Fun Pics 2008

Here are just some random pictures that I feel like sharing. Kind of a summary of our summer and the transision into fall.

Monsters and Warewolves and Chainsaws! OH MY!

We took Logan and Baylee out for a night with mom and dad. No babies, just us "big people." Our neighbor, Kelli, went with us too. We went to Iggy's for dinner and then we went to the haunted corn maze. Eric really isn't into that kind of stuff, (haunted, scary, etc.) We talked him into going with us. We got in there and Logan and Eric were in front of me, Baylee, and Kelli. Did I mention that Eric and Logan had the flashlight? So we get going into the maze and we didn't have anyone jump out at us yet, but we could hear screaming throughout the maze. So we are scanning the corn rows just anticipating the scare of a lifetime and nothing happens till we turn a corner and just as we did a guy with a red mask jumped out at us holding a chainsaw. HOLY you know what!! Kelli ran! Baylee jumped up on me holding on for dear life, screaming and crying. I couldn't do anything but laugh. Baylee was very nervous after that. We could see most of the other scary people in advance so I would pick her up and carry her and they would see that she was freaked out and just wave or give her thumbs up. We saw a man dressed plain with a chainsaw and we talked to him. He said he was just a man standing around. So we pass him and Kelli just finished saying he wasn't scary, he didn't even have a mask on. I was just about to say I guess you don't have to be scary when you have a chainsaw when all of a sudden he starts the saw and starts chasing us down the row of corn. I freaked a little. I was proud of Kelli that time, because she didn't let go of Baylee and run off this time. We eventually made it out and asked the kids what they thought and the responses I got were. Baylee "next time I am staying home with grandma!" Logan "I am never going anywhere with mom again" So I guess it was a successful night. Happy Haunting!

Thornley's

Tagged

7 things I plan to do before I die:

1. Become a professional photographer.
2. See my kids graduate (high school and college)
3. See all my kids get married.
4. Hold my grand kids.
5. Have one last bite of chocolate.
6. Grab my chest.
7. Take my last breath

7 things I can do

1. bake a cake.
2. make just about anything (craft wise)
3. Take pictures.
4. Hold my kids and tell them each day how much I love them.
5. Eat a whole pan of brownies.
6. make my family feel important
7. scrub a toilet

7 things I can't do

1. do a handstand
2. sew a straight line
3. pee standing up
4. put my hair in a pony tail
5. hold my breath for 8 minutes
6. do geometry
7. french braid anyone else's hair but my own (when I had hair)

7 things that attract me to my spouse

1. His cooking
2. His willingness to help anyone do anything
3. His ability to fix everything
4. He is a great dad
5. He is funny
6. His gorgeous blue eyes
7. His ability to be so modest about how good looking he is.

7 things I say the most

1. No
2. all right that's it. when we get home it's back in the closet.
3. Get down.
4. I love you so much
5. yeah! Daddy's home
6. knock it off
7. now I know why some animals eat their young.

7 favorite foods

1. white chocolate molten cake
2. brownies
3. Reese's peanut butter cups
4. Margarita chicken
5. Eric's grilled red potato's
6. Steak
7. lasagna

On to the eights

8 favorite t.v. shows

1.biggest loser
2. E.R.
3. C.S.I.
4. American Idol
5. Rachael Ray
6. studio 5
7. Reba
8. army wives (kinda)

8 favorite restaurants

1. chili's
2. Olive Garden
3. Blackstone
4. cafe sabor (mostly I like their salsa)
5. ruby Tuesdays
6. taco time
7. subway
8. Hamiltons

8 things that happened yesterday

1. woke up
2. took Eric to the dentist
3. did a little shopping
4. Got Wendy's photo matted and wired and delivered to her
5. Got some groceries.
6. the kids came home from school.
7. made pizza for dinner
8. cleaned the house.

8 things I am looking forward to

1. Halloween
2. My photography classes
3. Thanksgiving
4. Christmas ( I got Eric the perfect gift)
5. Christmas shopping in Park City (hopefully we still go)
6. lunch
7. a nice family vacation
8. the end of this list ( oh look I'm done)

It's finally done!

The wedding is over! I am finally able to sleep again. It went really well. Better than I expected as far as the cermony and reception. I have decided that you can only plan so much, but then people are going to do what they want to do. We were supposed to have an hour for pictures before the reception started, but people started showing up right away and we didn't get many family pictures or bride and groom photos. I did the best I could. The groom was not in to having his pictures taken so that was a challenge. I hope that they do enjoy the pictures I was able to get. I will put some pictures from the wedding on here soon I promise!

I love Halloween!

We finally put up our Halloween decorations last night. It is so fun going through boxes and finding all the stuff you have but forgot about. Every year we buy a new decoration, and this year we got a face ripper. He freaks me out! Especially at night. He is in the corner of our living room by my bedroom door. I walk out in the dark all the time and when I am tired I forget he is there and then I see his sihloett and have to stop and catch my heart. It's a good thing that we turned him off before bed, if he would have started talking to me then this would be eric posting my obituary on here. I need to go stock up on candy for the many trick or treaters that we get, but I am afraid that I will eat it all before Halloween. Logan and Baylee still haven't decided what they are going to be yet. We will probably put it off till the last minute like every year, and all the good costumes will be sold out and we will end up putting something together. I have a great idea for one of them, but I have to see if I have what I need to make it. Baylee is still into the cute costumes, but Logan has started to like being scary. I hope that the kids enjoy themselves and that everyone has a safe and happy Halloween!

Our Face Ripper with his face on.

Our Face Ripper with his face off.

He is so creepy!

Parent Teacher Conference Already?

These were taken in Thatcher ID.

It seems like school has just started, but today I went to parent teacher conference. It went well like usual. Baylee talks a little too much in class, but hey she comes by it naturally. (I think she gets it from her dad.) It has been a strange beginning to fall this year. It has been quite a bit warmer than I remember in past years. The leaves in the canyon are beautiful though. I love looking at them and stopping to take pictures.

Eric hasn't shot any animals yet this year, but he still has many tags to fill. He has been working so much in the month of September that he hasn't had time to go out hunting, but I know he is going to get me my mountain lion!

The happy couple!


I have been pretty busy trying to plan my friends wedding for her. She gave me a month to do it and I think we are just about done. The wedding is on the 14th of October and I can't wait for them to make it final. They are just one of those couples that you know should be together. I couldn't have done her wedding without my mother in laws help I must admit. She is even more talented than me. We did the flowers for the wedding. Bouquets, corsages, and boutineres. She made the wedding dress. I did the engagement photos and I will be doing the wedding photos. We managed to save the couple a ton of money. It made me feel really good to be able to help her out like this. I have had many people do kind things for me and it was nice to pay it forward.

Well that is about all that has been going on here. The road work in front of my house is almost done. (I can't wait!!) I guess it is also time to decorate for fall and halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday and I really don't know why. I think it's because I love fall and Halloween is in the fall. I also like candy and scary movies. Well that's all this time.