Pumpkin painting

This year Gavin and Mom painted the Halloween Pumpkin. Pumpkins are definetely Gavin's favorite part of Halloween, though that may just be because he hasn't realized that lots of people will give him candy later. Here are a few pictures of the great creation and the artist at work.

Cute family

On our visit to southern Utah we also visited a spot called Dead Horse Point. It had fabulous view of Canyonlands. Here are a few cute photos.

It's a Boy... again

We found out this week that we will be having a baby boy in at the beginning of March. We are pretty excited, though we realize that starting with 2 boys greatly decreases our chances of ever having a girl. We are grateful that everything looks healthy and it looks like another strong and determined child. He was actually taking punches at the ultrasound equipment when the technician was poking him to try and get him to move to a different angle. It is always so fun to see the new baby for the first time. And with all of the fun we have with number 1, we are pretty stoked for number 2.

Here is our bruiser, sucking his thumb. We thought he might be a little on the lite side, since my weight gain has been so much less this time around, but nope... he is a whopping 12 ounces right now.

The Arches

Last weekend we took a very wet trip to Moab, UT with Nathan and Stacy and their family. It was a great time, and a great memory, even though it involved a lot of water. We were lucky enough to rent a couple of small sleeping cabins so that we didn't wash away in the flash flooding. Here are a few shots from our trip.

Our first view point... though Caleb and I were the only ones who jumped out to snap a rainy shot. Cute family shots.

Gavin wore Mom's extra raincoat, you can see that it fits him really well. Atleast he stayed dry on the hikes. This is the north window.

One of the most beautiful things about our day was the spontaneous waterfalls that had sprung up all over the park. We got to take in some views that most people will never see, granted a lot of them were from the car window.

More Arches

The Double Arch. With the hikers- Nathan, Mallory, Libbie, Caleb and Gavin.

A spot out of the rain at the Double Arch.
Dad and Gavin hike some slick rock.
A foggy and distant view. The moving fog made some things seem somewhat surreal.
More photos to come later.