Pumpking Patch Day!

This last Thursday Brandon and I both had the day off and we decided to go to the pumpkin patch as a family.

 

 

 

We went to this little farm, Zittel Farm,s on the border of Folsom and Orangevale.  It is such a cute, quaint looking place that we have always wanted to take our one day family there.  This was finally our year :). 

 

 

We had a great time picking out the perfect pumpkins for our home, petting some animals, and taking some fun fall pictures.  Not to mention Thursday was a PERFECT fall day and one that we haven't really felt in quite some time with all this summer heat going on.  The day was just perfect in so many ways and we just felt so blessed to have the day together :).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aubrey made sure we had all the pumpkins to take home.

 

And here is our final collage of our outing :)

 

A Little Visitor

A couple of weeks ago Brandon put this little caterpillar in a jar. 

 

We thought it was dead for a couple of days, but today when Brandon came home from work we had a little butterfly waiting for us inside the jar :).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple Hill 2012

This weekend we go to Apple Hill as a family.  I don't know what it is about this place, but we think it really puts us in the mood for fall.  We had fun eating lots of apples and walking the different stops along the road.  We even got to meet up with our good friends Nick and Katie and their two little ones Koop and Grace.  This was overall a very fun morning :).

 

Aubrey even got her first taste of a doughnut!  With a mom who just loves doughnuts it has been really hard to not slip one in her breakfast from time to time, but with her milk allergy getting a little better we can try things out once in a while.

 

And boy did she love that doughnut!

Aubrey and Grace

 

So the day was a little warm for being the end of September and this face kind of shows Aubrey's thoughts of "are you really making me stand out here in the hot sun to take a picture!"  Despite the heat, Apple Hill was a huge success this year.

Look Who's Going to be....

...a BIG SISTER!

We're expecting a new addition to our family the beginning of March!

 

We're are thrilled and are feeling so blessed to be parents once more :)  Bring on the sleepless nights once again!

 

 

Aubrey Meets Her Cousin Norah

That evening Aubrey got to meet baby Norah.  Aubrey was a little bit of a handful before we went to the hospital that evening and even at the hospital, but she was excited to hold the baby nonetheless.

 Aubrey will have to learn to be a little more gentle with babies, but we know this will take some time.  She has proven to be a good little helper so far with Norah and Krystal.

Aubrey already loves her new cousin :)

Norah Hope is Here!!!

We officially welcomed Norah Hope Fox into our family at 1:30am on August 21, 2012 to proud parents, Jon and Krystal.  Weighing in at 8 lbs, 1 oz and 19.5 inches long, this little lady has her mom's long fingers and toes and her daddy's eyes.

The morning started out with Brandon getting ready to leave Utah and Krystal and Jon getting ready to go to the hospital for Krystal to be induced.  Kind of a stressful and emotional morning.

Krystal's bag was broken late morning and the waiting began.  I was able to be in the delivery room for a part of the day while her labor pains increased.  We watched The Proposal and some other cooking shows.  Poor Krystal couldn't eat anything so who knows why we were watching cooking shows to make her even more hungry...even her doctor commented on that sometime during the day :).  When the labor pains started getting more intense I let the two future parents be and I waited with Jon's parents, Bud and Lois, and his brother Joe in the waiting room.  Aubrey was being well taken care of the whole day by Jackie and Nate and loved on once again by all of the Fox kids.  She did awesome at their house and I was so grateful to get to spend as much time as I did with my sister during this time.  It meant so much to me that Jackie was so willing to take on our little girl for the day!  Thank you Jackie!!

As we waited in the waiting room we again, even though we were hungry, we watched Diner, Drive-ins, and Dives, and really that should never be watched at midnight.  You just get too hungry!  The evening was filled with great conversation to calm our anxiousness in anticipation for this little lady's arrival.

At about 1:30 she arrived and we got to meet this little girl about an hour later :)

We are so excited that little Norah is finally here!  We are so proud of my sister during this delivery and  Jon for being such a good coach. We can't wait to see Jon and Krystal raise this little miracle and to share this road of parenthood together.  We can't wait for the memories, to watch Norah grow and change, and for Aubrey to have a cousin to share their own memories with.  We are so thankful for God's little blessings :)