Excited for Halloween!

Tonight Carter said that he couldn't sleep because he wanted to go trick-o-treating. He actually has been asking every night for about the whole month if it is Halloween when it gets dark. So he is extra excited for tomorrow night. :) Today we carved a couple of our little pumpkins from our garden. We had to downsize all the templates we had because they were so small but I think they turned out great!

Party!

So our little girl is not so little anymore. We had a great birthday party for her today with lots of extended family and friends. It was busy but so wonderful to see everyone! I didn't capture a ton of great photos on my phone, but I wanted to share what I did get. I will post more later.

Visit to the zoo

Today is Savannah's first birthday and though we are having her party tomorrow we still wanted today to be fun and special so we went to the zoo for the first time. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the kids loved it. Here are a few pictures from my phone.

Catch up-baby savi

So our not so little girl turns one tomorrow! We seriously can't believe how fast the time has flown. Since she was born I pretty much stopped blogging because two kids and working from home didn't allow for much free time.  Now that I can blog from my phone I want to share some pictures of Savannah when she little.

The second to the last is my absolute favorite because she was only like a week old and I just happened to capture this perfect smile. This is when we found out she had two dimples, although the one on her right cheek is still the most prominent.

Catch up-Lake Powell

We had a great Habel side reunion over Pioneer weekend down in Lake Powell. I have never been and I was hesitant to go with two small kids, but we are so glad we did! I got to see cousins that I haven't seen for years, and it was beautiful outside. Carter loved playing with the other kids and did great in the water. He just had a love/hate relationship with the mud. :)

Catch up-tired girl

Sometimes I try to keep Savi up so that she will take a nap when Carter does, but sometimes it doesn't work. :)

Catch up-glasses

Like most kids Carter LOVES to put on glasses. Whenever he puts on Mike's he thinks he is "daddy." Savi of course loves them too.

Catch up-my birthday

So now that I can blog from my phone I have some catch up to do. :) Just before my birthday, my sisters and mom came into town for the funeral of our cousin. Though it wasn't the happiest of reasons to get together, it was definitely nice to see everyone. Since they were here we had a girls day out by eating lots, shopping, and pedicures. It was the best birthday ever!

First present

Savi is going to be turning one this Saturday!  We can't believe how fast the time has gone by. She got her first present from the grandparents in South Carolina. $10 and a sparkly card...perfect. :) "She" will have to think of something really fun to get with the birthday money.

We had a great day trip with Mike's family in the ponderosa pines. It was a bit of a drive, but completely worth it! It was absolutely beautiful.

Hmm...dirt!

Last post for the night...I promise. :) We love going to the cabin but the worse part for me is trying to keep Savi out of the dirt that is surrounding us. After about 5 minutes I give up and give into the inevitable mud mouth and hands, but with a smile like that how could it make you do anything else but laugh! :)

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They're related!

This picture was taken on our way home from our last cabin trip. It is so cute because they both fell asleep the same way with a book. (you can see savi in the mirror)

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We have a walker!

Savi is totally walking now! About a month ago she took her first 3-5 steps before catching on to something or more commonly falling on her bum. :) Now, just within the last couple of days she will continue to stand back up after falling instead of just crawling! I tried multiple times to post a video from my phone but it hasn't worked so as of now you get a slightly blurry pic as evidence. I absolutely love having a little walking almost one year old girl!

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Bubble bath

Now I call that a bubble bath! That is what happens in a jetted tub. Carter loved it!

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TINY watermelon

Besides pumpkins, tomatoes, and squash, we also planted some watermelon. As you can see only two tiny ones survived. Luckily they actually tasted pretty sweet. Not sure if we will plant them again...maybe if we can get them in a lot earlier. Anyone have success with growing watermelon?

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The last pickings

We had a great time with our little garden this summer. We made some killer salsa and lots of delicious things with zucchini and squash. This is the last of our crop and we luckily have one pumpkin for each of us for Halloween. Carter has loved checking in the garden practically daily. We definitely want to do more next year.

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Spider strength

This costume is priceless! It is small and Carter says the mask just "hurts my ears a little bit" but he doesn't want to take it off. He also keeps asking me what he can do for me since spiderman helps. Lucky me. :)

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Spider Man & Minney

So we got this great package from Grandma Habel that was filled with lots of Disney fun, and best of all was a Spiderman costume! Carter has been telling us for weeks now that he wants to be Spiderman for Halloween. I have tried to talk him into other things but he was set so I was just starting to think of how and where I was going to get a costume then the package came! It might be a little small but he is in love with it and has already started fighting the "naughty batmans" downstairs. :)

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Love fall!

So that last blog post and this post is from my phone! Yeah, now I can keep things updated much easier. The only potential problem is that you can only upload one picture at a time, but I guess something is better than nothing, right? The colors of the trees were seriously so amazing.

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Cabin time!

We were able to spend the night at the cabin for the first time with our two kids last weekend. The weather was absolutely beautiful especially with all the fall colors. The kids loved riding on the tote gote. In fact Savi would throw a temper tantrum when they would stop. The worse part was we found a big beehive at the apex of the cabin so they made it hard to enjoy the fire, but it was still a much needed fantastic weekend.

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