Happy Halloween!!

We've had a busy, but exciting last couple of weeks. The Halloween festivities started with a wonderful Murder Mystery Dinner Party! Below are a few pictures from that and other fun Halloween activities...

The Boys

The Girls

Big Jim Ravioli and his mother-in-law Vanessa Crooner
AKA Strider & Jana

Grayson's 1st Halloween

Lil' G cowboyin' it up!

Our family at the Annual Arrington Halloween Party.

Grayson with cousins Hunter and Kenli

The other night we got a pumpkin for our family to carve. It was a lot of fun! Here is Grayson working hard to help me clean out the pumpkin.

Toward the end.
Grayson making a mess!

The finished product. Our beautifully carved pumpkin.
All I can say is Strider did all the carving!

Washington DC

Strider went to Washington DC last week for an interview with USUHS- a Military Medical School in Bethesda. Thanks to all who helped Stride and I make this possible! He felt the interview went well and we should hear back in the next couple months. While he was there he was able to see a few quick sites...

Strider in front of the Capitol Building

Outdoor Garden at the Smithsonian

Vietnam Memorial

Wold War II Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

The White House

Washington Monument

The US & Russia's nuclear missiles at the Air & Space Museum

No Way... Already?

I don't want to believe it, but it's TRUE!!

This cute big-eyed boy is 11 months old today!!!

It's unbelievable to me that he can be this old already! Strider and I are so blessed to have such a sweet spirit in our home. Grayson brings such a fullness of joy and happiness in our home that I know we could have no other way but with him in our lives.
We are so blessed and sure love him so much!!

Fall Fun in San Diego

Last week our little family went to San Diego for Fall Break.

Grayson sure enjoyed himself. Strider and I did as well... we were able to ride bikes, hang out with family, shop, play sports, swim, and relax.

Grayson with cousin Hunter

He crawls everywhere!

A highlight of the trip was that BYU played San Diego State and since we were there we went to the game. Go Cougs!

Grayson LOVES LOVES to swing!

Grayson enjoying his shades

Or not!

Glad he was reading in the car... he didn't seem to mind that his book was upside down.

We sure enjoyed the break!

Our Lil Monkey

Acting like a monkey... feet holding his bottle

Grayson turned 10 months last week. He is getting so big. He'll be one before we know it! He is now a crawling speed demon, picking food up to feed himself, standing up and cruising around the furniture, eating more and more table food, learning how to sign/speak, and making lots and lots of noise!