October

September 28-October 31

Lived

- This month has gone by so fast. Is it really November already? We have done so much. Sometimes I love staying super busy with all our travels but I am not a huge fan of living out of a suitcase or paying for gas.

- September 28 and 29 was homecoming weekend for SUU. Leighton and i got all spirited for it and went with Sarah to the pep rally and the football game. After being at SUU for so long it was funny to finally go to homecoming. Poor Leighton was pretty sleepy though.

- The first week of the month we went on our very first family vacation (real vacation). Kaden, Leighton, and I joined my parents and Sarah on a cruise to Mexico for 7 days. We were so spoiled. Our highlights included sleeping in, over indulging on good food, snorkeling in Cabo, taking Leighton in the ocean, relaxing, boogie boarding in Puerto Vallarta, watching dad go down a water slide, getting massages, playing bingo, and watching kaden ring some church bells in Puerto Vallarta.

- Two short weeks after the cruise we made our way back to California  This time we followed Penn and Nancy down for Troy and Sally's wedding (Kaden's uncle). The wedding was beautiful and it was nice to catch up with the Leavitt side of the family.

- After the wedding we drove up to Jimi and Heather's for the rest of the weekend. We love spending time with them and the boys and only wish we could see them more often. Sunday we were able to watch Justice play baseball. It's amazing to watch an 8 year old play sports as well as our high school teams. I love to brag about James and Justice because they are. seriously so awesome! Both boys are in gate programs, top athletes in all of their sports and so fun to be with. I got to play basketball with them Sunday night and it was a little intimidating. I'm such a cults and playing against 8 yr old and 11 yr old who are both bigger than you is not easy. Jimi and Heather also spoiled us with three delicious meals. Quash for breakfast, lure for lunch and some Mexican chile chicken for dinner. We kind of like food if you couldn't tell.

- The 26th Leighton and I to go down to Saint George with Ashley and her kids to a super fun Halloween party. Lindsi hosted it and she did a great job. All of the kids dressed up and looked so cute. It was also fun to see a bunch of girls from high school. It's always neat to catch up and see how good everyone is doing.

This is the cutest pumpkin in the world.

Leighton painted it and it makes me smile.

- The 29th was Kaden's birthday. It's hard to believe my hubby is 26 years old now. 10 years ago I was secretly twitterpaited over that dreamy football player. How time flys. For Kaden's birthday we went for a nice drive in his new jeep. We like going out into the mountains and the weather was perfect. It was a nice day.

- Halloween is not too exciting for an 8 month old. Really it was like any other day except Leighton wore a super cute outfit and we went to a ward party. For Halloween I dressed baby girl up like a Peacock. Umm let me tell you I planned this outfit for months and its the most crafty thing I've ever done. I wish it was normal to dress her up like this all the time because I totally would. I dressed up too, kinda, I was a mamma bird. Poor Kaden ended up working late so he didn't get to join in on our fun but he was going to be a bird watcher.

Learned

- slowly I am learning to be more outgoing and I have realized its because I have been working so hard on being more confident. I'm still not the bubbly loving person I wish I was but I am getting there. I wish there were classes for this. I would totally go to them.

- I need to focus myself on whatever it is I really want to do before I go insane. So I have decided to take next semester off of school and i really want to try to focus on photography. It is honestly my greatest love and I want to be creative and enjoy what I do so what better thing to put all my effort into?

Loved

- This past month i have loved all of the time i have spent with Kaden. I know i say this on almost every post but really time together is the most precious thing to us. We have never spent so much time as a family before like we have this month. I love that we have been actually planning and doing things together.

-I have also loved seeing all of our extended family. We have been able to spend more time than usual with my parents, in laws and have been able to see my uncles family and Kaden's uncles as well.

- This is so sad to say but i have also loved watching Leighton grow up so much this past month. She became a super crawler, climber, stander and wanna be walker. She thinks she is so silly now and so do we. She likes to eat by herself even if its the biggest mess in the world. She says bababababa i think it means eat or binki, half the time she attacks me to eat when she says it or she looks for a bink. Leighton also says mama but its more like MAM MAM MAM! She only says it after waking up or when she is looking for me. I'm sure both sounds actually don't mean anything yet but i like to think my daughter is super smart.