Thanksgiving

This post is a little late in coming, but we had a great Thanksgiving here in Utah with my family. We had our own Turkey Bowl (which Grandma's team won, don't they look scary!)

We also made it out to see the lights at Temple Square, which has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. I sure do miss going to see the candy window displays at the old ZCMI center though (any one else remember that?) We have so much to be thankful for and are so excited for Christmas!

Nap Time Project

I am by no means a great sewer (unlike my mother, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, etc). But I was able to make this today while Wade was napping. It was SO easy, and I didn't even have to rip any seams and start over. I am really excited about this because I have needed a new bag to take to church. I am embarrassed to admit it, but I have still been toting around a diaper bag, but no more!

If anyone is interested in the tutorial I used, I would be happy to pass along the link. Just let me know.

I looked out the window and what did I see...

Definitely nothing that looked like popcorn. This morning, I was just finishing getting ready when I heard a huge bang and our whole house shook. I immediately ran outside with Wade because I was sure a plane had crashed in our backyard. Turns out one of the refineries by our home exploded. There was a power surge that somehow caused the other refinery by our home to start smoking too. We were a little shaken up, but are happy to report that we are fine, as is our home.

Happy Halloween!

I dressed up as a dragon this year. Most everybody kept calling me a lizard, alligator, dinosaur, or other reptiles, until they saw my awesome tail. It was my first time trick or treating, and I brought in a pretty good haul. If only I could get the wrappers off myself.Hope everyone else had a great time!

A Sad Day for the Cougars

Sadly yes, Saturday's game was quite depressing. However, we still managed to have an enjoyable time with our friends the Hoods, who are die hard TCU fans (they went to school there, and then moved to Virginia where we met them and instantly became great friends). Thanks for a great weekend guys! Hope you made the drive home safely!

Pickin' Pumpkins

I love that everyone gets into Halloween here. It seems like when you live in an apartment (like we have the last 3 years) no one puts forth an effort for the holidays. We had a great time picking out our pumpkins today. Now all that's left is deciding what to carve on them. Any suggestions?

Gardner Village

I haven't had anything to blog about in a while, since everyone has been sick for the longest time and we have done nothing but try to get better. Everyone was finally feeling good enough to take a stroll around Garner Village today. The kids loved running around, but as you can see Wade was less than thrilled about having his picture taken. It was nice to get out and enjoy fall weather though!