Happy halloween

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Dinosaur

Mason's halloween costume. He put it on and started roaring at me like a dinosaur! I think he looks like Boo from Monsters Inc.

This past week

This past week, it seems, flew by!

Bowen got his results back from the LSAT and he just sent in the papers for admission. We're keeping our fingers crossed that he gets into USD!

I started training for my new job at Nightingale music. I'm going to be teaching a few music classes a week to kids around Masons age. I'm excited! It's going to be so much fun. I wish I could just bring Mase along, but since I can't I've arranged a co-op with another mom so that I don't have to pay a babysitter. I'll just watch her daughter a few hours a week instead.

There was a fireside on Friday and the BYU football team put it on. A few of the players and the coach spoke. It was so neat to hear their stories and testimonies. Afterwards, Bowen made me get a picture with Max Hall, the QB, who's supposed to be going pro next year. Pretty cool! It was a little awkward taking a picture with him because 1. I'm married. 2. He's married. 3. His pregnant wife was standing right there next to us. 4. I didn't even know who he was. I guess I need to brush up on my BYU roster eh? Ha Ha!

Saturday started out with, you guessed it, FOOTBALL! Mason says football anytime the TV is on. He's pretty much obsessed. When I finally tore my boys away from the game we headed Bowens boss's daughters birthday party. It was nice to see that group of friends. Mason had fun running around pointing at the balloons and saying, "boone" He eventually got a hold of one and would NOT let it go. There was one of those huge, blow-up jumpers there too which he had fun in as well. Of course there was the football game on and our last 10 minutes there were spent screaming at Florida to get their act together and win the game...which they did. And we were grateful.

About a month ago Bowen was on a committee that arranged a family day at the ship yard. There was over 7,000 people there and it was a huge success. The president of NASSCO, Fred, wanted to thank those people by taking them and their significant others out to dinner. We went to this nice place called Il Fornaio. It's in Coronado overlooking the water and downtown. Lucky us, we were able to sit right by him and his wife. Our whole table was trading stories and laughing. It was a very good night. Bowen and I left that night feeling great about the job that he has. Things at work have been going really well for him and we both feel that right now this is where Bowen is supposed to be working. We picked up Mason from the babysitters and headed home for a good nights rest.

On our way home Mason fell asleep. I noticed that he crosses his legs just like Bowen does when he falls asleep sitting up. It was so funny! He's such a mini Bowen!

Sunday was awesome too. Church as usual. Mason sat on my lap during relief society and ate skittles. I know, I shouldn't be feeding him sugar like that, but he was quiet the whole time and I actually was able to listen to the lesson. Yesssss! That evening we had FHE at the Braziers. Ernie and Julie were so sweet to have all of the people from our "Younger, under 40, married and non married Sunday school class" over. Food was delicious and company was great!

Yesterday for our Monday outing we went to the Pumpkin Station in Mission Valley. Mason picked out his pumpkins, we took a couple of pictures, and headed home. Today I Mase and I carved one of the pumpkins and it didn't really work out the way I'd hoped, but oh well. It's sitting on our porch anyway.

My handsome boys posing with pumpkins

I tried to get a picture, but Mason was interested in the petting zoo animals instead

Picking out the perfect pumpkin.

It's been a good week!

Are you ready for some Auburn Football??

Every time I put Mason in this outfit he thinks he's the coolest kid to walk the earth. He walks around the house saying "foooot baaaalll" Can you tell he's Bowens son? Ha ha! He decided Lady dog was missing out on the occasion so he dressed her up as well. It was so funny! She didn't want anything to do with it, but was a good sport. I know Popsi and the rest of the Alabama family are proud of these pictures!

Just recently, Mason has understood what "Say Cheese" means. Every time you pull out a camera he's cheesin' it up!

We had to get Lady in the action.

Mase loves his Lady dog!

And she loves him!

What a good dog!

LDS Palooza 09

Last Saturday we had a multi stake LDS Palooza Battle of the bands. Some of the boys from our ward played and they sounded really good! Bowen was the band manager and they practiced every night the whole week before. I was a little skeptical at the first of the week, but by the end I think they did great! Here's the links to their songs. The first one they played was called Soul to Squeeze by the Red Hot Chile Peppers. The second was an original one they wrote called Take a Stand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZWgzGP9_U0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eorku0Jdpr0 We had to get there pretty early, so this is just the guys hanging out waiting. Dave took this awesome picture :) In the end everybody was a winner, but I know these guys would have definitely won. They did the best!Goofing around. They wouldn't take a normal pictureThis is just some of the fans aka. our ward

This was right during Masons nap time. So we struggle for a little bit...

Finally he gave up and decided to be good. Needless to say as soon as he was in his car seat he passed out.

Sienna had a delicious lolly pop and she was so gracious to share it.

They were going back and forth. She would lick it, then it was Masons turn, then hers, then his....you get the picture.

It was a fun day and we all had a good time. Later that evening we had a special treat! One of Bowens good buddies, Adam Franco, stopped by to watch the Florida game with us. He is out here for a couple weeks for training. It was so good to see him and catch up!

It was a long, busy day, but oh so fun!