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Happy Halloween! Randy and I finally carved a pumpkin last night. We wanted to do something a little different so we gave him a mustache. I think he's cute...

I have such good memories of Halloween when I was little. My mom would make us chili and bread sticks before we went Trick or Treating. My little sister Katrina would come with me and my friends and we would go as long as we could before we got too cold. Then we would come home and sort out our candy. Katrina and I would trade the candy we didn't like with each other. She would eat all her candy within a couple of days and I would save mine for months. When we were older, she told me that she secretly stole my candy from under my bed.
When I remember things like that I get so excited to start traditions with my kids. Halloween is such a fun time of year! I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween!

Mixing It Up

My husband surprised me with this awesome mixer for my birthday. He was so excited to give it to me, I got it right when I woke up before I had even gotten out of bed. I love it! I've already made cinnamon rolls and cookies and I have had it less than a week! I know I need to slow down or my clothes won't be fitting me much longer.

Ari's Wedding

Congrats to my beautiful niece Ariana who got married to Chad yesterday. It was a fun and beautiful wedding. We love you!

Happy 90th!

My grandmother turned 90 this week! We had a birthday party for her with all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins from my mom's side. They live all over the place so it was good to see everyone. I have so much love and respect for my grandma. I live pretty close to her and I'm grateful I get to see her. Whenever I go see her we play the card game Skip-Bo, and she always tries to feed me lots of food. I have so many great memories with her. She has always been so supportive and generous with me. She's never been on a computer so I know she won't read this but I love you Grandmother!

Ericka's Wedding and a New Do

One of my best friends Ericka got married on Saturday. It was such a beautiful wedding and is was so special to see her get sealed. Ericka - I love you so much and I am so happy for you and Wes!

Me, Jade, Stacie, and Bags (We missed you Tam and Lindsay!)


Ericka looked gorgeous in her dress!


I chopped about 9 inches off my hair. It feels weird to have it so short but I am getting used to it. I found a place to donate my hair that only requires 8 inches, most require more. If anyone is interested in trying a new haircut and donating their hair, click here.

Lagoon Day!

Last week Randy and I went to Lagoon with my two sisters and their families. My brother-in-law's work had free tickets. None of us had been there for years and years so it was a lot of fun to go on the new rides. Our favorite was the new roller coaster Wicked, it was so fun! We also took my two little nephews that are 4 and 2 on some of the kid's rides. I didn't have my camera with me but they were so cute on the rides together.

Katrina and Josh

Log Ride

Provo River 1/2 Marathon

My mom, Randy, and I ran the Provo River 1/2 Marathon on Saturday. It was Randy's first race ever, he did such a great job. It's 13 miles long and Randy seemed like he could have kept going and going. The three of us finished together in 2 hours and 5 minutes. It's a little hard to walk today but I'm so glad we did it. This is a picture of us before the race.