Porcupine Meatballs & Pumpkin Carving Contest!!!

The Sargent Family joined us for a spectacular night of Brandon's favoritePorcupine dinner and some good old pumpkin carving.

of coarse...Brandon had to have the biggest pumpkin of us all haha

Stacy ruined Chris's "U" surprise while Brandon had no idea what he was going to to at this point. We seriously had such a blast carving these cute little pumpkins.

Pumpkin Heads...yeah we rock!!!

The mess followed by some delightful pumpkin seeds :)

Family pictures with the pumpkin children. Actually Brandon did carve our little Ducky. See the second pumpkin from the right...it's totally a little fetus baby haha

Seems I didn't get the memo that it's not cool to just carve a face in your pumpkin...you have to go all out and carve an entire picture these days.

left-right: Stacy with the love birds, Megan with Jack Skelington, Brandon with the fetus child, and Chris with the unsurprising "U"

the final project...which one is your favorite?

Fall Fun & Family Pictures!!!

So we decided to take advantage of those beautiful fall colors that are covering the mountains.

We took a drive up American Fork Canyon with Brandon's brother and his cute little family

Brandon's brother and his cute little family...we love them oh so much!

The colors up there are seriously so amazing!

Look at that little belly...

yes...we are hiding

yes...we are fighting

yes...I am holding a bouquet of weeds

and yes...we are in LOVE!!!

Ode to Summer and Sunny Days!!!

I can't help but look back at the beautiful Sunny Summer days and miss them already! We have had some amazing times, which have lead to amazing pictures, which have lead to amazing memories. Here are just a few of our summer memories I would like to highlight. ENJOY...

Summer Vacations and Foam Hands!!!

We have gone many places this summer including Lake Powell, McCall Idaho, and Seattle (for the New York Yankees game, BYU game, and of coarse to meet the ever so cute Monk Fish)

Building a New Home!!!

We built a new Home which we absolutely love, even though it has been an adventure...

Moving Day!!!

Welcome Home!!!

We got some yummy House Warming doughnuts from cute friendly neighbors...

Seriously...Welcome Home!!!

Our house flooded twice in two days. Leaving us with a swimming pool in our kitchen and a cesspool in our basement, a 30ft hole in our front yard, and an inside wind storm for three days straight.
Not to mention...one night we came home to about 25 police lining our street and the one with a huge machine gun tells us we are not allowed to go home. Come to find out there was a man running around our neighborhood with a gun...Welcome Home!!!

Climbing Trees, Scary Lagoon Rides, & our Favorite CTR 5 Sunday-School Class

Happy Fishin and 4th!!!

We went to Brandon's family cabin in Colorado to celebrate the 4th of July with some good old fishing...it was such a blast! I even caught a fish and Brandon said he felt like a "proud parent" I guess I did kinda squil like an excited little girl!

Farewell Mariah!!!

And a final farewell...saying goodbye to Mariah brings us to saying goodbye to summer fun and memories. This family has been through thick and thin with this boat. Good Old Mariah has served us well but now it is time to say farewell. "goodbye Mariah, it's been nice, hope you find your paradise" You will be missed by many!