We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!!

Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Ok, its a little late, but better late than never, right?

So Bryten was our little Monkey this year, I was a witch and Brian was a crazy Pumpkin Head man.
Halloween is Brian's favorite holiday and he does an incredible haunted garage every year for the past 3 years. This year we had some great helpers from the neighborhood. They were pretty crazy!

One of the guys jumped out at from the recycling bin while people got hot chocolate and homemade rootbeer (thanks Larsens! :)) He scared more than a few.

My mom came up to take Bryten trick or treating with me. We were both witches, doesn't she look fantastic? Bryten picked out his trick or treat Elmo bag. He was carrying it around everywhere. He ended up loving trick or treating. He loved knocking on doors or ringing doorbells and then picking out candy. Most of the neighbors let him pick more than one. We only went to a few since his bedtime is at 7 but he got more than enough.

We took him to Kiddie Kandids to get his pictures done. He loved the sanitizer bottle and had to show us it multiple times.

He also really liked the pumpking and wouldn't let go of it.

Our little Monkey!

Northern Califonia

I am such a slacker. So I am finally updating my blog. We went to California to visit our fabulous friends Justin and Jovana. It was so much fun! They took us around UC Davis, where they are both getting their PHD in Electrical Engineering (ahh!) and to San Francisco, my favorite city in the US. Bryten loved hanging out with them and Justin even bought him a toy truck, which he still loves playing with. Thanks Justin!

Justin and Jovana in San Francisco. We love them, they are sooo awesome and the perfect hosts!

Justin is an awesome uncle! Bryten is learning where face parts are so he decided to show Justin where his were. Justin was very patient with him.

I think he just took something off the shelf that he wasn't supposed to and obviously he is very pleased with himself.

Bryten loved hanging around Justin. They became buddies really quickly.

Bryten pulling on Justins nose. Again, Justin was really patient!

Bryten later became obsessed with his ear. He just kept pulling it and notice his tongue is sticking out because he is concentrating so hard.

Here we are in San Francisco on a Bay Tour. Bryten wasn't fond of the boat since he couldn't keep his balance. Poor little guy!

He did love looking through the manholes. He thought it was a special window just for him.

Love them both!

Bryten loved the sea lions. He kept trying to mimic the noises they were making. We didn't get any pictures of him chasing the pigeons on the pier but he loved doing that. He would laugh hysterically whenever they would start flying away. It was certainly his favorite thing. Thanks Justin and Jovana for a fantastic vacation!!

Montana

We finally made it to Montana. Big Bird is one of our really good friends from Purdue and he was awesome to let us stay with him and be our tour guide. He took us to Glacier National Park, which was gorgeous!!

Yes we have to have Purdue spirit wherever we go. Bryten unfortunately grew out of his Purdue jersey so we are going to have to get him another one!

First time drinking out of a camelbak

So beautiful up there! Bryten loved running around. We got to see some mountain goats too.

Love my little hiker

Loved hanging with Uncle Big Bird

Captain Morgan is everywhere.

Bryten found several large sticks that he loved hitting everything with. He insisted on carrying them everywhere.

Even though it's sideways, I love this pic. We found large roots of trees everywhere and Bryten loved climbing in them.

We went to Whitefish Lake and Bryten watched Daddy and Uncle Big Bird skip rocks.

We seriously want to move up there. It's so gorgeous and peaceful. There is a reason it is known as Big Sky Country.

Yellowstone

We went to Montana to visit our friend Big Bird from Purdue. On the way, we stopped at Yellowstone for Bryten's first trip. We saw buffalo, elk, deer,etc. Unfortunately Bryten was asleep for most of it. For the time he was awake, we went to a wolf and bear sanctuary outside of the park. It was really cool to see the animals up close and personal. Bryten's first ride on his Daddy's shoulders

They had a bear skin laying on a table that Bryten kept grabbing. He kept cuddling the bear arm. It was sooo cute!

Inside they had a giant bear that Bryten kept trying to climb on. So we decided it was a perfect family photo op.

Bryten loved the Geysers and the noises they made. He could've stayed there all day.

This is the Place

Happy Pioneer Day! For those of you that do not live in Utah, the state of Utah celebrates Pioneers Day on July 24th. It's to celebrate the pioneers that trekked across the US to Utah. Most businesses are closed and we pretty much do silmilar stuff as a Fourth of July celebration.

We decided to take Bryten up to the "This is The Place" Memorial Park where Brigham Young stated to the pioneers that "This is The Place" for Mormons to settle. The people that work there dress up in pioneer outfits and show you games and crafts that they used to do in pioneer times.

I love my two guys and Bryten was finally wearing his hat!

They had a petting zoo that Bryten loved! There were these mini goats that he loved petting. This one in particular he followed around till he could pet it.

He was a little confused with the sheep. He kept poking them.

We took him on a horsie ride but the picture didn't turn out. He liked petting the horses afterward but he kept poking this one in the eye. I am trying to hold his hand back so he doesn't poke him again. Thankfully the horse was very patient and didn't get mad. Bryten is so curious and he is used to his dogs letting him do whatever he wants to them.

My Baby is Famous...

Well not quite but he is on Ladybugs Cakes and Catering website.

Go to ladybugscakescatering.com There is Bryten eating his monkey cake and my quote. This lady is absolutely awesome. She fit us in at the last minute, made the coolest cake for his birthday and was the nicest lady to work with. I cannot speak more kindly about this company. Plus she put my little man on her website, which shows good judgement. If anyone is looking for a cake, I highly recommend her!