A PreHalloween Weekend

This last weekend was Halloween-tastic! Friday night us girls (and cute George!) attended Witches night out at Gardner Village and had a great time. We ate at Archibalds then walked around the cutesy stores. I have never seen so much costume creativity at one time! It was so fun to look around and see all the different witch outfits. The highlight must have been the man dressed up in the dress, wig and witch hat...I guess he didn't want to miss out on all the fun. At the end of the evening we made a stop at the fudge shop to pick out the tastiest desserts.



Then on Saturday night we had our ward trunk or treat where we ate yummy soup and scored on some candy with Grace. Grace was dressed as a strawberry (thanks to Jen!) so Dave and I thought it would be fitting for us to dress up as farmers. Grace was so cute, she just loved all the people in their costumes. She kept laughing at everyone and ended the night totally exhausted, but a trooper throughout the evening.



Finally we ended the weekend with a ghoulish dinner at the Swanson's house. We ate monster toes, mummies, bone chillin' breadsticks, rat cheese, hemorrhoid dip, witches brooms and much more tasty treats. We also did bobbing for apples and some pumpkin carving, well actually I didn't, I just watched, but it was still fun! It was so fun to get together and do a little Halloween celebrating because I just love this holiday!!

Fall Fun and Weezer

Yesterday was a great day! Grace and I headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon with Jen, Sam, Sally, Laurie, George and Hailey for lunch. We had fun taking Autumn pictures among the trees, drinking hot chocolate and just spending time in the outdoors before it gets too cold. We have had such an influx of kids in Dave's family over the last couple of years and I am loving watching them all grow up together! Here are a few pictures.








Then last night Dave and I went to the Weezer concert. Holy cow we had a fun time! I think one of the reasons Dave and I fell in love with each other was because of our mutual love of music and we have been sad not to be able to attend as many concerts as we would like in the last couple of years. So when we found out that Weezer was coming to town we could not pass up the opportunity. Grace was left in good hands with her Grammy and we headed to the show to meet up with Andy and Emily, Joe and Emily, Brittany and Sean and Nick and Rick. Angels and Airwaves was one of the opening bands and I have to admit that I was happy to see them leave the stage. Weezer opened with "My Name is Jonas" and continued on with their best hits and songs from The Red Album. We knew it was going to be a great show from the moment they pulled out the mini trampoline and came out on stage in white jumpsuits. By the end our legs were weak from standing for so long, but it was well worth it and I loved every minute.






Oh yes and a weight update for Grace from her 6th month appointment last Friday. She is now 18lbs 8oz and 27.6inches long. She is healthy and rolling around the whole house right now, so I better go get her!

Back in the 509

Last weekend Grace and I took a little trip to Spokane to visit family. My nephew Cameron was eagerly awaiting our arrival at the airport and he was Grace's little entertainer all weekend long. He did have a hard time when she cried in the car though and tried to fix the problem by plugging his ears! On Saturday we headed down to Lewiston, ID to visit my sister Becky and join them for her son Caleb's baptism. I got the whole family to keep my visit a secret, so I was able to surprise her! Caleb and Joshua also had a great time keeping Grace occupied. On Monday my sister Rachel and I went down to our old high school to see the renovations it has just been through. Wow it was so different! I kept getting all turned around because half of the halls have been reconfigured. We both felt at ease once we entered the older part of the building. The choir room is totally changed and the auditorium was chained shut. I was a little sad to see places I had spent so much time in as a teenager gone or totally changed. I have to admit that the new parts of the school are looking really cool and soon the new theater will start coming together. Rach and I spent the drive home reminiscing on high school traditions that we loved. It was fun singing old songs and cheers together. The whole weekend was a lot of fun and I am so glad I got a chance to visit my parents and that Grace had some bonding time with Nani and Nana, her cousins and her aunties and uncles! Here are some pictures of the trip.

Tagged

Emily tagged me! I have to take pictures of things as they are without cleaning, so here we go:

A picture of Grace. She is taking a little nap and she wraps herself around her blanket to get into her comfortable sleep position. (btw that is a shadow at the top of her head, not a really bad cone head)


A picture of me. Yeah lookin real great (insert sarcasm)


My closet.


My favorite shoes. I really love shoes and I always try to sneak new ones past Dave because he says that I have too many. If I had endless money, I would buy a Lot of shoes.


My bed. Gotta love that orange wall. It is changing in the near future, I can't wait.


My fridge. I am not the best at keeping a well organized fridge, so it looks a little messy (especially after being out of town for a few days)


My sink.


I tag Jen, Sarah and Chelsea.

Have a great day, look for a post about my trip to Spokane soon!