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Monday, October 22, 2012

Pumpkin Patch Kids


Last week, on Adam's day off, we headed out to enjoy a gorgeous evening at the pumpkin patch.  We got there, and **Brooks was just giddy to be able to run around, pointing out different "punkins" and throwing all the rocks his heart desired. Ava was content being on Daddy's chest. :) After we found a few pumpkins (orange, green, and white...all good in my book) we hauled them, along with Brooks and Ava, in the wagon to weigh our choice gourds on the scale and pay.  Then we took a few too-cute-to-resist photos of our pumpkin patch kids. Cheers to festive traditions! And this week we'll be painting and carving those bad boys...gold and silver will be involved... and I think Brooks is going to love it. :)

** Overall, Brooks was so happy running around the pumpkin patch, but little did we know his sad sniffles he had that day would turn into a dreaded cold (so the sucker probably wasn't a good call;).  Sickness doesn't get keep him down or ruin his spirits, just another reason I love that kid. He's been able to recuperate thanks to a rather low-key weekend...except when he helped me mow the lawn on Saturday, that kid thrives on being outside!  He's on the mend though. Daddy got a bit of the bug yesterday, but neither Ava or I have caught anything. Knock on wood! And thank goodness for bubble baths and our pumpkin souvenirs on our front porch that put smiles on my sweet boy's face. :)

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

Pumpkin Patch Kid - Circa Oct. 2010

This weekend we're planning on going to a pumpkin patch with our friends Kira, Mike, and their sweet little kiddos. Oh I can't wait! I'm sure Brooks will just love running through the field of pumpkins, and I can just imagine him yelling, "Ball! Ball!" then try to pick them up (they look like fun balls right?).

And I can't help but think of the last time Brooks was at a pumpkin patch...just 7 months old and as cute as ever. We went with the Kjars, had a great time, and hope to go again this year :) Can't get enough pumpkins right?
{ Samson (cousin) and Brooks }
{ Our loot...pumpkins and cornstalks to display by our front door }

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Spiritual Health:
Watched and listened to Elder Robert D. Hales' talk from GC...my favorite message of the weekend.
He is a wonderful man. My mom knew him very well when she worked at the Church Office Building years ago before she was married. I have met him a couple times, and he even made time, two years ago, to meet intimately with my mom, a sister of mine, and me where we visited and then he gave my sister a priesthood blessing that she so incredibly needed. What a man of God. I pray for him, his health, and his family.
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Friday, October 14, 2011

white pumpkins, sunshine, and grilled cheese sandwiches


Brooks and I enjoyed a fun, incredibly sunny afternoon on Wednesday at Pack Farms Pumpkin Patch with our friends Kira, Grant, and Avery :) I even got some video! Sorry it's so incredibly pixelated, but it still shares a sweet memory nonetheless. Different from our first pumpkin picking last week, this time we got a huge cinderella pumpkin and two white pumpkins (they're fantastic!). And after hauling away our orange and white goods, Kira was so sweet to have us over for a delicious lunch of grilled cheese and tomato soup. It was a perfect afternoon :)

{ picture above: notice the "L" that's MIA? haha }

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(yesterday's) Spiritual Health:
"Opening Our Hearts" by Gerald N. Lund
"...the condition of our hearts directly affects our sensitivity to spiritual things. Let us make it a part of our everyday striving to open our hearts to the Spirit. Since we are the guardians of our hearts, we can choose to do so. We choose what we let in or hold out. Fortunately the Lord is anxious to help us choose wisely."

(yesterday's) Physical Health:
20 minutes on the elliptical, then crunches and squats (Brooks totally "helped" be with both of those. He'd try to sit on my belly during the crunches. And he'd squat and jump with me my while doing squats. LOL)
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Our Family's 2011

I had so much fun putting this post together last week, gathering pictures and picking my favorite posts with such wonderful memories. There are a lot of links...as you can see I'm not very good at summarizing ;)

While looking back I couldn't help but feel so blessed for what an incredible year 2011 has been to our family!! The title of our blog summarizes it perfectly...LIFE IS SWEET...not perfect, but incredibly sweet.





















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Spiritual Health:
The last few days I've let scripture study slip through my fingers, but before I could post this I knew I needed to read! John 13 is an incredible chapter...Christ washing his disciples feet...and then he shares the beautiful commandment to "...love one another; as I have loved you."

Physical Health:
Yikes, same as above...but this is one tired momma who's going to make up for it tomorrow :)
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Fresh start...

I've done a bad thing.
The past 2 1/2 months (and a little more) have been so good to me.
They've been filled with:
- a trip back to my sweet home Washington
- 3 fabulous family reunions
- my sweet Grandfather passing away & being at his funeral
- cabin trips
- my Young Womens' Girl's Camp
- many walks outside with my little B
- a couple lovely weddings
- General Conference with my sister
- a pumpkin patch turn photo shoot
- date nights with my lov-er (most of the time just at home:)
- 1st family photos
- a weekend in Rexburg
- Halloween!
- and the sweetest moments at home, watching my Brooks learn and grow...he's almost 8 months already :)
But alas, I haven't recorded a thing.
I've taken about a bajillion pictures...but I want, and need, to write down the details. Because I will forget. And I want to remember everything. The good, the bad, and the spectacular.
Cause life is mostly good, right?
Right. :)
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Thursday, October 4, 2012

4 Silhouettes + 4 Spiders


It's pretty awesome what you can do with photos, rope, painted dollar store candle holders, and a few pipe-cleaner spiders.  I'm pretty happy with the monochromatic Halloween display on our mantel. :)

I got the inspiration for the photo banner from here...just gathered a few old photos of fall and Halloweens gone by, turned them black and white using this app, ordered them as 5x7"s, cut off the corners, glued them onto some black card stock for a clean look, then strung it up!

And my favorite part, two brand new silhouettes of our Littles! This year I used a different method than last year...I just took profile shots of the children, ordered 8x10"s of each, cut them out and painted them black, then put the silhouettes on the canvases. Just a few steps, and makes such a statement. I love them. :)

As you can see, Brooks really enjoys looking at the photos on the banner...his favorite is of him and his cousin Samson at the pumpkin patch last year, he practically pulled it off the rope he was so excited! ;) All of the photos just ooze with Halloween-goodness and sweet memories of fall time.


I'm sharing this over at Whipperberry...go check out other fantastic projects, recipes, and creations people are sharing! :)

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