A little bit of catch up...

Jack was getting a haircut!

I'm officially an AUNT! Tom & Brittney had a cute little baby boy, RYDER MATTHEW PATANE on October 13th!

The handsome little fella! Aunt Tami and her girls and I came to

visit at the hospital!

Cheesin' it before church!

Riding Dodger, Grandpa T's horse! This is one of
Jack's favorite things to do!



Cousin Nate's football game!

We went to the ZOO! Here are a few cute pics of the day!



Taking a drink at one of the famous "Lion's mouth"!



Daring!



My two handsome boys!



Jackson loves trains, so this was a hit! He couldn't
take his eyes off of it, not even for a picture!



Steve studying - how bizarre! Fortunately it all comes
to an end in two weeks when he GRADUATES! You can't
tell we're ALL excited, can you?


Jackson has a BIG BOY"S BED! He is quite
proud of it! Steve refinished it! It has been
in the family for a long time! Grandpa Staley
used it when he was a kid, and so did Steve!
And now its Jack's turn!


We went to LAGOONand it was a big hit with Jackson! Karen,
Steve' sister, works there and got us some passes! Jackson
wanted to go on every ride he saw! The little dare-devil!
His last ride was the Lady Bug Bop or something
like that and he was barely tall enough to ride, but this was the
face he made when he got off of it! On every ride he said, "again",
except for this one! He just didn't say anything at all!

Halloween this year was so fun! Jackson was a COWBOY!

We went to Grandpa T's to take pictures on the horsey! We made our

way to Grandma Staley's and Grammie's house! Our ward had a

"trunk or treat"! Jack wasn't too sure of the masks some people wore,

but he caught on real quick to the "trick or treating" concept!

Nice tatts Dad!

This is Emi, Jackson's buddy! She came to play and they

had a great time!

Steve and I's birthdays were recently! Yeah, one year older!

Overall, these past few months have been great!

Football!

go AGGIES, go AGGIES, HEY,hey,HEY!

A couple of weekends ago we went to the Utah State game! It was Jackson's first football game! We went with one of Steve's college roommates and his family and also sat by Dad and the gang!Unfortunately the fearless Aggies lost, but we still had a great time! We miss Cache Valley! After the game, we walked around campus and it was fun to show Jackson where Mommy and Daddy went to school!

We LOVE the Summertime!

How could you not love the summer!? Its my favorite season! Jackson has discovered many new, fun things this summer. Here are just a few of them! His first BASEBALL GAME, running through the sprinklers, Hill Air Force Base's Air Show, talking on the phone to his grandparents, helping Dad in the garden, golfing, "mowing" the lawn, taking care of Grandpa's horses, turnin' two, riding the train, helping Dad finish the basement, riding his "bike", and of course just havin' fun playing!

Kickin' back and enjoying some cookies on the porch!

Helping Dad in the garage

Talking to Grammie on the phone

Loves to wear his curious george halloween costume! Taking a break!

We're finishing our basement and Jack LOVES to help!

His first lawn mower! How exciting!

One of his favorite past times! Bubbles!

The next Tiger Woods!

Hey Tex! Just sittin' and relaxin' in his boots!

Loves the sprinklers!

TRACTOR ADVENTURE!

A couple weekends ago, I had a Relief Society Retreat and so Steve and Jackson had a boys night out! Jack's new thing is his love for tractors! Grammie gave him one for Easter and he doesn't go a day without playing with it! In trying to find something fun to do that night, they decided to go on a TRACTOR HUNT! Jackson had a blast! Here's proof of their findings.....

Baby Animal Day!

This year we decided to go to the American West Hertiage Center in Logan for their BABY ANIMAL DAY! They always hold this event around Easter time and we thought Jackson would love to see the animals!

Jackson's ready to go! He climbed into the car,

insisting to bring along his buddies, ELMO and PUPPY!

What a cheesy grin!

Petting the back end of a baby goat!

He was trying to kiss the bunny,

but doesn't know what to think about that!

Jackson and his friend Ava, holding hands! Ah, how tender!

We couldn't pass this up! Jack LOVES tractors!

JACKSON'S first EASTER EGG HUNT

Its tradition for Steve's grandparents to host an annual Easter Egg Hunt for all their grandchildren and great-grandchildren! This year's event was fun because we had a kid to participate! Jackson caught on pretty quick on what to do! Spot the egg filled, run to get it, and dump it in the basket! Here are a few pics of the hunt!

Sometimes you have to go to extreme measures...

Stopping to take a little candy break!

Grandma hides those eggs in sneaky places!

Grandma and Grandpa Larsen with their great-grandchildren!