Witches Night Out!!

This weekend was so much fun! Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE HALLOWEEN!! Not only is is my b-month but I love the weather, I love candy, I love playing dress up, I love decorating, and I love scary movies and being freaked out of my mind!! Elisa had the great idea to go to Witches Night Out. I'm so glad we did! Everyone dressed up with at least a witches hat. There were some pretty scary witches! Gardner Village decorates the whole place with gigantic green witches doing silly things, like, ride a bike over the water, playing baseball, or riding in a wagon being pulled by brooms! They had music and dancing and of course drawings, but we didn't stay that long. They also had story telling for the little ones and a fortune teller. ( I forgot to get my fortune told so that's a must for next time!) All the witches were dancing around the stage and from a distance it kinda gave you an eerie feeling...as Sarah said, "it makes you feel like we're trying to open some sort of portal or something". I laughed!! They had great deals, but still to expensive for me. I love all the pics! Elisa has some cute ones so check out her blog!

Madison's Baptism

Yesterday was such a beautiful day. Madison was baptised. Elisa, Darrin and Miram came down and we spent the morning getting ready for Madison's Special Day. My mom made her the cutest babtism dress in eylet material and we all put our testimonies in a book Elisa made for her. It was so fun being all together and Madison is the sweetest girl ever! Her and my dad sang Teach me to Walk In the light of his love and it was so cute, Madison has a really great voice and a good ear! Elisa gave the nicest talk about enhariting his kingdom. Darrin babtised her and my dad confermed her. Mom lead the music. Her whole class was there and so many friends from the word came to support her. It was such a special day!! I think my favorite part was when all the kids got to gather around the font to watch the batism. What a good example she is to her little cousins.

A Season for Everything

So, I thought Spring and summer were the seasons for flowers. Nope I was wrong. I planted some flowers that my mom gave me along the fence by the neighbors. My mom said to cut off the blooms so that they can grow back fuller. I did and never saw another bloom. Until today. On plant had completly bloomed! Its been raing a lot lately, but I watered, why didn't they grown before! I had also been fighting with my porch flowers all summer. Kelly gave them to me when she moved and I thought I could get them to grow. They did, then they died, then they grew, then they died. They look better now then ever before!! Whats the deal? It's fall!

Refelction

Today is Thursday and it's UEA weekend so I do not have classes today. So, I'm catching up on blogging and cleaning. I can't believe how many blogs I've missed! You are all so entertaining! (and creative) Well, First of all thanks for all the birthday wishes and gifts! I have the most loving and thoughtful family! All the calls, comments on Elisa's post and surprise visits we're much appreciated! I was however bummed that I'm now 25! I know, I know, some of you are older but come on! My body certainly is not 21 anymore! But on the grateful side at least I'm healthy and able!!
So, I was thinking back on life and remembering back in grade school when you fill out those papers that say "Where will I be when I'm 25?" and wondering what happened. I'm so grateful for whatever did happen but, I thought I'd be on Broadway like in "42nd Street" or something. It's crazy how life turns out. I wonder where I'll be when I'm 52? My favorite thing to tell myself is that "if it's meant to be, everything will fall into place" that's how my life has been, I mean I do set goals and work for things, but if it doesn't fall into place then try something else or wait for the right time. It's funny how hindsight is 20/20. I'm so glad I met Jared after 5 years of going to the same school. Yes it's a small town but not that small. I definitely needed those five years to prepare myself for him. He is amazing and I had a lot of growing up to do. Where is this blog going? I don't really know but anyways. Life is good! "Bloom where your planted", and soon it will be time to "Dance among the Flowers"

Fall Fun

Well, I have a lot of catching up to do. I just can't seem to find time to blog! Something always goes wrong! I can't get my pics uploaded or my computer is so slow or something! But anyways here is an update on what is going on.
Two weekends ago, Jared and I met a friend and his wife up at the cabin for the opening of the Muzzleloader deer hunt. Weston and Jen are going to school in Ogden. Jen and I slept in and really good breakfast, watched chick flicks and went on nature walks. I loved it! The boys went hunting early in the mornings and then came home for lunch. We did go out with them in the evenings on the four wheelers but did not see and buck, just does. It was fun! I loved how beautiful it is up there, all the leaves are changing and the weather is nice and crisp with the smell of camp fires in the air. The pics are of Jared and Weston trying to split a huge log. They were trying to be "Manly Men".

This weekend Jared's family came to visit for my birthday. We went out for dinner and carved pumpkins and played a super fun game called "The Wrong Game". We laughed so hard! You'd be surprised at how hard it is to give the wrong answer to the questions. But for all of you pumpkin carvers I have a few tips to make sure your experience goes smoothly.

* Be sure to cut the top off at an angle so that it doesn't fall in and to prevent extra light coming out of the top.
* Cut a key in the top so that you know how it fits.
* Make sure that the top is big enough for you hand to fit in.
*Don't cut out letters...They may seem easy but they are really hard.
*Make sure to scrape the bottom evenly so that the candle or light can sit evenly
*Carve at an angle to the outside so that more light can show through
*Put your pumpkin in water at night so that it will last longer
*Rig something to the pumpkin so that when kids try to take them to smash them they're arm is cut off. Or just bring them inside before you go to bed.

Now I'm not an expert and that's pretty much all I can do, but if you have any other tricks let me know. The carving kit is pretty good and I do like the little saws, I think they do a good job...But what do I know:)

Mark painted the car before he left for his mission. It's pretty sweet. He just used lace and spray adhesive. Mark is so talented! I miss him!