Our Fun Weekend in Rexburg

We decided to have a continuation of our Halloween celebrations up in Rexburg this weekend. Friday night we drove up to a cabin in Island Park to stay the night. On our way as we were driving very late at night we noticed some kind of animal running on the side of the road very close to our car. When we figured out that it was a big black bear I started to scream hysterically! Everyone wanted to turn back to get a better look at the bear and I just thought we were all going to die. Despite my screaming Ty turned back and we saw the bear cross the street and head back to the woods. Ty was yelling at me to get the camera but I really was just too terrified to move at this point. I really never knew I was so scared of bears until I was so close to one I could have reached out my window and touched it!

At the cabin we made haunted gingerbread houses.This was me and Ty's house with the corn maze made of candy corn, Ty was very proud.
Matt and Sarah made up a spooky story to go with their haunted house. This is Matt telling the story.

Saturday morning Me, Ty and Beau went to watch Zach's intramural soccer game. Zach did awesome and his team won!

Me, Ty, Matt and Sass were also able to fit in a quick trip to Rexburg temple. This was my first time seeing the temple and it is gorgeous!

On Saturday night we had another Halloween party at Michelle's house. It was so fun to see her new baby and her house out in Mud Lake. She is such an amazing mom and she wowed us all with a delicious dinner. I hope someday I can be as great and amazing as she is!

Happy Halloween!

This year for Halloween I dressed as a cat and Ty was a lumberjack.
Ty and Tinkerbell (my cousin Daniella). This is the little girl that finally got Ty to admit that he would love to have a little girl (This party was the night before our ultrasound).

Sarah and Matt the Koreans

My class on Halloween, they all looked so cute!

It's a GIRL!!!

Ty and I went to my ultrasound last Wednesday and found out we are having a girl!!! We were both totally shocked because we were so certain we were having a boy. We've been calling our baby Briggs all this time. I was very pleasantly surprised though because I really did want a girl more than anything. I just never thought I could get something that I wanted that bad but I guess I am just really blessed and lucky! Ty was a tad bit dissapointed at first but now he is just as excited as I am to have a baby girl and he'll be the cutest dad ever. We are also just happy that the baby is healthy and doing well. It was so amazing to see her moving around inside of me and to see how much she looks like a little person!

Me, Ty and Sass made tons of pink cupcakes and we took them around to all our family to tell them the good news! Me and Ty both dressed in pink!

My Belly!

As you can see from the prior pictures, when I first got to Boise I was just barely starting to show. By the end of my trip somehow my belly like doubled in size! I'm suddenly huge!! This picture was taken on Sunday and I'm growing by the day. My ultrasound is next week and we get to find out if it is a boy or a girl, I am so stinking excited! I just can't wait to start buying clothes and other cute baby stuff. We really really think it is a boy but we will see.

Bike ride on the greenbelt

While we were in Boise I got to do one of my most favorite things ever, ride bikes on the greenbelt! The weather was perfect and the colors of the changing leaves were gorgeous!

I was so excited, my mom came too!

We even got to ride down to Blue Sky Bagels for lunch, it was so delicious.

Oh how I love the greenbelt!

Kirstie's Sweet 16

For Kirstie's 16th Birthday she and all her friends got picked up in a limo and went to dinner downtown. Look out boys, now she can date!

Pretty sure she's the cutest 16 year old ever!
Happy 16th Birthday Kirstie!

Jules is engaged!

I got a call from Jules Friday night with the news that she is engaged and will be getting married December 20th! Luckily we were both in Boise so me and Ty jumped in the car and drove to her house to congratulate her and Nate. We are so excited for them! We've hung out with Nate a few times now and we definitely approve! He will make a great addition to the friends.

Fun at Zoo Boise

This weekend for Fall Break we went to Boise!!  It seems like forever since we've been so I was so excited to go home.  Beau and Zach also came up from Rexburg so everyone was home!  Sam and Kristina (my aunt and uncle) also came up with all their kids so on Saturday we all went to the zoo.

The Parkinson Fam

All the siblings hanging out

I was so excited to show my family how my belly has been growing!  I feel like I've gotten huge just recently.  My dad was trying to convince me that I really wasn't that big compared to him.

Me and Kirst