Brothers

We've been going through a bit of a rough patch with Owen's behavior lately, especially towards Porter.  I get so frustrated sometimes, but then I capture quick moments like these and have hope that they can be buddies one day!

Fall Fun

A few weekends ago we decided to drive the Alpine Loop.   We don't necessarily plan for it to be an annual tradition, but that is what has happened the last few years!  Last year Porter was only 10 days old.  Wow!   We were a little early for the full color changes, but we had fun anyways.

Last Friday there was a Fall Festival in West Jordan that we decided to check out.  We vastly underestimated how busy it was going to be!  We didn't have much time and the lines for most of the activities were pretty long, but Owen mostly cared about the bounce house, inflatable slides, & nearby park so it was okay with him.

We snapped a few pictures on our way out.  Much bribery was required, but it was well worth it for those sweet smiles!

And of course, we had to take our annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  We actually went to the patch a few weeks ago for pumpkins, but we got there just as it was closing and the camera battery died, so we had to go back a second time for the pictures.  I'm sure you can guess how excited Brad was for another photo op!

These two pictures make me smile.  They pretty much sum up life right now for these two:  

Porter is so excited to be "big" and doing what Owen is doing...Owen, not so much! 

It's hard to believe that Halloween is right around the corner.  I was bummed to realize it was on a Thursday this year (Brad's school night), and his Professors made it clear from day 1 that the schedule would not be changing.  But apparently, someone had a change of heart.  They moved class and now we will have Brad home for Halloween!  Yay!  Things are always much smoother & happier with him around.  We definitely cherish our time all together these days, but I'm so proud of him and all the hard work he's doing.