Fall Family Photos

We finally got some time to take a few family pictures. We were hoping to get some great fall colors and leaves in the pictures, but fall came quick this year. There wasn't alot of leaves left on the trees. Oh well. We think they still turned out ok!

Barber Shop!

Well we finally had to do it... Avery needed his first haircut! We have been just pushing his hair around his ears, but we decided he needed to have a cleaner look. It wasn't as hard as I imagined. I put him in his booster chair, gave him something to play with, and I snipped a bit here and there. I unfortunately cut a little too much on his left side above the ear, so there is a slight little hole there, but nothing too noticable. Overall, he looks quite handsome now! This is the little bit of hair we cut off. It doesn't look like much, but it sure made a difference.

All Done!

One Year Old & Wiser Too!

So Oct 11 was Avery's 1st Birthday! We can't believe that he is already 1 year old! He has grown up so fast. Well here is a little trip down memory lane 1 year ago...

And one year later...

The Last Bit of Fun before Back to School

Well we just had to pack a bunch of fun into the last month before school started. It sure has been a blast! Here is just a little info about August:
-First we went to the extended Downs family reunion with Amanda's cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. It was near Twin Falls by Magic Mt. Ski Resort. We did some hiking, 4-wheeling, games, and just hanging around. Avery learned how to do the army crawl there so we couldn't leave him on the blanket because he'd get to the dirt.
-Then we had a lot of fun hanging w/ Brian's brother, Mark and wife Sarah and their son Boyce. They were here from Nebraska. We played games, golfed, kayaked, swam, you name it. It was so much fun and we already miss them! We can't wait till we get to see them again at Christmas! Avery loved being with Boyce and wanted to get down and run around with him so bad! (since then, he's decided its pretty cool to walk around holding mommy & daddy's hands)
-Then we went camping w/ our good friends Chris & Julie up by Heise. There was some rock-climbing, kayaking, and game-playing going on.
-The following weekend, we went to the Turpin Reunion in Blackfoot. We floated down the Snake River behind Brian's parents house (sorry no pictures). Then we had a big lunch and played ultimate frisbee. Avery loved to ride around on the train carts pulled behind Grandpa Turpin's lawnmower. He also loved bouncing on the trampoline and trying to get the new puppy, Remmy.
-Then we went w/ the Downs family (Amanda's immediate family) to the Oneida Narrows by Preston for some camping. It rained all night, but it eventually cleared out the next day, and so we floated down the little river. Avery loved the float trip this time. He screamed with excitement as we rode over the rapids. Brian & Amanda both kayaked down the river and Amanda managed to get high-centered on a rock in the middle of rapids. It was a little funny!
-Well that is about the extent of our last-minute fun. Now we are back in school and back to busy work. (oh yeah, we also went to a ward campout the weekend school started)