Halloween :)

Last minute I decided to come home for Halloween... and I am so very happy that I did!! I love my family so much and they just seem to always put a smile on my face! We had such a great time, the whole family was together that night and we had a blast. I believe at one point all the children were downstairs and the adults upstairs were ten times louder (candy fight) I only got a few pictures (again they are with my phone so not the best quality)

Little Jenna girl as a mouse :)

Keaton- isn't he so cute? He was showing me his karate moves, he claims he taught himself all the moves... I dunno they seem pretty advanced =)

Gavin as Mickey Mouse- He melts my heart



The three youngest... really hard to get a picture of the fairy(butterfly) skeleton and mouse all together lol...

Our family... all squished on the couch. It was funny because we took the picture then about five minutes later realized for some reason we were all still setting on the couch... haha =]

During the candy fight Tara took the swiffer and went after dad haha.... It was pretty funny to watch.

5K

Dad, Kyle, and Amy ran a 5K a couple of weeks ago in American Fork. They all did a great job running in the freezing cold up a few hills and through a cemetary (for some reason they did this voluntarily) haha ... we all had a fun time hanging out and cheering them on!! Here are a few pictures (sorry they aren't the greatest they are all taken from my phone)

My dad :)

Amy & Alyssa before the race Ryan -- being Ryan (Aunt Lisa in the background-she also ran!)Alyssa- Being so gosh darn adorable!

I love it!

Where the Wild Things Are

I finally got to see it!! This particular movie was a very special one for me, because of my grandpa Barton. Grandpa Norm used to read this book to me and the rest of my cousing every chance he could pull that darn book out. As soon as I saw Carol in the preview I knew the movie, I actually squealed in the movie theater (just ask Ty he was not so happy haha). I went with Grandma Barton, Keaton, and Dylan to the movie and it was so cute and really brought out the characters. I wish so much that grandpa could have been there to see it, I'm sure he has already watched it over and over :)

I miss those dreaming days, those innocent days, the "max" days. I sometimes wish when I went into my room it grew into a forest, then an ocean. I could sail away from everything, and come back to hot dinner :) I guess the possibility of those days aren't really gone, they still exist it's just that child's view of the world that is gone....

I miss you grandpa :) can't wait to see you again... maybe where the wild things are!

Audrey

The other day I was blog surfin :) and came across a post of Tana's that was a quote from miss Audrey Hepburn and she said it helped her day. I thought it was kind of funny because everytime I am having a sad moment or a "not great day" I google audrey hepburn and look at the pictures of her or read her quotes, heck if it's a really bad day I pop in "Breakfast at Tiffanys" and lose myself in her world. So tonight I decided to look her up and this particular quote popped out.


"I believe in pink,

I belive that laughing is the best calorie burner,

I believe in kissing, kissing a lot!

I believe in being strong, when everything seems to be going wrong.

I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls :)

I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in Miracles!"



Sometimes the simplest words can completely change the way you look at life.

On purpose

Sometimes I am really grumpy when I have to be to work at 7 and it's still dark outside, I feel as if I should still be in bed. But then I happen to look outside the window and instantly my mind is changed. I feel so lucky to be able to look out the window and see God's artwork, firsthand. First of all I couldn't live without mountains, they are my security blanket. They make me feel secure in a sometimes crazy world. Second the colors that the sunrise makes are amazing aren't they? The picture doesn't do it justice, but when the orange mixes with the yellow that mixes with the blue something magical is created. When I looked out this morning and saw this sunrise it reminded me of a quote ...

I got to meet her =]

Jenna came home today and I got to go and meet her when Tara and Kurt brought her to my grandma's =]