PUMPKINS!!

We got together yesterday and had our traditional Halloween dinner of "Monster Potato Cheese Soup" and then we carved pumpkins!! It was so much fun and we all took our turns yelling at the thickness of the pumpkins or burning the house down!! lol No but seriously I had SO MUCH FUN!! I was so happy to be doing "holiday type things" and gathered around with my fav people!! It's just so great! Our pumpkins all turned out so cool and really reflect our personalities!

The master carvers at work

Ingrid decided to roast the pumpkin seeds, so she and dad began washing them and then they cooked them. Problem was Ingrid put wax paper on the baking sheet so it caught fire in the oven and smoked up the whole house! It was so gross!! lol




Mom watched all of the pumpkin carving action as well as played with the dogs.

Keith and Sarah's finished pumpkins. Sarah's is all smiley just like her!!

Kevin with his "Devil Fish"

Me and my motocross inspired pumpkin

The gangs all here!

Always the center of attention (or at least I wish I was!) lol

The finished product. Freak'n awesome pumpkins!!

Tri-Ward Halloween Carnival

Steve Nash and a Prom Queen- ya my future sis and I are a ton alike huh? lol

Steve Nash and a Fairy Princess!!

Shea, Me and Riley (Girls I know from VIK that I babysat that night)


Annie and mom (Mom's a motocross racer- not a hockey player!) lol

Pizza Picnic at The Park With My Girls

Lots o' Love for my Girls!!
Strike a pose!!

Giggles- hanging up side down

My little monster- Kiley! (Monster is the nickname I gave her when she was 2, it fit much better then, but it's stuck now!)

So cute! These girls just love having a baby sister!!

Chubba Bubba in a tunnel

Annie decided she likes Jenesse- not surprising, Annie pretty good about being friendly! lol

Nothing better than Oreos and Milk!!

I had my girls last night so I decided to do something fun with them. We grabbed some pizza from Papa John's- the best pizza in my opinion- and went over to Rancho Del Mar Park. We ate, goofed around, played volleyball, frisbee and then went over to my friend Jenesse's house for milk and cookies. It was a great evening and the girls had a blast!! And as always I took LOTS of pictures.

PHX SUNS!!

Last night I went to the Suns preseason game against the Denver Nuggets. It was a really great game and it reminded me how much I love watching basketball and how much the Suns freaking rock!! I hope it's ok for future missionaries to have crushes on super awesome athletes cause I have a major one on Steve Nash!! lol Watch out I think my newest addiction is going to be Suns Basketball!!

My man Nash leading the Suns down the court!

Jennie and I

Jill and Mom

Smiling from ear to ear! I had so much fun and I get so into the games, jumping up and cheering and booing the refs on bad calls.

I Love Tuesdays!!!

Tuesdays are my Annie days and I look forward to them each week!!! I love when I have Annie and just Annie because I can focus on her and I just adore her! Last night Amy brought her over to me after just having woken up so for the first half hour or so she just cuddled with me. As she was laying on me just snuggling I started to cry (yes I know this pathetic and not at all like me, but it's true) I was thinking about how in a few months she wouldn't be snuggling up to me, I won't even be able to hear her sweet laugh. When I get back from my mission she won't even know who I am- and that is just SO hard for me to think about!!


Just so Stink'n cute!!! No one can say that she isn't a total doll!

Loving the swings!!

Cheese!! Annie sured loved playing at the park last night!

Ready and Waiting...

My mission papers are done!!! You can do them online now once your Bishop sets up an account for you, so yesterday I finished them completely and am only waiting on my interviews and of course December 20th!!! Only a month and a half left until I can turn them in!!! I just can't wait to get my call!


This is the picture I put on my papers to send to Salt Lake!! Hopefully I look like a sister Missionary! lol

They're Back! Yay!!!

I am so glad that my girls are back from Russia!! Two weeks is just too long! But, on the other hand I am so glad they got to go visit their Mema and Papa because they haven't seen them in a really long time!! So I had to try to be unselfish and share the girls- lol!! They loved telling me all about Russia and how much fun they had!! They told me all about the circus and the chocolate factory and Kiley crying at the Russian Ikea play center b/c she couldn't understand any of the kids b/c they all spoke Russian!! lol Anyway I am so glad to have them back, so here are some pics from the time I've spent with them since their return from the freezing cold-lol!

Annie was being so cuddly with me and totally clingy. She just laid with me on my bed like this for awhile!! So sweet- I think she missed me too-lol!

But she was still her usual happy self and had fun smiling for my camera!!

She faded fast though, she is still Jet lagged from Russia I think because this little Cupcake fell asleep on my shoulder at 6:30!! I then laid her down on my bed b/c she was kinda heavy!!

If you look at Kiley's left front tooth, you'll see that it is a little blackish. She had been wiggling the thing to death so that it was barely hanging on and blood went inside of it to give it that gross look. I begged her to let me pull it out today.

After a little bit of crying and a promise of Ice Cream the rotted tooth came out!!! Yay for losing teeth!! (Oh and these 2 pics aren't so good cause they were taken with my camera phone)

Blonde Moment

So seriously only I could do something so... Blonde!!! Yesterday after dropping Kiley off and talking with Amy for a little while I drove home. I parked in my driveway and then went to grab my bag, I looked in my bag and saw that I had a voicemail on my phone. So I pulled the keys out of the ignition and set them on my lap.I then listened to the message, put my phone and sunglasses in my bag and got out of my car, shut my door and used the automatic lock on the door panel to lock it. As I approached the front door of my house I realized I didn't have my keys. I started to frett.
Sure enough I go back to look at my car and my EFY lanyard with my keys on it are sticking out of the driver side door with the keys locked on the inside!!! I got out my cell and called everyone in my family. No one with a key to the house would be home anytime soon, drat! So I sat by the front door and as luck would have it I happened to have a book in my backpack, a water bottle and a bar of Russian chocolate Amy had just given me. So I was set, I sat and enjoyed the nice day while waiting for someone to come home and rescue me!! Yes, I know I am a dork, but hey at least it makes for a good laugh!!

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

Sunday evening after returning from California I had the opportunity to help celebrate my Grandma's Birthday!! I won't say how old she is b/c that's just rude, and also because I really can't remember! But, we had fun as we always do when we all get together.

The cake that I decorated!! woot woot

Rip those presents open Grandma!

A couple of party-goers (the crazy type!)

Dad was trying to enjoy the party but the dogs kept bugging him- (I think they wanted cake) lol!

Disneyland!

Here are some of my pics from Disneyland this weekend!!! I had a blast and Cristina finally got to experience Disneyland for the first time.

Waiting in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Cristina looks so pleased lol!

On Splash Mountain

Pink Cowboy hat to go with the Pink Shirt! lol

Yo Ho!
Me at the mad hatter with the only Disney thing I bought in Cali

Really Cool Pirates show with Jack Sparrow

In front of the giant Mickey Pumpkin at Disneyland. And yes, I am wearing a pink girl shirt- but it's Volcom, so it's cool!!

Giant Candy Corn at California Adventures

Wet!! The second day we were there it rained all morning, but it was all good thanks to hoodies!

Cristina hugged the giant Candy Corn

Tower of Terror- You might have to click on the picture so that you can enlarge it, but look at Cristina's face!! She looks like she is going to die- and no she's not posing!! And I am just chilling out- smiling as always!! Hilarious.

Standing in front of Splash Mountain