Halloween

We started celebrating Halloween on Friday night with a Water Fairy and a Fairy of Death at our ward Truck or Treat party.

Check out my wings!

Looking way to VAVA VOOM!!!! for the mom



Yes that is a lip ring!



Two cuties!!



Then on Saturday night we got together with a few friends and went Trick or Treating around our ward.

Pumpkin Carving

Cutting

Cleaning

and Mixing our brew

Here they are all aglow!

"I am hungry", " EWWW!"

posing with my pirate pumpkin

Get away, part three, The Art

One of my favorite Monet's (wheat stacks with fallen snow)

The most beautiful of the day!

Another one of my favorites

This little Van Gogh (Iris) has a $100 million dollar price tag, who has my name for Christmas?????

We had a great time and were excited to get home and see our own beauties!!

Get away, part two

On Saturday we went to The Getty!!! It was an misty overcast day so the colors in the garden's really popped.

Get a Way, part one

Nathan had a work trip so I tagged along. I got to spend Friday with Emily and her cute kids. We had lunch at this YUMMY bakery and then we went to dinner at a Fabulous restaurant per Noalle. Thanks for a great day!!

Here is a pic of Noalle's new hotel and a few of us. Nathan says we never do any goofy pictures. (see why?)

Carmel Goodness

We started with these...

and ended up with these beauties...

All apples should have carmel. We made these yummies for a trial run for FHE last week. If you live near by you might get a yummy treat or maybe we are just tricking you!!

Have you seen this great organizational system?? I love how it looks like a piece of furniture when you not using it. It keeps everything neat and tidy.

Hope I win one!!!

Check it out to see for yourself.

http://theoriginalscrapbox.com/catalog/products/the-paper-tower

Celebrating National Sewing Month!

Here is how we celebrated National Sewing Appreciation Month.

Izzy, Jordan and Diana tired out this pattern, http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2008/07/drum-roll-pleasemolly-monkey-pattern.htmland and made 3 adorable monkeys!! We also made a pin cushion and 2 glasses cases. What sewing projects have you been working on this month?

Maddy Started High School

Maddy 1st day as a Freshman at Enoch's High School

Izzy Starts 4th Grade

Today was our baby beauty's first day of school. I can not believe she is in the 4th grade!!! She has a great teacher and is super excited about being back at school with all her friends.

Boys Like Girls

Maddy, Izzy and I went to see Boys Like Girls in concert at the Fair. Nathan got us VIP seating and the girls even got special VIP shirts!!!

Maddy was so excited. She got to sit in the front row with a great

view!!!!

Pajaro Dunes 2010

We went to Pajaro Dunes right after school got out for 3 glorious days!!! I really wish I could live there. It is so beautiful. The weather is perfect for mom and day, but our beauties felt it is a was little too cold and prefer the So-Cal beaches. We all do love to be at the beach though.

We had some fun in the sun and some of us were afraid we might get too much sun so they only allowed a small amount of her face to be exposed while reading, The Short second Life of Bree Tanner, maybe she thought she would sparkle ;)

Girls Camp

Maddy and I had a great time at Girls Camp this year!! Our theme was, 'Like a Lighthouse'. Maddy got to go on her 3rd year overnight hike!! She was not very excited about staying out over night and not having a toilet to use, Oh and the hiking part, but she did it!!! I am so proud of her. She was faced with something she didn't really want to do, but she put her mind to it and had a great time. Maddy does want to point out that even though the hike wasn't that bad, but she doesn't want to do it again!!

I was so proud of those girls, as I am every time I see them walking back into came singing the Liahona song. They just put on those big packs and faithfully follow their leaders off into the mountains, knowing they will be protected by the priesthood who give up their time and come back dirty and with these huge smiles on their faces knowing they just accomplished something they were all doubting they had the strength to do. I love Girls Camp so much and am so grateful that my girls have the opportunity to go and grow not only as people but as Daughters of our Heavenly Father.

Preview

Here is a preview of Jordan's Graduation announcement. Can you see the typo???? She is excited and nervous about graduating. But she is excited for the fun times the next couple of weeks hold. Senior trip to Disneyland is high on her list.

She did it!!

Yeah!! Jordan got her drivers license!!! She was nervous because she got the same guy that did not pass her before, but she did great and only missed a couple of little things. We are so proud of her. I have to admit I am a little scared to have her out on the open road all alone, but on the other hand I do need some milk..........

Gentlemen behavior & Fun Times!

Isabel came home from school and said the nicest thing happen to her. I was, of course, interested by this statement. She said that she came back from reading group and the class was doing group activities, the teacher told her which group she was in and the boy, who Izzy thinks is very handsome, says oh Isabel take my chair I will get another one. She was so touch by this gentlemanly action that she could not stop talking about it. I told her that was a very nice thing to do. But now I am a little concern that this boy is making a move to have Isabel be his special friend that is a girl. Yikes!!! Third grade, I am so not ready for her to be making the boy transition yet.

Other news, Jordan got the job!!!!!!!!!!! She is now a member of the promotional team with the Modesto Nuts. She will be working before and during games with the mascot, Wally the Walnut, and at community events when the team is out of town. If you want to come to a game and see her in action let me know. ;)

Madison turned in her high school ballet today. I can not believe she is starting high school next year. Double Yikes!! I am getting old. ;( She is going to be in the Forensic Program. It is a four year program that has additional science and preps for forensic college programs there last year. Maybe she will be Dr. H, (like the coroner on TV, Dr. G. in case you don't watch that show) She is very excited. And has straight A's this quarter. Yeah Maddy!

Utah State

Jordan has deceided to go to Utah State University. She is all signed up for orientation and received her housing packet, with an Aggie chapstick!!

Go Aggies!!

Spring Time

I love Spring. This weekend there was no rain!! It was nice to get outside and get our yard in shape. The early garden is in and the summer veggies are starting to sprout. Nathan has been working hard to get the back yard looking lovely. I think it helps him with stress to dig up the dirt and mow the lawns and fuss over the weed/grass ratio. I am just grateful for the results. I will clean the inside of the house all year long to not have to mow. I only enjoy the fluff of gardening planting, watering, pulling easy weeds, harvesting, etc...

After a busy day of yard work Nathan BBQ some chicken, to was so yummy.

Jordan had her first paying job interview yesterday with the Modesto Nuts. She is excited of the opportunity to have a fun summer job. If she gets the job she gets a few free tickets, so Nathan is totally excited. Baseball for free. Isabel thinks she will get free cotton candy or an slushy so she is excited, Maddy could care less because she doesn't like baseball. As for me, I have happy that she has so many wonderful opportunities to learn and grow, but I am still wishing for the days when she would play dress up and the farthest she would go was to stay at Grandma's for the night. There were no boyfriends, no college applications, no jobs, no driving, just lots of Barbie's and make-up, there has always been make-up where Jordan is concerned! Those days are stored away in my memory where all three of our beauties will always be 4, where everything is pink, sparkly and beautiful.