Trick or Treat

These two were hilarious! At every house Tessa would say "Oh this one's my favorite mom!" & then after she would get her candy she would say "That's my favorite one mom!" They loved it! Mom & dad were more tired than they were.

Chase during his Preschool Program. I was such a proud mommy.

He didn't want to come see us after his program. He told us he had to go back to his class. It's already beginning, being embarrassed by the parents. So we followed him in with the video camera rolling & took this picture of him at his desk while all the other kids were out visiting with their mom & dads.

We took tinkerbell with us.

We had video her as much as Chase cause she sat on the bench & would copy all the actions the teacher was doing in front of the class. So funny.

THE Halloween party

Everyone knows about my mom's annual Halloween party. To say she goes all out is an understatement. The kids start looking forward to it in July (right after her jessi & woody party or summer luau!) Thanks for all you do mom. It is so much fun & something we will always remember as one of our most favorite traditions.

The two tinkerbells. I caught these two in action directing the costume parade.

One of Chase's many prizes.

Captain Hook & Wendy. Scott couldn't keep this on too long.....it scared Tessa to death.

Princess Mindi

Marci the Elf & her little Bat

Meet the Barlow's straight from Colorado City. They had just gotten done shopping at Wal-mart.

Biker dude & dudette!

Matt always comes up with some awesome costumes. Can't wait till next year.

Dressing up makes it so much more fun!

one of the 12 different game stations!

The backyard was totally decorated. Not a tree or bush went untouched. It was seriously amazing all that my mom did.

Thriller in St. George

I love going to see Thriller! But if you haven't seen it in St. George, it's a must. Being outside in the ampitheater really sets the mood! We had a great time this year. My mom & dad got us tickets & Scott loved it. He had never been before.

Dad & Lorraina Bobbit (don't think I spelled that right). She's the one who cut off her husbands you know what. She stole the show. We laughed so hard during her numbers. She just found good old HP after the show & did the "scissor" move on him. So funny.

You had some great photo ops dad.

Matt, Megan, me, Scott, mom, & dad. Mindi was there too you just can't see her. Meisha was babysitting the kiddo's since she had seen it the night before.....THANK YOU

A Real Treat

School Pictures: Fall 2009

About a week after he ran full sprint & tripped into a cement wall.

Definitely a classic.

We opted out of retakes cause it was just too good.

Thanks Jami for scanning it for me!!

AloHA & Mahalo

Where have we been? Paradise :) !

We have had this maui trip planned for almost a year & it totally lived up to all our anticipation. I have been counting down the weeks since July. It was one of the most relaxing vacations....even with 2 little kiddo's. We pretty much woke up, walked along the beach, spent the day at the pool or in the sand, & ate great food. My kind of vacation.

Chase started to swim on his own the last couple of days we were there. He pretty much thought he was Micheal Phelps. He usually wears this speedo type swimsuit with a floatation device inside (my fam calls it the nipple suit. don't ask.) I knew he was close to swimming on his own though. So sure enough, we took it off & he can totally swim with his face down towards us. He struggles after he takes a breath to get going again. Next summer for sure.

The kids went on a couple of treasure hunts while we were there. very cool.

This little one could have stayed in the water all day. She just played & played on the steps for hours. She would swim with some barbie dolls or push her floatie back & forth. She was a totally different child for us this year compared to last October when we were there.

Chase was like "Hey mom, take a picture of me like this on the chair!" He loved it! He is so tan right now. So is Tessa......ha, ha just a joke :)

The Chinese Calendar was RIGHT!

Our newest addition is a

BOY!!

We couldn't be more excited. When the nurse said boy, it was like I had known all along & it just felt right. Everything looks great!

Chase did ask me if tomorrow he would be a girl. Nope to that one. He also decided to squat down & look up my dress last Sunday. When I asked him what he was doing, he responded "I just want to see the baby mom!" duh.

Tessa has said all along it was a "brother."

My mom asked her on the phone the day we found out if she was having a bad day (cause she was a nightmare), she said "No we're having a BOY!"

Road Trip!

Our first family road trip was completely inspired by the BYU cougar football team.

Does that really surprise anyone who knows my hubby?

It all started in Dallas where they witnessed that great victory over Oklahoma. The kids & I flew into Dallas & from Dallas we drove to New Orleans :)

Here we are in the French Quarter of New Orleans (that sounded like I was narrating a really boring slide show)

We loved this eating place. Not sure if it was cause the food was so good or the fact that we had no kids. They were in the motorhome with grandma & grandpa. Thanks mom & Dad.

Before getting to New Orleans, we stopped in Vicksburg, Mississippi & toured some civil war sites. Very cool. Surprisingly Chase loved it. He was obsessed with the guns & cannons.

The kiddo's in their first official motorhome ride. Little Ellie was the best thing ever!! Never cried, never made a peep. Tessa loved her!!!!

The fam eating on Bourbon Street. We decided to not walk down Bourbon Street with Chase. I wasn't ready to answer some of the questions I knew he would have asked :)

We are not my parents usually motorhome groupies! They travel alone or with their friends where they have nice quiet meals without crazy kids. They were so patient with them though. Thanks mom & dad. I hope you will want to go somewhere with us again.

Tessa is obsessed with my mom. She had to sit by her everywhere, eat by her, & would cry every time we got in the car & she couldn't be with grandma. Seriously!! They are two peas in a pod. It's hilarious.

This is in Buloxi! Such a nice beach. We found a ton of HUGE crabs crawling around in their shells. We thought we found some empty shells & we were all prepared to bring them back for Show & Tell. Good thing I didn't pack them in the suitcase. Turns out the crabs were still living in the shells, just hiding....really well.

The main event. BYU vs. Tulane.

