The Reece Family: Falling for Boise

We spent most of our fall in Boise playing hard, bbqing up a storm and exploring the city. It has been so much fun watching Avery continue to grow and learn new things. Some of the things we do to occupy our time are...

Check out the squirrels, bunnies and ducks in our back yard. We have two squirrels that hang out in the trees right out our back door that Avery has become pretty familiar with.

Bbq and run around in the back yard. The sunsets are gorgeous over the pond every night. It's so peaceful.

Avery worked on her walking skills on slopes doing laps up and down the hill in the back. She has now gotten to where she can run up and down without falling. Quite a feat since face plants were standard when she started.

We spent many a Saturday afternoon feeding ducks and throwing rocks into the pond. It was probably one of Avery's favorite past times. Note the BSU gear above. :)

We also read a lot of books and had a lot of tea parties.

Dan joined an IM flag football team and we went to watch him play whenever the weather wasn't too cold (aka above 40 degrees). It was a great outlet for Dan. He was also able to reconnect with an old friend from UCD football that happened to coach high school ball with a guy on Dan's team. God was looking out that's for sure!

Here's Avery cheering on her daddy on the field. She loves watching football and got a major kick out of watching daddy play.

Avery was a garden gnome for Halloween. We went to a "Trunk or Treat Halloween Festival" at a local church and had a great time. Avery was more interested in playing in this little house than collecing candy. Fine by us!

We had the privilege of having my mom come out for a visit while the weather was still warm. We went to parks, walked along the river, played games. It was a great trip.

One of our many trips to the park with Grammy. Avery would only go down the slide if Grammy held her hand. I was apparently useless to her as long as Grammy was around. So cute. :)

We stopped at another pond down the river on one of our walks and threw some rocks.

For Thanksgiving, we flew to LA to see Grandpa. It turned out to be perfect timing because the day we left a huge snow storm blew into Boise. It was a great opportunity to get out of the cold and get a little sun before settling down for our first official winter in Boise.

We are notorious for getting stuck at the Boise airport and this trip was no exception. Our plane got a cracked windsheild from defrosting too quickly and we ended up having to wait for 5 hours for them to get us a new plane. Yuck! Avery loved it though. We played games and had a lot of races. Above is a pic of her and daddy racing.