Halloween 2012

 This year was so special for Halloween because it was Tayen's very first!! Halloween is a big deal at my house because we absolutely love it!! Next to Christmas, Halloween rocks our socks! A couple weekends ago, Alli and I celebrated our 28th birthday and had a girls weekend in Ogden. It was so much fun! I sadly don't have many pictures from it but we did get some amazingly cute pictures of our kiddos in their costumes! Brycen was a farmer, Boston a chicken, Carter a cow, and Tayen the "prize-winning" pumpkin (according to Alli ha ha). It's so funny how it worked out. This was unplanned completely! I loved how their costumes just all went together. It was so fun and quite entertaining taking these Halloween pictures. We had so much fun shopping, eating, and partying in Ogden. Thanks for a fun weekend guys!

 

Tayen's first Halloween

 

 

 Halloween day was quite a long one. We planned on visiting a lot of family, so we had to plan accordingly. We were so excited to show off our little pumpkin. I found this costume at Carter's when I was in Ogden one weekend. I'm a classic Halloween costume kind of girl so I HAD to have this pumpkin costume. Turns out, it truly was perfect for Tayen. He looked so cute in it and it was so convenient! Underneath was just a long black shirt and tight pants. All I had to do was unzip and remove the actual pumpkin if he got too hot.

First stop for Halloween was Blackfoot. We Trick-or-Treated to all the family houses there and also stopped for lunch at Wingers. It was so much fun! We really enjoyed seeing everyone's faces when they saw Tayen. We gave Tayen a bucket to hold and he had such a firm grip on that thing! He didn't want to let it go, it was so cute.

 

Looking at Grandma Miles' dogs 

 Tayen and Grandma Miles

 He even got a couple new toys from Grandma Miles! Grandma O'Connor also gave him the green bucket filled with loads of goodies inlcuding a Halloween book and pumpkin light. Tayen used the bucket that night for Halloween and we even brought his light...which he loves.

 Tayen and Great Grandma Hernandez

 We also went to visit Grandpa Miles at work in the shop

 Tayen and Great Grandma Miles

 

After Blackfoot, we headed back to Idaho Falls and relaxed for an hour or so. Then we took our pumpkin and were off to see more family!

 Tayen with Great Grandma and Grandpa Murri

Tayen and Grandma O'Connor

We went to Grandma and Grandpa O'Connor's house for chili and cornbread and it was so good!! We relaxed and enjoyed our Halloween night. Cousin Boston was also there and him and Tayen had a lot of fun playing together.

Tayen and Grandpa O'Connor

 

 Dad and Tayen

 Mom and Tayen

 We had such a fun day. It was an exciting first Halloween for Tayen, and he even filled the bottom of his bucket with some awesome candy!! Thanks to everyone who made it so fun!

 

Happy Halloween!

The Last Time

September 21, 2012 we all packed up and headed off to the cabin in Ashton for the last time. Because the cabin was sold, we wanted to spend some time there and take it all in before we couldn't go anymore. It was definitely hard knowing it was the last time, but we took full advantage and had a wonderful weekend. We labeled it as the first official O'Connor Family Reunion!

 

Hooray for a fun weekend!

Che, Tayen, and I decided to head up a little earlier on Friday and hit Big Judd's as a family. It was Deeeelicious! I had a quarter of a Big Judd and well...Che ate the rest ha ha.

And it was Tayen's very first time at Big Judd's!

The icecream was also fantastic

When we got to the cabin, we unloaded all of our stuff and didn't waste anytime starting the fun! Che has a 9mm that I still didn't know how to shoot yet, so he taught me how. It's been bugging me for awhile and now I know how to shoot our gun!! Most importantly, now I can sleep better at night when Che's working night shifts!

Amy joined in on the fun too!

It wasn't an O'Connor Reunion without all the cute nephews!! Boston

Tayen

Carter

Brycen

Saturday morning, all the boys went golfing and the girls decorated the cabin to surprise Aaron for his 30th birthday...and he was surprised as you can see!!

Opening presents

Happy birthday, Aaron!

After Aaron opened all his gifts, we all went to lunch where Aaron wanted to go...Pond's Lodge. I have never eaten there and it was amazing. They had the best burger ever!

What'd I tell ya? Looks divine, no?

On our way back to the cabin!

Later that evening, my sister Alli took our family pictures at the cabin. It was really a special day not only because we were having family pictures at the cabin, but because it was also Che and I's 5 year anniversary. I'm so thankful for him. So much has happened in the last 5 years, it's weird to imagine that we have an amazing son who's 6 months old and that we've been married that long! He's such an amazing father and husband, I'm one lucky girl. I love you, babe. Happy Anniversary :)

The cabin weekend is one we will never forget. As you can see from this picture, there is so much beauty and peace at the cabin in Ashton. The sun will warm your heart, the river will drift you to sleep, and the memories will never be forgotton. I've been going there my whole life and it has filled my heart with so much love and happiness. We will always remember the cabin. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for providing this wonderful place for your family to grow together. It is because of you that we are all so united with love.

Maybe someday we will meet again, cabin...Farewell

Happy Fall Y'all!

This weekend was so much work and so much fun all at the same time. Che and I took on the garage by cleaning, throwing stuff out, and painting it. Tayen stayed in Blackfoot with Che's mom while we did this and we were able to get a lot done. With the help of my mom, we were able to get almost the whole garage painted in a night. The only thing to do now is organize and make it look good. It was quite the project, but the worst part is over. Che did an amazing job on the whole thing including put in new lights and pretty much rebuild the whole garage...I was just his helper :)

 

I love starting the Fall season off with projects, but what I love more is decorating!! I've already put up all my Fall decorations and it feels so good. We've been using an old coffee table as our entertainment center and my dad as kindly taken the time to spray it and make it look nice so I can use it in my living room. I'm so excited to decorate it! Che and I then decided it was time to get a real TV stand, so our new one should be arriving this week! Yay!! Can't wait to decorate that too.

 

The rest of the weekend, we went to Spud Day and had a great time. It was my first time going and I loved it!! I even liked it as much as the fair! I got my teriyaki bowl, funnel cake, and a huge Diet Coke, so that's all that matters ha ha. Che was shocked I had never been, but he also grew up in Shelley and knows all about Spud Day.

 

 Missionaries in the Tug of War. That was so entertaining to watch!

It was such a fun weekend and I am so grateful I was able to spend it with my little family. I feel so incredibly blessed. And to top it all off, we were able to go to church as a whole family today. Che's had to work so Tayen and I have been on our own for a few weeks. It was such a wonderful Sunday and Che was also set apart as 2nd Counselor in the Elder's Quorum. He's really excited and we're super excited for him! So far a great start to Fall! It's my favorite time of year (I think you all know this by now ha ha). We look forward for more Fall fun and more "firsts" for our little Tayen!

 

Happy Fall Y'all!