October happenings...
We began October with a photo shoot of my sister Shelli's family in the canyon! This is little Tanners! So cute! I taught him how to throw leaves... probably a bad idea on photo shoot day... but I was entertained!
We then attended Adam's sister's wedding in Arizona! It was superb that the one weekend it has snowed this fall I was out of town in sunny 98 degreed Arizona! Despite complications it was a nice wedding and with props to the amazing Miss Marci, the brides hair and makeup was flawless! It was great to see everyone, but I didn't take any pictures! I am terrible at documenting events! Anywho... so I only have this one picture of me and Marci!
The following weekend we attended The Annual Halloween Bash at the Martin's casa! It was absolutely a good time complete with worms and eyeballs (spaghetti and meatballs), homemade rootbeer (AGAIN! So sorry I made a mess...), treats galore, pumpkin carving (Adam made his look like it was throwing up... gross... and yet a good conversation piece!), awesome costumes, and lots of fun friends!
The next day I drove to Layton to help my sister do a Super Saturday craft for her ward! A few weeks before we got together and made little fall crafts from some logs left over from repairing the deck. I think that they turned out fabulous but I am probably biased! Anywho! A few girlies in her neighborhood saw them and the next thing ya know we were in charge of a Super Saturday craft!
The 'Mummy' was without a doubt my favorite!
On Tuesday I attended the wedding of a boy that I consider to be like a brother to me! My sisters and I were this families designated baby sitters all growing up and I even remember going to the hospital when Suzie (their mom) had her youngest son! Even though Paul and his brother were only 3 years younger than I, I would babysit them and their younger siblings at least once if not multiple times each week! I super super love this family! Anywho! It was very strange to see them all and how much they have grown! And my two sisters didn't even recognize their little girl! I remember her being so little and helping her with her 2nd grade homework and taking her to dance class. Now she is 17 and a total babe with acrylic nails and high heels! So crazy!
The week after that marks the beginning of the Babe-a-licious Book Club! We read The Peacegiver and it was a very enlightening book. I have never read a book that discusses the atonement as expressively as The Peacegiver. I loved it and think it is a must read! The book club met on Thursday and we had a great discussion about the book and its lessons. Megan made a DELICOUS dinner and we ended the night watching baby abbers whilst Megs & Brad ran to the el-branch-presidento for a meeting! I sure love that babe! She is sooo cute and Kari and Marci found great ways to entertain her! (For all ya'll that want to join in we are reading for November a book titled "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak).
Friday night after work Adam and I went Gardner Village to meet up with some of my family that was participating in the Witches Night Out! I didn't have anything 'witchy' but I LOVE going, walking around the shops, and seeing hundreds of people dressed up in elaborate witch costume! I am pretty sure Adam wanted to shoot himself and has no desire to enter another quilting or crafty store ever again! But he was a good sport and we even saw a gray-horned owl! Pretty cool!
We ended the night at my mom's house watching an old black and white movie based on the Oscar Wilde novel "The Portrait of Dorian Gray". I don't recommend it... pretty slow... and boring. The book is probably much better.
Saturday morning I went with Megan to Color Me Mine! It took me FOREVER to decide what to paint that in the end I only did a mug! But it was lots of fun and Shannon came and joined us! We tried to make a "I love daddy" mug for Brad with Abbie's feet and hand prints...and had to get creative. I am not so sure how successful we were! Here is a picture of the halloween candy bowl I made!
I think it turned out superb!
That night was my families annual Halloween party!
It was in one word a BLAST! I super super love my family and we missed my brother and his family at the party and my sister Vicki and her family so much! I kept looking around for them then would remember that they live in Idaho now. I can't wait to see there cute faces again!
We had to cut our time short at the family party in order to attend my friend and coworker's birthday party! I won best costume and we played the funniest game! I don't know what the name was but it's Napoleon Dynamite version of pictionary! Pretty darn hillarious!
Much Love everybody!!!
