Halloween Fun

We went for an early evening trip to Grandpa's house where Gammy and Uncle Logan were part of the audience witnessing Tevin's very first Trick-or-Treating! Tevin was a natural, and even said "Trick or Treat PLEASE!!" to Granpda as he opened the door with a giant bowl of candy for Tevin to pick from. Of course he grabbed suckers, chocolates, and anything else that could fit in his small grasp. Brynlee just watched in awe at the festivities. She didn't have a lot to say but did seem to like her Bee costume. Later, we went back to our house, put Brynlee to bed, and when Darren got home from work, he and Tevin and I went out to a few houses around ours (mostly to people we knew) to give Tevin a real taste of Halloween. He loved it, as you can imagine! What could be better than asking for candy and actually GETTING some (as opposed to the constant NO he gets from mom and dad!)? Tevin got a lot of comments on his costume and people were surprised that it was homemade! By 7:00 we were back at our house and having fun with Tevin as the loads of kids came by. Every time the doorbell rang, Tevin would say, "Uh oh!!" in his most excited voice and would run to the door. Surely all the sugar he had eaten had nothing to do with his unusually high level of energy! ;) We hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Bryn's Party

Brynlee smiled for us on the morning of her big day. She was all ready to party!

We had a great gathering of friends and family for our Very Pink celebration. We started with appetizers and beverages for our guests and then moved into the living room for gift opening. We had lots of help from Tevin and cousin Kyler (5 years).

Brynlee got a very cute hoodie sweatshirt from Uncle Logan. She is showing it off while cousin Tayla (7 months) admires her style. :)

Tevin even got a gift or two from Grandpa and Uncle Logan. The gifts came just in time because he was starting to get very jealous of his little sister's growing pile of loot.

Brynlee was getting very tired at this point but we managed to sing to her and serve her the cake Darren made (along with 47 cupcakes that our guests enjoyed). We had a great day celebrating the birth of our wonderful daughter!

Happy Birthday Brynlee!!

Wishing our baby girl a very happy first birthday! We love you Brynlee!

Clothing Cutie

Brynlee's great grandparents in Arizona bought her a cute outfit for her birthday but it turned out to be too big. We've got quite the petite little girl on our hands! So we went and exchanged it for this lovely ensemble. Thanks so much Mike and Helen for sharing Brynlee's birthday with us!

Brynlee loves clothes. She gravitates toward clothing, whether dirty laundry in a basket, brand new stuff hanging on the racks, or piles of shirts painstakingly stacked on her big brother's shelves. She will practically swim in the stuff.... which makes me think twice about leaving dirty laundry on the floor!

Tractor Tevin

Yesterday we went to the 19th Annual Pumpkin Festival over near Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton. They had a corn maze, kiddie rides and games, food, and hayrides! Although both kids were too young for both the maze and kiddie rides/games, they LOVED the hayride. Tevin couldn't take his eyes off of the big red tractor pulling our trailer. The picture is of our tractor driver. He was so nice and said that if he didn't have to keep giving rides to people, he would have let Tevin ride on the tractor with him! Both kids enjoyed the pumpkin patch. Tevin was proud to pick out his very own pumpkin. He was especially pleased that his was bigger than his little sister's. We are enjoying being in Colorado during the autumn season. The colors are amazing and the cooler weather is a nice change of pace from being in the desert.

Brynlee's Arizona Birthday

Over Columbus Day weekend we travelled to Arizona to have Brynlee's birthday party with our family and friends from down there. Grandma Sandy and I decorated cupcakes for Bryn. They were so delicious that Great Granddad Mike ate one of the "Bs" before we could sing to her! Brynlee decided that she liked the foil wrapper around the cupcake more than the cake itself! We were blessed to be able to share Brynlee's big milestone birthday with our loved ones.

The Children's Museum

We visit the Children's Museum of Denver quite often thanks to my mom who got us a membership for the entire year. Tevin's favorite playscape is the wooden trains. He will link a few together but he doesn't really like to lead them around the track. Instead, he watches other kids do it. He does like putting the pieces of track together to make circles. He always makes sure Hippo is nearby to watch him play.

Brynlee enjoys the Center for the Young Child because she can explore on her hands and knees without getting hurt. She even tried going up and down the stairs for the first time, and had a blast watching Tevin come up the other side of the bridge with a big grin on his face. We enjoy our playtime together!