Happy Halloween!

Over the past few weeks, we made a lot of great memories to celebrate Halloween 2008. It was especially fun for me to enjoy my first Halloween as "Mommy" and parade our little guy around to different kid-friendly activities. At four months old, I'm sure Taylor had no idea exactly what was going on when we went out, but even so, he sure showed us that he liked being out-and-about! He's so interested in everything around him now, and he's become really good at smiling and laughing when he sees something new. Our home is a happier place now that we have little Taylor in it.

Here are some highlights from our eventful October:


Andrew Played Dress-up

While browsing D.I. for Halloween costume ideas, Andrew stumbled upon a hillarious 80's diving suit! He got a kick out of it and quickly put the head cover on when he saw it. The cap was a couple sizes too small--a bit of a squeeze for him--but the image of the cap on Andrew was so funny that that was all it took for both of us to want him to put the entire ensemble on!

With Andrew and my forces combined, we managed to squeeze the small suit on Andrew in 20 minutes in the dressing room at D.I. After all that work, Andrew had just enough energy to pose for a few pictures--not just for me, but for some other entertained people in the store too! Everyone loved it. After all was said and done, Andrew and I were both in pain from the experience: his shoulders hurt from the suit cutting into him so much, and my sides from laughing so hard! I guess what they say applies here: no pain, no gain. :)



Andrew's Mom Visited

We've been so spoiled with her visits this year. Since March, she's been able to travel to Rexburg five times, and on two of those trips, Andrew's dad came too! Coming all the way from Alabama, that's got to be some kind of record. It was fun for us to have her here, and for Taylor too--who really loved playing with Grandmother Norris!


BYU-Idaho 84th Ward Halloween Carnival

Our ward's Halloween party was on the 30th this year. Taylor was dressed as a "Little Monster" (a gift from Tiffany's mom), so we decided to follow suit by turning orange D.I. t-shirts into his matching monster family. Andrew is pictured below as the "Big Monster."

While at the party, we spent some time with a guy in our ward named Ethan Felix. Taylor must've thought that his costume was funny, because every time he looked at Brother Felix he would burst into laughter! His laughing lasted on and off for about five minutes; it was so cute. For us, he was the life of the party!

The Pumpkin Patch

Alicia and Scott Sorenson invited Taylor and I to go to a pumpkin patch in Idaho Falls with them a few weeks ago. I'm so glad that we went; I had no idea that the place even existed, and we had a really fun time!