Halloween Festivities

Tooele had a Halloween Carnival on Saturday so we dressed Lucy up and decided to go. Before heading into town we decided to take a few pictures of our sweet Snow White. Some are blurry but they are still precious.

Yay for picking flowers and twirling. She's totally oblivious to the fact that her Step mom wants her beating heart in a box. 

Snow White is frolicking in the grass right before the huntsman almost kills her but then changes his mind. 

My favorite. 

She totally saw me taking a picture of her. 

 

The carnival had a ton of games, face painting, tattoos, candy, pictures, hot dogs..... you name it. Lucy had so much fun.

Look who we were lucky enough to have paint Lucy's face. Christin was there. 

While everyone else chose pumpkins, bats, and spiders, my little girl chose a butterfly. She wanted a pink one with sparkles. 

I love how cute she is when eating hot dogs.

There were a lot of people including a friend from when I was in Sunbeams. YES sunbeams. I haven't seen her in probably 18 years or so. I wish I took a picture with her. She was dressed cute, as always. I was always jealous of her cute dresses even back in Sunbeams.

After the carnival we headed to Macey's. They had more games and treats for the kids. They also had a bouncy house. The second time Ben and Lucy went on it Ben almost killed Lucy. The video is hilarious near the end.

My hubby is so good looking. 

Halloween Parties

My friend Tatiana and I really wanted to do a Halloween party. So we decided to do one at my house last Saturday. The theme was to have a "Wicked" good time. The inspiration came from the craft I did with my SIL Lyndsey at the beginning of the month. I love the way my little witch came out.  And I love my sparkly Wicked.

We definitely kept the halloween theme throughout the decor and the food.

We has spiderweb dip, spider lollipops, witch fingers, and witch hats all of witch (haha) was so yummy.

And of course all of our outfits were adorable. Ben and I were a wizard and a witch. He used my makeup to help facial hair magically appear.

Alyssa and Brett (AKA Jasmine and Aladdin)

Tati and Matt (Fashion disasters)

Aaron and Jill (Bob ....not Marley...some painting Bob, and his beautiful tree)

Natalie and Danny (How to Train a Dragon)

This is the gal I go to everything for.

This picture reeks of awesomeness. 

My hot friends. 

Oh Tati. 

We played games and laughed and ate and laughed. The end. 

But the partying didn't end there. At Bunco the following Thursday we dressed up again. These eleven ladies are awesome. I am so glad I get to spend a night out with them every month. I have grown to love and care for all of them in the past two years. My greatest bestest friends are in this group of ladies. 

I couldn't resist but take a few pictures of myself, including teenage girl/duck face. 

Voting In This Year's Election

I voted for the first time ever! 

Besides High School Elections. And that was only because I was running .... Class Secretary right here! Woot!

I am pretty proud to say that I voted. I am a little hesitant to admit that it took me 7 years to register and vote. Whenever people find out I have never voted they give me looks and rude comments. In all honesty, its not because I am not patriotic or that I don't care. It is because I am lazy. In college it didn't even cross my mind, boys and homework took up all of my brain space. Since I've been married we've moved around. And you can't register to vote if your address on your driver's license is wrong. I tried to vote sometime last year but I turned in my change of address to the DMV too late. Boo. Plus, my husband is the least patriotic person you will ever meet. That's not true. He is patriotic. For Canada that is.

And then there's the whole research thing. Did you know that this election we're voting for more than just the president? I found that out a couple of months ago. So I got crackalackin' and started the process. I decided to be an absentee voter because who actually remembers to go and vote on the actual day of voting (not me!). I got the ballot yesterday. I researched. I read everyone's website and every issue they argued. It took hours.

Not gonna lie, some of those weirdo parties make it easy to eliminate them. I'd go to their individual website read a few paragraphs of their ideas and it was clear I would never vote for them. No way.  It always came down to the democrat or republican running mate for me. It was funny to think that there is always a nasty war between democrats and republicans and even though I may be hard core republican there are still a lot of good points brought up on both ends.

For president it was a clear choice. I voted for MITT. See how proud I am?

It was fun to learn so much about everyone and find out that I even knew some of the people running! Where you might ask? The county fair, of course! And one guy's in my ward.

It felt good to know that I voted using my own opinions and my own values.  From US President all the way to County Treasurer, I honestly do feel like I voted for the right candidate in all of the areas.

Here I am with my very first completed ballot all ready to be sent. 

California Trip

In September, Lucy and I spent some time with my Mom and Dad. First, we stayed in Draper a few days while I helped my sister-in-law with her new baby. Then we drove to California to visit with my sister Jen and her family. I didn't take many pictures but I can name a few highlights of the trip.

Lucy did pretty good on the 12 hour drive. It was a lot of work but I kept her happy. However, she struggled a little bit being away from her Daddy (as did I). She is like her Mom in that she doesn't do well being around a lot of people. We are both homebodies and are used to it just being us at home. She was kind of grumpy and had a lot of accidents while she was there.

We went to a few soccer games. One for my nephew and one for my neice.

We got to see my sister's oldest son get baptized. It was a great baptism. I loved being there and seeing family that I haven't seen in a while. My sister is such a great missionary and had invited three non-member families to the baptism. They knew it was a big day for her family so they came to support her and her family. What great friends!

I got to see my sister's beautiful home. She is such a talented interior designer. Her home was Pinterest heaven, and my sister doesn't even have Pinterest! I now desperately want to decorate my own home and I have been brainstorming ideas ever since. I wish I had taken a few pictures to show Ben because there just aren't words to express how beautiful it was.

We got to visit with Nana and Papa at their house. It was Lucy's first time there. We enjoyed a yummy BBQ. Nana has a decent size garden and Lucy loved eating the tomatoes right off of the vine. She wouldn't look at me when I tried to take a picture of her.

I remember sitting in this chair when I was little. All the springs are broken in it, but who wouldn't want to sit in a throne?

Nana painted this chair.

 These two would take turns sitting on the three-legged chair. They would count to ten and then jump up and switch. It was cute, considering neither of them can correctly count to ten.

It was a fun trip, but I was definitely glad to be home. To say I missed Ben is an understatement. I am a better person with him around. He is my rock. The trip was a huge learning experience. I came home with a strong desire to become a better person. I am grateful that I can be married to such a great guy who keeps both of his crazy girls in check. We have such a happy marriage and happy life at home. Next time I go on vacation I'll be sure to bring that good looking guy of mine along.





And now for a few side notes!

Our grass is green!

2. My wedding dress still fits!

3. And We ordered Lucy's passport! Taking pictures for it was tricky.

The Tooele County Fair

This year we didn't spend much time at the county fair. Previous years money and prizes really motivated us. This year the grant ran out for the program that funded it all. So we went for a little bit on Saturday night to look at the booths. There were clowns to entertain us, a puppet show, and a magic show. Ben bought me cotton candy. That was major points for him. And Lucy got to hang out with Grantsville's royalty. I have a feeling she'll be a pageant girl if Daddy lets her.

Lucy and her friend Janae with Miss Grantsville

Watching the puppet show.

Lucy's nursery friend Jake stabbing his brother with a large sword. They have little crushes on each other.



Overall it was fun. On a side note, Lucy has been sleeping in a big girl bed for a few months now. And she's amazing at doing her chores. Evidence is below.

Also, she's a great model.

Ben and I are pretty good at photoshoots ourselves.

I pride myself in making the ugliest ugly face. This makes me laugh everytime. 

He didn't get the memo. 

And again...

Finally! Here it is.



Peace.