i’ve said it a million times. fall is my favorite season.
our trip to utah hit the spot perfectly. a stroll around byu. a drive up to sundance. color bursting at the seams. i loved it!
here’s a few of my favorite shots.
and this was a little treasure i saw while at dallin’s farm field trip. it was screaming for me to take a picture of it. 🙂
this year our ward’s halloween party was a carnival of sorts. each family could set up a booth with your own game and prizes. so my wheels started turning about something fun we could throw together. first thing was figuring out costumes. we decided to revive our napoleon and deb prom stuff from three years ago. i didn’t take any photos of us this year but i will refer you to this 2005 pic just to set the scene.
next was figuring out the game. (and i think you’ll get a kick out of this, jamie!) we decided to keep the napoleon gig going and create a "flippin’ sweet tots toss."
what’s that you ask? well, here’s what you do…
step up to the line and see if you can throw a frozen tot into napoleon’s, deb’s, or pedro’s mouth. make it in and you walk away with a piece of candy. lucky!
i must say it was quite the hit of the party but i think i had the most fun. i’m a total sucker for this kind of stuff. can you tell? 😉
ok, one more halloween pic for granny and i’m out!
here’s a little game for you…
can you guess the chili peppers? 🙂
finally had a chance to proof the pics from lincoln’s blessing.
we were so happy to have both grandparents there with us.
this is one lucky little boy!
been mia for a few weeks.
crazy.
busy.
emphasis on the crazy part. 🙂
hoping to come back to the surface and be here again.
i need this little space where i can just be me.
ok, so while i do have an internet connection tonight, i’ll tell you about being a "van momma."
i swore in my younger days that i would never drive a van. no never. in fact i even remember blogging a long time ago about my dislike for mini vans. i mean vans were for frumpy ladies with 20 kids right? 😉
but, alas…i drive one now. and i love it! thanks to honda i don’t feel so frumpy either.
the odyssey is just dreamy. doors that open with a remote. a rear view mirror or the "mom is really mad now mirror" to check on the kids. enough room to bring all of costco home with you. and that truly amazing invention that has changed the future of road trips as we know them…as ella would say, "D.V.D."
so no more negative van vibes because being a van momma is the new cool! 😉 hee. hee.
that’s what i feel like. 🙁
like our house burned down and everything inside of it.
my hard drive crashed last week. the night we returned home from utah i turned it on and nothing.
gone.
kaput.
ciao.
bye bye.
so long.
see ya later.
so far they say nothing is recoverable. i’ve called every geek in the book. of course there is a place that could save something for a mere starting price of $1635. and that’s with no guarantee of what they might get.
i’ve done my fair share of crying. and all the "coulda shoulda woulda" thoughts. and every so often i remember something else that was on there and have a silent funeral in my mind. 😉
but…that’s life. i am grateful that i have posted many things here that have been important to me. at least i have that.
well, enough of my sob story. now go and back everything up!! do it. right now. right. now.
and just imagine living almost a week without the internet. i’m losing my mind!!!!! 🙂 🙂
coming to you live from the highway…
we’re crossing over the glen canyon dam as i type. so amazing! well the fact that i’m on the internet right now is amazing too. modern technology!
so we are coming home from our little conference trip to utah. it was fabulous! partly because i really and i mean really miss the fall. i know i say it all the time. but the fall brings a feeling that just fills me with delight. and the trip to utah was was just what i needed.
now back to the desert we go! 🙂
how’d so many amazing people happen to be in one family?
a teacher
a designer
an artist
a musician
a leader
a genious
a decorator
a motivator
and even an international rock star!
yeah, i think i’m surrounded by some cool peeps. as evidenced by some of their latest accomplishments.
check her out…
and check him out…
love you all!
did i scare you? welcome to the revamped october blog!
can you tell i really kinda like halloween?
and even despite its sketchy origin, i still get giddy when the scare season when rolls around.
so take a look around! i’ll be changing up stuff every so often and adding whatever is floating my latest boat.
spooky…
(fyi, the darling "happy halloween" and tags are from a kit by jen pebbles at twopeasinabucket)