So what did we do on our Anniversary?

I’m sure you’ve been just dying to know. 

We woke up at 7:15.

I got the kids ready for school and Nathan got ready for work.

I took Dallin and Mandy to school and Nathan headed out to the office.

I cleaned the kitchen, worked on stuff for the Women’s Conference, edited pictures, and worked on a permit.

Then Layton took a nap and I did a little more work.

I picked up the kids from school, fixed them a snack and helped them do their homework.

Then we left for the ballpark for Dallin’s baseball game.

We got home late and ate a super romantic gourmet dinner. 

I mean, what could possibly be more romantic than grilled cheese?

After the kids went to bed, we did at least have a little grape juice toast to our 10 years together.

All I can say is thank goodness we celebrated our anniversary a month early!!!!!  We never would have gotten any celebration in this month!!!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Halloween is inching closer and closer!  So to get ready for it we decorated some pumpkins!  I know it’s traditional to carve them, but I find that to be really hard to do myself, much less something that the kids can do.  So we just paint them instead :)

It is serious business at our house.  It requires major concentration!

While at the pumpkin patch we found some very fun little pumpkins/gourds.  We found one that looks like an octopus,

one that looks like a swan,

one that looks like a pumpkin in a ghost costume,

and one that Layton said is a giraffe in a ghost costume :)

And then I saw this one and had to buy it for myself.

I love the bright orange/red spider veins.  They look beautiful!

So here are their finished products.  Rather cute if I dare say so.  And the pumpkins look cute too.

I’m so proud of these….

…that I need to show them off.

Isn’t our bag cute?  Everyone that comes to the women’s conference will get one.  I think it makes our conference very legit :)

It’s been a pretty nice 10 years…

10 years ago today, Nathan and I were kneeling across the alter in the Orlando Temple.

During these 10 years, we’ve had smiles everyday, secret jokes, a few fights, frequent laughter, occasionally tears, some misunderstandings, many compromises, a lot of forgiveness, a huge learning curve, 3 kids, and a whole lot of love.

Thank you for these wonderful years.  I look forward to all we will experience together for eternity. I love you.

Goldhead

For a little afternoon fun a couple weeks ago we headed down to Goldhead State Park for a little hiking and playing in the creek.

It really is a lovely little spot.

After hiking for a bit, we stopped along the trail for a little rest and a snack.

It was so nice and refreshing to be in nature together.  I think its something that we need to do more often!

I {HEART} My Family

Don’t ask me why Layton is making that face.  Layton is just Layton.

Just because…

this picture makes me smile…

Fall Festival

Who doesn’t love a good old fashioned elementary school fall festival?  We sure do.

There was face painting, ring tosses, corn hole tosses,

Mini-golf, pizza, hamburgers,

Sponge throwing, bouncy houses,

And even a little petting zoo.

And of course getting to see their friends from school was a nice bonus too!

They also had a silent auction and we got a basket of Peterbrooke Chocolate (no picture of that – it has already been completely consumed) and a family fun pack to Skate Station.  We’re looking forward to that one!

Fall Ball

Dallin is back into baseball again.  Which one of the main reasons our schedule is so crazy!

This season his team is the “Hotrods”.  Dallin has started off the season well.  During the last game he had two hits.

And he did an AWESOME job as the catcher.

He gets into position and then he is ROCK SOLID.

That ball comes flying at him and he doesn’t even flinch. 

Doesn’t he look so cute with all that equipment on?  You should see him walking in it.  It’s really pretty funny!

They lost their first game.  And they’ll probably lose most of their games.  But, he’s having a great time and that’s all that matters!

Is it just me

or is my calendar already looking crazy this month and it is only October 3rd???

And this isn’t even everything.  Holy cow.  If you see me passed out somewhere, you’ll know why.