{Not a baby anymore...

Last Friday our little Sammy turned two! He seems like such a big boy now... He even blew out the candle on his cupcake all by himself. His vocabulary is growing by at least 10 words a day and now that he can communicate he thinks that he is the family boss! He worships the ground that Jackson walks on and wants to be just like his older brother. -no pressure, J but you've got to pick it up a notch! He loves to run and jump and scream at the top of his lungs. He is most definately ALL BOY! I love this little guy!

{Vinyl Halloween Craft Party continued...

Here are the other two crafts as promised. I'm sorry this is cutting it close, my computer was out of commission all weekend... Considering a Mac (any thoughts on that?!) Anyway, hope you like these...

{Calling all Ghouls...

Who's ready for a little Halloween fun? I know I am... I've been excited for Halloween since the middle of July! In honor of my very favorite holiday I am hosting a Halloween craft night over Conference weekend for all my lady friends! Sound fun? Here are the details:

Ghouls Night Out

October 3rd from 6:00 until we're done!

Get a sitter for the goblins and come enjoy a night of crafting fun. These are all very easy projects and can be completed that night. Just e-mail or call (tagan.hawker(at)gmail(dot)com or 540.5060) in your order and I will have the kits ready to go when you arrive.

*All orders need to be recieved by Monday September 28th.*

Please feel free to invite your mom, best friend or anyone you know that loves Halloween! We will munch on homemade cinnamon rolls and hot apple cider... I can't wait!

***I AM OFFICIALLY OUT OF ORANGE PLATES***

**Stay tuned for pumpkin kits and one more sign option. My computer is on the fritz and all my pictures are on my laptop**

{What the??? ... Sick!

So I get home from my morning jog at around 6:45 this morning and I hear this super weird chirping noise and I'm like "What the..." So I go into the Living Room and see a hole in our ceiling! Then I look down and see what I think are rats just below the window. Sick! Okay, so they're not rats, but they are baby squirrels! In my house! Thank heavens Todd hadn't left for the gym yet. Sam came totting down the stairs and when he saw them said, "my doggies." Luckily Jackson didn't see them or we might have some new pets!

{Grays and Torreys...

This weekend I invited myself on a scout trip with Todd and some of the Young Men in our ward. They had been planning to hike a 14er all summer and I figured I would tag along since I've lived in Colorado basically all of my life and I have yet to hike one! What a cool experience! We left the boys with Brent, Ann and Elaina on Friday night and drove up to the trail head just a little west of Denver. We slept under the stars and even though it was only 35 degrees, I was nice and toasty thanks to these bad boys. After years of FREEZING I took the plunge and made the investment. SO worth it! Anyway, we woke up at 5:00 and headed out. The weather was beautiful and even though I ended up hiking by myself nearly all day (Todd had to stay with the boys and try to convince them to keep going) I had a great time.

Here is a picture of the two peaks at about 6 a.m

Todd and I met up on the summit of Grays peak. Check out the views!

{Yellowstone...

A few weeks ago we drove up to Yellowstone National Park. Gorgeous! My parents say they took us when we were kids, but I don't remember it... The weather was perfectly cool (great for hiking) and the scenery just couldn't be prettier. Here are a few of my favorite shots from our getaway with Todd's family.

On our way up to Yellowstone, we stopped in Teton National forest and hiked Jenny Lake. 6 miles of pure bliss with 3 little kids! No, really is was beautiful.

Grand Prismatic Spring

These are just some pictures of the "stinkies." Can you believe those colors?



This was some of the wildlife we encountered...



...and THIS is what 14 hours in a car does to a 23 month old!

SO worth it!

{And the winner is...

(You'd think that I would know by now that I can't record vertically!)

Rebecca, give me a call and I'll place your order for a plug-in and bar ASAP! Details for an open house coming soon!