WHOO LOVES HALLOWEEN???

I DO I DO, EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL I HAVE LOVED HALLOWEEN, NOW THAT I HAVE ZAK I LOVE IT MORE I TRY AND MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR HIM JUST LIKE MY MOM AND DAD DID FOR US KIDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE 4 YEARS AGO LAST NIGHT WE MEET THE MOST AMAZING PERSON, MELISSA (ZAK'S BIRTH MOM). I STILL TEAR UP WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT FIRST NIGHT WE MET HER, MAYBE THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WHY I LOVE OCTOBER, SHE HAS BLESSED OUR LIVES SO MUCH AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR HER AND ZAK'S BIRTH FATHER AS WELL. WE ALWAYS ENJOY CARVING PUMPKINS WE ARE NOT VERY CREATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT WE JUST DO A SIMPLE FACE I THINK ONE DAY ZAK WILL BE REALLY CREATIVE, I ALWAYS LOVE ROASTING PUMPKIN SEEDS I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO EATS THEM BUT THAT'S OK CUZ I CAN'T STOP EATING THEM, I WILL POST MORE TOMORROW HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVE!!

ONE OF ZAK'S FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT FALL

LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME WE RODE ON THE HEBER VALLEY RAIL ROAD TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH. ZAK HAS BEEN ASKING US WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GO RIDE THE TRAIN TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH EVER SINCE HE RODE ON THOMAS THE TRAIN. SO A COUPLE SATURDAY'S AGO WE WENT UP TO HEBER, THE WEATHER WAS SO NICE, I LOVED DRIVING UP PROVO CANYON THE LEAFS WERE SO PRETTY. WE ALWAYS STOP OFF AT SOME FUN STORES THAT WE LOVE TO GO TO IN HEBER, THEN WE HEADED TO THE TRAIN STATION, THIS YEAR THE TRAIN RIDE WAS LONGER IT TOOK US TO SOLIDER HOLLOW, AND PAST DEER CREEK RESERVOIR, THE TRAIN STOPS YOU GET TO PICK OUT A PUMPKIN, THEN THEY GIVE YOU SOME STICKERS TO PUT ON YOUR PUMPKIN IF YOU WANT, THEN THEY GIVE YOU A COOKIE, AND HOT CHOCOLATE, AS WE WHERE GOING ON THE TRAIN RIDE I THOUGHT OF HOW BLESSED I AM TO HAVE JOSH AND ZAK. I LOVE BEING WITH MY LITTLE FAMILY AND MAKING MEMORIES THAT I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE. THEN WE HEADED TO THE DAIRY TRAIN( I THINK THAT'S THE NAME) THEY HAVE A TRAIN THAT GOES ALONG THE CEILING, AND ALSO ONE YOU PUT A QUARTER IN AND THE TRAIN GOES AROUND, ZAK LOVES IT HE ALSO LOVES EATING ON THE TRAIN OUTSIDE, JOSH AND I LOVE WATCHING AT HOW EXCITED HE GETS OVER JUST THE LITTLE THINGS. THEN WE HEADED TO "HOME SWEET HOME". I LOVE MAKE NEW MEMORIES AS A FAMILY, I FEEL SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THESE SPECIAL MOMENTS WITH MY FAMILY.

THE SMELL...

OF YUMMY COOKIES IN THE OVEN, I LOVE BAKING THINGS IN THE FALL, THE GINGER SNAP COOKIES ARE MY GRANDMA ALM'S RECIPE I LOVE THIS RECIPE, I ALSO LOVE MAKING PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIPS COOKIES. EVERY SUNDAY WE TRY TO MAKE A TREAT . I LOVE MY LITTLE HELPER ZAK HE LOVES MAKING TREATS AS WELL.

