I Love Fall

Last week Steven and I went to a pumpkin patch with our friends Lauren and Kelton! It was so fun and the perfect fall activity! Also, I had never been to a pumpkin patch before. I have been missing out!!

Hooray for some pictures! 

I know. Steven's hand. 

A pumpkin cannon?! Too fun!

Hay ride! So cute and fun! 

We found cute little pumpkins! Also, I love fall clothing. 

The patch from the hay ride

Some of the pumpkins in the patch

They also had some corn there and a little baby forest

The group!

Overall, it was so fun! We had a great time and are looking forward to carving our pumpkins soon. I'm so happy to have my cutie husband to share these fun experiences with. I'm also grateful for awesome friends!

It's Fall!

Hello! I just wanted to start by saying HAPPY OCTOBER! I love love love the fall season!

I just wanted to share a few things we did this week that reminded me of fall!

First: homemade chicken noodle soup! YUM. I love soup so much and when it's a chilly fall day it's the best thing to eat!

The noodles! 

Second: pumpkin shaped cookies (I promise this is not going to be a food only post)! We originally wanted to make them because I found my pumpkin cookie cutter, but then we decided we should give some to our Visiting/Home Teaching people. Turns out the recipe I had made FIVE dozen cookies (wayyy more than planned)! We ended up giving a ton away!

Third: the Straw Maze with Steven's married friends! This was cool because we haven't done a ton of hanging out with other married people since we got married. It was just so nice to have a night out with some super fun and amazing people! 

Steven on the big slide!

Steven and his friend Taylor, they're extra funny around each other. 

Fourth: Soccer season at BYU-I! Steven had his first soccer game of the semester and it was a beautiful day for a soccer game. 

So there's our week of fall activities! We are looking forward to many more weeks of beautiful fall weather (hopefully, pray for no snow). Thanks for reading!

Wedding Pictures are Here!

So it's now been a month of marriage (WOOHOO)!! It has been great!

We are loving our new apartment and getting used to our new ward. We got our first married people callings and that's pretty exciting! I bet you can't guess what we got (answer at end of post)!

In other news, we finally got our wedding pictures!! AHH! Here are a few of my favorites:

Sorry for all of the kissing in those two, but they're pretty cute pictures!

Aww! 

I was so lucky to have a few of my good friends at the wedding in addition to my family! I love the ladies in the pictures above, they have been great friends and examples to me. 

It was so great to be able to have my family all together for the wedding, we don't get to do that very often because of how spread out we are. 

It was a long day. 

Here are the nieces and nephews from my side of the family. I love those kids so much! 

I love my cutie parents! 

I feel so blessed to have Steven's parents in my life! They are absolutely wonderful and it's been really nice to live so close to them!

My dad is the best. There isn't really a debate there, he's an amazing man and an amazing example. 

Since getting married I've been so thankful for all of the things my mom taught me when I was growing up. The things she taught me at home really prepared me to be a good wife and a good partner to Steven. Also she basically planned and executed the whole wedding and it all went flawlessly. I love you momma! 

I love having time to see my siblings. They're the best and they're always there for me when I need them. 

Melissa did my hair and makeup for the wedding and she did a great job! She's always felt like one  of my sisters and I was so glad she was able to make it to the wedding! 

This is when Steven accidentally dipped me by pushing me down by my throat. I didn't like that, but it made for a really funny picture! Dips are hard though. Props to Steven for doing it 500 more times for pictures after that first incident. 

Anddd here's the picture we were trying to get! 

Steven has an awesome family and I feel so lucky to be a part of it now!

Cora is such a cutie. 

Steven and the sibs! So precious. 

That's all folks! Thanks for reading! I love you all! OH also we got called to be ward indexers! Lookout Italian name records because we are coming for ya! 

- Shelby 

Beautiful Blackfoot Open House

Last night (August 15) was our open house in Blackfoot! It was perfect weather and it was a wonderful night! I am so thankful for Steven's family and all of their hard work planning the event!

Here are a few pictures I managed to get during the festivities:

We had a super cute popcorn bar! Plus we had little sandwiches, mint limeade, cream puffs, and macaroons! YUM! and it all looked so cute! 

Cute little lanterns with our engagement pictures were on all of the tables! 

The cutest little sign!

 "You will forever be my always"

My sister Meredith and her family made the drive from Utah to be there! It was so good to see them! 

The Hanks came too! We love our Chicago friends! It was so nice to catch up with people I haven't seen in years! 

These are some of Steven's Blackfoot buddies! Always good to see friends! 

A huge thanks to everyone who helped make last night happen! It turned out to be a perfect night! Also a big thanks to all of the people who were able to come celebrate our marriage! We love all of you and are so thankful to everyone who has helped us in the start of our life together! 

- Shelby