Daisy Rae

We went to have the targeted ultrasound today and got some really great pictures of little Miss Daisy!!! She is doing very well, she is at 13 ounces and growing. She's got a great heartbeat and great lungs. Just for those who want to know, she is still a girl, she hasn't shown us anything that would make us think any differently! She is just so cute and it's funny how little babies have their own personality even before they come out into the world. We really love her and can't wait for when she comes, which shouldn't be anytime before March!!!! Here is our very favorite picture that we decided to use. We hope you all like it as much as we do!!!

We call this picture "The Thinking Girl". The funny thing is, when she came up on the screen like this, Steve had his hand/arm in the same position! The tech. said that she was being just like here dad!!! What a "daddy's girl" this little one is!!! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Halloween

So this year we went up to I.F. for the weekend to see Sharifa's parents and really enjoyed our weekend. Ethan really loved going to the different houses and getting candy from everyone that we went and saw. He made us stop at every house on his grandparent's street so that he could get more candy!! A few houses didn't have anyone home and it made Ethan not too happy 'cause he didn't get any candy. We had to watch him very closely because he would knock on people's door and would try to walk into their houses!!! This year Sharifa thought that Ethan should dress up for something that truly fits him, so he was a little devil!!!( Ha!Ha!Ha!) We really enjoyed going out with him and seeing his reactions every time someone would give him or let him choose a piece of candy, it was like a little boy at Disneyland!! He really did get a lot of candy that night so we thought maybe we should help him out with the eating of the treats, 'cause we don't want him to get a stomach ache!!! We think that he will love Halloween next year too!!! Sharifa's parents grew pumpkins in their garden this year and had a special one picked out for Ethan to help design. Ethan and Grandpa pulled the guts out while daddy helped by putting a face to the Jack-O-Lantern. Here are some pictures of our fun afternoon/evening!!!!

Ethan and his first pumpkin before it's carved!

Ethan helping Grandpa cut the top off of the pumpkin!Ethan helping daddy get all the guts out of the pumpkin!

Ethan checking out the pumpkin's guts!

Grandpa showing Ethan where to put the guts!

Daddy carving the pumpkin!The finished Jack-O-Lantern

The boys with their finished master piece!!!

Ethan as a cute little devil! Doesn't this just fit him so well?Ethan and Grandpa were tried of waiting so they started on their way!Ethan checking out another person's pumpkin!

On sunday, Ethan tried out his new suit! Doesn't he look just so handsome?! A devil one day and an angel the next!(Ha! Ha! Ha!)

It's a...

So, for those of you who don't know the exciting news, we went to the doctor's yesterday and were able to see that are baby is doing just fine. She is now up to 10 ounces, has a strong heart beat, nice size head, and a very nice size tummy. If you didn't catch that we told you that are baby is a girl!!!! Yes, we have decided to name her Daisy Rae (pronounced like Ray- except female version) Phillips! She was being a lot like her mother and sleeping really crazy. She had her little legs tucked over her head, silly girl!!! So we didn't get a picture to post on the blog, in about two weeks we'll be going back to have our 3D pictures and we'll be sure to show them to you all! For the mean time we'll post a few fun pics. of Ethan that have been taken over the past few days/months/.

Ethan thinks he is going to go on a trip with Grandma if he just fits himself into her suitcase. She had just returned from a trip though! By-the-way he really did fit in the suitcase, and you could zip it up!! Ha! Ha!

Ethan decides he is ready for a big-boy-bed!! He is trying out Grandma's bed just to make sure he likes it!This is our cat, Hobbes, that we had to give away to a nice family because we couldn't find a place that would allow pets live in the place for little or no money! We sure do miss the friendly little feller!!

Our new Home

So it's been so crazy the past few weeks. We have been living with Steve's parents and it has been nice to have a place to stay, but we really wanted to have a place of our own. It's been kinda hard with Ethan being all crazy and having to stay on his tail. A few weeks ago we thought we found a great little house for our little family, but it turned out that it wasn't so great at all! There was some sewage problems with the house and we had to find that out on our own with out being informed about it by our landlords. We had moved everything in and Sharifa had unpacked a lot of boxes and we had to get out of the house fast so that Ethan, Sharifa, and the baby to be would be safe. Luckily Steve's parents let us come back to their house to stay for a few days. Also, later we were able to find a great condo in a different city. The condo has three bedrooms and two and a half bathes, it 's great!!!!We love it and can't wait to meet all the new people around us and in our new ward! One thing that we like about living here is that there seems to be more young families than older people, so that means that there are little kids for Ethan to play with!!!Our new home!!!

Ethan exploring our new area!!Time spent with Grandma while leaving with our Grandparents!!Ethan spending time with Grandpa while leaving with them!

Ethan borrowing one of the monkey's Army hat (oops, Marine Cover)!! Doesn't he look just so cute?!!!!

The BIG 2!!!!

Things have been very crazy the past few weeks. With selling the house, moving out, and of course the little man's birthday. A lot of family told us to just celebrate Ethan's big day some other day 'cause he wouldn't know. The only problem Sharifa has with that is that Ethan's birthday is on the 17th and she wants to let Ethan know that that day was a very important day 'cause he came into our lives!!! So we had his birthday and spent the day together just the three of us and later that night we were able to have an Aunt and Uncle come over for dinner with cake and ice cream. It turned out to be a great day, but the party wasn't over just yet; Sharifa's parents came down, with Ethan's cousins, the next day and took them to Layton to Chuck E Cheese! Ethan really enjoyed the day with his grandma and grandpa M and was so happy to spend time with his cousins that he rode both ways with them. Later that night grandma and grandpa P came home from St George and brought back some nice birthday gifts for Ethan, which he really enjoyed and so did mom and dad! Plus thank you to all that remembered our little man's birthday, we really do appreciate all that like to spoil him rotten!!! Here are some pictures that were taken of the two days!

Ethan is 2!!!

Playing at the park! Having fun down the slide!
Ethan loves to climb in the tubes!
Ethan loves to make music, here at McDonald!!!
Ethan trying out his new basketball hoop!
Enjoying his new Looney Tunes DVD!
Cute clothes from Aunt Sierra and Uncle Matt!
Ethan likes to watch Handy Manny and now he has a cute sweat suit to match the show! "Thank you Aunt Sierra and Uncle Matt!!"
Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra got a Mr Potato Head too!!!
A new book from Uncle Matt and Aunt Sierra!
Ethan making Uncle Matt read him his new book!Now it's Aunt Sierra's turn to read Ethan his new book!Ethan's Birthday cake!!! Yeah Lighting and Mater!He's now 2!!! "Blow Ethan, blow!!" Opening gift that Grandma and Grandpa P got him!!!

CHUCK E CHEESE

Ethan driving with Chuck E!! "Watch where you're going, Ethan!!"Cousin Harley driving Ethan in the big zebra jeep!Ethan's turn to drive, what a crazy driver!Daddy helping Ethan feed the hungry dog!Ethan loves to play basket ball, we couldn't get him away from this game!!Cousin Harley and cousin Oakley playing air hockey!

Ethan playing air hockey with cousin Oakley while getting some help from Daddy & Grandpa M!

Playing air hockey with Grandpa M with a little help from mom!The Three Amigos!!

"All done, let's go!"

Oakley, Harley, and Ethan opening up gifts. What great cousin, they are willing to help out when needed!!!Ethan checking out his tractor, one of the many things he got from Grandma & Grandpa M!!!