The Fall

First time on a swing
He was a Giraffe for Halloween
And yes, he had Giraffe shoes

Grandma came out and visited

We went to the Denver Zoo on Halloween

The Back Dive During Dinner time

At the Pumpkin Patch

Our Happy Boy

At the Coors Brewery with the Parkers

Working on his third chin

Daddy gave him Edamame

knocked out

Another messy meal time

At our first pro Hockey game- Go Avalanche!

The Fall Flew by for us, as you can see. I really need to be better about updating this more often. Aricin is growing so fast, i can't believe he's almost 8 months old already. As you can see he's eatting and wearing baby food these days. He's not super picky the only thing he won't eat are peas- which make him gag. Aaron says peas make him do the same thing so maybe he inherited that from his dad. He's moving around like crazy- he's finally figured out how to crawl forward and is now starting to try to stand up- at the expense of his poor head which he manages to bonk on everything- I'm tempted to get him a helmet. After all I had to wear a helmet growing up on the Golf course when i went out to play and i turned out alright.

During baseball season we hit a couple of Rockies games that were great- not quite as fun as Dodger games but still entertaining. We also went to a Colorado Avalanche Hockey game which Aricin loved. We've had a few visitors- Our friends Jon and Kim Parker came out to visit and interview at Valor, God willing he'll get hired on. My mom came out for a week- we wish we could have kept her longer but know she will be back. Aaron's dad, Bob also spent a few days with us and managed to get a couple rounds of golf in. We got our first snow on November 14th- it was pretty exciting to wake up to everything dusted in white. It didn't last for long however, as a few days later it was in the 70's and all the snow had melted.

Aaron is still enjoying his job at Valor and keeping busy with coaching a club water polo team. Not to mention still working on the endless list of house projects. The house is coming along- the kitchen is almost done and soon we will start on the renovations of the bathrooms. I'll be sure to post some before and after pics soon. I think we've decided on a church. Pathways at Wash Park in Denver is what we've decided on. We both love the worship, preaching, and are excited to get plugged in. As for me... I'm keeping busy with the baby keeping him away from what dry wall we have exposed, Aaron's nail gun, and all of the other hazards around here. I"m also itching to get back to my writing... Having finished my first two novels i'm hoping to find an editor to help me clean them up before i send them off to Agents and before i start on my next three- yes i already have my next few outlined, who know's when i'll actually get to writing them though. Something that has got me really excited is the possibility of starting a couple businesses. My mom and I are looking to start a website selling cute onesies, maternity T's, printed tote bags, and capes for kids- I'll keep you posted on when or if this comes to Fruition. In addition I'm thinking about starting a company working as a Educational Consultant- basicly a private school counselor/ life coach to help high schoolers apply and get into college. It would be fun, but seeing as how my free time is limited who know's if it will ever happen.

This last week i was sad to watch the Montecito Fire on the news. Thankfully it could have been alot of worse. 8 buildings were destroyed at Westmont and half of them were scheduled for demolition this spring (the old math building, and a few storage huts). The old Psychology building was lost as well as the Physics building and a few suites in Clark Dorm. The rest of the campus was saved- Praise God! Unfortunately 15 homes were lost in Faculty housing- one of which was my track coach- Russell Smelley's, please keep them in your prayers they've had a rough last few years as his teenage daughter died of a brain tumor and his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. My heart aches for Montecito and Westmont but there is hope and God is good, it's been awesome to see how the Alumni have rallied and donated in support of the community.

Thanks for reading this- if there is anyone that does actually read this. Please come visit, we love having guests

Let's eat...

In the last couple of weeks we've started Aricin on food. It's been pretty entertaining to watch his expression after the first bite - it's got to be weird having no idea what someone's going to put into your mouth. Jeremiah loves to come in and lick the remnants of Aricin's dinner from his bib- kind of gross i know. And yes he did lick our poor child's face when i wasn't looking. Aricin still enjoys chewing on his socks, toes, and of course his rubber ducky during bath time. He also loves his Jumperoo which usually puts him to sleep. We call him our narcolyptic jumper. We managed to make it to 2 out of the last 3 Rockies games- they were great - Aricin wanted to wear his Dodger gear and we didn't stop him- he still has high hopes for his Dodgers this year. Last week he turned 6 months old and he's already crawling- only reverse though - he hasn't figured out how to switch gears and actually go forward - we're working on this.

Aaron is still working on the house and it's looking better and better - this week he's working on all of the lighting and electrical - he's quite the handy man. I'm still trying to unpack and make the house feel as homey as i can. The weather is getting cooler - the mountains around us are now covered in snow and briskness is actually quite nice. It's kind of fun to have seasons - I say this now of course before the first major snow. We're enjoying the Rec centers of Highlands Ranch and try to take the baby for a swim at least once a week. Tomorrow we are excited to hit a Colorado Avalanche Hockey Game - it will be my first. And next week we're going to have some visitors - Aaron's good friend Jon Parker is flying out to meet with Admin at Valor and we're hoping he'll get hired on. Also, my mom flies out in about 10 days - we can't wait. Well I best be going - i've got a screamer calling for me.

Life in Colorado

Welp it's official... we're Coloradans- yesterday we picked up our new License plate and had our drivers Licenses switched. The house finally closed on September 13 and we moved in on September 21st. We've been in the house for about two weeks now and are far from feeling totally moved in. Aaron's been working hard. He ripped out the subfloor in the living room giving us a temporary clear view of the basement below. We've taken down a wall and oh soo many other things. And now all of the rooms have new paint and about half of the house has new floors. The kitchen has been gutted and the bathrooms are next on the list. Needless to say it's good to be home but it still sort of feels like we're camping in alot of ways. Aaron's been busy at school creating the curriculum for a class called "the good life" in the bible department exploring philosophy, ethics, and christian worldview. This has been fun for him and exhausting all things considered. Aaron has also started coaching a club Waterpolo team based in Denver- this has been a fun release for him on Monday nights. As for Nay, baby has kept her busy as she tries to unpack boxes here and there and also keep Aricin entertained. Living in Highlands Ranch there are four local rec centers all residents can go to- each rec center has a gym, indoor pool, and other features- one has indoor and outdoor tennis courts, another has a batting cage, it's pretty sweet. Nay brought Aricin to the indoor kids pool this week and he loved it- we might have a little polo player on our hands. Nay has also met a few awesome gals that she has started to become good friends with. And we did manage to make it to a couple of Rockies games- both were fun- not quite a dodger game but we'll call it a close second.

We are definitely feeling more adjusted- but not completely acclimated. We have our moments when we miss sand in toes and California. Aricin is getting bigger and bigger- he's now eatting baby food and loves our dog Jeremiah who sleeps next to Aricin's crib every night. So far we've been blessed with a great Indian Summer- We've nervous or should i say straight scared for the winter and the snows that we will soon see. We miss like crazy all of our friends and family and hope that people start to visit us soon.