Surprise Trick or Treat

This last Friday night as we were leaving the temple, Shane asked me why we weren't going to Ashland this weekend. We had Stake Conference on Sunday, and it was a satellite feed from Salt Lake that was the same for all of Oregon. When I replied that I didn't know, Shane decided we should get up early Saturday and drive down to visit my parents. We left around 6:00 Saturday morning, arriving at my parents' house just after 10:00. We put Landon in his cowboy costume and had him knock on the door to trick or treat. His grandma and grandpa were so excited to see him!

Landon had fun playing in the leaves while his grandma and grandpa finished painting the deck. It was a beautiful day in Ashland! Later, we had a dance party. Landon sure loves to dance! If anyone ever stopped dancing, he pointed to them and said "da-ning" to make sure they started dancing again.

Saturday night, we had a fun Halloween party. We carved pumpkins, made donuts, and played some Sequence. We were glad we made the trip, even if it was for such a short time! Check out our slideshow page on our website to see some more pictures of our trip!

Goodbye Party

So a bunch of people from work went out tonight to say goodbye to a girl I work(ed) with at Stockamp and I went as well. It was fun, especially the not working part of it all. I was there talking to my manager, and since I don't know a thing about drinks and all the different kinds there are I asked him what kind of drink he had. He said it was a vodka tonic and I said "Oh so there's vodka in it and what else?" He chuckled and said, "well...tonic. It's a Vodka Tonic." We had a nice laugh about it and I later told him I was drinking a drink that was two hydrogens and an oxygen! Not my funniest material but the best I had at the moment. :) I raced home on fumes and the gas light shining in my face to see Landon before he went to bed, but I missed him. I've been relaxing with Jess though, so that's been nice. One more day until the weekend!

Hey

I'm home from work playing with Landon and just winding down before scouts/young mens tonight. We got kicked out of the church building for tonight because the other ward is using the building, so we're combining with the deacons group to play some b-ball in a tournament that one of the boys is organizing for his sports merit badge. We may also go bowling. We'll see. Got a couple of pics from Landon in a tupperware bin. He thinks he's pretty cool. Hope everyone is doing well.

Later,

Shane

Cowboy Joe

Usually on Wednesdays, Landon and I go to story hour at the library. The storytellers are really great, telling engaging stories and singing fun songs. This week was Halloween costume day for story hour, so I got Landon all dressed up in his cowboy costume and headed on down to the rodeo . . . I mean library. He wasn't too excited about his boots at first, but he forgot about them once we got in the car and left them on during all of story hour. He looked pretty snazy in his flannel shirt, vest, sheriff's badge, boots, and cowboy hat. We listened to a story about an old lady who swallowed a bat, and other fun stories about pumpkins and witches. Landon was most fascinated with the pumpkins they had all around the room, especially the jack-o-lanterns that were all lit up. I forgot to get a picture of him all dressed up, so I will be sure to take on next time and put it on here!

FORTS

It is Monday night, and Shane is showing me how to use the blog. Landon had a fun day today. I went out with the sister missionaries, and Landon stayed home with Shane. I came home and the whole living room was rearranged, with blankets over all of the furniture. Landon was sitting under one of the blankets, laughing and "talking" to me, telling me all about the fort he had built with his dad. He was pretty excited about the whole thing. This morning, while I was getting ready, he was playing in the bathroom and found Shane's deodorant. He wanted me to help him take the lid off, and then he rubbed it in his armpit. Actually, it was more like his back, but he was trying. It was pretty funny. I guess that's all for now!

Testing One Two Three

We just found this google blog, so we thought we would test it out and see if we like it any better than our other blog.