Halloween

On the day of Halloween, we started off with going Trick or Treating at Jordan's work.  They had tons of candy and although Owen didn't need any of it, we was loving it.  He even caught up on saying "tee tee" for Trick or Treat.  Sadly, I didn't get any pictures of it. But I am sure you can fill in the blank.

Next up, we went to a friend's house in our neighborhood for a little mini party and then started our Trick or Treating!

Trick or Treating at our own house

He didn't Trick or Treat much... but he was on cloud nine chasing the kids from house to house.

Eating his goodies.

Auntie Kate came down to see him in action.  He sure loves Kate!

Sugar Lips - literally

One day he started pulling this face where he holds his breath, clenches his fists and acts like he is pushing.  It's so weird, but so funny.  Kate likes to encourage him.

Happy Halloween!

Pre-Halloween Festivities

It's strange to me that it when I was a kid, I had two Halloween activities - a parade at school and Trick or Treating.  Now it seems like Halloween lasts the entire month of October and dressing up happens 4 or 5 times.  Owen is only 1, but I already feel like I want to scale back in future years!  I want him to be able to enjoy Halloween instead of being burnt out before the actual day even arrives.

We started this year with the ward Trunk or Treat!  This was Owen's first chance at going around and collecting candy.  I think he picked up the idea pretty quickly and LOVED it!  Owen was a tiger (NOT Tigger!) courtesy of Grandma Amy.  He loved his costume!  I was glad that he would actually wear the hood (since he hates hats).  I must say he looked pretty darn cute!

Love this little cheeser.  Sometimes if you say, "give me a good smile!" he will bust this out.  I think he is learning that I like it, so he's changing his mind on it.  

He does not like to be contained.

He went back to this little girl about 15 times. 

Helping himself

Next up, we went to the Pumpkin Patch!  We found ourselves a nice, free one in Springville.  I am not quite ready to fork over $30 to stay for 30 minutes at other pumpkin patches :)  And this one was awesome!

Hate this pic of me, but look at that cute little bug.

A little timid with the animals at first. By the end, he couldn't stay away.

Giant corn pit!  It is a lot more enjoyable for kids than adults. I had to go in at one point and came out with shoes full of corn.

Tractor ride

Our friends, the Peterson family

Yelling "HI!" to the animals over and over and over again.

Last, but not least, we hit up the Adobe party. Our brother in law, Justin, works there and since they recently moved away, we were able to use his tickets.  For those that don't know, they decorate the interior of their office building with themes and you walk through collecting candy, etc.  I am sad this was the last year they will be doing it since I don't think Owen enjoyed it as much as he would in the future!  And for the record, I am a scaredy cat... We took the haunted route a few times and I DID NOT enjoy it.  There was a lot of grabbing Jordan, closing my eyes and using Owen as a shield (just kidding... sort of)

A Day Trip to Park City

A few weeks ago, we took a trip up to Park City with our cousins, the Patricks.  It was the perfect time of year to go!  Not too busy and the leaves were at their peak!

First up on our agenda was the Alpine Slides!

We've attempted the carousel two separate times and he hated it both times... but we still seemed like awful parents when he looked like this watching all of the kids going on it!

The Patricks on their way up. 

Owen was too small to go on the slides, so we had to wait at the base while the Patricks went down so Jordan and I could go.

Justin and Coleman 

Now our turn!

Owen loves his cousins!

Jordan and I raced down. He was a little more daring than I was since I fell quite behind!

The leaves were unreal!

Jack and Owen

After the slides, we headed downtown for some pizza.  Like I said, perfect time of year to go - it will definitely go on our Fall Bucket List!

Utah State Fair

A few weekends ago, we hit up the State Fair with our friends the Morbys and the Steeds.  We went with them last year too, so I think it is officially on our annual fall bucket list.  Now if we could only get them to drop the $10 fee to get in (since you have to pay to do anything in there anyway...), then it would be perfect!

Madness.  It was probably one of the busiest nights there. There were soooo many people.

Mesmerized by all of the lights.

Getting up close and personal with the sheep.

Okay, maybe a little too close for his liking

I thin Owen likes animals from afar. These huge cows were a bit too much for him (though, can you blame him?) so he wanted to just cuddle close to dad.

Happy, slobbery boy. This is what getting 7 teeth in a row will do to you!

Petting the goat

Staring at the ferris wheel

Every year, Zac tries this hanging ladder thing. When the carnie does it, it looks like a breeze. Zac is the only "real" person I have seen do it! But this year, hardly anyone made it past the first rung!

Partying on dad's shoulders

The Steeds

We took the babies on this slide. 

This thing was FAST!

And clearly Owen did not like it!

Next up was the carousel. For some reason, Owen seems like he is going to like it.

Trying to see if he would like it better with Jordan actually riding it with him

He was too embarrassed for a pic

And nope, he still didn't care for it. Granted, it was about 10 pm (2 hours past his bedtime) by this time. So he was a little cranky!