Made by Memilyrae

So I decided it was time for a change. I did a poll as to which hair style I’ve had in the past should be my next style again and 2 of the styles were going head to head. I talked to my friend Cami and she was available today to do it – so she did! It’s so fun – I definitely feel more lively and spirited with this hair cut!

The following conversation made me laugh:

I have an awesome big brother! Thanks Brentie!

Evie had fun at her Preschool Halloween Party. I did not take pictures but my friend did so I stole these from her. (Thanks Nikki!)

We had a blast for Lauren’s 13th birthday party. Since Lauren is so into acting and comedy, I thought she might enjoy Comedy Sportz…a clean improve comedy show…family friendly and, like I said, clean. They found out it was Lauren’s birthday so they had her participate in a few skits. The whole thing is based off of 2 teams acting against each other using the audiences’ suggestions. It was HILARIOUS! I was crying from laughing so hard! And Gavin was a hoot! He laughed just because others were laughing, but louder! A few times the “ref” would stop and just laugh at Gavin’s laugh! Lauren did great and I think she and her friends had a fun time…I know we adults did! I do have video of the times she went on stage but have to get them uploaded…so until then, here are a few pics….

Well, it started off rainy and windy when we started trick or treating, and I didn’t get pictures of everyone…so hopefully I can get some off of the rest of the family (hint hint!). Here are a few pictures…

We went to the Planetarium with Grams, Papa, and Uncle Matt in SLC. We only did the free portion but there were a lot of things to do and to see and the kids had a blast running around. The coolest thing to me was the big ball thing. That and the scale that told you what you would weigh on other planets. I LOVED the fact that Pluto was still there, even though it’s not considered a planet anymore. LOL Papa left with Uncle Matt to take him to the airport. Boo. I dont like it when family leaves. Grams Steve, the kids and I walked around the gift shop and then headed home. I think we got some great pictures! Fun stuff!

My family from Oklahoma came to join us for Garrett’s baby blessing. We knew mom and dad were going to come and ‘much to our {not} surprise’  Brent and Matt were able to come too. (Stephanie accidentally spilled the beans! LOL) They were here for a week or less but what a busy week we had! We were able to spend some time with everyone as a whole and have a little one-on-one time too. We did niece/nephew soccer games, shopping, family photo shoot, food (of course!), etc etc. Best of all, Garrett got to meet his Grams and Papa and Uncles Brent and Matt! He gave them some pretty good smiles and even talked to them. One of my favorite things was seeing Papa on the back porch just chatting away with Little G.  I still believe Garrett has so much knowledge he’s trying to share with us before he is veiled from everything – too bad we just don’t understand!

And you might noticed that I have shelves!!! Yes! I have SHELVES! Papa and Brent put up shelves in my laundry “cubby” !!! It’s only taken 17 months of begging for me to get them!

I’m not sure if I’ve cleared them off of my camera or not, but I have pictures of Brent holding Garrett too…so, once I find them, I’ll put them up!

well, not really new newborn…but 4 weeks old…still new enough. Garrett is a little stinker though! He would not stay asleep so Triana could pose him in all sorts of different ways.

Yep…had to separate that since it embarrasses Spencer that we call Gracie his ‘girl friend.’ I know he has a crush on her…and why not? she’s adorable! They played so well together at preschool last year and still do! Gracie’s birthday was after the deadline for Kindergarten, which is lucky for us because she’s now in Evie’s preschool! Spencer and Gracie were able to see each other again and just in time too! Gracie had her 5th birthday and Spencer was invited. From the sounds of it, they were stuck like glue, even though Gracie had 5 other friends there! LOL Look how cute these pictures are!

SO STINKING CUTE!!!

So, this is uber cute and I might have to come up with a way to incorporate it into my own home. I think the little bags might get ripped too easily so I think I’d come up with something different…but I’m not sure. I like that they can only have so many and that it’s only for 30 minutes of ‘technology time’ (TV/games/computer/etc) and that will help force them to play/use their imaginations/color/etc. Yeah…I might have to try this. Thank you DUCKS IN A ROW for the idea!

My friend, Triana Ord, took our family pictures over 2 years ago and I loved them! We decided now that we have another member of our family that it’s high time we took new ones. Triana is great! She knew of this neat old barn and field (which I’ve loved a lot lately) and took tons of pictures. We went with the yellow theme with a few other colors mixed in. I love how they turned out (and I even love the way I look in a few of them…I don’t always love how I look in pictures, but I think a lot of people say that about themselves, right?) Here ya go. THANK YOU TRIANA!