The last 3 weeks...

The best thing about being home has been seeing all of our friends and family again! It has been so wonderful seeing Brian's parents, our friends here in AZ, and even my parents, who drove down from Washington with our dog Hunter and stayed with us for 2 whole weeks! We are so thankful they were able to watch him for us while we were in Japan all those months, they were the best babysitters! We have had a lot fun hanging out seeing everyone, and are so appreciative for all the help we have had getting settled back into our house after being gone for so long! We couldn't have done it without you Mom and Dad, thank you so much!!

Brooke's first time in the pool with either Lauren or Kaelyn, I can't tell!! We are lucky to be able to still go swimming in October!

Pool time in October at the Putz's! We sure missed them!

Brooke loved being in the water for the first time!

And she loved splashing!!

Austin putting a lot of trust in Brooke and I...he was nervous we were going to dump him over!

Brookie with Pop-Pop and Grandma!

Brooke and Grandma!

Getting some kisses from Dad!

Austin loves his Dadda!

Getting ready for some smores with the Putz's!

Austin had never made smores before, he wasn't too sure about putting his marshmallow in the fire!!

Austin's first smore...and sure to have a lot more!

Brookie taking a nap on Grandma!

Brookie with her Great Aunt Tisa, Brian's cousin Christy and her daughter Emily!

Brookie and her Papa color coordinating!

Austin & Brooke with Grandma & Papa!

We missed you so much Hunter!!

Brookie and "Auntie" Mandy!

Our first Chateau-Briand Dinner of the off season with our good friends!

Austin is quite the clown lately!

Hanging with my mom!

You're so funny Grandma and Pop-Pop!

We love having Grandma and Pop-Pop in town!!

Austin's new love, Thomas Kemper Orange Cream Soda! He is a huge fan!

We couldn't pry this stuff away from him!

A night out at the wine bar!

Austin was obsessed with the baseball bounce house at Lauren and Kaelyn's preschool carnival!

Showing how it's done!

At the carnival with Pop-Pop and Grandma!

Having fun in a bounce house with Lauren and Kaeyln!

Austin and Lauren had a blast together!

Needing a hand from Grandma to cross the rickety bridge on the play toy! (But once he saw another little boy run across it, Austin didn't need Grandma's hand anymore, he could do it all on his own!)

Austin, Kaelyn and Brooke!

Brooke is growing up so fast!

Brooke loved playing with her Pop-Pop!

Lunch with Grandma!

Brookie got spoiled by her Pop-Pop!! He loved holding her!!

Starting to get enough hair to wear some bows!!

We are really going to miss you Grandma and Pop-Pop!!!! It was so much fun having you here!!