Snow Time. . .

It was snowing today as I was leaving for work this morning and well it was just so pretty outside that I had to stop and take a few pictures :-)

A Fun Visit...

My good friend Krystal and her little boy Spencer came down for a visit this past Monday morning. It was so fun to get together and catch up! We went over to Kneaders and had breakfast and then came back to my house and visited for a bit. Spencer so enjoyed seeing our cats George and Whiskers. Before we went to breakfast he got to see both cats but when we came back only George was around, but Spencer wasn't satisfied with only one, he knew there was two and wanted them both to be there. He kept calling for "George" over and over again, even when George was right beside him, but he was actually looking for Whiskers. I think if George could talk he would have been saying "Hello, I'm right here next to you" :-) Krystal and I got quite the kick out of him running around the yard calling for George while looking for Whiskers, with George trotting right beside him the whole time! It was so dang cute and absolutely hilarious to me :-) Thanks Krystal for a fun morning, I'm so glad you guys came down to see me!

Trunk or Treat

Well I can now officially say that I have participated in a Trunk-or Treat! I didn't really quite know how to decorate my trunk exactly so I just pulled out my big tub of decorations I used to decorate my office with and well just went with whatever. Not too bad for my first try :-)

Ya so I had this tablecloth I put down as a background and that little pumkin in the middle was battery powered so it looked really cool all lit up, I had a few of those in there. And well not too bad of a selection of candy either, eh?

These are two of my primary kids dressed up... Samantha the Witch (my cousin) and Darth Vader Dax! They're so cute!

This is Derek aka Darth Vader. He is not smiling but as I was informed "Darth Vader never really smiles" So true, he was taking his role very seriously! :-)

A fun Surprise, my brother and sister-in-law stopped in at the trunk or treat to show us their costumes before they went to their Halloween Party! Michael was quite enjoying himself dressed up as a Scottishman from Braveheart (one of his all time favorite movies) and Alica was a... well you know, a lady from that time period! :-) Ya so the trunk or treat was a complete success except for the fact that it did start to rain part way through getting everyones trunks just a tad bit soaked! Oh well that does not stop the FUN by any means!

Relaxing Afternoon. . .

So I only had to work a half a day yesterday on Halloween, which was so NICE! After I got home I decided I would go out and take some more pictures in the yard. Each day the leaves are changing more and more and well I love trying to capture the beauty of it all!

I love our apple trees with the mountains in the back ground!

Gardner Village...

My friend Toni, her little boy James and I went up to Gardner Village one morning before I went to work. It is such a fun place to go especially at Halloween Time! They have witches all set out everywhere amongst all the little shops.

We were having a hard time getting someone to take our picture at first cause no one was walking by so we had to just improvise and take it ourselves, which is always hard to do without cutting someone partially out and it doesn't help that I'm squinting, but dang do we both have white teeth or what? Gotta love being a Dental Assistant in that regard :-)

This is one of my favorite witches in the background, they have her up in the air riding a bicycle.

And this witch was showing off her hula-hooping skills :-)

Mr. James all bundled up in his stroller, he liked being outside and he was such good boy the whole time! We had so much fun :-)

A Fun Night with A Fun Friend...

So my friend Emily and I went and saw Leann Rimes in concert at the Abravenal Hall in Salt Lake back on Friday October 3rd. It was so fun and she did a really good job! At the very end of the concert she sang Amazing Grace, acapella without her band, and well it was AMAZING! She has such a powerful voice, that just gives you chills when she sings that song! I thought it was extra cool too cause the proceeds of the concert went to benefit the Regence Caring Foundation which gives free dental care for children in low income families in Utah that can't afford it.

!We went and walked around Temple Square for a few minutes before the concert started. I don't really like this picture of me so much but hey for blogging purposes sometimes you just have to make a sacrifice :-) I still have my black eye in this picture and well I think that definitely adds to the reason of me hating it so much. Oh well at least it shows we were having fun! Thanks Em for going with me :-)

They have really pretty fountains out in front of Abravanel Hall!

A Beautiful Fall Day...

  I took these pictures in my yard last Sunday afternoon...it was such a beautiful day, the sky was so blue and well I just love our yard in the fall!  Our cat George was following me all around the whole time I was out taking pictures.  He wanted to be a part of it all and well I find that he is a great listener!  We were having a nice talk and walk that afternoon :-)