Cherry Springs

It was too nice outside today to not go for a walk. We drove to Cherry Springs recreation area to hike on the nature trails and it was beautiful up there!

Swore Farms

Today we went to Swore Farms. It was awesome! There was a corn maze, it was cool because there were questions at the junctions that took you in the right direction when you answered them correctly, the wrong answer resulted in a dead end. They had a lot of toys and games for the kids. There was even a horse drawn wagon ride around the farm and through the pumpkin fields. 

Clayton's favorite parts were all the tractors. He loves tractors! He also loved the wagon ride and even got to drive! 

The Wallaces went with us, and also my mom who came and spent the weekend with all of us because she had a couple of days off of work. 

It was a really cool place! We had a lot of fun!

 Sean made me pose in this sign. It was embarrassing! I'm not sure there is anything less flattering than being a potato!!

  On the wagon ride

 Clayton was so excited. He was pointing out everything... tractors, pumpkins, animals, toys, corn... he loved it! 

Brad and his corn silk mustache!

 Madisyn

 Cody getting his face painted

Winter

Yep, it's officially here! 

Two mornings in a row we woke up to snow on the ground.

Sean and Clayton are in for a real winter this year! Welcome to 'snow country', boys! 

Who am I kidding?! I have been away from real winters for so long, I'm probably going to be freezing my booty off this year! I'll have to get myself back into the the "snow groove" :) These tiny dustings that melt the same day are slowing easing us in, giving us a small glimpse of what our life will be like for the next five-ish months. 

Here are some pictures of our little man playing in the snow for the first time:

Sean was pulling Clayton in the wagon at Tifani's house. Clayton insisted that I get in with him and ride! He was patting the wagon where he wanted me to sit while saying "mama ride!" :)

I am not going to lie, my hips barely fit in that thing, I got a little stuck in there.

 I thought this picture was cute of Clayton in Dad's hat. He loves anything that is Daddy's! 

Toy Story

Its hard to believe that Halloween is just a week away. This year has gone by so fast!

Clayton is going to be Woody from Toy Story this year. Grandma Boggs made the shirt and vest for his costume and it turned out perfect! He makes such a cute little cowboy :) 

See for yourself...

Weiser Weekend

This weekend we drove up to Weiser and spent a few days there.

On Friday morning we went to the Boise Temple open house with Brenda.

These are the only pictures from that adventure:

Saturday Sean went chukar hunting for the first time and got 3! He was excited! Mom, Clayton and I browsed the local thrift and antique stores. Later, we carved a pumpkin.

Clayton was really concerned about the "birdies" he wanted to give them food and water :)

Clayton helped a little bit with the pumpkin carving but he was more interested in the Cheetos Grandma bought for him and some random glasses he found and was wearing around.

Sunday we hung out with Ethan and Brenda for a little bit before leaving to drive back. 

It was a short trip but we had a lot of fun! 

Its nice to at least have half of the family closer so we can make these weekend trips once and a while to see them!  

Idaho Life

Since we left North Carolina and the military behind about six months ago, I figured it's about time for an update on our life in Idaho. 

Sean started school in August and he is likes it so far. He really enjoys his engineering classes... english and history, not so much :) But he is doing awesome in all his classes (is anyone surprised here?! Yeah, I didn't think so.)

He works for Direct TV at their call center in Pocatello, it's called Convergys, and he thinks that it could quite possibly be the worst job in the world. It works great with school though, because they are really flexible with hours around his classes, and it pays the bills, so it has been a good job for him. Oh, and we get free Direct TV so thats pretty cool.

It has been awesome being close to the Wallace's, I like having my sister around to hang with! I have missed her while we were moving around the country for the last 5 years. It's good to have her just 2 miles away now.

Clayton is growing and learning so much everyday. I wish he would slow down a little bit! I can't believe that he isn't my little baby anymore!! I am amazed daily by him and and the things he learns and accomplishes. He keeps us laughing and he keeps us on our toes! Next month he will be 2 (yes, YEARS!) and I haven't been able to wrap my head around that yet... I am still in denial.

Life is good. 

Heavenly Father continues to bless our family. We are so grateful! 

Fall Family Pictures

Tifani took some family pictures for us today.

They turned out great! The fall colors are so beautiful right now!

Happy October!

From: Mr. Potato Head tongue- blanket cape- scooter riding- dude :)

I took this picture this morning his lip is looking so much better!

It's still swollen though, hopefully that will go away soon!