ARAVES 2008

Right before Thanksgiving we were able to get some family photos done. Thanks to my sister-in-law Kaethe we actually got some pretty cute ones!!

Growing Up!!

This last Sunday was the best Sunday ever!! Austin got to go to Nursery and he loved it so much!! It is kind of sad that he is already 18 months and heading off to Nursery all by himself but he did so good and it was way funner then having to be with boring mom and dad at church.

Trick or Treating!!!

This was the first year that Austin could really actually Trick or Treat and he loved it. We went to the Trunk or Treat out at our church. It was hillarious, he would take fists full of candy and put it into his bag and gallop to the next one. We were laughing so hard. He loved the whole idea of taking candy out of their bags and putting it into his own. Something so simple can make a zebra quite a happy little camper!! Here we are at the trunk or treat with the Hale boys and the Arave girls. (Austin's Cousins that are in the same ward) I loved everybody's costume so much!!

Happy Halloween!!

Clint and Austin Pose before we trick or Treat!!

This zebra is one wild dude!!!We had so much fun this Halloween. We started out by trick or treating at the high school where my mom works. Then we went to get Austin's pictures done in Pocatello because I can't get him to stand still for me to take some good pictures and they turned out great. He really showed off to people and it was hillarious how he paraded around in his costume.

CIRCUIT FINALS 2008

We went to the Circuit Finals this weekend in Ogden, Utah. We had a lot of fun with both our families and Austin had tons of fun with all of his cousins. Clint didn't have the greatest luck but it was fun to hang out for a couple of days. It was the last of the bigger rodeos that Clint has for a while, or at least until Denver and Rapid City come around at the first of the year in 2009. We now have some good quality down time for the holidays and it has been much needed for our family. Its great to have a break from everything!!

CIRCUIT FINALS 2008

Grandpa and Jett also pose for a picture. Jett and Austin had fun swimming at the hotel pool and got to play together a lot. They both are kooks!!

Austin and his cousins had so much fun. This is Austin and Izzy, he loves these girls!! He bugs them all the time.

Game Night

This is Austin on game night, so he has his warm-ups on. I know these are basketball warm-ups but who doesn't love Jordan!! We still cheered for BYU even though they got pounced by TCU.

Nice Weather

Since it has already snowed here, Austin and I are trying to soak up all the good weather that we can. So we get outside every chance we get. The only thing Austin wants to do when we are outside is play with our dogs. Lucky for us are dogs are nice to him because as you can see Austin is a little rough. THIS BOY IS PURE BOY!!!! Roxy our corgie is the one he rides and pulls around, good thing she loves him. Snoopy and Austin are kind of a bad combination they both are hyper and overly excited by everything, there's never a dull moment when they are together!!!!

Best Buds

One thing that Austin loves to do is play with his cousins. Oakley is eight months older and Austin follows her around like crazy. Austin is lucky to have so many cousins that are close to his age so he can have buddies to play with.

Rodeo Season

We have traveled so many places this year it has really been a lot of fun for our family. We started off the summer heading to the college finals and now we are headed to Waco, Texas for the Heartland Series. Austin is quite the little cowboy. He loves to ride his pony and love to be around his dogs. He likes to wear his cowboy hat and carry his piggin string all over. It's hard to believe that he is one and half, he is growing so fast!!

Austin's 1st Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Austin!!! Austin just turned one and everyone in our family made his first birthday special. Austin's birthday was shared with loved ones and carried out for about three days straight. We celebrated his birthday with the Araves on a Sunday were we had cake and birthday gifts galore. Then we celebrated his birthday with the Browers at the Tauphaus Park Zoo and again birthday gifts galore!! Austin had so much fun with all of his cousins and has some great new toys to play with!!