Halloween Fun

Beckem and I at our ward's "trunk or treat".
I let Beckem eat one piece of candy and he chose this blue sucker that left his whole mouth blue. I had to brush his teeth 3 times to get it all clean! Yucky!
Pooh with "Tig" and "Pigly" as Beckem calls them.
In the fall grass at my parent's house in Idyllwild, CA.
Beckem was very excited to visit the pumpkin farm!

3 months in a nutshell...

Beckem and cousin Riley in the tub.
Staying cool on the back patio.
At the beach. Beckem really enjoyed digging in the sand!
I'm too cool...
Beckem and cousin Delaney on a warm summer day.

I wish I was better about keeping up with this blog so I wouldn't have to cram 3 months into a little paragraph! We had a very busy summer. To start, we all went to California to visit friends and family. We took Beckem to the beach for the first time and got to enjoy cooler weather. Then Beckem and I flew up to Washington to visit my sister and her daughter, Delaney. The cousins had so much fun together! Beckem went to the zoo for the first time and got to have a little friend 24/7. They fought and played together just like brother and sister! I went back to work early in August and have a tough class this year. 14 boys and only 9 girls. And all of the boys are very, well, let's just say they're ALL BOY! I've really been hitting the behavior management hard so that it will pay off later and I can actually get some teaching in : ) Here are some photos to enjoy.

Perfect Portrait

Beckem is almost 14 months! I don't know where the time goes! I caught this cheesy grin at the park on Saturday. He is such a smiley, happy baby and laughs at everything.

Splish, Splash!

After dinner it was still 95 degrees outside so we decided to take Beckem down to our local splash pad to cool off. He had never been and it was so fun to watch him discover the water and try to figure out when it would shoot up.
Whoa! Look at that one!
That just went up my nose!
Umm, hello? Water, are you in there?
I never seem to be able to catch the water, but this is still fun!

Beckem's best birthday gift was a pool from grandma & grandpa. It was 95 degrees today so we busted it out. Beckem was so excited to be taking a "bath" outside.
It is so big that Ryan and I got in with him. We all played together for awhile.
Mom, can you stop taking pictures and get in with me?
Thank you grandma & grandpa for the birthday gift!!

A Little Behind

That's the story of my life these days! Always behind. Well, I have the day off of school today so I thought I'd catch up a little bit. Here are some photos from April:
Here's Beckem with Ryan. We went to old town Mesa and I found this old abandoned building to take some photos by. This wasn't a posed shot...that's what's so cute about it!
Here's Beckem in his Easter best. Yes, he's on a hill...that's why it looks slanted!

Family Time

Everyone who knows Beckem knows that he's a very cuddly, snuggly kid who loves to give "loves" as Ryan and I call it. He gives the best hugs and loves around. Here he is giving his mama some sugar. (This is my favorite part of being a mom!)
Ryan and I decided to get all of our housework and chores done during the week to leave Saturday free for family time. Each week we choose a different thing to do as a family...usually something for free that the city is putting on, or a place to go that's free. This past weekend we went to a place called Schnepf farms in Queen Creek. They have a little play area, a petting zoo, and a little farm store where they sell fresh jam, baked goods, etc. And in the spring you can pick fruit in their orchard for $1.50 a lb. I'm holding out for the peaches in May. Yummy! Here's Beckem on one of the old farm chairs just being his cute self.
I'm still trying to figure out how we had such a cute child. He got the best of both of our genes I guess!