Halloween 2015

 

Happy Halloween! 

We got ambitious with our pumpkin carving this year. We followed a paper, but still this is really good for us. Preston and I were excited about how these turned out looking. 

(Hillary's is the cat and Preston's is the bat)

 

The kids had fun deciding what they wanted on their pumpkins. Jordan really didn't want to get his hands in the pumpkin guts. So Preston surprised him and put a bunch on his hands anyway. His reaction was an awesome freak out of "Ahhhh!" It was hilarious!

Ooooh glowing pumpkins. Through preschool Jordan has really come to like the song, "Five Little Pumpkins Sitting On A Gate." Natalie really likes it too... and to be honest, so do I... It's pretty adorable to hear them sing the whole song. I never get tired of it. 

Five little pumpkins

Sitting on a gate

The first one said,

"Oh, my it's getting late!"

The second one said,

"There are witches in the air!"

The third one said,

"But we don’t care!"

The fourth one said,

"Let’s run and run and run!"

The fifth one said,

"I’m ready for some fun."

"WOOOOOOOH", went the wind,

And OUT went the light;

And the five little pumpkins

Rolled out of sight.

Beware!

 Our house is full of NINJAS!

Jordan LOVES ninjas right now and so Dad had no choice in what he was going to be this year. They are quit the pair together. They also have some sweet moves.

Katelyn was a black cat for her first Halloween. Isn't she adorable?

Natalie and Mommy are witches... hence why Katelyn is a black cat. I didn't think she'd keep a witch hat on for more then a second. Being a witch for some reason has always been my favorite thing to be for Halloween (maybe because it is so classic) and so I was super excited when Natalie wanted to be witches together. Fun times!

This is the cutest witch I have ever seen. 

These withes like making icky stick slimy stew. 

As our kids get older it just gets more and more fun to do things with them. We love it!

We got to experience Hooper cities Halloween Haunt at the park for the first time. It was a lot of fun! With singing pumpkins, a graveyard, a carriage ride, hot chocolate and a cookie, and lots more fun Halloween activities. We are really enjoying living in small town Hooper. The picture above shows us on a pirate ship.

Boo!

This ninja did a good job keeping our little cat warm. 

On our way to go trick or treating.

The kids enjoying their goodies. 

We had fun walking around the neighborhood and getting to know some of our neighbors.

 

Some Jedi and Sith came over after trick or treating to hang out. They looked pretty legit so we let them in. 

We love you O'Neals!

Family Pictures 2015

Murray Family pictures for 2015 were done at Layton Park. It's a really beautiful park with a river, large trees, and lots of space. It's funny, with our family pictures it's always the first couple are the best and from there the smiles and holding still goes down hill from there. This was our favorite family picture and it was probably picture number 3. But all you need is one good picture to frame... so we are happy with it.

Jordan 5 years old.
What a handsome, fun, silly, boy. 

He is always ready for an adventure and to defeat the bad guys.

Natalie 3 years old. 

What a beautiful, fun, happy, sweet girl. 

She is always ready to sing, dance, and play.

Katelyn 6 months old. 

What a beautiful, loving, outgoing, and adorable girl. 

She is always ready to be a part of things; whether it's playing, eating, laughing, etc. with the family. She wants to be a part of all of it. 

Preston and Hillary. 

Married for nearly 8 1/2 years. 

We love life together. We stick together through happy and hard times. We help each other and cheer for each other always. We grow and learn together. But most of all, we love each other... forever. 

All because two people fell in love. 

Oh, and we love to laugh!

A Family Forever.

House Warming Party

We have a big Cottonwood tree on the side of the house that Jordan loves climbing. I makes me proud to know that he likes climbing trees like I do. 

We invited family and friends over to our house for a house warming party in celebration of our new home. To warm the party we had a big bonfire to burn a bunch of wood we needed to get ride of and a small fire for roasting hot dogs and marshmallows. 

Kids playing in the yard. Left to right: Amelia, Paige, Natalie, Owen, and Avery. 

Grandpa Murray and Katelyn... so sweet. 

Katelyn and Grandma Roylance hanging out.

Jordan and Heath being tree climbers. 

We really appreciated all of the love and support we felt from those that came to the get together. It was a wonderful time! We are excited for the memories and experiences we are making and will continue to make here in Hooper. 

On August 22nd the man of my dreams was born. We celebrated Preston's birthday. Jordan and Natalie helped to put on the candles for Daddy's cake. 

I love how the candles are all crocked. Look at that handsome fella. I love you Preston! Happy Birthday!

Little Baby K

Here are some fun pictures of Katelyn I thought need to be documented. 

 

Here is a quick shot of a big smile while Katelyn plays in her jumper. I feel like I have this exact picture of Jordan somewhere. Jordan and Katelyn look a lot a like as babies. It's fun to see how the jeans play out. I feel like Jordan and Katelyn look more like Murrays (mostly because of the blond hair, cause Webbs sure don't have that) and Natalie looks more like the Webbs. But they all look super adorable. 

