October Odds and Ends

 Ben had to get some routine labs done so we took him in one Saturday morning.

He had to have his mater and mcqueen and his pumpkin that he brought home from school :)

He was such a good buddy...super social and saying hi to everyone and showing them his things.

His blood work actually went really well too...the smoothest and quickest in a long time.

Of course he asked for fries on the way home (he seems to know that after a hospital or Dr visit we are always willing to give him his favorite :)

Waiting at the window for someone...

Our nephew Tom got married at the Provo City Center temple.

I had wanted to try and get a good family picture while we were there but it ended up not being an ideal time so I didn't push it.  However, Nancy took a few family pics and I was pretty happy with how they turned out.  So, even though they are not ones I will blow up and hang on the wall, I did enjoy these.

In between the sealing and the reception we took Abby out for a birthday lunch at Red Robin since she wasn't going to be able to come home for her birthday :*(

yup...those are my kids :)

plus this cute guy...

and though not my kid, I claim this handsome man too :)

The OG Bryan clan took the opportunity of everyone being together to get some pictures at the reception.

The morning of the wedding, Merril's dad actually passed away.  He was almost 99 and Andy's last remaining grandparent.

The next Thursday we went to his funeral in Ogden.

We just had Ben go to school but the boys and Abby were all able to join us.  Josh had to rush home right after the funeral to get to work so he isn't in the pictures below but let it be noted that he was present.

Andy was able to dedicate the grave

Cousins

James has made it a tradition to take he and his birthday buddy (one day apart) out to lunch to celebrate.

I'm so grateful they live close enough that it is convenient and that James makes the effort to connect with his niece :)

October Clouds

 There were several days this month that the clouds put on a show!

These first ones were from a Sunday evening as we were driving out to Young Ward for dinner...

Then one day driving Ben to school...

And then one day I was driving into town to run some errands and saw this huge bank of fog at the base of the Wellsville mountains.  I debated but quickly decided to turn around on the highway and drive south a few miles to a spot where I knew I would be able to catch some good pics.

I think it was that same day, coming home from my errands that I had to go down to the end of our road and snap a few of these...

Such beauty!!!

Matt's Mission Pics

 When Anna and her mom came over to wish Matt a happy birthday, Amy offered to take some mission pictures of Matt since we hadn't done that yet.

Matt was planning on helping the grounds crew at the temple pull out all the flowers a week and a half later so we knew we needed to get the pics done soon if we wanted the beauty of the temple gardens for our backdrop.

Amy was so kind to work us in the next Saturday evening.

It was a busy night for pictures at the temple...lots of missionaries, brides and 8 year olds posing on the grounds.  The lighting was beautiful...Amy said it was some of the best lighting she'd seen in her several years of doing pictures.

I was snapping pictures right along with her :)

This pose made me giggle...I knew he wasn't feeling it :)

Amy was super fast with her editing and had them back to us the next morning.

She was so kind to do these for us and I am super grateful to have them even though Matt didn't think they were necessary :)

These are some of my favorites...