Happy Halloween!!!

I'm glad I decided to take pictures early in the day this year. It might not look that way from the picture above, but Dylan was having a rough time later in the evening and so I'm glad I took some time to try and get pictures in the afternoon. Taylor was a little upset when I first set her down (she is going through major separation anxiety from me), but she settled down pretty quickly.

Who wouldn't love to have this fireman and fire dog show up at their house?

Taylor and Kellen trick-or-treating together. Kellen wore Dylan's first Halloween costume and he was a very cute turtle.

It is a little hard to see, but we had a big group for trick-or-treating.

We were expecting Father Rick, but Chef Rick was a fun surprise!

The Stever's house is always a definite stop. The kids love going to Joel and Jared house!

We did a progressive dinner with the neighbors and I hosted the dinner/dessert portion. I made broomstick goodie bags. Thanks, Bryan for making the perfect broom sticks for me!

Dylan loved the wax lips from the goodie bag.



The fireman, skeleton, and Snow White were having fun playing together. The top bunk is always a popular hangout!



Daddy was Jim Bob Billy Bob. Dylan was so impressed with Dad's costume and he thought it was so funny. He kept putting it on and saying that he was Jim Bob Jim Bob. It was

Trick-or-treating at Daddy's work

We had so much fun trick-or-treating at Daddy's work today! Dylan loves visiting Bryan at work and he was very excited about the idea of stocking up on candy.

Dylan ended up getting so much candy that I had to use his fire hat to hold the overflow from his candy bucket. He was very polite the whole time and did a great job of saying "trick-or-treat" and "thank you". We went to grandma and grandpas afterward and he spread out all of his candy on the table to look at it and take inventory. I didn't think this happened until kids were older, but I guess when your kid has a major sweet tooth (hmm...I wonder where he got that from) it starts a little early =)

Taylor was a trooper walking around for an hour collecting candy.

Dylan was wiped out after trick-or-treating and he feel asleep with the lollipop in his mouth. It was hilarious!!

Both kids crashed on the way home.

Quest for the Perfect Picture

I am continuously on a quest to get the perfect picture of my two little ones. When I say perfect, I don't mean one where they are positioned just right or one where they have on a cute outfit. I just want one where they are both looking at the camera and smiling at the same time. It was difficult when I just had Dylan because he doesn't like to have his picture taken, but it is WAY more challenging now that I have two subjects to try and capture. All I can say is I am so thankful for digital cameras and the ability they give you to take tons of photos without guilt.

Below are a few of the pics that were taken that didn't quite turn out.

(They are still cute though - I love the ones they are laughing together) =)

Fall Professional Pictures

Our friend, Joel, took some great pictures of our family. Here is a sample.

Taylor Month by Month

I can't believe Taylor is 9 and a half months already!!! The months have flown by so much faster with her then they did with Dylan. Our life is busier and we don't sit and wonder when she will reach each milestone, as we did with Dylan, we just look at each other in amazement of how fast she is moving through all the stages. Here is a look at Taylor from birth-9 months.

1 day

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

Maris Farm

This was our 3rd annual trip to Maris Farms, but it was Taylor, Bryan and Papa's 1st time. We spent 4 1/2 hours there (I couldn't believe we stayed there that long) and had lots of fun.

We arrived at lunch time and we decided to eat first because everyone was starving.

Dylan was little bit scared on the pony.

Just chillin in the cow.

The corn house is always a big hit!

Dylan asked for a REALLY big pumpkin and he giggled when she painted the curly q's because it tickled. Dylan and Papa picked out a big pumpkin and Dylan was excited to put it by our door when we got home. We had a great time and we can't wait for next year!

Bryan's 31st Birthday

Bryan turned 31 on October 3rd. We had a pretty low key weekend. Bryan and I had a date night and we went to Purple Cafe for dinner. Unfortunately, the Huskies were playing USC that evening and Bryan decided to leave the game during the 3rd qtr (even though it was a really close game) because we had it DVR'd and we didn't think the game would get ruined at Purple. Well, Purple ended up having a long wait so we went to Nordstroms to return something. The game was playing in Nordstrom and Bryan heard everyone cheer when they won. Luckily they won and Bryan wasn't too bummed, but hates having the games ruined for him.

On Bryan's actual b-day we had dinner at home and Dylan chose the candles for the cupcake and of course he helped blow out the candles.

We had the whole family over to celebrate with a mexican fiesta the next weekend. It is always so fun to get together with everyone!!

We had tacos, fajitas, rootbeer float cupcakes and rootbeer floats.

Happy Birthday, Bryan!! We love you!!