Pumpkin Fun!

I wish that we could have done this sooner, but well Halloween is in less than a week. We've just been so busy!



We took a trip to the local pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins this year. It was really cold, and we haven't gotten out our winter gear yet. Collin seemed to be taking it all in.





We wandered around in the mud, past the rotten and abnormal shaped pumpkins, looking for our pumpkins.




When we found them, Collin got to check them out.




He thought he saw a better pumpkin, but realized we had done really well.





On the ride home, with a stop at the gas station to pick up a newspaper and hot chocolate, Collin fell asleep so he missed out on the carving of the pumpkins. Oh well, there's always next year.


Mine is on the left, and Greg's is on the right. Greg commented while we were scooping out the guts of our respective pumpkins, "Man, I remember pumpkin carving taking a lot longer when I was younger." Me too.

Autumn family pictures

We put off taking our family picture. Now that it's snowed I don't know if we'll get another try. But here are some shots from our first attempt.




We drove up one of the Cottonwood canyons looking for a spot just before dusk. We found this little place just off the road by the river. I love the fall leaves in the background. The only problem with this spot was Collin kept wanting to check out the cars instead of look at the camera. Hopefully, if we do have a go at it again, we will have an actual photographer who can try to get Collin's attention. And maybe, if we're lucky, a smile!

3 Year Anniversary

I can't believe that it has been three years.

Three years of marriage to my best friend!

Three years of trying out dinner recipes.

Three years of great vacations.

Three years of belly laughs at midnight.

Three years of being dorky with my favorite dork.


Three of the best years, and I just can't wait for more!


For our anniversary, we stayed in the same hotel we stayed in our honeymoon night. Not only was it the same resort, but the same cabin. AND not only the same cabin, but the EXACT same room, completely by accident!



We made a trip out of it. Saturday, the 9th, we went to the BYU game in Provo with Greg's sister and brother's families. We all had a blast! And BYU won, so that helps.

Then we spent the night at my parents house, not wanting to make the trip back to SLC with all the traffic and construction. Then Sunday afternoon we left Collin with my parents and headed to Midway. It was our first night away from Collin. We missed him, but we really enjoyed just getting to be together with no distractions.

Because we didn't take any pictures of the gorgeous room on our honeymoon night...
we decided to document it this time. When we build our dream home, we want to use some of these features in our master suite. (Hey, I can dream; can't I?)







I love the king bed, and the abundance of pillows.















Double doors open to the bathroom, which is almost the same size as the bedroom.











Our absolute favorite feature: the GIANT tub.












The tiled shower is super nice as well.


Monday we went and got Collin from my parents and brought him to stay with us that night. We wanted to do some hikes and get outside, but I must have gotten food poisoning because I was miserable. What a way to celebrate our anniversary.

10 months

Our little buddy is 10 months and so cute!





We are loving all the interaction. He really tries to talk, and points (so cute with little pudgy fingers!), and is walking.






He took his first steps just after nine months, but it took a couple more weeks for him to gain the confidence to walk more than just two or three steps. Now he's a walking machine!




Another favorite pastime of our walking man? Pulling the DVD's off their shelf. He particularly likes Corpse Bride. I've begun to just leave them because he thinks that we're playing a game if I try to put them back.

So cute!