Halloween!

All dressed up and ready to go!

We sort of let Nick pick out his costume. He loves frogs so he was pretty excited about getting to dress up as one. He did a really good job saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" all night when we went around from house to house. The funniest part was when we were driving home he made Matt keep the light on in the car so he could look at all of his candy. When he wanted a piece of candy he would hold it up and say "trick or treat!" to Matt and I as a way of asking if he could eat it. It was so funny!

Our first stop was Grandpa and Grandma H's. They loved to see the little kiddos all dressed up.

Then we went to Aunt Cathy's and Michelle's and then over to Sam and Rachel's. The Baker's were just getting ready to go out trick or treating so we got a picture of all the great costumes! Matt and I didn't dress up :(

Here is Nick checking out all of his loot when we got home. Isn't he the cutest little frog?!

I'm a Princess

Today we were getting ready for church and Matt and I were chasing Nick around trying to wrestle his shoes onto him and all of a sudden Nick stops running around and looks at me all wide eyed and says in a very awed tone "Chanci, you are a princess"! Matt and I nearly fell over laughing. I usually wear pencil skirts and stuff to church but I got a new dress and it's one of those shirt-dresses with the sash you tie at the waste with a fuller skirt and he thought it looked like a princess dress. Then when I sat down by him he pet my dress and kept saying "you are a princess". Haha. It was so funny. So for the rest of the day any time Matt said something to me or asked me to do something I would say "I don't have to, I am a princess".

Pumpkin Carving

Nick is growing up so quick. He calls Matt "dad" instead of "daddy" and he talks all the time now! Today him and dad carved a pumpkin. Nick didn't like the inside very much but now that it is all cleaned out and carved he loves to just lay by it and look at it!

Getting into the Groove

Matt and I went hiking up to Desolation Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon over Labor Day weekend. The trail really kicked our butts and it wasn't even that difficult. Marriage really gets you out of shape. The leaves are still nice and green even at the very top, hopefully we can go a few more times when the leaves are turning!

Other than that, lets see...we bought a truck which Matt spends ALL of his free time looking at accessories for. Football season started, so Matt watches every game he can while recording another game simultaneously while looking for accessories for the truck. Hahaha. Matt has also been really busy with work, the company is making a lot of changes and expanding right now which is really exciting! Work has been busy for me too which I am grateful for. I decided to run a half marathon in November in St. George and now have to start training for it, I needed something to motivate me to get back in shape. I am also submitting my application to start my Masters degree, finally! I am really excited to go back to school but missed the spring deadline so I have to wait til next summer to start, hopefully the enthusiasm stays around til then!

And of course we have been having a ton of fun with Nick! He grows and learns so quick. He recently learned how to sing the ABC song, he now LOVES going to nursery and saying his prayers, and as you can see taking bubble baths! My favorite though is he will ask me "Chanci love me?" and then I get to tell him how much I love him and give him big hugs and kisses. I think he is starting to realize I am a part of his family now so that's why he asks me that. It is so darn cute!

Whitewater Kayaking

Yes, Matt and I do actually have fun by ourselves sometimes when Nick isn't with us. Surprise, surprise! A couple of weeks ago we decided to go white water kayaking on the wild Snake River just below Jackson Hole, WY. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the whitewater was great! The water was pretty low so the Big Kahuna was in full force. The first time down the river Matt and I FLIPPED the kayak over! It took us a while to get back in and we lost all of our food as well as some of Matt's clothes. It was pretty hilarious, I can only imagine what we looked like out there. All in all we had a GREAT time!