 

Miss messy enjoying baby food for the first time. This photo doesn't show it, but she really really likes food. 

This photo shows more how she's like, "what are you pointing at my face?"

Sleeping beauty. 

So precious. This is why I take so many pictures, to capture these moments that our imperfect memories forget... and I never want to forget these sweet moments. 

Sisters. Natalie asked if she could hold Katelyn.

I am so looking forward to these two being great friends as they grow up together. 

In this picture she's thinking, "Ya, I know I'm cute."

In this picture she's thinking, "What just happened?!"

Sibling cuddle times.

Jordan 5 Years Old!

Happy Birthday Jordan! I asked him to smile for this picture with his birthday cake and this is what he did. Needless to say he is really into ninjas right now. What a funny, adventurous, and sweet boy. 

Here are all the kiddos after singing Happy Birthday to Jordan. What a bunch of cuties we have. 

I love the goofy faces this boy makes. We can't help but laugh when he laughs. Every day is him saving the world from some "bad guys." He never tires of using "all his strength" to save the day. He's the hero of our home. 

Jordan loves Legos and over the past year he has become a "Master Builder." He can easily build things that are way cooler than anything I can build. It's neat to see his imagination grow and develop in what he comes up with to build. He can and has made anything out of Legos. One of his favorite things is to build Legos with his Dad. Just look at that hug genuine smile on his face. It's adorable watching them build together.

Jordan also really likes dinosaurs right now. So for his birthday he wanted to go to the Dinosaur Museum in Ogden. It was fun to see his excitement in seeing these life size dinosaurs outside. (He didn't want to turn around for this picture, but the rest of us smiled anyway.)

The T-Rex is definitely the coolest dinosaur in Jordan's book. Check out those claws. 

Here's a picture of the little babe. She such a cutie. 

Here Jordan is teaching us about the Triceratops. It's amazing to look back to 5 years ago when Jordan made Preston and I parents. What a blessing, adventure, roller coaster, and light in our lives that we can not imagine being without. We love you J Man!!!

The Cabin

Here is a view of Jack's Canyon in Sunridge. This picture was taken looking down the canyon from Moose lake, a little lake full of fish for the kids. Preston's grandparents built a cabin in Sunridge when his dad was on his mission and Preston went and stayed at the cabin multiple times each summer every year. He has many fond memories of this wonderful place.

This summer his grandma sold the cabin and we were able to go up there for one last trip as a family. It was fun, but extremely sad since we will never be able to go back to that cabin.

Daddy and Natalie having a blast on the four wheeler. Our kids really love going for rides on theses things. 

Hill, Cam, and our cute babies Katelyn and Aubrielle. It is so fun that they are only a month apart in age. We plan for them to be great friends. 

Grandpa, Preston, and Jordan going on a canoe ride. Fun times all around. 

We wanted to hike down the canyon just for fun. Nick and Cam were hard core and brought Aubrielle. I on the other hand left the kiddos with Preston. As we hiked down I realized that we were not going to be going down anything even closely resembling a trail. We were what you call "bush waking it." We saw a moose and dear on our hike, which was fun. The scenery was very beautiful. But when we had made it down the canyon I was ready for a trail again. 

Aubrielle took the hike like a champ. Nick even did some fatherly heroics and protected her when he fell off a log. It's always fun and exciting to be around the O'Neals. 

Cute kiddos taking every opportunity to jump on the four wheeler and a view from the upstairs part of the cabin taken from the deck. I can remember sleeping on the bed by the sliding glass door and looking at the starry night sky. It is really impressive to see the night sky when you are away from the city. 

Dinner on the deck. An all American meal here of a tin foil dinner, chips, and cream soda. 

Preston loves scouting for animals as the sun is going down. He has a good eye for finding those critters. 

We all went up to the meadow for some horse riding. The kids loved it!

Here are Jordan and Natalie walking through the meadow of flowers together. So sweet. I'm glad they are such buddies. 

Four wheeling with the kids. As they get older it is so fun to experience these fun big kids things with them. Katelyn was taking a nap at the time and will have to enjoy this fun experience when she's a bit bigger. 

Lunch time. Everyone taking a break, enjoying the food, and enjoying the great outdoors. The weather was so perfect for this trip. We packed in as much as we could since it would be the last time we could come here.

 

Here is Preston's Grandpa Jo Murray's cabin that he built many years ago. The Murray family has had tons of wonderful family experiences here. Preston and I have a special memory her as well. It was in the upstairs part of the cabin that we both said "I love you" to each other for the first time. This place will be greatly missed by all. 

(left to right) Preston, Russell, Marissa, and Cambria taking in the view before we head out. As we cleaned up to head out; there were many tears shed. We will have to begin our own family traditions now to replace what is lost here. Fair well Cabin... now onto our next adventure.