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.
It is that time of day when the house is quiet, the table is half covered in pots, pans, and tuber ware with food scattered across. The car isn’t in the garage and the dog lies sleeping on the blue blanket. The sun lies somewhere back there, behind the cloud over those mountains. It makes some nice gold colors on the rocky face of the mountains outside of the window. I guess it is so nice because at this time of year there is a lot of plants and flowers in the back yard so the gold makes it seem sort of dreamlike. Yeah, I’ll do em I guess. Call it being nice or being bored. Does it matter? Approaching the sink I am nipped by the denting smell. The eggshells, scraps of mango, carrot peel, and chunks of tofu drip in my fingers. Oh yes, the trash is under the sink these days. Drip once, drip twice on the floor. The water in the frying pan trembles, shaking the crusty flakes of burnt egg. Yogurt and peanu...
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 littl...
New Room We made the move, and Hinckley now has his own room. This has meant more sleep for Kassie (she doesn't wake up at any slight rustle of noise coming from his direction), and more sleep for Hinckley (he doesn't wake up when I get up in the morning to get ready for work). It is sort of sad and crazy that he is out of the room, and on his way to be a toddler. But that is what happens! One of the first nights in H's own room. New Etsy Shop It was about 2 weeks ago that Kas began working towards opening her own Etsy shop . It has been fun to watch her make things and play around with the best way to get people to see her stuff. She is really creative and simply enjoys making things. We aren't looking to make a fortune or anything, but it would be nice to have a fun hobby, and have it pay for itself! Check it out! If you know of anyone that is looking for baby products, come look at Kassie's site. More products will be coming. ...
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