IN THE FALL

WE LOVE TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR BIRTHDAYS JOSH'S IS ON SEPT 3OTH I LOVE WHEN HIS B-DAY IS CUZ GENERAL CONFERENCE FOLLOWS A COUPLE DAYS LATTER, THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS B-DAY BIRTHDAY EVE WAS REALLY FUN, WE HEADED UP NORTH TO SMITH AND EDWARDS I LOVE THAT STORE YOU CAN BUY MOST ANYTHING YOU NEED, WE ALL LOVE THERE WONDERFUL CANDY, I LOVE THERE JEANS AS WELL I GOT A PAIR THERE LAST FALL AND WHEN EVER I WEAR THEM PEOPLE ALWAYS STOP AND ASK WHERE DID YOU GET THEM, WE ALWAYS GO UP THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AS WELL, I LOVE THE DRIVE UP THERE, I LOVE JUST TALKING WITH JOSH AND ZAK IF HE HAS NOT FALLEN A SLEEP, THEN WE WENT AND GOT SOMETHING TO EAT, AND THEN WE HEADED UP WEBER CANYON FOR A BOUTIQUE THAT IS CLOSE TO MORGAN, I KNOW I HAVE THE BEST HUBBY THAT DRIVES ME ALL THE WAY THERE FOR A BOUTIQUE, I GOT A CUTE CAKE STAND HOLDER, THAT I LOVE, I AM GOING TO BE SELLING THEM, I DOLLED MINE UP I PUT ORANGE POMP POMS AROUND IT AND ADDED MORE HALLOWEEN RIBBON WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS SPOOKY, I WILL BE SWITCHING IT UP FOR THE DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS. THE SUNDAY BEFORE CONFERENCE I MADE MY CUTE NURSERY KIDS THESE TREASURE BOXES WITH A SAYING ON THEM I LOVE MAKING THINGS FOR THEM ALOT OF PEOPLE SAY WHY DO YOU DO IT THERE ARE JUST BABIES, BUT IF YOU COULD SEE THERE FACES WHEN WE HAND THEM OUT IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT PLUS I LOVE DOING UP THINGS LIKE THAT. I DO HAVE TO SAY I LOVE MY HUBBY SO MUCH EACH YEAR MY LOVE GROWS MORE, AND MORE I LOVE HOW HE IS ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF ZAK AND I AND DOES ALL THAT HE CAN FOR OUR FAMILY I LOVE YA BABY, I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU.

BABY IT'S COLD OUSTIDE

I LOVE THE FALL TIME, I TOLD JOSH WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED IF WE EVER BOUGHT OR BUILT A HOUSE IT HAD TO HAVE A FIREPLACE, I LOVE MY FIREPLACE, I HAVE IT ON ALL DAY FROM THE TIME WE WAKE UP TO THE TIME WE GO TO BED, USUALLY UNTIL MAY. I LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH A GOOD BOOK AND WATCH THE FIREPLACE GLOW THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT IS SO COZY AND PEACEFUL, I LOVE MY MANTEL AS WELL, I LOVE DECORATING IT FOR THE DIFFERENT HOLIDAYS. I HAVE BEEN LOVING MY FIREPLACE THE LAST COUPLE DAYS AS IT HAS BEEN SO COLD. I WILL POST A PICTURE OF MY MANTEL DECORATED FOR HALLOWEEN. HAPPY FRIDAY!!

YOU KNOW ITS FALL WHEN

WE GO UP TO LOGAN TO PICK APPLES, I GO WITH MY MOM AND DAD I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO GO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THIS YEAR MY CUTE SIS AND HER CUTE LITTLE GUY GOT TO COME HE IS 3 MONTHS OLDER THEN ZAK, ZAK LOVES TO BE WITH HIM THEY PLAY SO GOOD TOGETHER. WE ALWAYS STOP AT GRAMMY'S TO GET SOME PUMPKINS THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT DEALS, THEN WE HEAD UP TO MADDOX FOR THERE YUMMY ROLLS, AND CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP, AND THERE SEAFOOD COCKTAIL, THE WEATHER WAS SO PERFECT GOING UP THE CANYON WAS PRETTY AS THE LEAFS WHERE JUST STARTING TO CHANGE, WE GOT THERE AND ZAK AND ANDREW WHERE SUCH BIG HELPERS, I LOVED WATCHING THEM PLAY IN THE BOXES, AND CHASE EACH OTHER CUTE ANDREW EVEN FOUND A GRASSHOPPER, WE ALWAYS EAT A APPLE AS WE DRIVE TO UTAH STATE AGGIES ICE CREAM PARLOR I LOVE THERE ICE CREAM, WE THEN HIT A COUPLE STORES, I HAD TO HEAD HOME EARLY BECAUSE I HAD SOME WHERE I NEED TO BE I WILL POST LATER ON THAT. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY MOM AND DAD I AM REALLY LUCKY TO BE REALLY CLOSE TO THEM, I ALWAYS LOVE BEING WITH MY SISTER SHE IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS I LOVE LOGAN AS WELL MAYBE ITS BECAUSE THAT WHERE MY MOM AND DAD MET, AND WHERE MY BROTHER WENT TO SCHOOL, ALSO WHERE WE COMPETED AT IN 4-H WITH OUR MODELING AND FASHION OUTFITS THAT WE MADE, ALSO THE LIVE STOCK JUDGING CONTEST. I KNOW ZAK LOVES GOING AS WELL HE WILL KEEP ASKING ME WHEN ARE WE GOING TO MADDOX AND LOGAN TO PICK APPLES, WE WILL BE MAKING A LOT OF YUMMY THINGS WITH THESES APPLES, APPLE PIE(WHICH MY MOM MAKES THE BEST LOVE, LOVE THEM), APPLE SAUCE CARMEL APPLES, APPLE CRISP, ETC THEY SAY A APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY GOT LOVE THAT. WHAT DO YOU MAKE WITH YOUR APPLES? HAPPY APPLE PICKING!!

