Happy Halloween

The Cast of I Love Lucy

Referee and Scary Man

Cowgirl and Cowboy

Holy Poop and the roll of Toilet Paper

Austin dressed up as The Devil, Jaron went as Frankinstein, Landon went as Davey Jones, I went as Little Red Riding Hood and Sean was the Wolf. It was a VERY cold Halloween. We went over to the Inskeep's to do our trick or treating with Lexi, Madie, Colyn, Nash, and our kids. It was raining so hard and the wind was blowing like crazy. Our kids where the hard core ones they didn't want to stop trick or treating even after all the kids had gone back home. Even with them staying outside longer they still didn't get to be out for as long as they usually get to, but it still was a success. After trick or treating Zach and Melissa had a Halloween party. It was a great party with lots of great people dressed up and great conservation with good friends. Over all we had a wonderful Halloween.

Carving Pumpkins

It amazes me how every year the boys get SO grossed out when they have to clean out there pumpkins. They are getting better each year with cleaning out there pumpkins. Landon pumpkin had a scary face carved on his. Jaron had flying ghosts carved on his. Austin did a free hand of the Jazz note for the Utah Jazz. Another great year of pumpkins.

Hunting for Pumpkins

We got all bundled up to hunting for our pumpkins. We decided to go to the pumpkin patch that was right behind our neighborhood. The boys dove right in and started searching for the one pumpkin they here going to carve. They picked so many saying this is the one, but then they would find another one that was better than the other one. After going through the whole pumpkin patch we left with three pumpkins ready to be carved.

SURPRISE!!!! Birthday dinner for Sean

I wanted to do something special for Sean. I had decided a few weeks ago that I was going to have his friends come and surprise him at a dinner. I decided we would all have dinner at Famous Dave's one of his favorite places to eat. The story that I told him was that him and I where going to go on a date and have some dinner. When we pulled into the parking lot he asks me "Is that the Browns truck?" I told him I was not sure if that was there truck because the type of truck they have is a popular truck. He left it at that until we started walking through the doors and sees Maria. He says "The Browns are here." After saying that everyone else yells SURPRISE! He just shakes his head and tells me that he didn't need anything special for his birthday. I told him I know that is how you feel and that is exactly why I did a surprise dinner for you. We all had a great night eating good food and good company. Thanks Maria, Bobby, Paige, Kelly, Melissa, Zach, Shiree, Tim, Heather, Jay, Diana, Jason, and Quinn for all being there and helping me making it be a SURPRISE. Happy Birthday Honey!

Happy 34th Birthday Sean

It was a birthday theme of the Utah Utes. The boys all decided they wanted to get there dad something to wear to the blackout football game in November. Jaron went with a short leave shirt, Landon went with a long sleeve shirt, and Austin went with a hat. Me on the other hand decided that I wanted to give him a picture of him with his boys and his dog Maya. The idea was a good one, but getting it done was alot of work. Getting her to sit still and to look at the camera had to be done with alot of patience. Over all Sean really loved the picture and how Maya looked like she was smiling right along with the boys. After doing presents we heading up to the University of Utah to do some tailgating with friends. Right as we where getting ready to walk down the the stadium to watch the football game is started pouring rain and pretty much rain the entire game. By the fourth quarter it started to let up on the raining, but the temperature was cold after being soaking wet and then the cold weather came on. I believe Sean had a great birthday. He got the chance to hang with family, friends, and watching the Utes play a great game and sent home Colorado State by winning 59 to 6.

Why Don't People Fish With The Inskeeps?

So if you get asked to go fishing with the Inskeeps you might want to rethink that idea. We showed up to Pineview and had just launched the boat out into the water while it was starting to get a little light outside. After being all settled in the boat and cruising the water Melissa starts telling me this story about Zach and Clifford. THEN all of a sudden the boat jumps out of the water and we come to a hault. I look up to say what the heck and realize we are up on something and not moving. Zach was following this boat that was going around a point and noticed something was rippling in the water. He asks Sean what is that? After saying that he realizes it's a SAND BAR out in the middle of the lake not even marked. We hit the edge of the sand bar that makes the boat jump up and lands us in the middle of it. All of us had to get out of the boat and turn the boat around in icy cold water remember the sun is not even up yet. Once we got the boat turned we looked where the best spot would be to push the boat over the hump of the sand bar. It took us 30 minutes to get the boat off the sand bar and back into the boat. It was so strange to be standing in about two feet of water in the middle of the lake. We spent the rest of the day fishing around the edge's of the lake. Zach caught a fish right in the beginning of the morning and I caught a very tiny fish at the end of the day. We had a great time fishing with Melissa and Zach. All day long we kept laughing and could not believe with all the places in the lake we hit the SAND BAR.

Happy 11th Birthday Austin

For Austin's 11th birthday one of his favorite moments was that his grandpa Oakes came to visit just for his birthday. Sean spent the day at home for his birthday, so the six of went out to lunch at a cute bakery place located at Gardner Village. They must of been something extra special there because there where so many people. After eating our lunch we walked around to check out all the witches at the village. The rest of the day Austin wanted to just play on the PlayStation, so him and grandpa played Call of Duty for hours. The two of them sounded like such children listening to my dad complain that Austin wasn't tell him how to play and Austin whiny because he had to slow down to help. I even gave it a try a couple of times, but the controller is so sensitive I gave up. I made Austin's favorite dinner for his birthday LASAGNA. After dinner we sang happy birthday to him since at his birthday party he didn't get in the picture with the cake. The presents where next which Austin had been waiting all day long for. He received money, thermals, a black Utah football jersey, and University of Utah bedding. One of the other things Austin wanted to do on his birthday was go to the Haunted Corn Maze. He felt since he had done a small haunted house last year with boy scouts that he was ready for the big ones. We told him if he lead the whole way through the corn maze we would take him to a big haunted house. He was so funny going through the haunted part. Looking around each corner, but one of his best moments was when we where starting to get out of the corn a chainsaw guy jumped out of the corn. Austin took of running and screaming. The rest of us had a great time watching him exploring through the corn. After we where done we asked so are you still ready for the BIG haunted houses? He says to us YES! but I am not leading again. We love you Austin Happy 11th Birthday!!!

Let's Get White Trashed

Me & Sean

Amber & Matt

Paige & Kelly

Melissa & Zach

James & Chris

Deionn aka birthday girl & Matt

We all white trashed for Deionn's 40th Birthday. It was so much fun and to see how people got really white trashed. When we showed up they had a car on the yard with the flasher going, a couch on the roof, and a blue toilet on the the front yard. After signing the card and giving a picture of us being white trashed we toilet papered there house. It was a great night to spend with friends and to have some great laughs. Happy 40th Birthday Deionn!