Jack O'Lanterns

I am by no means a great photographer so don't laugh too much at my flashless pictures.

 Mom's, mine and Victoria's pumpkins

Pirate Murder Mystery Dinner

For my ward Halloween party they held a pirate themed murder mystery night. It was a lot of fun! Practically everyone dressed up which was great. We sat at the table with the bishopric. They totally didn't have a clue as to what to do. It was so funny!

Me, my friend Jenn and her friend Melinda.

I spent at least an hour on my hair and make-up. I curled 

all of my hair up in ringlets. I think it looked great!

The Zoo Again!

 

Addie actually sat on the elephant for the first time. It was a riot to watch her interact with the fake elephant.

 This is Addie so excited to get on the carousel.

Lilah was awake so she got to go on the train ride with us.

 Spider Addie

My favorite picture from the whole trip!

The Haunted Villiage

The Regional YSA activity this month was up at This Is The Place State Park. For a couple bucks you got to go to a stomp, a glow bracelet, donuts, cookies, hot chocolate and a pass to go through the haunted village.

It was fun to hang out with my sister and friends. Although, going through the haunted village reminded me that I really don't like haunted houses. At All. I haven't been up to This is the Place for a long time, so it was fun to see some of the new additions they've made to the park.

With Victoria and her friend before we went through the haunted village. You can see the entrance behind us.

Afterwords with my friend Marchelle. Victoria and her friends went ahead of us, so they got the initial scare and we just sauntered along after them. That's really the best way, in my opinion.

Harvest Festival at the Zoo

At the beginning of October the Zoo held a party for all of the zoo members. It was super crowded, but Mom, Addie and I had a lot of fun!

Addie's happy face

Riding baby Zuri (that's the new baby elephant at the zoo, 

who Addie absolutely loves!)

Playing in the misters. It was a hot day!

Flashback Friday: Halloween Pumpkin

Whine Day at the Library

It seemed like everyone at the library was whining about something today at the library. One person whined that we didn't have a color printer. Another, that we couldn't just sit and chat with the patrons. One guy took 15 minutes to log in to his Facebook account and thought that we should reimburse his minutes for him.

But my most favorite was a guy with two feathers stuck in the back of his baseball cap - like an Indian. He wanted us to make sure that the dictionary we keep on a pedestal remains closed when people aren't using it. Why? Because he didn't like the subliminal messages that it (the dictionary) was sending him.

Flashback Friday: Tap Dance Routine

I think this was my favorite dance routine and my second favorite costume. I loved tap dancing back then, well, I still love tap dancing.

Flashback Friday: Street Shows

Every summer my dance studio had street shows where we would perform around the town. This was in July of 1991.

My Super Cute Nieces

 Raspberries for breakfast

 Playing with all of the stuffed animals

 Just cute!

Helping make pie crusts

Flashback Friday: The International Peace Gardens

Playing around with my cousins, Victoria and Jess

New Library Booksale Books

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom - Martin
Oh, The Thinks You Can Think - Suess
Fancy Nancy - O'Connor
Rapunzel - Zelinsky
A Bad Case of Stripes - Shannon
The Greedy Python - Carle
Let's Dance Little Pookie - Boynton
Opposites - Boynton
The Go To Bed Book - Boynton
Night, Night Little Pookie - Boynton
Barnyard Dance - Boynton
Put Me In The Zoo - Lopshire
Go, Dog. Go! - Eastman
Horns To Toes - Boynton
Dangerous to Love - Thornton
Dangerous to Kiss - Thornton
Dangerous to Hold - Thornton
Secrets of a Scandalous Bride - Nash
Married By Morning - Kleypas
Shady Lady - Thornton
How I Became a Pirate - Shannon
Wild About Books - Sierra
Venetia - Heyer
Somewhere I'll Find You - Kleypas
No Marriage of Convenience - Boyle
Midnight Pleasures - James

Conference Sunday

I love Conference Sunday. This year our ward had a luncheon in between sessions. My friend, Jill, caught this picture of me. Then, while listened to the sessions I did some beading. I made all but the first set during Conference.

Flashback Friday: July 1991

I'm not quite sure why I'm in the picture, but it's supposed to show off Victoria's new dress she got for her birthday.