punkins…and more

October 20, 2010

we are a little ahead of schedule this year for halloween festivities,
because our life is going to be packed with so many other adventures
the next few weeks {or months}…

this past weekend…

we carved punkins…
we played mr. potato head with our punkins,
we made rice krispies haunted houses,
we made caramel apples {the easy way},
we went boo-ing…

we had our annual family halloween dinner,
we made skull-candy necklaces…
and more!

life is good…


{still lovin’ warty punkins!}

we indulged in sweets all weekend,

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Cafe Paeson

October 18, 2010
from the owners who brought us ‘cafe rio’,

we now have ‘cafe paeson!’ right here in orem!

the same freshly made food,
the same amazing goodness…
italian style!

{see here}

my recommendation…run, don’t walk!

we dined on the apple pork salad served over wheat flatbread,
kids’ cheese pizzas {to die for!},
and on friday & saturday evenings after 5pm,
you can order lasagna…

did i say delicious???

i’ll be back, soon.

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and two tails.

while on this trip,
kj & myla spent serious time lizard hunting.

kj was given a baby lizard from his cousin,
and myla’s jealousy started raging!
so, uncle ryan gave the kids rides on a 4-wheeler to help with the search.
till myla found one…


she was so pleased to finally find a horny toad!

so, we traveled home with one horny toad & one dessert lizard in slurpee cups.

the next evening, husband surprised the kids with a spontaneous trip to the pet shop to get a cage,

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flashback friday

October 15, 2010
we made our annual-october trip to lagoon a couple weeks ago
for frightmares.

while there, we visited pioneer village,
and took an old-fashioned family picture…

we had done this once before,
in 2004~


and now, six years later…
in 2010!
wow. how our family has changed!
{i wish i still looked that young!}
…husband said we need to keep the tradition alive,
and go get a picture taken again, in six years…
our kids will be 10,

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this weekend, our story began with dusty’s high school reunion.

…his twenty-first reunion, which included an entire decade of class reunions

in his small town nevada. 1985-1994.

we attended an adults~only dinner, and the homecoming football game, friday night lights! husbands 1A school plays 8-man, pvhs won somewhere around 58-0… go panthers!

we attended an alumni volleyball game, where kiana and i played and we all had fun.

there was an alumni basketball game, where the kids ruled the gym
between the scoreboard and microphone…

there was a potluck at the city park with bounce houses,

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once again, without realizing it till the pictures came home,
i dressed or encouraged my kids to wear the same two colors for their school pics this year…

i totally have color-moods.


and, i can’t begin to explain how much i love thee four.

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