New York is getting a pretty awesome missionary

Oakley was called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and reported to the Missionary Training Center August 6th.  He is serving in the NY, NY South Mission.  A few days before he reported to the MTC he came down to spend some time with Jensen and me.  It was nice to hang out with him before he left.  He'll be serving there for 2 years.  I think the weirdest part about the time he will be gone is that Dunken will be two and a half when get comes back.  I'm so excited for him to have this opportunity.  He's going to be a great missionary!

Blogtember | Day Two: Makes me Happy

Three posts in one day! And now I'm caught up on Blogtember :)

Fall  |  watching Dunken crawl and scoot around  |  cookies, especially chocolate chip  |  nail polish | scarves |  planning Christmas festivities  | pretty notebooks  |  the gospel  | funny cat pictures and videos  |  my eternal family  |  polka dots  |  bike rides  |  Facetime |  clean sheets washed with downy  | red lipstick |  cuddles with my sleepy baby  |  Dunken's giggles  |  fresh cut grass  |  Sunday naps  |

Blogtember Challenge | Day One

One of my favorite blogs Happily Ever Strader posted about Blogtember challenge hosted by Brave Love Blog and I thought it sounded fun, so I decided to join in (just a day late).  The challenge for September 1st is to write a little "About the Author" post like you would find on the sleeve of a hard cover novel.  Here goes!

Vivian Paterson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. With a father in the Coast Guard she also had the privilege of living in Alaska and North Carolina. She currently lives in Utah with her husband Jensen, baby boy Dunken, and cat Pigeon.  She graduated from Brigham Young University, and currently enjoys her time as a stay at home mom to Dunken.  She loves blogging, crafting, and going camping and on road trips with her family.

The best time of year

September 1st starts my favorite time of year.  My real favorite is of course Christmas, but September means fall! And I sure do love fall.  Now the weather just needs to get the fall memo. :)  The official first day of Fall isn't until September 23rd, but school is back in and stores are starting to sell fall clothes and decorations so I'm definitely feeling in the mood for fall.  I've already been burning my favorite fall candle for a few days. 

Suz and Jordan and my mom and Rick are coming for Christmas this year and Suzanne and I have already started planning our Christmas festivities.  With my family here and Dunken this is going to be the best Christmas ever.  I know it's still months and months away, but I am already getting excited about it!

Also these pics have nothing to do with my post babbling about fall and my Christmas plans, but I hope you enjoyed the cute pictures of Dunken.