15 years ago...

15 years ago I went to my first concert with some neighborhood girls and my mother (who wore ear plugs the whole time). Yes, New Kids on the Block were my passion. I had all the paraphernalia, sleeping bags, posters, music videos, etc. Then about 10 years ago, when I was in high school my friends and I brought New Kids back to our basements and we secretly became fans again memorizing their music videos and blasting the music while we dragged State street. Well last night we revisited the passion yet again at the NKOTB concert. The music was great and we had a ton of fun pretending we were young again, but I have to admit that the kids on the block are a little old...and with the exception of Joey...a little beyond their time...but I think once you are a new kids fan, there is no turning back. Thanks Melissa! So fun!
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I think we covered it...

Wow what a busy, fun, exhausting Halloween week we just had. I must say this year tops the chart as far as getting "into the holiday spirit" goes. We carved pumpkins, made halloween sugar cookies, had a party at her preschool, attended the halloween reading group at the library, visited the witches at Gardner Village, and then did the whole trick or treating thing. I am tired... halle had a blast. She passed out last night in her bed with a handful of m&ms in her hand and has also decided on her Halloween costume for next year. Cohen didn't quite get it, but he was an adorable fat little ducky and he slowly waddled from house to house trick or treating. All in all, I think we covered Halloween. Children really bring back the majic of Holidays.

Visiting the witches at Gardner Village

Carving pumpkins and baking pumpkin seeds...(my own personnel Halloween tradition)

Halle & Addy...they say best friends dress alike.

Our Trick or Treating group

Happy Halloween everyone!

Cohen is 1!!!

The first of many Happy years and Halloween partys occured last night....my little baby boy is one! We had a great party with all of our cousins. ll I attempted a pumpkin cake and lets just say it tasted better then it lookedWe ll dressed up for the occasion... Cohen loved all of his presents, but he would have settled for empty boxes just wrapped up.

He LOVED his cake as he does all food, any food. He just sat in his high chair laughing the whole time. His way of just saying, "ah yes life does not get any better"

The best bithday surprise of all was when Cohen just stood up and decided, "I think I will walk now" and took 15 steps. He has been walking ever sence.

leaves falling everywhere

Well I mentioned I like Fall, but never have I seen it so intensified and beautiful as I saw it last weekend. We went to Jackson hole with some friends minus all the children. For some reason the world just looks calmer and more beautified when you have the time to enjoy it without the demands, runny noses and messes (we really did miss them though). We went on a long bike ride bordered with thousands of trees and falling leaves everywhere. I was in heaven. We also soaked in hot tubs ate a lot of junk food (especially me) and were entertained with Wii action.

Pumpkin picking

So Chad is the ultimate traditionalist especially when it comes to holidays. Simply going to a local store to pick out a pumpkin will not due. He has childhood memories of driving in a car one hour, loading onto a hay ride and venturing out into the country to pick out the perfect pumpkin. Luckily for us we have a pumpkin patch right down the street and so Chad wasn't too disappointed this year (however he did drag Halle out to the furthermost corner of the patch to choose a pumpkin and afterwords she was covered with dirt and mosquito bites). After we picked our pumpkins we hit the hay maze and then called it a night. We look foreword to chopping down our own Christmas tree to also live up to Chad's standards.

Yum...fall...

So Chad is always relieved when fall roles around cause that means a garantee of good spirits around the house. I just LOVE fall, as most people do but it is by far my most favorite season and I am always in a good mood. Some of my favorite things include, cold nights and warm days, of course leaves falling on the ground (out here in farmington it means one leaf, singular), the start of my addiction to hot chocolate, sweatshirts and jeans, any candle scent that has the word "spice" in it, jogging or walking when it is brisk in the morning, utah football games, and the list goes on and on.....

Check out this cute picture my neighbor took...