what a wild month...

We're finally back to blogging!! What a crazy... fun month we've had!! We have had something going on every weekend this month, which just makes life full of fun! We went to Disneyland (I haven't been there since I learned my ABC's..., but I've been to Disneyworld tons of times, so it was fun to compare!) It was such a wonderful weekend and we stayed at Dave and Chelsey's!! I swear she should open a bed and breakfast... I can't remember the last time I woke up to the smell of bacon!! They were such wonderful hosts! We went to the beach where Shawn tried to surf!!! It was fun to spend time with the Naef clan, we miss them tons :).

Nani turned ONE!!! Yeah... she is such a cutie!! That same day we went to the pumpkin patch twice, once with Nickie and her adorable girls and then later with Ryan and Jen and Randy and Ashley. I just love the fall... apple cider, pumpkins, and fall leaves, (which I miss HORRIBLY!!!)

Halloween was full of chaos... but with 31 fourth graders, I just embrased it! Orin was a monkey and I was his zoo keeper. The weekend before we went to Sara and Kit's house for a Halloween party and it was so much fun!! We dressed up as the USA world champion tennis doubles team or something like that!! Shawn did a good job getting together our costumes with in a few hours. So that was our fun filled, busy busy month and November seems to be just as jammed pack!!

One handsome lil man!!! Or at least his mommy thinks so!!

Like father, Like son

(this is not a recent picture... this is Orin like 5 pounds ago! :)

Stagecoach Town USA

YEE HAW!!! A few weekends ago was Stagecoach Days! Now that I am a very official Banning resident (I now know way more people than Shawn... which is a little weird), I always look forward to Stagecoach days. We took Orin to his first rodeo (which was absolutely freezing and I don't think he enjoyed too much), but it was Melina's first time too and it was fun! Then of course Saturday morning was the parade... about 5 of my students were in it... it's so cute to see how excited they get when they see me in public- I always thought my teacher's lived at school, so I try hard to explain that I have a life away from the classroom!

Luau... Banning style

The weekend we blessed Ory was the weekend of the Ward Luau... which we all look forward to all year long! Who can't resist good food, great music, Tahitian booty shakin, and half dressed, sweaty boys!!! Good times!!

we're still alive...

Wow... time is moving fast!! I can't believe we haven't written in a month! I started work september 17- hense the excuse for not blogging! It was really hard!! the whole week before I felt like my heart was breaking, but we're all getting adjusted and Orin is with Melina so he is very well loved and taken care of. But I still miss him... he's just too cute! Orin was blessed on September 23rd, and so was baby Randy. Both our parents were there and my sister... it was soo sad to see them leave and I was sooo excited from Orin to meet his papa!!

beach baby

Last weekend was Orin's first trip to the beach! We went to Oceanside with Mason, Melina, Randy and Ashley and some families from our ward. It was a really fun day... but it was definitely not the same as our baby free trips. Life's now a constant worry... is he too hot, too cold, is the sand on him, wind hitting his face... but I wouldn't trade it for anything! Orin was looking pretty stylish in his little beach hat! Check out those cheeks!