I can't believe it is that time of year again. Many of you know for the last few years for their birthdays, Corey & Paul have rented a skybox at a Jazz game and invite some of their closest friends. It is always so fun to get together and spend time with friends, eat dinner, and enjoy a Jazz game. This year we were missing our friends Taylor & Teigan...they are living it up in Nebraska while Taylor finishes law school. Thanks again for a fabulous night and Happy Birthday to Paul & Corey!
For my 30th birthday my gift was a trip to Seattle to go whale watching. I was so excited, this is something I have wanted to do for a long time. We decided to go a day earlier so we could get in some sight seeing other than whales. When we arrived they were having flash flooding problems...welcome to Seattle! The next few days were hit and miss with rain.
We had such a great time looking out over Seattle from the Space Needle and walking through Pikes place market...although the fish smell was a bit ovewhelming! Next we decided to take a tour of Qwest Field, where the Seattle Seahawks play. There were only 6 people in our tour so we were able to go places they don't normally take you. Best of all they let us run all over the field. Corey has a cousin that lives near Seattle so Friday night we met up with his family and went to dinner. Saturday was our whale watching trip. The day started off rainy but by the time the boat took off it had cleared. We spent the entire day on the boat. We had excitement right off by saving a diver that had gone missing. However, much to everyone's dismay we didn't see one whale! I was so disappointed but they did give us a free voucher to come back again. Sunday before we flew out we took a tour of Safco field, where the Mariner's baseball team plays. Thank you so much for the fabulous birthday gift, I had such a wonderful time even though we didn't see any whales! I guess we will just have to plan another trip since we have a free voucher!
Thanks to our good friend Paul Belcher, Corey had a boys couple days out. Corey and 3 of his good friends; Paul, Cody, & Jeff flew to Arizona Monday afternoon. They enjoyed a great dinner and then headed to the stadium. That's right, they went to the Monday night football game: Arizona vs. 49er's. Not only did they go to the game they were on the 50 yard line, 12 row! Yeah, they suck!! The next morning they played 18 holes of golf on a tournament course there in Phoenix. As jealous as I am, I'm glad they had a great time and got to experience the excitement of Monday night football, live! Mostly, thanks again to Paul you are truely a great friend!
The ESPN post game show with: not sure of 1st guy, Steve Young, Emmitt Smith, & Kurt Warner. 
Halloween was so fun this year. We dressed Talyn up as a Skunk...and yes his butt did say "Lil Stinker". It was so exciting just seeing the joy on Talyn's face as he knocked on the doors. The best part was the very first house he went to, the neighbors had him come just inside the door to pick out candy. Every door after that, the minute the door opened Talyn would try to go inside!
Here are a few pics from the Pumpkin Patch we went to and Halloween.
I can't believe it is basketball season already. We are so excited for this year. A couple of years ago we decided to purchase season tickets. Of course the games wouldn't be the same without our best pals Paul & Courtney, so they purchased tickets next to us. Each year during the pre-season we venture and take the kids. I thought they actually did really good at the first game but I think we will leave bringing the kids to the pre-season and leave the rest of the season to just the parents!
It is official, Gator Wash is NOW OPEN!! This has been a long time coming and we are so excited that it is finally open and operating. For those of you who are not familiar with Gator Wash let me enlighten you. Gator Wash is an express tunnel car wash. You simply drive your car onto a track, stay seated, and the track guides you through. Another great feature is we offer FREE VACUUMS. We would love for anyone to stop in, check it out, get a wash, and please pass the word!
Gator Wash is located in West Jordan, UT; 1377 W. 7800 S. 
Talyn turned 2 on October 2nd. He is obsessed with "Horsee's" so we decided to rent a couple of ponies for his birthday. We had a barnyard theme party and invited several of his little buddies. The kids had such a blast taking turns riding the ponies, swinging at the Horse Piñata, eating pizza, and enjoying giant cupcakes. I can't believe he is 2 years old already, it is amazing how quickly time goes by. The best part of the party for me was seeing the pure joy and excitement on Talyn's face...there is nothing better than that! 
