oh how they grow...

Growing so fast! Smiling and cooing! This is such a fun age.
My princess, loves to dress up. She even puts it all on at once.

Her favorite is to dress up like a beach princess! Where all of her swimsuits at the same time and pretend to be a Bear Lake.

Bode's Blessing

We got our little guy blessed this month. What an awesome day. Mike did a great job! What a handsome little dude! The Family (don't look so happy Mike)
Our precious little dude!

With Grandma and Grandpa Smith

Grandpa and Grandma Beckstead

Grandpa and Grandma Fredrickson and Grandma Thelma

Five Generation Picture... Mike, Grandma Beckstead, Grandma Fredrickson, Grandma Thelma and Bode.

The perfect tree....

Bode and Rylie before the big expedition to find the perfect tree's

This year we did two trees again, a little one for the basement and a big tall one for the front room. I love decorating trees and Rylie was a big help this year. Bode was a great sport too, I think he enjoyed the hike and being outside. I hope he is a winter enthusiast too!
Rylie lasted awhile, but wore her self out falling and playing in the snow when we first got there. This is her laying in the trail all worn out! What a girl! And the finished product, the Moose tree upstairs! Two funnies from Rylie:

* While pulling out our nativity scene, I gave Rylie the quick story, later when we where putting it up I asked her what the nativity was about and she said "Mary and her little lamb".

* In nursery when they were talking about Jesus, Rylie told them that we have his parents. She did catch on to Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus.

Cutest pumpkins in the patch...

Happy Halloween. It is crazy that it has came and gone. but it was pretty fun here around our house.

Snow, leaves, and baby boys ...

Who knew that playing in leaves can be so fun, Rylie quickly found out this year how fun they are to jump in. We have a ton of leaves if anyone needs to spend some time raking! This is the life!
There was just enough snow to play in, in didn't matter to Rylie that is was cold, she loved it.
I am so glad she enjoys the cold winters like me.

Baby boy cousins, three Beckstead Baby Boys only 6 weeks apart, Bode is the Middle man!

How cute are these kids?

Pumpkin Walk

We enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Pumpkin Walk, Rylie was quite into this year which was fun. There are some cute displays and then there are others that I don't get. Could just be me! Bode spend the day in the stroller, all bundled up to keep warm. I took a ton of photos of Rylie!

more pictures...

Can I tell you how fast time is flying by. Bode is almost a month old and we are all adjusting really well. He is a pretty happy baby that likes to cuddle. He goes from zero to eat in an instant, nothing in between. Rylie is a big help (most of the time)... she thinks he needs a binki all the time, crying or not. Here are a few photos of the kiddos! Bode and Taylor, his cousin that is about 2 1/2 weeks older. There is another cousin 2 1/2 weeks younger too! Watch out world, there is going to be three Beckstead boy cousins!