Past Ghosts of Halloween

2000 Alexandra at Gardner Village....oh she is so cute!

2001 Alexandra was the cutest scarecrow ...with a binkie!

2004 we were all witches, Madison was afraid of me and cried when she saw me.

2003 Ariel and a kitty cat.

Halloween ...well I love all the holidays. I love decorating and the constant chocolate eating! Here are some fun pics from past Halloweens. The girls are getting so big! Where is the pause button?

I read the funniest thing today on Nie Nie's Dialouge blog. The dad was dealing with 2 scream little girls who were getting into trouble. He said "The devil called and said you are doing awesome!" Oh...wow! I literally laughed out loud! LOL! and gave my tummy a nice work out ...for real! Ü I then waited all day to use the line.... but right as I found the right moment to spring it off my tongue, I looked at Madison's cute face....and said "Heavenly Father called and said you are doing awesome!" I just couldn't bring myself to actually telling her that. I think the saying is very funny....but I think it would break her heart or she might aspire to the same odd compliment again. Anyways, she looked at me very oddly and said "what? How did he call you? I'm the one who prayed tonight!" oh she is just too cute!

I love her cute face. I love her freckles! and I love her fire!

I love her like 2 sticks of buttah slapped togetha!

Just in the Nick of Time!

We finally went to the pumpkin patch last night....yes just hours before it snowed this morning! However I forgot the camera...not too shabby with the cell phone camera!

Madison in the wheelbarrel

It really stung this year not to grow a single pumpkin. I don't know what it is about growing pumpkins that I love...but I love to grow pumpkins! Next year....next year!!

It's been 1 Year

Grandma Margie passed away a year ago today. We still miss her like it was yesterday. We love you Mom and Grandma!

Viva Las Vegas!

Last weekend we headed to Las Vegas for a visit with Kacey and Kevin. There also just happened to be a Utah football game in town too. We headed out to Lake Mead before the game and then squeezed in another trip to the lake the next day too.

I want to know who vacations in Vegas without packing swimming suits? The temp. was in the 90's swimming? really? late October??......so I didn't pack suits, but the girls had fun swimming in their clothes anyways. I did go the next day to buy swimming suits, only to find racks of coats!!! yes coats and no swimming suits.

Thanks Kacey and Kevin for the fun weekend. Kacey is 38 weeks pregnant and such a trooper for taking us boating twice! She only had a few contractions the next day.

Bourbon couldn't wait for the boat to stop on a beach...he was always the first one out of the boat.

Kevin our Captain

Our pose!

Madison

Bourbon loves his boat rides!

Bourbon made sure nobody drowned....he has a little anxiety issues...so cute!

Yes she is known as butt crack girl!

Alexandra! YIPEE!

Go UTES!

Off to the game....The Utes beat unlv!

"Lock and load!"

This was the girls first game in a couple of years....I still can't believe I am raising girls who don't like football!! Something is soooooo wrong with my parenting skills!

Fall is Here

I tried to scan in a pic of Alexandra when she was a baby during the fall...but it isn't working! ugh!

Madison.....oh that Madison

Just another conversation with Madison! She is CRAZY!

Madison: Okay everyone I want you to vote where we are going to go for dinner. T-dawg (a nickname Scott calls me) where do you want to go?

Me: Um....Mexican food!

Madison: S-Dawg? What are you voting for? (in reference to Scott....a name Ive never heard or said before)

I couldn't stop laughing!!!

Real Salt Lake

Last week we were able to go to a private practice for The Real Salt Lake soccer team. It was a VIP event. They fed us lunch, gave us gifts and then we got to meet the players. I have never been a fan of soccer....but it was fun! Madison picked the guy with dreads as her favorite player. Probably because he was easy to spot...and not to mention very cute! Ü

Disneyland

Ho Hum!

Oh summer is over and its cold outside! How come we didn't ease into fall/winter? I am so sad to say I didnt grow 1 pumpkin this year. Really, my garden kind of sucked! lol! Lots of tomatoes, peppers and a some rosemary. My basil died....bugs at my zucchini plant, no cucumbers grew, my thyme died because its now in shade thanks to the fast growing tree....and obviously no pumpkins! Come to think about this growing season....my flower beds didn't look fabulous either. So I think its time to really hire that landscape consultant. Then if things go wrong....i can blame him/her and not me! Ü

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Jorrey and Riley! woot! woot! y'all are 16!!!

Happy Birthday Kacey and Kelly

Happy Birthday to my little sisters!