Owen, Wyatt & mom flew to Northern CA to visit family. It was a busy, eventful two weeks. We played with cousins, explored Apple Hill in Placerville, went to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium, visited Santa Cruz and the Pacific Ocean, stayed at the family cabin and celebrated Owen's THIRD birthday...
our adorable little boys this halloween...trying on their costumes a few days before, playing in the leaves before heading out to trick or treat and walking the block with Owen's good friend, Bella. it was our first and it was pretty fun. Wyatt figured out what was going on by house #2 and would start to squirm when Owen walked up to the doors pointing to make sure he could go too. he'd reach into the bowls and take a piece of candy then say "thank you" as best he can and wave bye-bye. I think I smiled the entire time we were out there. It was a beautiful evening and a wonderful time with my boys...the dry boys!
Seriously, my boys would be outside ALL day if I did not force (and I mean pick them up and carry) them inside. Quite frequently, Owen asks me if he can go outside even before breakfast.
If this isn't the cutest face...Owen asked me to cover him with leaves. I told him to smile so I could take his picture and he gave me an awful face so I told him to laugh as I clicked and this is what I got...priceless.
Can I even post this on a public blog? Owen can hardly stop playing long enough to go pee...if you look to the bottom right corner, you'll see Wyatt's foot as he stands by watching his big brother.
The boys and I spent an hour at Fort Missoula learning how to make apple cider...the REAL way. Of course, most of our time was spent climbing trees and running around but the boys did participate in making the cider. They rolled the apples into the press and watched as the instructor "chopped" the apples into tiny pieces. When it was done, we got to try some and it was delicious.
It took me a good minute to get Wyatt to stop and look at me so I could take this photo. He is just as busy and crazy as his brother.
Owen watching as we piled all the apples into the basket so we could wash them before rolling them into the press.
Owen with his mouse and his new style, hat on backwards. 
Not much excitement in our home. Just keeping busy playing outside and chasing these two little boys around. We had some cold weather and rain this week reminding us that Fall is right around the corner. We are trying to make the most out of the warm, sunny days before they are gone.
Owen has had his big boy bike for awhile but is just now really starting to ride. He loves sunglasses and uses sticks to whack the weeds in the yard. Wyatt is walking quite well now and is really starting to test his boundaries. He gets so frustrated trying to communicate but can accomplish quite a lot.
We are so lucky to have these guys entertaining us every day. Life is never boring and sometimes we can spend hours just playing and goofing around together. We hope to get in a camping trip before the weather gets too cold so look for more photos soon.
Okay...here I am creating a blog for my family. I can't guarantee I'll update it regularly but I will try to add pictures and comments as the year progresses. I guess this is the cool thing to do and it seems much easier than emailing a bunch of people. So, from now on you can check out our blog to see photos of the kids and to learn about the latest happenings for the Dry Family.
The photos I added today are from this year and you have probably already seen them, but I will take more soon and post those too.
