Halloween

Ok, I think that I am caught up on my blogging after this post. For Halloween this year we went to our ward Chili cook off/Trunk or Treat and a few days later we went to our friends party too. Kris was a cowboy, I was Pippy Longstocking, and Denzil was Frankenstein. My favorite part about my costume was that the young girls had no idea who Pippy was but they liked that my hair stuck out.

Nana came to visit!

Kris' mom came to visit us for a week in October and we had a great time. Denzil decided then that he loves horsey rides courtesy of "mama horse."

We went to a little farm place that had a hay ride with multiple destinations. There was the petting zoo part (Denzil loved all the animals being so close but they were a bit out of control if you ask me...probably because we were the only people that came that day so they were hungry;), then we went and did a hay maze, a little fairy land thing, and finally we got a little pumpkin at the end. I think Denzil had a blast and we did too just watching how much fun he was having.

Denzil held a wooly worm which peed on him because he was just a little rough;)

We went to Mrs. Hanes Moravian Cookies bakery and watched how they hand make all the cookies. They said it takes them about 4 months to figure out the texture that the dough needs to be and how to roll it out and such. The lemon ones are my favorite.
We went to the Biltmore Estate. Denzil did pretty well in the backpack but he was pretty upset when I wouldn't let him down to play on the piano there.
He also got upset that I wouldn't let him get into the fountain.
We travelled to Colonial Williamsburg, VA. In the cabinet makers shop they were nice enough to let Denzil play on the harpsichord that they had made as a replica. He was a lot easier to handle after that.
The Capitol Building

Uh oh! Luckily no one had rotten food to throw at us.



This caterpillar has become a great toy. Denzil loves to be "caught" by it and wrapped up in it. He had a great time with Nana and we were all glad she could come and visit us.
Denzil had a full head haircut. We did a trim on the back in August because it was getting mullet like but he was in need of a full haircut. He did really well until the hair started to tickle his face and make him itchy. Kris did a great job and there are only a few long hairs around the ears.

Denzil has started to like the bath again so we are all stoked about that one.

But he isn't a fan of having the hood on his head.

The Great Smoky Mountains

So, Denzil and I ventured to the Smoky Mountains to meet up with some of my pals from my growing up years. We had a blast despite the chilly weather. It was near 40 at the top of this mountain and Denzil was cold. I hope I learned my lesson to pack warmer clothes when camping in the middle of October in the Smokies. It was beautiful and I was able to set up our tent most of the way by myself and I took it down myself. I realized how much I rely on Kris when we go camping but we managed.

I "Zorbed." If you don't know what it is, I didn't either until we got there. Apparently there are only 6 zorbing places in the world and this one is the only one in the US. They put some water in the bubble and I slipped in and off I went down the hill. It was pretty fun.
But, Denzil wasn't too happy about me leaving him at the bottom and having a wet mom that wouldn't hold him tight when I was done.
Thanks for inviting me to come along and have some fun Ryan & Scott. Let's meet up again sometime! It's kind of crazy that we met there in the first place because Scott lives in Cali and Ryan in Minnesota. It was a blast from the past;)

Kris' 31st Birthday & Apples on the Blue Ridge Parkway

For Kris' birthday we had dinner at home and a delicious yellow cake with chocolate frosting and don't forget the candle with and airplane. I am so glad that Kris was patient enough to wait for me to grow up and that we get to grow up together, I mean, grow old together. He is a fabulous dad and Denzil just LOVES him! He walks around saying "daddy" all day long.

Denzil and I went to get apples in Virginia and then take a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway with some ladies in our ward. Denzil did really well and was very excited to be able to move around when we stopped. The apples were delicious and quite cheap so it was definitely worth the trip and who doesn't love being with great people too?!

Mabry Mill along the Parkway.

Denzil these days

Did I mention that Denzil likes to climb in things??

He makes so many cute faces. He makes the same face my brother Eric use to make when he was little but I haven't been able to snap a picture of it yet. We did go through some old family photos the other day and saw a pic of E when he was 2 or 3 maybe and Kris and I thought Denzil looked similar to him.
If you turn your head for a minute you may find him in some type of drawer pulling things out.
This is a typical Denzil on laundry day. He loves for me to push him across the room really fast. He can now tell me when to go.
Denzil is always a big help with laundry. He just figured out how to climb into the dryer so if he isn't "helping" me fold the clothes (throwing them out of the basket so he can get in) or helping me load the dryer (also pulling the clothes out as I put them in) he is happy as can be just hanging out in the dryer.