Temple Square

Last week we went down to Temple Square to look at the lights. It was very cold, but that didn't stop Owen- he ran from one nativity to another and loved every minute of it!

Christmas!

We had a fun Christmas with our family. Of course we missed our parents, but loved talking to them on Christmas Day and being with our family that is here in Salt Lake.

Our Christmas Eve pajama party



Santa brought Owen a football



Christmas Morning

18 months

Owen is now 18 months! We can hardly believe he is so old- I feel like I just had a newborn. He loves football, Jayhawk basketball, getting in the cupboards, cars, buses, and cheese. He is so fun and full of personality.

Santa Claus is coming to town

We got a tree...



Owen helped decorate it...



And he was so excited when St. Nick came to downtown Lawrence.

Family Weekend

My brother Rob and his wife Erin came in town this weekend- it was so fun to see family and to be able to spend the whole weekend with them. Rob had to work most of the time, which left Erin and I plenty of time to do some shopping! Erin is pregnant and is due in March- she told me that she hadn't had a chance to go baby boy shopping yet, so this weekend we decided it was time that she got some of the baby basics, and a few other things we couldn't resist!

Yesterday was Rob's birthday so we celebrated by going out to dinner and having some cake and ice cream.




When we lit the candles Owen got scared of the fire- isn't that face so pitiful!



We miss you guys already and can't wait to see you in about a month!! Thanks for coming and making time go by a little faster out here in Kansas!

Date Night

Joseph and I went to the KU game this week. Our friends watched Owen for us (Thank you Peterson's!) so just the two of us could go. It was a pre-season game so of course KU dominated (103-45!) We loved watching the game in the fieldhouse and to be a part of all the traditions!

Bob the Builder

Owen was Bob the Builder this year for Halloween.



Earlier in the night we went downtown to the shops. On Halloween the trick-or-treaters can walk down Massachusetts street and the businesses give out candy; Owen had a hard time holding his hat and his bag- I usually ended up holding one or the other, I felt really stupid when I ended up holding the bag open for the treat and Owen had run past me and the candy!



Then we went over to the Church for the Trunk or Treat. Owen had tossed his hat aside at this point and was dragging his bag around the parking lot, every once in awhile he would stop and search through his bag for some smarties.



I always miss family around Halloween, I loved going to my cousins and grandparents house trick- or- treating when I was little, but we are making some fun traditions here as well to help us not think about home too much.