This picture was taken about 30 seconds before Chase runs full sprint, trips, & falls right into a cement wall. The kids needs a helmet! I was ticked. Remember my trip to the ER a week before this for his eye trauma. I just knew he had cracked his head open. I did not want to go to the hospital AGAIN!

So here is the wound. The pic doesn't do it justice. It was the size of a golf ball. I heard so many times "Look that kids head!!!"

To make matters worse, the next day he tripped into the door of the bathroom on the airplane making it even bigger & split more. It's still healing...2 weeks later.

This was the last night of our trip after the big game. They were beyond exhausted. We drug these two around all day with no naps & they did amazing. They are great travelers now! Even Tessa.

State Fair

I have some "Warner Family Road Trip" pics to post but just thought I would add these real fast. We took the kids to the state fair last night w/the Brotherson's. Lots of fun. Can't you tell by the picture below.

Chase & Blake

They loved the roller coaster!

Nothing says State Fair like a hot dog, lots of ketchup, & a Brett Favre jersey.

(Notice the big scab on Chase's forehead...more to come on that.)

So Chase is really into picking out his own clothes (eeeekkk, scary.) And yesterday it was his jersey with gray shorts, white sock, & bright blue crocs. I did finally convince him he had to at least wear jeans. Thankfully.

More Florida Pics

I keep getting told by my sister's that I need to add new pics to my blog, so this is for you guys. We've been gone for about three weeks straight, so I've been trying to get on top of my dirty house, 18 million loads of laundry & all the other fun everyday things in life before worrying about the blog.

The day we spent at Magic Kingdom was our favorite. Call me a bad mom, but I just didn't take a ton of pictures. I was still going through the really sick part of my pregnancy & it was so hot that I just didn't have the motivation. I'm hoping to get more from my in-laws.

Their favorite ride....Pirates of the Carribbean.

So Chase was tall enough to go on the big rides this time. It was so fun. He did Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain, & even Tower of Terror (which was probably way too scary for him but he survived.)

Tessa was supposed to be sharing that ice cream with grandpa, but every time he would go to take a bite she would say "Don't do that!"

Cooling off & lounging by the pool with her SPF 100 on.

this is how we found her one night after a very long day.

On our last day we visited the Kennedy Space Center (Scott & his dad saw the shuttle launch a few days before.)

Chase thought he had died & gone to heaven. He loved it.

This was like the capsule that the Apollo 13 guys were in. We are sitting in it the wrong way though.

All in all it was a great trip....minus our trip to the ER for Chase's eye.

We loved spending time with Grandma & Grandpa W! The kids would run to their hotel room every morning (once without Scott & I knowing where in the heck they were!!!)

A little family Vacation

We spent the last week in Florida with the kiddo's & Scott's mom & dad.

We had a GREAT time.

Super hot, super humid, but so much fun.

I just have time to post a few pics, hopefully I can do more later.

We spent 3 days in Disney World, went to the pool, the Kennedy Space Center, & ate lots of good food :)

We did have one mishap......

This is Chase right before we rushed him off to the ER in an ambulance.

He touched some plant called "pencil cactus."

It has a milky white substance that has tiny crystals in it. To make a really long story short, it got in his eye & he went ballistic. He was screaming & thrashing around. It was so awful. We called poison control & they said to get him to the ER NOW!!!

Nothing can scare a mom worse.

After 3-4 hours at the hospital, he was totally fine.

They had to numb his eye then wash it out repeatedly.

We are home now. And he is totally fine...thank the heavens.

Expanding

So I've been feeling a lot like this guy

And eating a lot like this one

And my sisters are starting to resemble hers!!  Ok, not really but it sure feels like it.

Yes, we are expanding.  Or should I say I'm expanding & our family will be growing in #.

We are pregnant with Warner baby #3!!!

(There have been lots of congrats & lots of "are you pregnant" questions so I thought I'd just get it out there.)

We are super excited.  I'm still kind of going through the nasty sick stage but hopefully not for too much longer.  He or She will be here March 3, so probably in February sometime if this baby is like the other 2.

Chase & Tessa don't quite get it yet but I'm sure we will talk about it lots more once my stomach gets bigger.  (Although Chase did ask me if the baby is going to come out of my nipples! I know that's probably not the best word to use on the blog, but that is what he asked!!  Oh boy, is all i can say!)

Saying goodbye & first day

So we said goodbye to Stevie.  The baby of the Scott's family.  The guy who everybody loves & always want to be around.  He gave the BEST talk at his farewell on Sunday.  I was so proud of him & how mature his testimony of the gospel is.  I will admit, I was just one big bawl baby the whole weekend.  It seems like just yesterday he was this skinny little 11 year old running around.  We got to see a lot of Steve.  He was great at helping around our house with Scott & loved to play with the kids.  He just loved to hang out too.  

One last "I love you" I'm sure from mom.  I tell you what, I'm ok with having all girls from this point on.  I'm not sure how I'm going to tell Chase goodbye for 2 years & send him off to a strange place & hope he's ok.  Pretty rough.  

Chase & Tess have asked at least once everyday "Where's Steve?"   

This was Chase on the first day of school last year

And here he was for his first day this year.  Getting so much bigger.  We love him so much.  He's such a good boy.  As I took him to school on his 1st morning, I was giving him the lecture "be nice, do what teacher says, etc..." He told me to stop talking to him.

Then I walked him to his class (with Tessa Belle in tow) & said "ok, can I have a kiss?" and he told me that he just wanted to go into his class.  Talk about a punch in the stomach.  He is toooo cool for mom.  So funny.

Tess & I now have 2 1/2 hours in the morning together.  She did a lot better today.  the first day she bawled for 20 minutes for Chase.  She is also too cool for mom :)