Halloween

So we actually celebrated Halloween again this year! We're not big into dressing up but something got into me and I wanted to dress up with Brighton this year. So I bought a simple black cat costume (one of my favorite costumes) and headed over to Travis' parents for the festivities. His mom is so cute and made the house all eventful with treats and decorations. We ate a quick dinner and then Brighton, who was a witch, and Shawn and I headed out to go trick-o-tricking for about an hour and a half. She was such a trooper and ended up with 2 buckets of candy! It was fun seeing all the kids having a blast and just spending some fun time with Brighton. Travis enjoyed staying at the house with little David and held him for a good long while. He's a daytime sleeper so we haven't gotten to interact with him much yet. Overall it was a fun Halloween and I can't wait til next year with our little one!

Hunting....Witches

This hunting season Travis was able to help out with Nick's deer hunt up in Utah. They wanted to camp, so instead of Mindy and I just hanging out at Grandma's, we went up to Provo to be with family and friends. Travis had a nice wet time camping in the mountains and hiking all over. He found some nice bucks, but Nick wasn't closer enough to him or them. The tent got some good use and of course kept everyone nice and cozy and dry.


I stayed with my good friend Lisa in Provo and spent most of my time with her and Sarah. The main purpose of me going up to Provo though was to spend time with Jordan since it was going to be the last time I'd see him before he goes on his mission in December. He's headed to Nashville and we're sooooo excited for him! It was rainy all weekend but it let up enough for the entire BYU football game which we barely won. Jordan and I had a great time watching the game. It was so nice to chit chat and was so sweet of him to invite me. It was his second college football game he'd been to! He's such an amazing guy and I'm so proud to be his sister. He's going to be a great missionary and will come back even more amazing than he his. It was sad giving him his last hug, but it was a good weekend and nice last memory for a couple years.

The other main event of the weekend, besides taking Lily around to see Jacob and play with Carter, Lisa's son, and of course going to Tucanos and Noodles, was going to Witches Night Out. There's this place in West Jordan that has all sorts of craft stores and what not that puts on a Witches night. All the women are suppose to leave their kids at home and dress up like witches and go shop, eat, dance and just hang out. I went with Becca, Lisa, and Sarah and a couple of their friends. It was sooo nice to see Becca since it had been over 3 years since I saw her last! I got to meet her daughter, Jane, who is just adorable as well. So it felt like old times with Becca and Lisa dancing, and being dorks on the dance floor. :) It was lots of fun and we decided that next time we have to dress up even more and totally get into it. Hopefully I can go again!


It was such a wonderful weekend for both Travis and I getting to do the things we love. Travis' trip ended on an anticlimactic note though with Nick shooting his buck about 2 hours after we left! Such a bummer since Travis worked so hard hiking and scouting around in the rain all weekend. But we're so excited for Nick and it really was a nice buck.

Hicks' Family- Our Newest, Most Exciting Addition!!!

Finally we can make the announcement we all have been waiting for... I'm pregnant!!!! :D We're expecting our first little one May 29th, 2011. We are elated and just feel so blessed. I'm still in shock and can't believe we're actually going to have a little one join our family! I mean Lily was definitely an addition, but this is just amazing and is going to be such a great journey. We found out on a Monday morning right after I woke up, before Travis left for work/rotation. I was basically still sleeping, as anyone who knows me would know mornings aren't my thing. So I was definitely in shock and felt like I was dreaming. I happened to have a doctor's appointment that morning so we got to do blood work and make sure the stick test was correct. Three weeks later we had an ultrasound and got to see our teeny tiny baby. We also got to hear the heartbeat which we weren't expecting to hear, so that was awesome. After eight weeks of being pregnant we just couldn't keep a secret any longer and told our families one night and friends the next morning. Thank you all for sharing in our excitement! We are so looking forward to our newest, most exciting adventure yet!

New Nephew!- David Andrew Capparelli

We are so excited for our newest, cutest little nephew, David Andrew Capparelli! Travis' sister and her husband Shawn had their first little one on Tuesday, October 12th. He is just adorable and totally looks like his daddy. David's older sister, Brighton, is so excited to be a big sister and loves being part of the new family changes. Kristin is doing well and recovering from her surgery. We got to visit them in the hospital about 10 hours after David was born. So adorable!! And I'm not just saying that. :) David was named after his grandpa, Travis' Dad. It's so fun to be an Aunt & Uncle to another little bebe. :)

Quail Hunt- Opening Day

It was a warm day for October for the opening day of quail season. Travis and I went out with Travis' Dad and good family friend, Eddie. We rode our ATV's and found a few coveys here and there. They were pretty quick though and we had a hard time keeping track of them once we jumped them. They weren't as big of coveys as last year, which was a surprise since we thought with such a wet spring there'd be tons of birds. So the guys each got one or more, but my shot was totally off :( So no birds for me. Lots of shooting for me though. ha! :) It was still a fun day and was way cool that we ran into this tortoise.

Fillmore Scouting

Travis and I finally made it out of town together. yeah! :) It's been way too long since we went on a mini vacation together. Our friends Nick & Mindy invited us to go with them to Nick's Grandma's house in Fillmore Utah again this year and to go scouting for his deer tag coming up in a couple weeks. The weather was a little warmer than expected, but yet again it was still in the 100's in Vegas. Up at the higher elevations it was cooler and the trees had already turned from red to yellow. It was gorgeous!


Friday morning, Mindy, Nick, Cael, Travis and I got up before dawn to scout for deer. We saw a few elk, does and 1 spike. We also ran into a couple grouse, but no bucks worth following. Our ATV ride was 6 hours long with lots of dust and bumps. I definitely got a core work out sitting on the back of our 4wheeler. The next 2 days we went out with the guys in the afternoon and enjoyed General Conference in the morning.


While waiting for the guys to return we spotted a bunch of turkeys on the hill behind Grandma's house. They're wild and just way cool to see such huge birds roaming around.


The last afternoon up on the mountain I went on a hike with Trav. On our way back in he spotted 3 does and then a good size buck. We somehow got in a position for me to take a picture of him and discovered that he's a pretty good size non-typical. Still needs some height, but pretty cool drop downs and everything. So the guys got pretty excited about that and tried to find him again the next morning with no luck. Nick's uncle and cousin had tags and did find a buck to take, but his cousins' muzzle loader didn't go off when he pulled the trigger. Just wasn't meant to be for that buck.


Overall it was a such a nice trip for Travis and I to just get away and relax and enjoy the outdoors.