Halloween - Oct 2010

We finally made it to Halloween! It was so strange to me at the time because the year before I had been so pregnant with Bentley, it was weird actually having him dress up this time! He had recieved a really cute Aviator/Pilot outfit from his Great-Grandpa Knight and Grandma -D, so we decided to just go with that since first, we already had it, and second, a jacket was the main costume so we knew he would be warm in it. =-) The only thing he needed was a hat.....which I magically figured out how to sew....haha Go me! I was so proud of myself. Then Jayson already had a pair of cool motorcycle goggles that went great with the costume, so we stuck those on his head voila! A cute little Aviator! Every year we always make it over to the 30th ward family ward, the church where both our familes go, and attend their Halloween party. It's always fun coming back and seeing old friends and catching up with people. :)

Jayson went as Po from Kung Fu Panda, and I was some kind of Biker chick......yea....haha

Grandma Alexander!! What a GREAT costume! Loved it!

Bentley with Grandpa Alexander

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I also got to have fun with Bentley and bring him to my Halloween Parade that we hold at the school where I work. All the kids dress and we parade around the school and finally through the gym where all the parents sit and take pictures. It was so fun. For the school party I dressed up as Minny Mouse, it's fun for the kids to see us like that.

And of course Grandma Knight had her fun with him at the school showing him off

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Our LAST and final activity was to attend the Witches Night Out or whatever the event is called that is held at the Gardners Village. This is the cutest place where you visit all the shops with handmade items and eat the delicious food. For Halloween they go "witchy" on the place and put witches everywhere. It's really cute. My mom's dream for Bentley's first Halloween for him to wear to wear the infamous "cheetah" costume. She had made the costume when we were all babies and we had all worn it at least one time. So I of course let her dress him up in it and parade him around Gardners Village. He actually loved that place, there was so much for him to see. He loved all the colors and the music and the witches. It was really fun taking him to that and I hope to make it a tradition.

My little Cheetah (I know I'm spelling that wrong...)

The witch in the background was actually peddling and moving, so cool!

Aunt Josie!

It was such a nice day!



Davis County Fair - August 2010

A fun summer activity that we really enjoyed with Bentley was the county fair. So fun! We went with our great friends the Porter's and their little boy Jaxon. Bentley was fascinated with everything and really loved riding the pony! He also got to experience his first Rodeo! Yea yea!! That was so fun to do and it wasn't too long. Can't wait to do that this summer!

Yes.....that is a scorpian he's holding....

Gotta love Matt....

Jaxon is SOO cute!!

He wasn't too sure at first but he did enjoy it...haha

So fun!

Rodeo TIME!!!!

FINALLY got a smile on camera!

Vegas/Spring Break April 2010

I know I'm back peddling a little with my posts but as I find more pictures of the activities we've done, I post what I find. haha So bear with me please!

Last spring break Jayson was really antsy to take a mini vacae. So we packed up the car and headed to Vegas! 

On the road!!



What a trooper!! First road trip and he slept most of the way there!!



Luckily for us I have two sets of amazing aunts and uncles who there, so we had family to stay with. =-) We stayed the first two nights with my aunt Melissa, uncle Paul and my cousin Amanda. My aunt had the room all set up ready for Bentley and it was so nice to have that ready. I need to mention this now, but my aunt and uncle are AMAZING cooks and I LOOOOVE when they cook for us. haha Unfortunately my uncle Paul was out of town and we definitiely missed his company, but it was so nice spending time with my aunt Melissa. My cousin Amanda had her Prom that weekend so it was fun getting to see her get ready that week for it. Unfortunately I didn't get ONE stinkin picture with the Martinez family and I'm SOO upset at myself! Ugh!

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 We then set up a time to go and visit my aunt Jill, uncle Steve, and my two little cousins Spencer and Morgan. Let me just say, my cousin Spencer absolutely LOOOOVES Jayson! He could sit with Jayson all day and have him read book after book and play multiple Wii games with him. haha

Morgan wanted to share her milk with Jayson =-)

 It was so funny seeing them together.I myself enjoyed Morgan's company, and Bentley spent time with his Aunt Jill. It was so great seeing him get to be with family that he doesn't get to see often. It was great spending so much time with family on this trip, we just loved every second of it!

Bentley enjoying himself hanging out!



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The next day the three of us headed to The Strip. Interesting experience for us mostly because this was our first actual vacation with Bentley and we wanted to make sure we were ready for anything. There are so many things to worry about! And of course I wore flip flops......that didn't help things. Haha Needless to say we really enjoyed ourselves and Bentley did FABULOUS!

I'm not 100% sure but I think these were the amazing gardens at the Bellagio....but again....dont' quote me on that.

Ugh. Please ignore the post-pregnancy weight!!

the Coca-Cola factory! What a fun store!

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The next day we hooked up with Jayson's family and we visited Hoover Dam. I've been to Vegas mulitple times but I've NEVER seen Hoover Dam! So this was a really neat experience for me. When we were there they were still doing construction on the new bridge that crosses the dam, which would eventually save ALOT of travel time for people. Pretty neat! They were nearly completed with it when we were there. 

The picture does not do it justice but this thing was HUUUUGE

Rubbing the feet was good luck

Bentley with Aunt Kira!!

Amazing that they can build something like that!

Ahh precious....haha

 Phew, so that's the end of the Vegas trip. It was really nice just getting away and enjoying the time together.

Jackson Hole 2010

Here it was. That time every year we look forward to....JACKSON! Of course this year was a little different. I was anxious and a little nervous having Bentley with us this year. Mostly I was worried about him napping and sleeping at night. But of course he did amazing! haha And Jayson's family came with us so it was really nice having LOTS of helping hands. We even had some of my brother's friends come along and they helped with him also, so it was really nice. Bentley slept GREAT and even took naps throughout the day. The Bar J was great as always, and we even went and visited the hot springs. The trip was nice and relaxing and the rafting was great. It's always a nice get away and a great time with friends and family. =-)

Alexander Family

My boss Crystal and her husband Shonn

Bentley LOVED his BBQ Ribs haha

That grill was really hot

Can you tell they're related??? HAHA

Crossing the river for the hot springs. That water is FREEEEEEZING!!

Bentley with Uncle Jeff

FAT FACE

We actually had a lot of rain that trip....