1st Snow!

Well, today was our first snow!  It's only October but I guess the weather has decided it's time to snow.  I like the snow I'm just not looking forward to the colder weather.  Oh well, I guess Utah does have four seasons.  It was sure pretty though and the flakes were so big!  I sure do love when it snows I just wish it could be warm when it snowed.  Then that would be perfect!

Halloween Party

Kylee's in-laws always have a Halloween party every year so we decided to join the fun!  I'm not really sure what you would call our costumes but I guess we would be a flashback from the 70's or something like that.  Colton borrowed his uncles prom suit and I wore one of Grandma's old dresses.  I'm not really one to go all out and dress up but it was fun.

Halloween Craft

Today I crafted with all my in-laws and had a blast.  I love to craft and we all made a "monster" today.  I had the hardest time picking out all the paper though and that should have been the easiest part!  But, I had a fun time and it turned out super cute.  I thought it would only take an hour or two but it took me about five!  It was fun to say the least though and  I can't wait until the next time we craft. 

MONSTER

Hay Jumping

Apparently this was one of Colton's favorite things to do when he was younger so he decided to teach the boys!  We were watching the boys for a while and took them on a ranger ride.  Our last stop was the hay bails and the boys loved it!  They were so excited and  I think we might have to do this every time we watch them now!

The boys were loving it!

Colton and the boys jumping from hay bail to hay bail.

Visit to CO!

Colton and I were able to go to Colorado to visit with my family for a week and we had a great time!  We just relaxed and played games every night which I loved!  We would stay up all night playing card games and dominios and had a blast.  We also went to the lake the one day and LOVED that.  I love the lake and I love to air chair.  I would love to live on a lake if I could!  Colton, Jake, and Zach all built a wakeboard and snowboard bench the one day.  Oh the things that they like to do... My cousin, Ashlyn, was also there visiting so we had a fun time to say the least!

We are one good looking group!

Colton on the air chair!

Colton and Ash taking a beating on the tube!

Jake and Colton working on their wakeboard bench.

The old man had a birthday!

Colton turned 25 today!!  He spent all day working at the farm since his dad was in Alaska and I don't think he would have rather done anything else.  We had a little cake and then he opened his presents and let me tell you he was very excited!  Although I hid his present and he happened to find it so he already knew what he was getting but he didn't care.  His has been wanting these drills for a while now!  I think it was a pretty good day.

He just had to put these on and show off!

So happy for his new drill set!

Melissa's Wedding

I was so happy to be able to go to my cousins wedding today!  I hadn't seen her for about 2 years so it was fun to visit with her for a little bit.  She was so beautiful and I am so happy for her!  I was excited that my mom was able to come to the wedding too so I could see her!  Congrats Melissa!  Love you.

Melissa was so beautiful!

Cutting the cake!

We love you Aunt Alta!

Bear Lake!

This weekend we went to Bear Lake for our annual family reunion!  We had so much fun and I didn't want it to end.  The weather wasn't the best because it decided to rain everyday while we were there but we still had fun.  This is my favorite trip of the whole year.  I love the boat and I love to go air chairing.  I would go everyday if I could!  I loved spending time with my family and can't wait to see you all again in February!

I LOVE to air chair!!

Jake body surfing.

Aunt Danielle and Aunt Tammy tubing.

Alex my cousin and Alex my sis in law! Love you both.

I think it was a good run!

Jake teaching the cousins how to make bracelets.  He was a big hit! Jake will have to do craft time from now on! =)

Birthday!

I was so fortunate to have Jake and Alex here for my birthday.  I couldn't have asked for anything better!  It was fun to visit with them and while they were here we had to show them the farm and the turkeys.  Alex loved the baby ones and didn't get too close to the bigger ones which I don't blame her.  I don't like the big ones either.  Then we saddled up the horses and went for a little ride which was fun!  They are going to have to come back so we can go riding in the mountains!  I'm glad they came to visit and can't wait until they come back!  Love you guys.

Colton and Jake riding the horses.

She didn't quite know what to do with so many of them!

Love these two. So glad you came to visit!

St. George Trip

This weekend we went to St. George for a wedding and this was the first time I had ever been there! It was hot there and I was loving it!  Colton and his mom thought it was way too hot but it was perfect!  I could totally live where it is warm all the time like that.  The wedding was good and then we did a little shopping and that night we went to the Tuacahn to see Aladdin.  That was the first time I had ever gone to a play there and it was really fun.  It was a fun little trip to just get away for a day or two.  I think I could visit there again for sure!

FIRE!

 A fire about five miles north of us started yesterday at about 5 pm.  I was really fascinated because I have never been this close to a fire before so I was kind of excited.  I took a lot of pictures because who knows when I'll be this close to a fire again. A lot of other people were taking pictures too, I guess a fire is a BIG deal here and is very exciting!  The fire is staying north of us and heading east so it won't be coming to us unless the wind decides to change direction.  There were some small towns that had to be evacuated last night and as of this morning the fire is only 4% contained and has burned over a thousand acres.  This year is bad for fires.  There are already so many and so many more to burn I'm sure.  Colton's dad has some land and turkey sheds up in the hills just south of the fire now and hopefully they will be safe!  It has been crazy to watch the fire and the dark smoke going up into the sky.  It's amazing how quickly they burn and how long it takes to put them out so it is going to be burning for a while still.

The start of the fire.

Later on that night about 8pm.

It was cool to see the flames once it got dark.

Fire today.  Colton took me up in the hills so I could get a good picture!

Girls Camp 2012

A success!  I was fortunate to be a Girls Camp leader this year and I was so excited!  I always loved girls camp when I was in Young Womens and now I was able to be a part of it again!  I had the best lady to work with and together we made Girls Camp a success!  We planned for hours...went shopping for the food for hours...packed everything up, unpacked everything, and packed everything up again which took hours...but I loved it!  I wouldn't have changed anything about it.  Except for maybe doing some food prep before hand and having food scrubbers to wash the dishes and a few little things like that but other than it went well.  Next year we will both be more prepared and know what to expect since neither of us had ever done this before!  But, it was great and loved being up their with all the girls.  I cannot wait until next year!

Our wonderful group!

We lit floating lanterns. So much fun!

Best Camp Leaders ever right here!!

Our skit and they made me be the main part! Wasn't too excited.