Halloween

Our little hunter...

Trick or treating at our friend Joey and Kari's house. This was his first (and only) house and yes Dad did enjoy the candy!

Riding the roller coaster at our church's carnival.

Hamming it up for the camera!

Costa Rica

Since everyone has been asking, here are just a few pictures of our five year anniversary trip to Costa Rica. Below is the view of our resort from the main lobby.

Chris and I on our way to dinner one evening. The food at the resort was fabulous!

We laid out by the pool a lot!

We also met some interesting creatures. This little guy (a cousin to the raccoon) joined us for breakfast one morning.
One day we took a tour that involved horseback riding...
some interesting and wonderful (except for the rice) authentic Costa Rican food,
and ziplining through the rain forest.
The last night we were there we took a sunset boat tour and it was absolutely beautiful. It was probably the first time I've ever seen a complete rainbow!

The beauty of God's Creation was amazing!

Casen

Casen's Entertainment

Casen flying down the slide. He is a superb climber and stairs are his favorite obstacle to tackle!

Casen playing catch with his buddy Jackson. This is one of his favorite games!

Casen playing with a balloon he received from a cow at Chick-Fil-A. He was mesmerized by the balloon and thought the cow was pretty cool too!

Casen and his crazy totally tubular dad!

Pool Party

Last week our Sunday School/Small Group/Flock/LifeGroup/Adult Bible Fellowship (I really don't know what to call it) had a pool party to kick off the start of Bible Study.

Hilary watching Casen in the pool because his parents were too lazy to get in!

Eagle eye Chris spotted the Space Shuttle leaving the Joint Reserve Base in Ft. Worth. Because of the Lockheed Martin plant here we get to see lots of cool planes flying over but this was a first for everyone at the party.

Casen and his buddy Jordan.

"Wow Mom I could have fun pulling those down!"

Casen and his girl Maddie playing blocks together.

Casen showing Benjamin the finer things in life!

Go Pokes!

A few weeks ago, Chris had the opportunity to see OSU play football in Stillwater. Casen and I cheered on the Cowboys from home with the help of Maggie, a friends chocolate Lab, that we watched for the weekend.

"Here comes Bullet..." with Casen on top! I think we may have a future Pistol Pete on our hands!

Sutton was great with Maggie. She was a little nervous at first but they quickly became good friends!

Casen giving Maggie a hug...not quite as easy as it is with Sutton!

On Sunday, this little white dog followed Chris home from his run. We had pity on the poor thing, brought it home, gave it a bath, and put up found signs. Thankfully, the dog's owners called that night. We all love dogs in our family, but it was kind of crazy having three running around!

Birthday Cupcake!

On the weekend of Casen's birthday we celebrated with both families at my parent's house in Edmond.

It took Casen a little while to catch on or even be interested in the cupcake, but eventually my father in law snuck a piece of cupcake into Casen's mouth.

Once he got a taste of chocolate he was really into it!

All in all, Casen had a fabulous birthday and I am proud to say that he is a chocolate lover!