Oh Halloween...

So, I have to say this is the first year since Jarod was almost 3 and Hannah was 18 months that they have dressed up for Halloween as a team. (FYI: They went as Pooh and Piglet.) Well, as you can see this year they are Purple Pirate and Orange Pirate. These costumes come from their summer fun and my summer work. We have 3 decks at our house that I needed to sand and stain this year. Jarod and Hannah would keep me company by playing "Hotdog Pirate". Two pirates who only wanted hotdogs.

As for Sarah, she has been "to old" for trick-or-treating since 5th grade. Usually she just hands out the candy, but this year she volunteered to take the kids trick-or-treating. She is dressed as 'Beth'. Who? you say, well no one but Sarah and her friend really knows. They are writing a book together and this is one of the characters. She is some kind of elf, I think.

What Flower are you?

Mom is a...

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."

Sarah is a...

I am a Violet What Flower Are You?

You have a shy personality. You tend to hesitate before trying new things or meeting new people. But once people get to know you, you open up and show the world what you are really all about."

Guess what we found?

Yes! That is right baby photos of 2 of our cousins. The top one is Tosh in 1979 Christmas. The second one is our cousin Nic with our MOM! He is about a year old. Mom remembers carrying him EVERYWHERE she went.Both are now parents themselves to some super cute boys. We are now on the hunt for our cousins Jared, Jessica, Ashley and Amber!

Rocks...By Hannah

Rocks
I love rocks. They are my favorite because they sparkle like diamonds. I like them because they are free in my garden. Some rocks are big and hard.
The End

Fall in Small Town Arizona...

One photo has a golden woods wood elf, can you find her?

2 Days of Wind...

and we are covered with pine needles. However, thankfully I have a little guy who loves cold weather (just like his mom!). Jarod went out front and started to rake up our pine needles. We were interrupted when a car stopped and asked about our house. You see, we are one of the crazy people trying to sell a house in this dead market. We have been on the market for over a year. We have decided to stay but are just waiting out our contract. Now it appears we have a showing tomorrow, maybe, they don't have appointment yet. Doesn't matter, we don't see it selling in this market. So, don't worry Sarah it looks like you will be going to FALA (The high school of her choice, it is an art school) after all.

I love the rake guitar! Rock on Jarod!

Black Hat Society...

The kids have been making Halloween decorations. This door comes from a shirt Sarah has. The two paper dolls are from mom's toy, her cricut! Way cool since Hannah is going as a purple pirate. Jarod wasn't sure what he was going as so he did a vampire. He has decided to go as Hannah's sidekick, an orange pirate!

A quick trip to the Peaks!

We ran up towards the snowbowl. It snowed alittle up there yesterday. We didn't hit the snow. We were hoping the Aspens had changed colors. We found gold leaves but that was it. So we took a small hike and posed for a lot of photos, for our camera crazy Mom. Love you Mom!

WHAT!?! We have to wait till next year!!!

Yes, It's so sad! The long awaited Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince will not come out till June or July of 2009. It was to come out this Nov. making Jarod a vey happy boy, but it has been pushed back. *crying* Hopefully we can all make it through this difficult time.



Snape(Alan Rickman),Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton),Argus Filch (David Bradley)



Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe),Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint),Hermione Granger(Emma Watson)



Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe),Horace Slughorn(Jim Broadbent)



Harry I will make it to see you on the bigscreen!! We love you Harry Potter!!!!