Cabining

 Christmas has come and gone again....how?! I don't know if it is just me, but I feel like as I get older time goes faster, especially around the holidays. This Christmas season was so special as we got to spend it with two families...in two states...at three different houses. It required a lot of packing, unpacking, and re-locating but it was worth every minute. Nothing beats spending time with family, shoving your face full of unhealthy&home cooked food, and having an excuse to do nothing but relax. 

 Going back to reality for this girl is going to be a little difficult, ok really difficult. Nonetheless, I am so grateful for my family that continues to grow and the Holidays that give us the chance to be together again. 

The Day of all Days

Our wedding was literally a giant party. I never knew weddings could be so much fun. It wouldn't have been the same without all of our family and friends. I'm so glad we had a lot of help to document every moment. 

 Thank you Spicerack Productions for capturing our perfect day! (You can see all of the pictures with that link under Courtney & Chad)

Older and Wiser

Our birthdays were so fun this year because we are not only a year older (and wiser) but we got to finally spend them with each other! We decided to start some birthday traditions in the Hilburn home, and I think homemade coffee cake in the morning is definitely one we will use for years to come. Aside from the rather fattening food we got spoiled by our families, which we really appreciate! We decided to take Chad's present out for a little spin this weekend. A kid on Christmas would accurately describe his joy. 

Apparently we are really embracing this whole living in Idaho thing. We even dressed up as a duck and a duck hunter for halloween….that's saying something for these two home grown california kids. 

Yes, those were once live, wild rabbit, yes they were legal to shoot, and YES we washed our hands after.  We couldn't be happier living here in Idaho and taking full advantage of this outdoor life. We are crossing our fingers for a few more weeks of no snow, but you never know. Birthday month was a success this year to say the least. 

October

You know how everyone talks about fall being their favorite and a world without Octobers would be quite different. Well, I agree, maybe not with all of the cutesy quotes though. October is by far my favorite month of the year. Here's just a few reasons why: 

My birthday 

Chad's birthday 

Pumpkin patches 

Straw mazes 

Costumes 

Recipes like this 

And the social acceptance of eating candy until you explode

This month some how takes me back to the wonderful world of childhood. I seem to remember the most random things about growing up and a majority of them revolve around this month. So just like everyone else here in Rexburg we headed to the pumpkin patch to re-live some of those memories.

It was a cold windy mess (hence the lions mane) but we still found our little pumpkins. 

I think Chad's favorite part was the potato he found and this cute little cat, but we all have things that make us happy. I love this month and all that comes with it. 

Who's in for year long Octobers?!