a massive cloud of smoke. It all was a bit surreal to me! I really am so thankful for this experience because it helps me to never forget that tragic day!!

BuMmeR!!

Tatum is officially down to oNe nap a day!! I am in mourning right now...this is a sad day for me. I tried so hard to push this out as long as I possibly could, but it seems that I must throw in the towel. I'm done trying to get 2 naps out of him, its just not worth the fight anymore! Although I am a little bit in deNiaL, hoping that this is just a side effect of Tatum teething yet again. He has 2 more molars coming in on the top now, as if it wasn't enough to get 4 tEetH just a few weeks ago...lets add another 2!!