WHAT I {HEART} ABOUT FALL

I LOVE THE FALL, HAPPY OCTOBER EVERYONE, I WILL BE DOING A LOT OF POSTING THIS MONTH ON WHAT I {HEART} ABOUT FALL, I WANT TO POST THESE THINGS BECAUSE I WILL BE MAKING MY BLOG INTO A BOOK, AND I HOPE THAT WHEN I AM OLD AND HAVE GRAND KIDS THEY WILL GET TO LOOK AT THIS BOOK AND SEE MY LIFE, AND THE THINGS THAT I LOVED. I LOVE SOUP, MY MOM HAS THE BEST CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP RECIPE, THAT WE ALL LOVE, I ALSO LOVE MAKING ZUCCHINI BREAD I LOVE PUTTING CHOCOLATE CHIPS IN MINE, LAST FALL I GOT THIS SOUP HOLDER AT A BARN SALE I WAS NOT GOING TO GET IT I WAS DRIVING HOME AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK AND GET IT I AM SO GLAD I DID. I LOVE TO EAT MY SOUP IN BREAD BOWLS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU {HEART} ABOUT FALL?

{WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE}

THIS SUMMER ZAK HAD HIS FIRST LEMONADE STAND, THIS LAST WINTER I HAD BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING ONE SO I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO DO IT NOT ONLY WAS I EXCITED BUT ZAK AS WELL HE KEEP ASKING US WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO DO MY LEMONADE STAND IT WAS SO CUTE, MOST OF ALL THESE THINGS I GOT AT THE DI OR YARD SALES ONE SATURDAY I GOT MOST OF ALL THE STUFF AT A YARD SALE, IN THIS ONE PICTURE THAT I TOOK OF MY GARAGE SALE PILE I GOT THESE 2 CUTE POTTERY BARN CHAIR, 2 GUM BALL MACHINES I KNEW THEY WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THE LEMONADE STAND I ADD THE VINYL LETTERING TO IT, THE RED CUPBOARDS I TURNED THEM INTO CHALK BOARDS, THE LITTLE WHITE TABLE IS WHERE YOU PAY, I ALSO GOT THE CASH REGISTER AS WELL IT WORKS REALLY WELL TO HOLD THE MONEY, I MADE THE BANNER SIGN THAT SAYS LEMONADE I LOVE MAKING BANNERS, I WILL SHOW YOU MY HALLOWEEN ONE I JUST MADE. ALL THE CUTE KIDS KEEP ASKING ME WHEN I WILL BE DOING IT AGAIN I WILL BE DOING ONE WITH HALLOWEEN GOODIES I WILL POST THOSE SOON I HOPE IF THE WEATHER STAYS GOOD TO DO IT. I LOVED TO WATCH ZAK EXCITEMENT AS I WAS GETTING THIS LEMONADE STAND READY AND ALSO TO WATCH HIM AS PEOPLE COME TO BUY THINGS. THIS TO ME IS SUMMER, THE WHOLE FAMILY PAINTED IT, ONE NIGHT FOR FAMILY NIGHT, I AM THANKFUL FOR MY CUTE HUBBY WHO GOES ALONG WITH MY SOME TIMES CRAZY IDEAS NEVER COMPLAINS ABOUT WHAT I WANT TO CREATE OR DO, HE MAY TEASE ME ABOUT THEM OR SAY YOU PAYED MONEY FOR THAT!! SO WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE!! HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD DAY!