Halloween Pictures are Here!

Well, Aaron's first Halloween is over, but we have some awesome pictures of it. For those that do not know, Aaron was a monkey for Halloween - complete with a banana and all.

Here's Aaron and Daddy ready to go to the party

The ward Halloween party was really fun. My mom came too to see her grandson all dressed up. Aaron was the cutest monkey there.

The funniest thing was that midway through the party, TWO BIG BANANAS walked in!!! You just know I had to get a picture.



Then we did trunk-or-treat. It was actually my first time experiencing one. For anyone that doesn't know, a trunk-or-treat is the same as trick-or-treating only instead of going house to house, you go through a parking lot from car to car, well, trunk to trunk. Thus - trunk-or-treat. Usually people go all out decorating their trunks. Thanks to Matt, we had a pretty cool trunk. His decorating saved us!! I had all this cool stuff to put up, but no time! They announced for everyone to start going out and trunk or treat and I had NOTHING ready. Luckily, by the time I got out there, Matt was was already out there and ready to go. Decorating problems aside, I really wish someone (::cough cough::...Matt....) would have told me that the trunk-or-treaters go around more than once! I ran out of candy within the first 5 minutes! Luckily my friend Sarah came to my rescue and gave me a whole big bag of candy to continue handing out. I was RELIEVED! PHEW! (thanks Sarah!). Yep - exciting night.

On Halloween Day we went to Matt's parent's house and spent the evening up there. I finally got to take some good pictures of Aaron in his monkey costume.




Here's is Aaron's very first trick-or-treating. (He obviously had no clue what was going on...but it was still cute)



And winding down after a long day....

The many sides of Aaron:

Focused

Bewildered

Frightened....

Ferocious!!

"DOH!"

HOLY FLYING GOLF BALLS, BATMAN!

So for those that do not know...a few months ago our brand new car was hit with a golf ball as we were coming home on Freeway 41. Some genius decided it would be smart to build a Golf Driving Range next to a freeway...which, in the end, caused us to fork out about $230 for a new windshield. What really gets me is that after we confronted them, they kept saying it was impossible that it was one of their golf balls, and insisted it was a rock...yep, a perfectly spherical rock, that happened to be the exact same size as a golf ball. (For the record, we saw the actual golf ball hurling its way towards our windshield as it happened.)

So anyway...to let off a little steam, I created this...(all in good fun though. We're already over it. I just happened to come across some pictures I took of our broken windshield after it happened and thought this would be funny):

(This is to be read in the tone of the Budweiser Real Men of Genius commercials)

Matt and Brandy Davis presents:

Mr. Golf Driving Range Next to a Freeway Builder

Today we salute you Mr. Golf Driving Range Next to a Freeway Builder
(Mr. Golf Driving Range Next to a Freeway Builder)

When conventional wisdom said it would be smarter to build a golf ball slinging madhouse away from heavy traffic, you did the unthinkable.
(My body is here, but my mind has already teed off!)

Even after the first 300 golf balls were ferociously fired over the barrier net, and even after the first 50 furious passing drivers came to you with golf ball-sized dents in their cars, you, Oh Marvelous Merger of Fairways and Highways, continue to stand your ground.
(Maybe it was a rock!)

No one’s going to push you around and tell you where to build, Oh Defier of Common Sense. You have the most awesome driving range, and you want everyone to know it – even if it means a golf ball through the windshield and to the face – they’ll remember you!
(Free advertisement! It’s a hole in one!)

So here’s to you, Mr. Golf Driving Range Next to a Freeway Builder, because you really do put the PRO in PROJECTILES.
(Mr. Golf Driving Range Next to a Freeway Builder)

Annnnnndddddd - WE'RE BACK!

Hey everyone. It has been a while, but we're back and ready to keep on bloggin' again. We have done a lot since our last post and it's time to share it all with you.

Well, first things first - at the beginning of October, we all got the SWINE FLU, and survived. =) Yeah, that was miserable....Matt got sick on a Sunday, then Brandy got sick on the following Wednesday, then Aaron got sick on Friday. Oddly enough, Aaron got over it before Matt and me. Within a couple of weeks, we were all 100% and ready to go the Big Fresno Fair.

We took Aaron on his first trip to the Big Fresno Fair on October 17th, the last Saturday it was open. Brandy's dad came too and had a great time with his grandson. Aaron's favorite part was seeing all of the reptiles at the Wild America exhibit. Matt got a "Monster Dog" which was about the size of THREE corndogs put together. It was so big that Matt couldn't finish it, and ended up having to be split between Matt and Brandy's dad. Speaking of the Big Fresno Fair, Brandy won 2nd place and $140 for her new feather painting in the Fine Arts - Mixed Media category. Not bad at all!

Sorry to backtrack, but we forgot to mention that in July we went to the Paso Robles Mid State Fair with Matt's family. Also, we while we were there, we went to visit Matt's grandparents in San Luis Obispo and Atascadero. Don and Lorrain hadn't had a chance to see Aaron in person yet, so we figured it would be the perfect time. They had such a good time getting to know him. The rest of the time we all had a great time hanging out at the Parsons' Ranch. It was a big change for Aaron to go from the noisy city life of where we live, to the nice and peaceful hillsides of San Luis Obispo. During that trip, Aaron also had his first visit to the ocean. During our trip home, we took a small detour through Morro Bay and stopped for fish and chips. We also let Aaron get his first feel of beach sand. He also got to get up close and personal with a few seals while watching daddy feed a few of them at the aquarium.

Grandma Davis and Aaron

Here he is with Matt's Uncle Craig

Also, Matt was recently Captain Moroni at a Book of Mormon Cruise that was put on for primary kids in his sister Melissa's ward. He had to tell the story of Captain Moroni, as if he was Captain Moroni - The kids really enjoyed his segment. As you can see, he really got into character:

Now, I would say his was the best, but really, it was a tie between Matt's and Matt's parents. Their Tree of Life was nothing less than awesome. Great acting skills too. =) Here's everyone in the cast:



Ok....enough of this post....onto another... =)