Oh, Bearded One

Thanks to Cortney's awesome Halloween costume, he was fortunate enough to allow his facial hair to grow longer. We both didn't know how we felt about the longer facial hair, but it turned out okay. I still don't know how I feel about it, actually. One part of me likes the long facial hair because Cortney looks so robust and more mature (the age-type mature). Another part of me doesn't like it because he doesn't look like Cortney, AND because I don't really like kissing a cactus. Even though it is no-shave-November, he decided to shave it off. The final collection:
If you give a man a razor...
Creepy? Like the wood paneling and vintage curtains? And the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Shirt?
This is a picture from Cortney's birthday, but it does a great job at showing my handsome hubs with a freshly shorn face. Isn't he good-looking? I sure think so!

The Turkey Trot!

A few weekends ago on a cold and snowy Saturday, I headed on up to M town to participate in the Turkey Trot! It was put on by my niece's volleyball team. While driving up there I was hesitant to even participate because of the weather. Then I said to myself, "C'mon you wussie!" When I arrived, they had plenty of warm drinks to keep your core temperature up. We even got awesome t-shirts! This is us before the race:

Thanks to the fact that it is a small town and that fewer people participated, we both won turkeys! (Sorry about the flash...)

After the race, we chilled for a bit...
And J practiced being debonair...
Afterwards, we headed to L's basketball tournament. It was fun to hang out with the girls!


L's team (coached by my sis) won all their games! Woot.
Aww, the cute family.
It was a fun, snowy Saturday!

Don't Fall Over!

Fall is my favorite time of year to take photos! The colors are intriguing and it really does fill my soul to be out in nature, especially during the fall. The more I take pictures, the more I come to appreciate Heavenly Father's creations and reflect on the grand scheme of things. It's amazing to me the beauty that is found right out our door! Here are some of my favorites from the fall:





















Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

State Champs

Last week, my niece's volleyball team, the Trojans, took state! Congrats Trojans!

I had the opportunity a couple of times this season to see some of their games. My niece, J is a freshman, but since she is so awesome, she was able to play on the J.V. team (and occasionally varsity). She is quite the athlete! She has only been playing volleyball for a short time, but she's definitely a natural and has become an awesome volleyball player.

We had a lot of fun hanging out at the games and watching the awesome Trojans dominate each team they played! The following pics are from a game at Bear River:

J is number 21...
C by her nickname stamp...
Ha ha!
Teamwork!
Waiting for the serve...
That's J - the blurry one who just KILLED the ball...
After each kill or point, the team on the floor comes together to cheer each other on. It's so cool to see their team spirit.
After the win against the Bears, we came outside to this sight....
Awesome, eh? Then this sight! (It's the old school Arctic Circle logo! Yeah!)

After we enjoyed some burgers and fries, we headed back home. Thanks C family! And congrats, J and the Trojans!

Halloween Festivities!

What a fun time of year it is! We were invited to Joel and Leah's costume party on Saturday night. It was so fun to see some friends we haven't seen in a while! It was fun to eat to our hearts' content and play fun games.

The Apple and Steve Jobs...

The girls!
Awww, the four friends back together!

On Halloween we got together with Lauren & Justin, and Christopher, Becky, and Baby P. We ate some soup, yummy wraps, and lots of candy. We watched "Wait Until Dark." What an awesome show! Yeah, I jumped a lot. Then we played some games and laughed a lot (as usual).

Jobs and Baby P!
Becky and Baby P!
Lauren's first trick-or-treaters of the night!
Awww, cute li'l punkin!

My sis sent me this pic of them in their costumes - cute!

Lauren and Justin - TRON!

Buzz S-Year!
The E-family stopped by for a visit! So cute! Randy - milk, Colette - cookie, M-donut, and little M - cupcake!
Osama bin Laden stopped by for some food and fun...

Awww, the perfect match!