“It’s a wonderful life.”

November 30, 2008

is currently the show playing at “Kingsbury Hall.” in SLC.
{totally recommend going!}
Our dear friends have all three of their boys starring in the kids cast…

So, we kicked off the Christmas season by going with the Duckworth’s to dinner at Buca di Beppo’s and the show…

We made reservations for the “Pope’s room,” a round table that seats 12-16 people! We all got a good laugh at the statue of the Pope’s head in the middle of the table, it was a bit odd to have him staring you down while you were eating…dinner was delicious, as expected. As always, we ordered way too much food!

It was so much fun to have such a large group,

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thanksgiving

November 28, 2008

our neighborhood turkey bowl is one of our newest-favorite family traditions for Thanksgiving… this is the 2nd year we gathered at our neighborhoods large lawn and played football. every age plays. It was such a beautiful day for football!

sela – a little unsure of what to do
Kiana & Elle playing catch…trying to play catch, i should say…

the game…
there were a few rules
1. no adult could interfere with a childs attempt at catching a pass.
2. if an adult caught the ball if thrown to them, they had to run backwards.
{this was particularly difficult for me…}
3.

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pro look turkey bowl

November 26, 2008

this year it was the oldest five vs. the youngst five

white team {old guys} lost 6-5
dusty: “but we kept our pride.”

brian/jason/nick/kc/brent l/brent h
jared/dusty/jarom/troy/ash


wow, that is some good eye candy…

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it has been a girls week, and we’re not stopping yet!

Our neighborhood had bunco tonight,
Cherisa hosted, it was the yummiest food and she has the most adorable
contemporary home I have EVER seen!

don’t ask me what is wrong with my NEW point-n-shoot – here’s the picture…

After bunco I came home for a couple hours and then Kiana and I headed out sporting our twilight tees to the midnight premiere!
becky/jenn/kara/shannon/kiana/me
the jacob fans-
me/kiana/shannon
{we were front row Joe’s since we did NOT stand in line a few hours for good seats…}
ivy came along and is such a doll-
the edward fans-
becky and a not-feeling-so-well jenn…

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“artsy-fartsy” pomanders

November 20, 2008

I hosted my annual GNO tonight for dinner and pomanders in my home.

Our menu was {from classy cuisine}:
pecan crusted chicken cordon bleu
green bean casserole
berry salad
orange rolls
pumpkin bars
wassail

a few of my favorite women…
left to right:Eva/Lu/me/Lucy/Caryn/Rebecca/Bethani/Daphne/Diane/
Jenn/Susan/Becky/Shannon{Ivy- out of the picture}i can’t begin to explain how funny and unexpectedly difficult it was to take a group picture. oh my. As soon as someone posts one to their blog that is better than the best one I have, I will replace it

my favorite quote this evening was from Jenn…
“I’m not creative. I’m good with numbers.

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all things FALL…

November 9, 2008

are showing up around our home-
leaves falling
sweaters
pumpkins
cinnamon
hot apple cider
football
soup
pilgrims
family
gratitude

I have not been excited about the cold weather approaching,
but there is always something exciting, vibrant, and fresh in the air
when the seasons change.

the rhodes & howell kids…







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