Halloween craft

Yesterday (fri) the kids and I went to Margie's after Noah got out of school and we decorated cupcakes!!! We also made cute little spiders, and today, the kids and I went to Gardner Village and made Bostyn a tutu. It was just for fun, but now I think we may return her fairy costume and just use her tutu and a long-sleeve shirt or something. Haven't decided, because her fairy costume has wings on it already, and I don't know where to buy wings small enough for a 15 month old. I can barely even find shoes small enough to fit her! But we have matching tights and a wand, so we're halfway there. Tonight we'll be going back to Gardner Village to walk around, do the scavenger hunt, take pics of all the witches, and just have lots of fun. Will put pics up later. Boo!!!

Funny pics

I've gotten quite a few pictures in my email recently, and lots of them are so funny, that I wanted to share them with you guys. Enjoy!

Why I love Utah

The mountains in Utah have always been one of the top things I love about Utah. They're a HUGE part of why I never want to move far away. It's been a long time since we've gone for a drive up the canyon, but we picked the perfect time to do it, because the leaves were gorgeous! I don't remember ever seeing them so bright. Noah was quite the mountain climber, he's a natural! Pretty soon he'll be snowboarding down them. Bostyn wanted to walk around too SO bad, but she didn't have shoes. She kept getting so mad at me. When Chris and Noah climbed up further and I was taking pictures of them, she got scared and was freaking out. As soon as Chris came down, she hugged him so tight. It was cute!

Our sunny-filled weekend

We had a nice weekend this last weekend, and it could be our last of the year. So we decided to take the kids to Murray Park and play for a little bit. The next weekend will be filled with Halloween-related activities, so we knew this would be the last trip to the park. It's the first time Bostyn's been able to run around and play. Except for the trip on the curb and landing nose-first on wood chips, she had a blast!

Family home evening

Last weekend, Chris & I dropped the kids off at Oma and Opa's for family home evening. Chris and I went out to Tepanyaki (and ate sushi for the first time together!) Here are a few pics from that night of the kids playing.

First snow

Thanks to our crazy Utah weather, when I stepped outside to get something out of the car at 2am, I discovered our first valley snowfall. The snow was still there this morning, but just in case it wasn't, I grabbed the camera to take pictures and show Noah when he woke up. When we woke up this morning, I didn't have to show him the pics but just had to open the blinds instead. The first thing he said to me as soon as he saw the snow:

"MOM! Should we go to my BIRTHDAY party?!"

This is the second thing he said to me (after I told him that his birthday was still a while away):

"Should we go outside and throw snowballs?"

Bostyn's idea of doing the dishes

Bostyn helped me do the dishes today, except that she felt there was a better place for them than the dishwasher.

Fight breast cancer

On Wednesday night, the fam & I went to Sunflower Market on State to pick up some fruit (gala apples .39/lb, bartlett pears .38/lb WOW) and they were selling bags to replace plastic bags, and the bags were pink & said something about fighting breast cancer. They were also selling the rubber bracelets to show your support in a cause and Chris surprised me and bought one. I put it on right away and wore it the rest of the night, until I went to bed. I took it off and put it on my nightstand. In the morning when I woke up from my alarm clock on my phone, I kind of slammed my hand down where I'd hit the snooze button, but I couldn't get the snooze to work; there was my bracelet, on my phone & in my way! So I threw the bracelet off of my phone, hit snooze & went back to sleep for 5 minutes until my alarm went off again. I was more awake & looked at my phone to shut off the alarm and I saw a message that Chris had written me in my phone before he left for work at 5 am:

If you don't wear this that means you want cancer to win. Which in turn means you love cancer. Don't be a cancer lover cara. Don't be a cancer lover.

MUSIC.......?

Not to take away from Amber & Matich's special day but does anyone know why my wife got rid of all our good music on this thing? This new stuff is horrible. XchrisX

Happy Anniversary AmberMatich!

In honor of your one year ann, I'd like to post some pictures, mostly of Noah, that I think are great memories from that wonderful day!!!

Homemade meal

Here's our fend-for-yourself dinner night:

Mac & cheese
canned carrots
chips & salsa
chicken patty sandwich
smoothie
teddy grahams
I don't know what happened to the canned beans Chris said he was going to open...

Who's hungry?!

Thank you Rosy, again

Welcome to the new 2008 edition of getting to know your friends! Here is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person who sent it to you. The easiest way to do it is to hit 'forward' so you can change the answers. Have fun and be truthful!

1. What is your occupation?
Good Ol' Dana Orthodontics, West Valley office

2. What color are your socks right now?
white ankle socks. I washed them last night, so they were crispy clean out of the dryer this morn

3. What are you listening to right now?
Not music, I'm at work! But we are watching Toy Story

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Breakfast: one packet of high fiber Quaker Oatmeal, Maple and Brown sugar

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
It's been a few years, but yes. Chris taught me. I remember being scared out of my mind!

6. Last person you spoke to on the phone?
If texting counts, Chris. But the last person I talked to on the phone was Margie at 5:30pm last night

7. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
Heck YES! Rosy is the best!

8. How old are you today?
26...going on 40

9. What is your favorite sport to watch?
No sports-watching on TV, I have to be there in person. It's a toss-up between baseball and football.

10. What is your favorite drink?
Depends on my mood. If I need caffeine, RockStar. If I don't want caffeine, sweetened iced tea

11. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes. I think I've only done it once or twice myself and I will never do it myself again! I need to get my hair dyed, it's been a year since my last cut and dye!

12. Favorite food?
That also depends on my mood, but I will never get tired of: salmon, pork, steak, sweet potatoes, chocolate cake

13. What was the last movie you watched?
Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Chris bought it last night on DVD. Tonight: Iron Man!

14. Favorite day of the year?
Thanksgiving/Christmas. I just love seeing and spending time with all of our families

15. How do you vent anger?
Rarely. I just get quiet and snappy

16. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Barbies

17. What is your favorite season?
Fall

18. Cherries or Blueberries?
Rainier Cherries

19. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Yes, or post it to your blog

20. Who is the most likely to respond?
I'm hoping Judith R, and it'd be nice to see Amber & Margie do it too

21. Who is least likely to respond?
Chris

22. Living arrangements?
Currently stuck from buying a house due to the drying up of loans, we are still in our 800 sq ft 2-bedroom condo that we were only planning on living in for 6 months to a year. It's been 2. I'm ready to move!!!!

23. When was the last time you cried?
On the verge of tears right now, thanks to the last question! Um, I cry all the time. At movies, tv shows, when I'm happy with my kids or Chris.... Specifically, I cried at the end of the season premiere of Life the other night.

24. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?
Judith R

25. What did you do last night?
Chris and I went on a date to Red Lobster. Amber had the kids, so we decided to go out. I got invited to go out with Rosy & Co from work, but I really wanted to spend time with Chris.

26. What inspires you?
My kids. I want to be better for them

27. What are you most afraid of?
At the moment, our economic status. and spiders. They just really creep me out!

28. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
CHEESE!! With bacon.

29. Favorite dog breed?
I always loved mini collies, but I don't think I'd actually ever want to own one. I like little dogs, like Yorkies.

30. Favorite day of the week?
Friday! I get to take Noah to school and pick him up, and spend time with Bostyn in between. Saturdays are my next fave cuz we spend time together as a family.

31. How many states have you lived in?
Wyoming, Utah, Alabama, back to Utah

32. Favorite TV shows?
The Hills, Life, Top Design, Family Guy