We were so lucky to have Stephanie and Hayden come and visit us! We did miss Matt though...he wasn't able to come. :(
The first day after they came, it was 70 degrees, so we took advantage and headed to the park. These little boys were in heaven. That first picture of Jack makes me laugh...he gets himself up there and just yells at me and waits until I come to help him down. It isn't that far of a drop, but apparently he doesn't want to let go. He looks a little worried in this picture.
Trying to climb up the poll. :)
Hayden pushed this car around almost the whole time. It doesn't take much to entertain these two!
That night we went out to dinner at CPK in Legacy Village shopping center. It was super yummy. The weather was nice enough that we were able to walk around for a few minutes after and go see the pumpkins. Jack kept saying, "Hooray! A pumpkin patch!" I'm not sure 10 pumpkins count as a pumpkin patch but they were still excited to see them.
The next day Justin braved watching all three boys for us while Stephanie and I went and got a pedicure. Thanks again for that Steph....it was so nice!! My toes still look perfect. I love it! It was nice to have some time without the kiddos to just sit, relax, and chat. Times without kids are few and far between these days!
Halloween was probably the highlight of the weekend. Jack and Hayden were so cute!! Hayden's giraffe costume was making me laugh. It kept covering his face and he couldn't see where he was going. He sure was cute though.
We took them out Trick-or-Treating around our neighborhood. It was so fun to see them get into it. Jack has been talking about going Trick-or-Treating for a month and was super excited when the time actually came. A lot of people in our neighborhood really get into all of the decorations. It was fun to see all of the different ideas people came up with.
When we got home, we dumped all of their candy out on the floor and let them go at it. After we dumped it Jack said, "Oh my gosh! Look at all this candy!!" He was a little excited.
Hayden has the cheesiest smile...I love it! So cute!
The rest of the time they were here, we just took it easy and enjoyed each other's company. Stephanie was a huge help with Jack and Anderson and even did my dishes for me multiple times. It was nice to have her come and just relax the whole time instead of trying to fit in a million things to do. It really was perfect. Now we just need to get Matt out here next! We did try to go and see an exhibit at the Kirtland visitor's center. It was a collection of paintings depicting stories from the Book of Mormon. When we got there, they said this was the first day that they started closing earlier for the winter. Since they had let us in though, we asked if we could run up and see the paintings. They told us that they had packed them all up that very morning and they were being shipped to Nauvoo. Talk about being a day late and a dollar short! We were so sad! So we just went out to dinner instead.
Jack and Hayden got along for the most part. Hayden learned the word "mine" which probably came from Jack and they had a few struggles with who was going to play with what car at what time. Other than that, they had a lot of fun together. It is fun to see them play get to know each other. I am glad they are so close in age, it makes it fun for Stephanie and I.
Thanks for taking the time to come and see us Steph!! I always love getting together and laughing about old times and old friends. I can always count on a good laugh!! Thank you for all of your help with Jack and Anderson. It was so great!!
And the best part is, we get to see them again on our surprise, last minute trip to Washington. We leave in the morning!! Hooray! It always makes the goodbyes so much easier. :)
For some reason Jack looks extra cute to me in this picture. I think it's his chunky cheeks and his cute little hands trying really hard to get that ornament to stay on the tree. We are staying here for Christmas and I am excited to see Jack on Christmas morning. He can't wait for Santa to bring him presents. As long as we don't get sick, like last year, then it will be so fun to see him be so excited! I can't wait. He's old enough this year that I can threaten him that Santa won't bring him anything if he isn't good or doesn't eat his dinner. He gets pretty worried, and I hope it doesn't wear off before Christmas actually comes. We are running out of threats that actually work for him! Sad, huh? 
How can that cute little face be so naughty? 
