Halloween as a Kid

Photo's courtesy of Mandy!  I LOVE Halloween especially as a kid!  It is such a fun holiday and I love that it is at the end of October so you have the entire month to celebrate!  I love carving pumpkins, I love the fall leaves, i love the decorations, I love dressing up, I love trick or treating, I love Hocus Pocus, I love my moms chili we eat every Halloween, and pretty much everything about this holiday. Sadly as I have gotten older it's not as easy to enjoy all the fun things about Halloween, but I can't wait to have children so I can do it all with them!  Here are some pictures of my old Halloween trick or treating days!  Those were the best!!!  If you don't know Mandy she was my best friend growing up, and she is in all of these pictures!  haha 

Dead school girls!  This was a awesome Halloween day because of the grey and black clouds, with all the leaves changing colors!  

 Queen Amadala haha my brother wanted me to be that more than I did.  

 This one I am a 50's girl and am jealous because look how awesome Mandy's Cinderella costume it!  She even has Cinderella hair!  

 Mindy, Mandy, and Me as masquerade butterflies.  We found these masks and couldn't figure out what we would be but really wanted the masks.  So I think my mom made of the masquerade butterfly name.  

 Pocahontas!  I love that we are the same most years.  

 This year we did Wizard of Oz theme!  I was Glynda, Mandy was Dorthy, and Mindy was the wicked witch of the west!  haha We even took around my dog to be Toto!

Happy Halloween Everyone!  

Falling in Love with Fall Part 2

A hike up Logan Canyon!

Cute lil'inch worm! 

 It took a lot of work to get this shot with balancing the camera on rocks and such, and Jason almost fell in the water trying to get to me before the timer went off!  haha but it worked!  the things we do to get a picture! ( :

We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, and couldn't love it more!

Falling in Love with Fall!

We had such a wonderful relaxing anniversary away from school and work. I was so happy the leaves are already changing in Park City and its such a great reminder of our fall wedding. It was absolutely beautiful by our hotel and the mountains were splashed with the most beautiful colors. Here are some pictures.

The Marriot Mountainside @ Park City

I Love how this picture turned out with the light coming through the tree.

Going up to the Alpine slide

Jason being a stud as usual and carrying my sled thingy ( ;

Here we go!

We took the scenic drive home and it was gorgeous. I love living in the mountains, and in such a beautiful state! I hope fall lasts as long as possible because I am not ready for the winter!

SEPTEMBER 24TH 2011

Tomorrow Is Our 2 Year Anniversary!!!

Top of Utah Marathon! "Revised by Jas face"

For the last 5-6 months my brother Brad and I have been preparing for the Top Of Utah "TOU" Marathon here in Logan, Utah. I know crazy right..what would ever possess us to do something like this on our own!? ha. The desire, motivation, and goal to run a marathon started out when I was a young boy handing out water cups as early as I can remember during the St. George Marathon that passes through my little hometown of Veyo, Utah. I have had two siblings run a marathon before (Ben & Laurie). Brad and I were both not getting any younger so I decided to make a goal of running it this year, miraculously convince Brad to do it with me, and fulfill my talk with action and not allow my dream of running one to never be acted on. I was blessed to live in a valley that is surrounded by beauty which helped motivate me to get out and enjoy the surroundings we were blessed to live by..the losing weight and getting back into shape part helped too :) !!

Here is the Broski and I the night before the race...

We seriously had no idea what was about to hit us physically, mentally, and mother nature"ly."

I heard rain drops as I laid awake most of the night before getting up at 4. As soon as the wheelchairs

took off the down poor or rain began. We were ringing out our shirts, running in water and wet shoes

for the first 14 miles of the race...I know right, LUCKY!!!

This was by far the hardest physical thing I have ever done and the mental part follows pretty close

behind that physical aspect of it all. We supported each other throughout the race, fed off of great people

cheering us on, and finished together.

Here is my Luva and proudest supporter with me after getting home!!! This is my sweet TOU moose medal, I think I was more stoked for the 26.2 sticker!

Here is a video Janae Nae made of Brad and I crossing the finish line. Turn up the volume..she is cheering really loud and I want you to get the full effect of just how much she loves me!!! You are the best babe!!!