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We had a pretty busy October.  We spent a lot of time with family!  We went and saw Steve's Headstone with Wayne, Sheree, and Michael. It was the first time we've seen the headstone.  We're still missing him every day. 

 Michael had broken his wrist the week before and he showed off his cast to us.

We got to spend some time with Brandi and the kids at the park.  Sophie sang me the song she had to sing for the primary program in her ward.

My good friend Megan got married this month and I got to go to her bridal shower and wedding.  which was a lot of fun!  I like going to other peoples weddings, much less stress than being in your own:)

We carved Pumpkins with the family, poor Sheree started feeling sick while we were there, but we know this baby will be well worth it!

On the 29th we went and stayed in a hotel, because we had a free night in Salt Lake.  It was a great night!  We turned our phones off and just spent some good quality time together. 

On the 30th we celebrated Halloween with Seths family.  We went to grandma the witch's house.  and then off to Seth's mom's for trick or treating with the kids.  it was raining and cold that night, so I let Seth go out with the kids and I stayed where it was warm.

Sundays and Goodbyes

We have been working towards going to the temple to be sealed.  We're pretty excited about this and feel better about it every day.  We only have one more temple prep class left. This week we get to stay home and watch the prophet on TV.  Its amazing that we get this opportunity twice every year.  I can't wait for the day when I get to go to the temple with my husband and get to make our family forever.  Its a great and comforting thought to know that after we leave this life here I can see and be with my family again.  I feel so lucky to have the ability to go to church every week and spend this special time with my husband.

This week also came with some sad news.  My best friend from high school's little brother passed away on Monday.  He was like a little brother to me for so many years.  I've already been feeling bad for missing parts of his and his sisters lives.  I was so heart broken over this news.  Tyler was such a funny kid.  He could always make people laugh.  I think my most vivid memory of him is, one day Allie, Ty, Ryan and I were walking home from Smiths, which we used to do a lot before we could drive, and Tyler was singing at the top of his lungs Blink 182's whats your age again.  He was of coarse making up his own lyrics and making us all laugh.  He will be missed by so many.

TYLER BREWER

Tyler Collier Brewer 1987 ~ 2010 Tyler Collier Brewer age 23 passed away in Kaysville, Utah on Monday, September 27th. Born June 15th 1987, the son of Trent and Sandra Brewer and brother to Allison Brewer Reese. He was a master of World of Warcraft, and Starcraft II online. He loved baseball and fly fishing, his fiancee Tiffany Youngberg and his two month old niece Aizlinn, who will never know how great a person he was or hear his infectious laugh. Tyler will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Friends and family are invited for a farewell gathering from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2nd at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 1941 N. Main St., Farmington, UT. Online guest book and condolences at www.russonmortuary.com

Update

It's been a long time sorry everyone!  On September 11th Seth and I celebrated our 6 month anniversary.  Time is going by so fast. We went to the fair that day and spent some time with friends. It was also a celebration for Aubrey's birthday.  We had a lot of fun, we watched a pig race and the little pigs were so cute! they would race for an Oreo cookie.  We saw some cool art and ate some great food.

Seth and I have been good at work.  I had the ground breaking for the Centerville Theatre which was really exciting!  I'm hoping to be able to get a position there, or be able to do something where I can learn more.

We had a fun date the other night.  We went to the gateway and ate Italian food, and went and saw a light show at the planetarium called alternative X.  Everything is going well and we're hoping to start the home buying process soon!  Hopefully I'll keep you updated :)

Andrea's trip to Portland

I got a chance to go to Portland for a day and meet my favorite author Richelle Mead.  Portland is one of the most beautiful places I have been!  I would love to live there although I'd probably never be able to afford it.  Jenn and I went to the Japanese gardens and got to see some of the most beautiful trees and water falls.

