A Crafty Post...

My sister-in-law recently held a "pay it forward" on her blog and I responded and was thus given this beautiful pillow! I saw it in her house and said a silent hope that it would one day be on my bed and then what do you know, it was given to me that very afternoon and now resides on my bed. Thanks Ang!

Now it is my turn to "pay it forward" and so I am offering something homemade for the first 3 people to respond to this email, who will then in turn make a similar offer on their blog. (Disclaimer: I do not profess to be a great crafter/sewer, but I do enjoy it and I don't promise anything before the new year, but I am good for it!) Since our blog is such a hot one, I would act fast - mostly, acting fast will boost my self-esteem, so thanks in advance.

Last week my friend Jen and I (and her mom and our boys) got together and did some spooky Halloween projects. The ghosts are the old classic cheesecloth ghosts and the Frankensteins are made out of wide-mouth mason jars and have tea lights inside. The ghosts were more of a mom project, but the boys loved painting their monsters. German even painted the face on his all by himself (far right).

Random Photos From our Utah Trip

We had a great trip to Utah. We got to go to Will and Amanda's wedding, go to a BYU football game with the Hallberg's, take my first trip to Tai Pan, and spend time reading with Grandma Clark. We also celebrated Joshua and my's birthdays, got to see lots of Joshua's extended family, and see almost all of our immediate families. Chad and fam - German asked us if we would pray so that Payton would know that we were missing you all! Sorry to the Hallbergs, I never think about taking pictures until it's too late, hence the one photo of G and Sydney!

Uncle Will and Aunt Amanda' Wedding

Will and Amanda were married on Sept. 24th in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple - it was a beautiful day for a beautiful wedding. We're very happy for them both and look forward to getting to know Will better.

Unfortunately, I only got one photo of the bride and groom and it wasn't a great shot, so I won't embarrass them by posting it here. I did manage to get a bunch of shots of my handsome young men - aren't they adorable?!

You'd think with five shots, one would have worked, but instead I have all five beautiful photos full of personality to choose from! What funny guys!

A Bunch of Random Photos from the last Month

A quick replay of the last few weeks (our trip to Utah will be in the next post!):

Joshua's second basketball accident in the last month - I think it might be time to sit out a bit - yeah, right!

Scotland is the messiest eater, but WOW does he like all kinds of food. By the way, he's still making slow progress on his walking.

This one is for Aunt Melissa (or anyone else) - isn't that a fun idea, a dorito covered cheeseball with olives?! AZ friends, sorry to blow the surprise of what I'll be bringing this year!

We went to a Diamondback game where they actually won (a first for us)! Don't you love the expression on Eli's face? He spends more than half of his life as a dog, so it's rare to get a boy smile out of him!

German is loving preschool! He is starting to sound out words all on his own and do some good problem solving with reading. The other day he spelled 'ciend' (kind) and 'hrt' (heart) - I think he's doing a great job!