First Halloween Party

On Wednesday Bryson and I went to hang out at Tiffany and Lexi's ward's Halloween party. It was a church function called "Trunk or Treat". It starts off with a chili and cornbread feed, followed by a "Halloween Carnival" inside the church building. Then the kids trick or treat from the tailgates of ward members cars...hence the name, "trunk or treat". Every ward does this, my ward's party is on Saturday and I will be going to that one too. Bryson loves seeing all the kids dressed up and running around. Not to mention he's so cute in his pirate costume. Brett couldn't make it because he's at a business convention.

Here's Cole and Dallas dressed as dinosaurs.


Lexi, Me, Bryson, and Tiffany. What a bunch of misfits!



Pirate Bryson

What A Face!

Our boy really knows how to use those eyebrow muscles.

Happy Birthday Bro!

Karson, I've loved sharing my birthday with you (mine is the 17th, his is the 19th). It's always been meaningful to me, the fact that we can combine our birthdays. We don't get to see each other as often as we'd like, because you work so much, so I'm glad we at least have this. You're the best brother!

Let's take a look back on how cute we used to be, before we gave our parents gray hair.





Love ya bro!

Apple Hill In October

I love apple hill. I try to go every year. I went with my mom, dad, and nephew Cameron. We enjoyed apple donuts and milk, watching a big fish get caught at the lake, pumpkin hunting (and throwing...bad Bryson!), and lots of Halloween and Christmas crafts. Unfortunately the pony rides were closed (weekends only I guess) Check out my parents, 36 years and still doing sappy stuff like this! Cameron's thinking, "what are you doing with my donut? Give it back!"

Bryson, official "Gourd Guard".

These boys are so cute playing together. They loved the pumpkins.

Grandpa Grewe leading the way.

Only at Apple Hill...Fish Petting!

Playing With The "Utah" Cousins

I blogged about Utah, and didn't mention the most important thing...playing with the cousins! Here's Bryson with Lauren and little Lacie. We love them so! Thanks Jeremy and Julie for opening your house to us.

Utah In October

We're back from Utah now, it was a great trip...but it didn't start out that way. The day we set out to leave I noticed Bryson wasn't himself. Once we got to Utah we took him to the doctor and found out he had Croup. So needless to say, we spent the first few days locked up in the Hampton Hotel next to Thanksgiving Point until Bryson's fever went away.

We spent a lot of time watching "Little Einstein" videos. He loves them and constantly points to the computer and says "that?", asking to watch it again.

We found a cute "cool mist" humidifier at Kohler's. Doctor recommended.

Feeling better!

At one point I was stir crazy. I took Bryson over to Thanksgiving Point and we had a blast. Even though it was pouring outside, we forged on and saw the dinosaur museum, the cute Emporium shop, had lunch at the deli, and even had a pony ride. The cold air did him good.


The reason we were out there was because Brett was going Elk hunting with his brothers and extended family. I would have stayed at my sister in laws house but because of Bryson's sickness, I didn't want to infect the rest of the family. When the boys got back, Bryson was well enough and we got to stay with them.
On one of the days, Patrice (my mother in law) came with me to Salt Lake to meet up with an old friend of mine, Amber (she's on my blog list). It was so good to see her and catch up. She met us on a break from work, so it was short but very meaningful. I was a dummy and forgot to get a picture of us, oh well, next time. Before meeting with Amber we went to a store called "Tai Pan". It's an amazing home decor store and it was all done up for the holidays. It's a huge store and very overwhelming. It's hard to see everything in one day. Patrice and I agreed, if there was one in California, we'd need to get second jobs :)
Besides meeting with Amber, there were two other things I wanted to accomplish while in Utah. One was getting a sewing machine (which I did!), the other was going to a session at the Salt Lake Temple, a first for both Brett and I. Mission accomplished!




Our time inside the temple was even more beautiful than our time outside, and by looking at these pictures, it was pretty amazing!

Even though Utah is beautiful this time of year, I am so glad to be back home.

Utah

We're in Utah right now, I have lot's to blog about but I don't know how to upload photos to Brett's laptop. So I'll update everyone once we're back home and I can go crazy in the comfort of my own computer :) Amber, it was so great seeing you today!