After the gardens we went to lunch and back to the hotel to change for the big event. We then went to the Powells bookstore in Beaverton and excitedly awaited Richelle.  It was totally worth it!  Richelle was beautiful and amazing! She did a reading from Spirit Bound, and a Q&A after.  Jenn was brave enough to ask a question even though there was nearly 200 people there. 

When it was our turn to get our book signed, we gave Richelle a shot glass and a pen from Utah.  She was so sweet and easy to talk to although I was still quite nervous.  When we got home and checked Richelles blog to see what she thought of the signing we saw that we made her blog! our picture and a little of story how we came from Utah is on there!!!!  Click here To see the blog for yourself!

It was an amazing trip and if I could go back to Portland I totally would!! I mean they have Bridges, and Tunnels! you can't get much better than that!!

July

We've had a pretty busy July. Everything is going really well. We still miss Steve every single day, but we're learning to remember him and keep him in our hearts.

On the 3rd we went to Sandy and watched fireworks with friends and family! it was alot of fun.

On the 11th we went to Seth's cousins baby blessing. Little Ryker is so adorable! and it was nice to have dinner and spend time with family. Then we went to the cemetary to visit Seths dad and Steve.

Seth went camping with some friends and my brother the 16th through the 18th. They took Kody and he was so exhusted when they got home, he slept for 2 days after they got home.

while Seth was camping I went and got a pedicure with my mom and had dinner with her. it was nice.

On the 21st we went to the 311 concert. It was a lot of fun! we saw some good friends and had a great time. We know Steve was there with us in spirit, it was a little hard to not really have him there.

We went to Lake Powell the 22nd through the 26th. we had so much fun with our family! we went tubing and swimming and hiking and boating. Seth did some wakeboarding. The kids were so super cute! Kayzin was fearless and amazing! he was jumping off the boat and off of cliffs better than I could! and he was so cute telling everyone I was his girl and making his hands into a heart to tell me he loved me. Sophie was a little scared of the water unless She could play pass the sophie between all the adults. Michael was such a big helper crushing all the cans and doing everything he could. Michael went on a wave runner ride with me and didn't want to go home, even when we saw a jack rabbit and tried to point it out to him, he said Okay I see it lets go! Brent was doing good jumping off the back of the house boat. We had a lot of good nights playing games with family and talking while floating in the lake and watching lightning storms. It was tons of fun and I can't wait for next time.

Up next.... PORTLAND!

Update

As most of you know it's been a very long and difficult week for us. We Lost Seth's Brother Steve on June 10th. Steve was a great brother and had a fun loving personality. We miss him very much and its hard to accept that life does go on and the world hasn't stopped. We are doing okay however, we're coping and learning to go on. I have posted the video I made for Steve's viewing the best part is the end so check it out. On Monday we went up and had a camp fire in honor of Steve. We wrote him letters and burned them. it was nice to spend time with the family and say the things to Steve we didn't have a chance to say. On Friday we went to Seth's dad's old band's last show. It felt really great to get out of the house and spend some time with my husband in an upbeat environment. I have gotten quite a few chances this week to get to know Seth's dad and Steve better, and I can't wait to meet Seth's dad one day and see Steve again too. On that note we have realized how much family forever really means and we plan on working on going to the temple as soon as we can.

Today we made it out to the Gateway mall to see some of the sidewalk chalk art. It was really cool!

We decided while we were there to have our rings cleaned and inspected to keep my ring under warranty and they told me I need to have it refinished so I'm with out my ring until Thursday :( and I'm wearing a not close to as pretty ring in its place.

We bought a new camera that I'm in love with! we were feeling like pictures are important and we could use more of us and family especially. So hopefully I update with more pictures and what not:)

Theres someone I'd like you to meet

Steven David Gabbitas, Loved life, and all things nature. Loved his family and was loved by so many! He left this earth too young on June 10th 2010, it was 311's 20th anniversary, one of his favorite bands.

Miss you brother I'll never forget!

offical wedding pictures

Heres a few of our official wedding pictures. The rest are on facebook :)