Howell's Pumpkin Patch

Earlier in October we went with Jake's family to Howell's Pumpkin Patch. It was really a lot of fun despite being a little warm for a Fall activity. Isaac's favorite part was the corn box. I really think Jake should make one for Isaac-he played in it for so long. Jake thought it was great that he could bury Isaac in the corn and he didn't even seem to notice...although I did when I changed him a couple hours later and he had corn in the cuffs of his pants and the waist of his diaper! There was also a corn maze where we saw tons of little orange and black caterpillars. We opted for an Isaac-sized pumpkin...picked by Jake himself. It was the first real pumpkin patch we've been to and it may become an annual tradition...only time will tell!

Omaha

My little brother and his wife were sealed this last weekend in Winter Quarters (Yahoo!!!). Jake and I were able to go the endowment session and the sealing thanks to his wonderful parents. They came to Omaha with us and took Isaac to the zoo. My cousin Sara and step-grandpa Skip joined in for the fun. Isaac had a blast-at least that's what they all said. Like other trips to the zoo, his favorite part was the fish. I think we may be investing in a couple of goldfish for Christmas for him. That's our kind of pet! He was a trooper for the most part considering the long day he had. Thankfully, he slept most of the way home so we adults could enjoy some big people discussion! Congrats, Travis and Brianne and thanks again Mom and Dad!

Happy Halloween!

We had several little Halloween adventures this year. We went to my parent's house on Thursday since it was their Beggar's Night. Isaac got a little bag with some toys and a book from my parents. He also raided their candy corn dish as always. Friday night we went to the ward Halloween party and Trunk or Treat. Isaac did more passing out candy than taking it-he won't eat most of it and Jake and I won't really either. Then we went to Jake's parent's house. I don't have any pictures from there because Isaac was not a happy camper. He bawled through most of the pictures for some reason. My sister and brother in-law were going to host a murder mystery party, but my sister got sick so it's been postponed-be looking forward to the pictures from that in about 2 weeks. Oh yeah, can I just say this was the best costume purchase-I got it on Craigslist for $5!!! I'm out this afternoon looking for costumes for next year!

I'm still glad that I voted...

I'll be honest that I wasn't overly optimistic yesterday while I was voting. However, I felt that it was the right thing to do and every vote matters, right? Thankfully, I didn't have to wait in line at all-we vote at the library just a few blocks from our house. I was able to take Isaac for a walk and then play at the little play area in the library after we voted. Jake, on the other hand, had to wait for quite a while because he went after work (he went to work before the polls opened). He was up until past midnight watching FoxNews. Then he was up around 7:00 this morning to get the latest updates. While our candidate didn't win, there are a few postives to mention:

1. Prop 8 in CA passed (Jake said there were similar measures that passed in AZ and FL as well-Hooray!!).
2. Mitt Romney can run again in 4 years instead of 8.

What's in a name?!?!?

Alright, this not having a name for our baby thing is starting to drive me crazy. Maybe it's because I'm a planner, maybe it's because we had Isaac picked out before we were even pregnant with him, I don't know. I do know that I'd really like to have a name chosen and soon. (By the way, my doctor did another ultrasound yesterday and thanks to the good ol' umbilical cord, the results are still inconclusive, but he's still pretty sure it's a girl). That all being said, HELP!!! Please give us some ideas. Jake is still on his H kick, which is why Haley (Grace probably for a middle name) is the only name we both like. I'm not crazy about it, but I don't hate it. I also like Lauren and Leah, but just saw they were on a "most popular names" list. I'd prefer to stay away from names in that category since my name was in that one for about 10 years. (Just count how many Jennifers you know-I like my name, really, I do, I just don't like that there are 54,375,287,129 other Jennifers around). Probably Elizabeth for a middle name for Lauren and still no middle name for Leah. The other name I like is Anna-Jake says it's an old woman's name. I disagree. Alright, there's the extent of our name dilema as it stands. Thanks to the few of you who have given us some ideas-all are being considered, but I'm tired of looking online and checking out the baby name books from the library. Help! :)

Quick update-I just looked at another list and all 4 of those names were on it. Agh!!!

Another tag

My friend Laurie had this on her blog and so now here's my version of it. Now you can learn more about me and my deep, thoughtful, mysterious self. No, actually, I'm pretty boring and predictable, but go ahead and read on....

I am...

i am: a happy mama
i think: too much
i know: I am a daughter of God
i want: more space to be organized in
i have: a baby on the way
i dislike: angry people
i miss: living close to friends
i fear: being in a car accident
i feel: sleepy
i hear: myself typing
i smell: my Febreeze plug in…Ahh
i crave: pumpkin cookies (will be making some tomorrow)
i cry: way more than before I had a baby
i usually: don’t finish all I need to in a day
i wonder: where we will live next
i regret: only a few decisions
i love: my hubby and baby boy
i care: for my home
i always: kiss my hubby goodnight
i worry: that I’m not prepared enough for an emergency
i am not: a drama queen
i remember: as much as I can
i believe: it’s going to get colder
i dance: rarely-for the sake of all those around me
i sing: every day
i don’t always: express my gratitude for others
i argue: with myself-not with others
i write: in my journal much less often than I need to
i win: sometimes at bowling Wii
i lose: at pretty much anything I play with Jake
i wish: I was the person I can be
i listen: and sometimes bite my tongue
i don't understand: why people are mean to one another
i can usually be found: at home playing with my boy
i am scared: of letting others down
i need: friends and family every day
i am happy: with my life
i tag: anyone!

Isaac Walking!

Isaac has learned some new things the last few weeks.


1. Waking up at night. :( Maybe it's an effort to get us back into infant mode with another baby on the way? It's not every night, but we're trying to figure out what's waking him up-hunger, being cold/hot, etc...no luck with anything really yet. At least it's just once a night and then he's usually pretty good about going back to sleep.

2. Praying-well, at least that's what we call it. See video-it's the cutest thing ever!



3. And last, but not least-walking! He's been walking a little for quite a few weeks-but just from one person to another. Now's he just the point where he's walking about 50% of the time. Here's a video for that too!