Lately...

I haven't posted much the last couple of months so here is a little bit of all we have been up too.

Happy Halloween!


Maya with her cute friend Bella


80's something I guess...this was thrown together but it worked. I was looking for something last minute and I thought what do I have a lot of.....ding, ding, ding....spandex, tights, and leotards! Love Cory for going along with it!


Fun in the snow

California again...

We have visited the sunny state of California a lot this summer. First, we went to Disneyland with the whole Burt family and then we headed up north to Modesto to visit my parents (Grandma and Grandpa Wasden). We had so much fun traveling as our own little family and then visiting my parents. There is nothing like being home, especially when my mom makes breakfast every morning and does our laundry...you can't help but love moms! It was also great to visit with my dad, I really miss not being able to just sit down and talk with him more. Hopefully one day they will be a little bit closer! Here's a little of what we did.

Monterey Bay Aquarium




Thank you Mom and Dad for a wonderful trip! We created so many lasting memories, we love Grandma and Grandpa Wasden!

On the train with Grandma


The Lorikeets at Miche's Grove




Cohen really enjoyed his first oreo, thanks Grandpa!



Being Silly


Swimming, of course!

Cute little Cohen

I love how messy feeding babies can be. Cohen LOVES eating then putting toys in his mouth and smearing all the yummy, sticky, whatever he's eating all over. Needless to say it's a mess and for some reason a revelation that I have to wash him off with a wash cloth when he's done. He hates that part, but what baby/child does? Cory used to describe the way Cohen ate as the Beast from Beauty and the Beast when he's trying to use a spoon. I think that was an accurate description! Now he does great opening his mouth and loving every bite.

Disneyland!

This year for our Burt Family vacation we changed it up a bit and headed to California (instead of Maui) for some fun in Newport Beach and Disneyland. Although the weather in Newport wasn't that great Disneyland was awesome. We had so much fun together as our little family and an extended family. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Cohen did awesome on his first flight!

On the plane and ready to go! Can't believe Maya is already old enough to need her own seat!

Maya and Talmage ready for Disneyland!


LOVE our double stroller. It was perfect for Disneyland. The kids even napped really well while we were at the park, thanks to the awesome stroller!

Happy Third Birthday Maya! We celebrated her birthday in Disneyland and had so much fun. We ate lunch at Areal's Grotto and met the Disney Princesses. It was so priceless to see Maya in awe with the "Magic of Disneyland"!



Minnie Mouse

Mickey Mouse

Cute Cohen was an allstar! He was so good for being drug around all day for a week!


I Found Maya this way the day after we got home. It's fair to say she was so EXHAUSTED from all the fun!

All world's a stage...at least for Maya

Maya is VERY into anything princess, magical, pretend, and enchanted these days. I love it! It is so fun and funny to listen to the things she says. For example we were playing outside and a plane flew by. Her exact response was, "Mom, look a plane! I think it is flying to Neverland." I am loving her little imagination and cherishing all the imaginative moments.

The other day Maya asked me for a "big apple" (she didn't want me to cut it up like usual) which was odd because that is her least favorite way to eat them. I gave her one and this is what took place for the next hour...


"Oh look a poison apple from the evil queen" (I'm always chosen to be the evil queen!)


"I must take a bite!"


"Oh...now I will sleep forever!"

We had a great time "acting" this out! I guess I know how to get her to eat "big apples" now!

Diggin' in Dirt

Here is Cohen sitting in the sand at the playground, he loved it!

He couldn't wait to dig right in and get all dirty. Sand was a new texture/thing for him to feel and it was so fun to watch him enjoying it.

Of course he ultimately had to put some in his mouth! We love our little guy!

Pine Cone Bird Feeder

Maya made a bird feeder out of the pine cones we gathered from Great Grandma Bowles' house. She loved spreading peanut butter on it, rolling it in bird seed, and then tying to the tree in our front yard. We haven't seen any birds nibbling on it yet but we watch for them everyday!

Great Grandma Bowles

We spent a day at Great Grandma Bowles' house this week. Grandma planned so many fun activities for the little great grand kids. We planted pumpkin plants in Grandma's garden and are so excited to see how much they grow and pick our pumpkins in October. A little bird nest fell out of Grandma's pine tree and she saved it to show all the kids. Grandma talked about how birds make their nests out of twigs and feathers and then lay eggs in them. After that, we searched underneath the tree for broken egg shells and found a few. It was very fun! Maya loved searching for the shells and still talks about the bird nest. We also gathered big pine cones and plan to make bird feeders out of them sometime soon, I'm excited to do that! Grandma fixed us a delicious lunch and we ate it outside. We had so much fun making lasting memories and playing with Great Grandma Bowles!

Looking for broken bird eggshells under Grandma's HUGE pine tree...we found a few!

The Bird Nest

Maya next to her planted pumpkin

Maya planting her pumpkin with Grandma Bowles

Wish I had my camera...

So, I wish I had my camera to snap a picture of one of our funniest moments this week. I guess a rendition of what happened will have to do.

We were over at the Gough's house playing the other day. Maya and Levi were upstairs having fun while we Mom's were visiting in the kitchen. We suddenly heard Levi yell downstairs, "Mom where are my goggles?!" Erin replied, " I don't know honey look in your room." Cute Levi didn't like that answer, "Mom just come find them!" he said. Well thank heavens he insisted because our two little angles decided to take a bath. The tub was running and about an inch from the top, both children were naked noonies, and water was all over the bathroom! It was the funniest thing, we took a look laughed and then started to clean up. Needless to say we had a talk about how dangerous taking baths by yourself can be and made them vow to never do that again.

The best part was when I told Maya it was time for a bath she replied, "I already took one and Levi's house."

Happy Anniversary!

This year Cory and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary. I feel like we have been married for much longer! Maybe it's because so much has happened in those four years; graduating college, buying our first home, and having two children. Needless to say they have been wonderful years and I'm so excited to see what the next fifty plus hold!

To celebrate, we spent a few days together in St. George. The Burt's watched Maya and Cohen so it was children free and wonderful. We did some shopping, slept in (and all night with out interruption!), saw a movie, went hiking, and ate out! I have noticed that one of my favorite things about being "out of town" is getting to eat out. I always think about what places I want to eat at and what I want to get in advance. I love Cory for indulging me in this quirk and always letting me choose where we go!

We made it to the top. Thank goodness for the self timer on our camera!

Hiking at the "Narrows"



We both fit through this narrow passage...

First Haircut

Cohen got his very first haircut today. Six months old! Maya's first haircut was when she was two. I'll have to get used to that, a boy needs his haircut much more frequently. He loved sitting in the chair and looking in the mirror, he didn't even cry at the buzzers!

Congratulations Holly

Holly graduated this month from the University of Utah and we got to go. We are so proud of her accomplishment!

LIke Father LIke Daughter

Anyone who knows Cory well knows he LOVES to lay in the warm sun and sleep. He used to do this on the grass in front of our apartments when we were first married, yes that was a little embarrassing! I guess he is training Maya young to love sleeping in the sun.