Engagement Celebration!!!

My parents took Nick and I out on Saturday to celebrate our engagement news. We went to a modern mexican resturaunt downtown and it was DELICIOUS! Nick and I both gave it two thumbs up. They made fresh guacomole at our table (this sold me) and the sea food was wonderful. My Mom and Dad shared some stories about their past travels I had never heard and my brother gave us all a few laughs. Great night!

Halloween Fun (A smidge early of course)...

Nick and I went to our local pumpkin patch and got some early Halloween jack-o-lanterns. His leave ends tomorrow and we didn't want to miss the Halloween fun. We braved our way through a haunted house a few nights ago...more like Nick and my brother laughed as I screamed the entire way! I really enjoyed it though, me being scared meant they did their jobs well!


Self portrait?


Our finished pumpkins, hopefully they will last until Halloween so I can set them on the front steps for the trick-or-treaters.


Cricket got a chunk of my pumkin and thought it was his new toy, a wrestling match ensued between him and Nick to get it back.


A very disfunctional family photo...it is so stinking hard to get the boys to SIT STILL!


I couldn't help it, we had to dress the little guy, makes me laugh everytime!!!

Rest and Relaxation...

Nick and I went on a mini-vacation to Pagosa Springs while he was home on leave from Afghanistan. (Did I mention I am SUPER excited he was home?!)



We got in the truck with the boys and it was a gorgeous drive. We stayed in a little cabin and did...absolutly...nothing! It was wonderful, a game of horseshoes, endless hikes, and waterfalls. That pretty much sums it all up.




Oh...and did I mention we got engaged?!!!