Meet Carl

This is the newest member of our family. His name is Carl the Caravan. A few weeks ago we decided to get rid of our Jeep because of our wonderful children(or should we say child). Jerry (our jeep's name) just seemed a little too tight for Ethan. He would throw items at his sister all the time and would kick that back of the driver's seat. He could never get close enough to kick it while Sharifa drove, but it drove Steve mad!!! So those of you who know Steve know that he never wanted to get a mini van, but he was the one who said that we need to get a mini van. So for those of you who so know him may start laughing and mocking!!!(HA! HA! HA!) We love Carl and hope that he will stay with our family for a long time!!!!

Thanksgiving

So this past year a lot has happened and we have been able to count so many of our blessings. The first big blessing was that we were able to bring our new little baby girl, Daisy, into our growing family. We are so blessed to all have great health and such a wonderful little family! As parents we are grateful to have two children who are vibrant, growing (in every way), and learning new things everyday. We recently were able to find a better place for our family and are enjoying the new surroundings! At this time of year we are so grateful that Steve has a good job and can also go to school. With Steve working and going to school we are able to have Sharifa stay home with the kids to enjoy they're baby years! This last year has made us think about the little things in our lives and know to enjoy every moment with everyone! We love you all and hope that you have a very happy Thanksgiving day!!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

We hope you all had a great weekend and that you all stayed somewhat dry! We had such a great weekend with the kids. Halloween was on Sunday so we decided to make a weekend out of it. On Friday we took Ethan to USU campus in BC and go around with his classmate trick-o-treating to all the professor/employees. He had so much fun getting lot of candy from all the nice people. For those of you who don't know, Ethan is a BIG fan of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies and he made sure that we knew he wanted to be Buzz for Halloween!! Mom wanted him to be a Dallas Cowboy football player so he would match Daisy. She ended up being a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Thanks to Sharifa's mom, who made the tutu, and a onies that we used when Ethan was a little baby. Daisy got told how adorable she is and we think she looked pretty cute!!! On Saturday the kids and Sharifa went to Trunk-O-Treat with the ward and really enjoyed seeing all the different outfit people came in!!! Ethan got a lot more candy, but he also got some toothbrushes too!!! We use them a lot around here!!! We hope you had a very safe and fun Halloween and are excited to get to the next holiday, Thanksgiving! We have so much to be grateful for this year!!!!! Ethan and Daisy posing for the picture!!!
Ethan with all the Ladies!!!! What a Ladies man!!

Ethan walking from the different building enjoying all the cool candies he is getting!!!

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader with a Dallas Cowboy fan!!!

It was so cold Saturday night Sharifa had to put a long-sleeved shirt on underneath Daisy's outfit!!! She still is adorable!!!

Moving time again!!!

So we decided that it would be the best for our family and sanity to move to a better place. We found a cute little townhouse that his a lot like the one we owned in BC, but it has three bedroom instead of two and it is only a year old! We had enough of our neighbors and the constant bugs coming in to visit with us without an invitation!!! This new place is so great and we love being a little closer in town. Ethan was so cute helping us move boxes downstairs and into the car. We weren't able to get some good pictures of him doing that so we decided to put up some pictures of him and Daisy spending time together before we moved out. For Halloween we will put up pictures of our two wild candy receivers!!!! Hope you enjoy all that you see!!!! Ethan "Driving Miss Daisy"!!!
Ethan had a big cut on his top lip so we had to put a band-aid on it. We think he looks so funny, if you want go ahead and have a good laugh- we did!!!

Ethan and Daisy enjoying a ride together on the fire truck!

September-Our babies are growing!!!!!

A few days ago our little baby boy turned 3 years old!!! We can't believe it's been three years since we became parents!!! The last three years have been a roller-coaster ride with our little guy, but we wouldn't change it for the world!!! First thing in the morning we took Ethan to the Dinosaur park and he had a blast! We were able to have a little birthday party for Ethan later on in the evening with a few members of our family. This September also brings Daisy's 6month birthday! We can't believe that the months have gone by so fast! Here are a few pictures of the fun we had!!!

Ethan at 3

Weight:31lb-50%

Height:3ft 2inches-50%

Daisy at 6months

Weight: 15lb 1ounce-under 50%

Height: 2ft 1inch- under 50%

Ethan wanted a big Buzz balloon for a long time, but the store was out of Buzz balloons so he got the next best thing; Spiderman!!!

Ethan sliding down a Dino slide!

A better picture of the slide!

Digging for bones!

Inside a Dino scull!

A present from Daisy! Woody and Bullseye!!!

Helping daddy put together his new play tent!

Trying on the new backpack that Grandma T and Papa Steve gave him!

Showing off his Bob shirt he got from Grandma Colleen and Papa Mike!

Opening his Thomas the Train toy! Letting mommy help open a gift!

Daisy helping Ethan play with his train set!

His Toy Story 3 Birthday cake for the 3year old!

Ethan with his cake!

Blowing out his candle!

Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra enjoying time with Daisy! Ethan using his new Toy Story 3 fork and spoon to eat his cake and ice cream!!

Celebration Time!!!

Last month we had a lot to celebrate! Steve had just finished his summer classes, we had been married for five years, Sharifa birthday, and Steve only had a couple of weeks before he had to get back to school work again. So we decided to take a little trip to St George and spend some family time there. We had so much fun going to the beach and getting to see the Grand Canyon. Sharifa has never got to see that before and it was something amazing!!! We want to thank our Grandma Phillips for letting us stay at her house so that we could save a little money for more fun activities! Here are a few pictures over our fun trip! The Phillips Family at the Grand Canyon

The beautiful Grand Canyon

Ethan and dad enjoying the beautiful view!

Ethan, Daisy, and mommy relaxing after walking so long!

Native Americans playing some music

Time for a trip to the pool!!!

Ethan loved the little kiddie pool, he could be by himself because the water was no higher than 2ft

Daisy enjoyed the pool too! She had so much fun splashing and relaxing in it while the weather was so hot!

Ethan enjoying the pool

Daisy relaxing with her daddy!

Daddy and Daisy enjoying the coolness of the pool!

Daisy just hangin around in her nothing! Enjoying this fun time with her family!

Ethan enjoying playing at the beach

Daisy testing out the water

Ethan getting ready to build a sand castle.

Mommy and Daisy out in the water!!!

Ethan out in the water!

Ethan swimming in the water

Ethan and daddy's sand castle!

Daisy taking a bath in the kitchen sink.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARIFA!"

Ethan just loved looking at the candles!

Ethan helping mommy blow out her candle so that she can receive her wish!

Note: these are a lot of pictures, but we had some more.They got deleted some how, if any of you know how to retrieve pictures from an SD card please let us know! We really want to obtain those pictures!!!