Pumpkin Picking!

Fall is here and we are loving it! This a great time of the year! The leaves are changing and the weather is heavenly! Along with fall comes our pumpkin patch tradition! Every year before Halloween we go to a near by pumpkin patch and pick out our pumpkins to carve! This year was a lot of fun with the two kids! Especially because Brendon is old enough to do it all himself!










For family night we decided to carve our pumpkins! I loved carving pumpkins as a child and could not wait to do it with my children! Well things did not go as well as I envisioned! Brendon hated the idea of putting his hand in the pumpkin and pulling out the "yuck"! When I tried showing him how fun it was he would say "no thank you! I do not want to get my hands dirty!" I guess that is my fault for being a clean freak! Despite it all I think our pumpkins turned out great!

Family Matters!

The summer has come and gone! It has been a crazy whirlwind! Here is the summary of the last few months! The day after Arianna was born my Mom came to help out and visit. She cooked meals for us cleaned my house, planted beautiful flowers in the yard and much more. The next weekend my Dad and sister Beckie flew in! We started the weekend celebrating Brendon's actual birthday with a family bowling game and root beer floats! Thanks to my wonderful family I recovered quickly and enjoyed having a baby around.

Swimming
Abuelos!!
T-Rex Brendon picked out for his Birthday with Grandpa and Grandma Mills

Birthday Float!

Family Bowling

Playing at the park with Grandma Mills

After Arianna's Blessing Arianna, Brendon, and I took a week trip to Wisconsin! We were able to see Anthony's Aunts (who spoil my kids), Hoffman Grandparents, Aunt Katie, Aunt Lauren, and Uncle Mikey! I was able to relax a little and enjoy family. We did a lot of fun things with the Family! Brendon's favorite was going to the train museum with Grandpa and Grandma Hoffman.

Aunt Lauren's Birthday!


Kiddie Pool with Hailey!

Train Museum!



Mike Anthony's younger Brother decided he would come home with us and surprise Anthony! I was thrilled to be traveling with another adult! It was wonderful having Mike stay with us. We tried our best to show him a good time in hopes he would come back after school! The weekend Mike was here a fair, car show, and barbecue competition was going on a the baseball stadium in Rogers. We enjoyed good food and looked at some amazing cars.
Brendon loved anything to do with Uncle Mikey's computer!

Brendon's first pony ride!!

Arianna's Blessing

Today was a wonderful day for our family. Anthony blessed our beautiful daughter. I am so grateful for a husband that holds the priesthood and lives his life in accordance to the gospel.I love you Anthony you inspire me to be a better person! Arianna was very good throughout the blessing. She gave all the people in the circle a good laugh when she gripped onto the microphone cord and was not giving it up after the blessing. Anthony said he had to pry it from her fingers!! Arianna is a special spirit. I feel so blessed and honored that Heavenly Father has allowed me to be her mother!









Thank you Aunt Kathy and Aunt Lisa for her beautiful dress! Thank you Katie for making her Hair band! She looked beautiful!

Special Delivery

July 7, 2010 at 10:00 Arianna Mae Hoffman made her debut! She was 8 pounds one ounce and 18 1/2 inches long! Thanks to a great husband Anthony and my awesome birthing coach Cori I was able to have her without an epidural!! It was one of the greatest experience of my life!





Brendon is loving having a little sister! He always is willing to help and hold her. When he holds her he rubs her head and tells her how cute she is. Today Brendon was rubbing her head and she started to whine. Brendon response was " I am Just petting you!" Arianna you are a great blessing to us! We love you more than you know!