Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Carl came up with this costume idea this year. Usually he wants me to think of something and do it all. Well, this year he came home one day and said "I have the perfect costumes for us this year!" Well he was a flyfisherman and I was his catch! I searched and came up with this. What do you think? I'm a Rainbow Trout - thus the pink stripe down the side. It was pretty fun and we got lots of compliments and laughs! Hope your Halloween was fun:)

Celebrating October Birthdays!

We have two family birthdays in October so we had a family dinner to celebrate Doug and Hannah's Birthdays. My baby is 22! Yikes! How did that happen? We had a great time together. The grandkids enjoyed being with everyone and we loved the happy spirit we all felt. Love our family so much!

Date Night with Liam!

Friday evening Erin had a GNO (Girls Night Out) Party so Papa and Grandma Lee had a special date night with Liam. We went to Freddy's Burger Shop and then walked around the Car Show. Liam loves cars so he was really into it. His favorite was the BIG MONSTER TRUCK! We had fun with Liam. He is such a busy guy and a very happy fellow. We love him so!

Carl's Dental Ordeal!

On Friday, Carl had some oral surgery.  He needed a tooth extracted and the prep work for an implant.  He really does not like to go to the dentist therefore, this drastic measure!  Well the surgery was supposed to be a couple of hours.  It turned into 4 hours in the torture chair!  He was not asleep either.  He opted to just have the local stuff and also opted not to have the prop for his mouth.  He is a stud, you know!  Well,  I was prepared for a real baby to deal with but he has been amazingly tough!  That's my superman for you! 

He has, however, not recovered as quickly as he would like.  He tried to go hiking yesterday.  Got up and ready to go.  Fortunately his truck was in the shop so my car was the only vehicle around.  I hid the keys because he is supposed to rest at least through the weekend.  Well after much consternation and whining he finally relented and went back to the bedroom to change.  In a short time, he was out staggering down the hallway asking why the house was spinning!  I knew I was smart for not giving in to him!  Well,  he has been more tired than anything and takes several naps a day.  He did go to church today and lasted longer than I expected.  We came home after Sacrament Meeting and he took a long nap.  He is not even swollen up either.  I would have expected for all that long work in his mouth and the fact that they had to cut the tooth apart in several pieces to remove it that he would really be puffy.  Not so!  He looks pretty normal to me and everyone else.

Well, on to recovery.  Hope it goes as well as he hopes for the rest of the week until he gets his stitiches out on Thursday.  Love you, my Superman!

Fall Decorations!

I love to decorate for the seasons and holidays! Since we moved I have had trouble figuring out where everything is stored. I finally found my fall stash on Saturday so I could complete my decorating. This is just the table decor. There are a lot of things throughout the house and outside. I love the way this turned out though. Happy Fall and Happy Halloween!

Granddaughters in Greer with Us!

Columbus Day Weekend

For Columbus Day, I had Monday off from school so we when up to the White Mountains to see the fall leaves and enjoy some cooler weather. It actually snowed on us on Friday evening as we were driving up! There was snow on the ground for the next morning for a bit but it all soon melted. The weather was definitely nippy! We stopped in Show Low for some bread (which I forgot to bring) and I picked up a nice warm coat. Good thing I did! It was beautiful there. Ben and Shanae joined us for the weekend as well. We enjoyed playing with the girls and eating out. I've noticed that the last few times we have been to the mountains, that it takes a day to adjust to the altitude. Carl and I both spent a good part of Saturday taking naps. We did not see as many colorful trees though. There was a terrible fire, the Wallow Fire, that destroyed thousands of acres of trees so the middle picture shows what we mostly saw on our drive through the mountain roads. It got very close to Greer, where we stayed. Several mountain homes were destroyed. It will take a long time to recover. Even the streams were badly damaged. The fish dyed from the ash that got in the streams so the fishing is gone for some time now. Carl is especially sad about that:(