Broken Foot

Russell broke his foot on October 8. Bummer! Then shortly after that he got the flu (no, not swine flu) and then bronchitis. He is finally on the mend now.

The colors of Autumn

I LOVE the Fall. There is just a feeling in the air that brings joy to me. Autumn time means families gathering, the bringing in of the harvest, a warm and cozy home, and holidays. It makes me grateful for my many blessings. I love the colors that autumn time brings. These are the colors that can be seen around our yard and home.

Yellow - Aspen Trees
Deep Red - Burning Bushes

Yellow - Mums

Bright Orange - Pumpkins

Golden - Fallen peach tree leaves

White, Orange, & Yellow - Candy Cron

Surprise!

Kyle and I woke up EARLY on October 12 (his birthday) to leave on our trip to Nauvoo and this is what we found outside. We were totally SURPRISED. What nice and thoughtful friends Kyle has. Thanks Maue, Nikki, and Jana.

Our front door a.k.a.Birthday Zone.
A LARGE Nalgene and Kyle's favorite snack, white chocolate covered pretzels. His friends know him so well.

Darling artwork...Kyle camping up in the mountains.

The garage door was even decorated.

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Kyle's birthday

Kyle turns 22!

Kyle had a combined birthday party with his friend, Jana, on Saturday evening. He brought this "king" hat home and so I made him wear it in this photo.
The birthday boy.

Birthday boys

Geoffrey's birthday is October 11 and Kyle's is October 12 and so we got together as families to celebrate the their birthdays.

Cousins are great!

P.S. Amberly's birthday is October 10, but she lives in Arizona and couldn't make the cousins birthday party.

1800's

We were at Scott and Barbara's house after Zoey's blessing and Uncle Scott thought that Hyrum needed a gun to match his outfit and facial hair. So, Scott went and got his gun and we went outside and took pictures of Hyrum.

He so looks like he belongs in the 1800's.

After his accurate shooting skills, he got what he wanted...Courtney.

A name and a blessing

Zoey was given a name and a blessing by her father, Hyrum, on Sunday, October 11. Hyrum did an amazing job with Zoey's blessing. One of the things that stood out in my mind from her blessing was, "That she would have a love of reading and a desire to read the Book of Mormon and to learn from it, to love it, and to gain a testimony of it." Russell and I are so blessed to have sons who are worthy priesthood holders.

Courtney, Hyrum, & Zoey
Zoey was blessed in the same dress that her mom, Courtney, was blessed in. How cool is that?!

New Moms

My darling niece Cami had her second son, David, recently and Bri (my nephew, Golden's wife) came from out-of-state to help take care of Cami and her family for a few days. So, some of us girlie's (aunts & cousins) went to go visit them. We took pictures of the three new moms and their babies.

Bri & Ruby, Cami & David, and Courtney & Zoey.

Aren't they all darling?

I love them all so much!

Kyle, Lacey, & Zoey

We love the new addition to our family...ZOEY.

So cute in her little skirt.
Kyle & Zoey

Lacey & Zoey

Lacey loves to hold and cuddle with Zoey.

The Double-Barrel

Are you wondering what the double-barrel is? Well, at our home, it's when Russell gets both of his electric shavers going at once to shave his head. He cracks us up. We all laugh when he shaves his head like this. He not only is shaving his head, but he is massaging it at the same time.

Harvest Time

The blessings and joys of the harvest.
Tomatoes and jalapenos.

Early in the summer we enjoyed fresh peas from our garden.
Our neighbors, Mark & Lila, so generously share their delicious peaches with us from their tree each year. The branches hang over quite a bit on our side of the fence, so they let us pick whatever we want. They are the BEST PEACHES EVER! Thanks!
So grateful to fill our pantry with bottled peaches.
Lindsey picked plums from Trent's tree and together we made yummy plum jam. We have never made plum jam before and it's our families new favorite jam. Thanks Trent for sharing your plums with us.

So good!

Plum Jam

We have an apple tree that produced juicy apples this year.

I couldn't decide which picture I liked better of the apples, so that's why I am posting my two favorite. Silly me.

We also enjoyed onions and carrot's from our garden. We have had some yummy homemade salsa, tomato soup, and fresh tomato sandwiches.

Labor Day Weekend

The last half of Labor Day weekend we (Russell, Lacey & I) spent it at Scott and Barbara's cabin. We had a great time visiting, playing games, and riding 4-wheelers. Thanks for inviting us.

Lacey
As we were 4-wheeling we stopped for a little while and Scott told us about a legend from that area.
The tree with the legend symbol.

Judy & Barbara

Russell & Judy and Barbara & Scott

On top of Skyline Drive, with Mount Nebo in the background.

Russell's grilling again. This time he is trying out Scott and Barbara's new barbeque box for them. It's a cool barbeque box that fits right on top of a Camp Chef. We enjoy our barbeque box.

Opening Social

Russell once again is cooking over a grill. This time it's burgers for the BYU 50th Ward Opening Social.