Welcome Fall!

We sure enjoyed the cool weather that blew in this weekend... it actually started to feel like autumn for a few days! So, before I missed the moment, I welcomed the new season with a pumpkin spice latte and an afternoon of decorating. Ezekiel and I had a great time getting the house ready - and who cares if it's back to 80 degrees today?!

By the way, funny thing about fall: I blame my husband entirely for the way I get all excited about this season. I'm pretty sure it's his favorite time of year, for exactly 2 reasons: Football and halloween. Two things I didn't really care about until I met him. And now I get just as giddy as he does (well, almost). For starters, football season is like another holiday in our household. I realized when I married Kevan that the Broncos would forever be a part of our marriage, so I stopped resisting and started making nachos. And every Sunday we celebrate (after church, of course). And halloween... oh my crazy husband and halloween. For the past two years, we have not only handed out candy to every neighbor kid within a 20-mile radius, we have also hosted our annual BOO Fest (watching movies in the backyard) and Kevan and his buddies build a maze in our garage. It is crazy, it is over the top, but it is FUN. Our neighbors always know when fall has arrived: They hear Kevan yelling for the Broncos and see our garage converted into a neighborhood attraction.

Fish out of water

On father's day, our friend Bruce at church gave us two tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific with instructions to take Ezekiel. So, on one of Kevan's recent days off we had a family outing to this wonderful place. What a great day! Kevan and I kept commenting on how much Ezekiel was really enjoying himself. We spent 4 hours there and I don't think he fussed once - just smiled and enjoyed the animals and people and time on daddy's shoulders. Afterward, I was really in the mood for seafood (is that weird?!) so we had a scrumptious shrimp dinner at Joes Crab Shack. It was the perfect day... thank you, Bruce!


First glimpse of sea life



Can we get in?!



This was Kevan's favorite part of the day... I'm pretty sure Ezekiel is just wondering why there is a bird on his stoller!




Yes!! Seaweed! So cool.

Thankful...

Doesn't my son look so OLD in this picture?!

In the spirit of my friend Carrie's blog, here are a few things I am SO thankful for today:

1.) This adorable picture that Kristen took during her trip to CA last week. We had such a great time together, and such wonderful conversations. I LOVE that we can just pick up where we left off and dig right into the "good stuff" in life even after months apart. (I wish we could have tivo-ed last week and that I could just replay it whenever I miss you, Kris!)

2.) How easy it is to cook for my husband. Every dinner I make he is so impressed and always thanks me, no matter how simple. Plus, he likes to eat almost anything and that makes it SO easy to prepare meals!

3.) That, even though we just dropped a boat load of money into car repairs, my car does not sound like the one I heard in the Target parking lot the other day. I'm telling you, it could always be worse!

4.) The "Stroller Strides" class I went to this morning. It is a workout designed specifically for moms with their babies in tow. So fun and SO HARD. I'm pretty sure I won't be able to walk tomorrow, but at least I feel good about myself. =)

5.) 8 - 10 p.m. My magic hours that I get all to myself. Ezekiel sleeps, Kevan works and I get to do whatever I want until I fall into bed totally exhausted.

Due to stroller strides, I think I will cut my magic hours a bit short and call it an early night.

G'night!

First Haircut

Before!







Well, we finally broke down and cut our little guy's hair. One too many people started to ask if he was a girl, so off came his cute little curls. Grandma took us to Rainbow Kids where Ezekiel got to sit in an airplane chair and have a grand time while he transformed from baby to little boy. I miss his curls sometimes... but he does look pretty darn cute with his new 'do.