Where did October go?! This month has been so much fun that it really just flew by.
We enjoyed the Church's General Conference the first weekend of October. Conference is always a great reminder to get back on track with the things that are most important in life; it is so easy to forget those things with all the other crazy, busyness of life. We were also able to get together with some family during this time. Hinckley really enjoys spending time with his cousins.
Hinckley loves walking around the house with apples in his hand/face.
Shot up the canyon between conference sessions. Gonna miss that hair
Kas decided to cut the boy's hair, and now he looks all grown up.
Greg, Dad, Grandpa H, Ryan, and unidentified photo bomber
The second week of October, Kassie and Hinckley flew to Colorado to spend time with the Burnsides. We went to many parks, a pumpkin patch, and an arcade in Manitou Springs. We learned that a one-hour plane flight is about all Hinckley can handle at this age. The trip was so fun! We had some good bonding time will all. Hinckley really took to the dog, Schnitzel, and fed him much food that he shouldn't eat. We sufficiently loaded up on sugar. And we watched movies almost every night.(Well, Hinckley didn't; he was asleep.)
Riding in Style
We enjoyed seeing "Meet the Mormons" this month. Almost the
whole cast and crew was in the theater!
While Kassie and H were down in Colorado Springs, Greg went to the AEA Conference in Denver. He enjoyed attending many great sessions and talked about evaluation to several important people. It was a beneficial experience for him and his future as he determines what emphasis he wants for his career.
Greg and Dad at AEA in Denver
The month ended with beautiful atypical fall weather and a host of Halloween activities. Hinckley was a tiger for Halloween. We took him to the Pumpkin Parade at the Shops at Riverwoods and to a carnival at BYU. He doesn't really understand the point of Halloween yet, so we were able to postpone the candy craze for another time.
Life is good! Maybe our trials have changed our attitude or maybe things really have gotten better. Either way, 2014 is already looking happy, bright, and beautiful! Greg LOVES his new job. The environment is great and he likes all of his co-workers. Plus, he gets to make films for work! As a media arts major, it is pretty hard to land a job with a steady paycheck right out of college. This one just kind of fell into Greg's lap. The stark contrast between his previous job as a teacher and this one is like night and day. And believe me, the ripple effect of this has spilled over into our home; it's like a breath of fresh air! Hinckley has been very active lately and is already starting to assert his independence. He is 17 1/2 pounds and 28 inches tall. He just discovered how much he loves rolling over, so he does it all the time now. I think he would like to be running and on the move if he only knew how to do it! He also loves food. So far he has only eaten rice cereal
Tomorrow is our baby's due date! We don't think he will come tomorrow, but one never knows. Here are some pics from this week. School is going pretty well for me, though I transition to writing/reading from doing math for the past two weeks so I am a little nervous about that. The view from the bus just before I get off and start teaching for the day. Usually I am barely awake at this point. Awesome panorama of our classroom. It has taken a lot of work to get all this stuff up, but it could still use lots more! Here is a view of the front of the classroom, along with our space ship behavior chart and so forth. I decided to see what would happen if I didn't shave during the week This was the result. Kas is feeling quite big, and ready for the man child to come out! This week Kas learned how to make homemade yogurt - or at least how to extend the yogurt you already have. The latest creative masterpiece from Kassie is this little elep
The final product of "make me a match" that I labored over exceedingly. I was actually sort of unhappy with it all not because of the performances of anyone but mainly just the story. We had to write all so quickly and the re-write it time after time and then storyboard it and really break it down. In all this rush I didn't realize till I was actually shooting it that I really didn't care much for the story as a whole and thus my motivation suffered greatly. I don't think I need to tell epic dramatic tales to care about them but I do want to have a strong point and also a specific conflict or issue that is approached and resolved. I am starting a screen writing class tomorrow and possibly I will gain some insights as to how to develop good stories. Ones that I care about. I don't know why I feel so interested in telling stories - particularly in that I haven't felt very confident with the stories I have come up with. It is extremely hard for me to come up
What a great report and collection of photos and comments!!
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