Carving Pumpkins

Tonight we carved our family pumpkin. Danielle didn't really want anything to do with it, but Grant and I had fun carving. Danielle ran around the house eating a couple peices of candy corn. We bought one of those carving booklets this year and found a fun & easy pattern. Hope everyone has a fun & safe Halloween. We're taking Danielle out trick or treating around the neighborhood.


Miss Kitty running away from the camera.


BEFORE


DURING


Daddy & Danielle & the jack-o-lantern.


AFTER

Birthday Dinner!

So I've started a tradition and it's a Birthday Week. You celebrate your birthday 3 days before and 3 days after the real day. I thought it was fitting since this year I turned the BIG 3-0!! To end my week long celebration, we went out for dinner and drinks last night. Thanks to everyone who came out to help me welcome my 30's with a SMILE and cocktails to say the least!


Dennis, Brent & Grant laughing at the fact that I'm so young compared to them.


Teresa, Jeanette, and Simmy enjoying a cocktail before dinner. Sim isn't flipping me off, she's telling me I'm #1.


Megan, Rachelle, and I having a Thelma & Louise moment.


Deciding what to wish for before I blow out my candles. :) (I hate this pic) I look evil, I guess that's what happens when you've had a few too many cocktails.

Celebrating in VEGAS

My mom, Kim and I went to Vegas last week to celebrate my 30th birthday and my moms 60th! We stayed at Treasure Island and had a very nice room. Kim and I were very lucky... winning at the lucky 7 slots and the black jack tables. My mom, not so much she left it all in Vegas. We took in our first Cirque show, Mystere, got toe rings, went shopping, ate great food (except for the TI buffet :), and had plenty of cocktails & laughs. This was the first time Kim & I have left our girls for more than a day. It was a nice getaway for us and the girls had fun with their daddy's. Grant was great at keeping up with Danielle. He even took her to our one year old class. Here's just a preview of the fun we had.


Me, Kim & my mom at the Mystere show... absolutely fabulous!!


Kim & I got 'layed' in Vegas. :)


Having fun waiting for the water show at the Bellagio.


Our home base... we got upgraded to a suite since it was my 30th & my moms 60th b.day.


I was lucky in VEGAS but not with this giant machine at Mandalay Bay.


Missing my little punky.


AHHH, Starbucks!! They were in every casino but this one was the BEST!!

I got Danielle the most adorable lady bug rain boots and a matching hat. Looking back I should have gotten the rain coat too but decided against it. Here are a couple of pics of her having fun stomping in the rain.


Playing in the rain with her new boots and hat... also getting rid of the last tomatoes on mommy's plant.


Checking out her new boots.

Picking the PERFECT Pumpkin

Stoney Brook Farm is a neat farm in Everson. They have a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, corn maze, and all sorts of farm animals. The farm is so neat, we've been twice this week. The first few pictures are from our outing on Saturday with Grandma Kyla and the second batch is with our friends Megan and Ronan.


The fam.


Pumpkins GALORE!!


Danielle & Daddy searching for the perfect pumpkin


Danielle meeting her first donkey.


Ride em' cowgirl.


Today's fun!!!

Danielle and her boyfriend Ronan taking in the sights


Megan, Ronan, Danielle & I on a hay ride around the farm.


Danielle & I under a silly tree that grows pumpkins.


Danielle running through puddles and checking out the animals. AND of course running the opposite direction of where we were headed... typical toddler :)

Funny

My business is really going to take off with this new cleaning product.



-Grant