Pumpkins

Tonight we got our pumpkins ready for Halloween.

We've had a million things going on lately so I really wasn't feeling up to actually carving pumpkins this year. I found these face pieces that you can just poke into the pumpkins to make them look cute. Hayden thought it was fun but as soon as we stuck a piece in, she just wanted to pull them right out. We had to hurry and stick them all in and take the pumpkins outside out of her reach. Didn't they turn out so fun!

Ryan is leaving for China tomorrow. He is going to be gone for 2 weeks again. I am not excited. My mom is coming next week. That will be awesome but Hayden and I have to be alone for 5 nights. I hate that. Ryan is taking our computer with him so I will be out of the loop for a couple weeks.

Have a great Halloween!

Lame

So, Hayden has playgroup once a week with about 4 other kids. We take turns having it at our house. This week was supposed to be at our house but I thought it would be fun to take the kids to a petting zoo I read about in a community magazine.

I looked up the directions on google maps and we headed to the petting zoo. It should have taken us 20 minutes to get there but it took an hour. Yes, an hour. Google maps gave me the wrong directions. I was so bugged. That's the first lame part.We finally make it there and I said "This better be worth and hour in the car." Was it? Umm, no. It was this dinky little place with a lot of chickens and ducks, a bunny, 2 goats and 2 cows that were hiding. We couldn't even pet the animals. Why call it a petting zoo if the animals are behind a fence and you can't get anywhere near them? The girls did like the animals but it took us 5 minutes to see them all. So, it took us an hour to get there and we stayed 5 minutes. LAME!!

We ended up stopping at McDonalds 2 minutes from my house and taking it back to let the kids play at my house. So much for great ideas :)

Stades Farm

Today we went to Stades Farm with my Bro's fam. The weather was perfect and it was so fun. They had big areas full of corn with slides and tubes that the kids could play in.
It took Hayden a minute but then she loved the corn. She got buried by Daddy and Uncle Adam.
We left the corn for a bit but then Hayden wanted to go back. We put her back in the corn and she immediately laid down.
I know these 3 pictures are really similar but I love them all so I couldn't pick just one.

They also had a tower of hay with about 4 levels to climb up.

Then we took a hay ride out to their big pumpkin patch. We got to get off and pick our own pumpkins. Hayden was tired and didn't want to be on the truck so she was screaming and yelling most of the ride, but she liked running around checking out the pumpkins.

We ended the trip with some Apple Cider donuts. They were so good. They tasted like churros. Hayden loved them of course. It really was a fun day. Stades Farm is really cool. They have a corn maze, petting zoo, pony rides, a pumpkin cannon and some little craft booths that we didn't even get to. We are going to have to make this a yearly tradition :)

Nasty

So, I want to start off by complaining. About a month ago Hayden discovered those shopping carts that look like cars. Now she refuses to shop any other way. I hate those stupid things. No matter what store I go to I always end up with the one with the broken wheel. So the thing is shaking like it's about to fall apart at any second and you can hear it clear across the store. You have to have a running start to have enough force to make the cart turn a corner and they don't fit in the check out lane. Really, they are horrible.

Sorry, now to the story. I'm grocery shopping the other day and Hayden is riding in the delightful car cart. I'm just walking along throwing groceries in the cart and I look at Hayden. She's eating a donut. No, we aren't near the donut section. No, she didn't sneak out of the cart and grab a donut from the donut case thing. Some kid must have left the half eaten donut in the cart and Hayden decided to take a big bite herself. Nasty! That's all I have to say about that. Nasty!

Super Savings

Ok so I have to take a minute and tell you about an awesome blog my friend Dalynne turned me on to. It's frugalisfab.blogspot.com (I put the link on the side of my page). On the site, this lady tells you the deals and what coupons to use with what. So, I went to Walgreens yesterday and bought all of this stuff. If you can't tell what it is, I'll tell you: 4 cans of soup, hand soap, cotton swabs, a toothbrush, a battery razor, 2 boxes of Nutri-Grain bars, 2 packages of Dove chocolate bars, children's tylenol, Tylenol cold, Tylenol allergy, Rimmel Foundation, and RevitaLift cream cleanser. The total before coupons and rebates was about $70 and I got it for $4.41. That's right, I saved about $65. You do have to cut coupons and fill out the rebate online but really that few minutes is worth $65. So, take a minute and check it out and save some money. That's always fun :)


I just wanted to throw in this picture. Hayden loves wearing my necklaces around the house. I can't believe how big she is!

Working Woman

That's right, I am now a working woman. I got a part time job at Halloween USA for the next 6 weeks. Yep, I work with all of the gothic teenagers. No, everyone is actually really nice. So, I'll work a few nights and Saturdays while Ryan's at home. I told Ryan that part of the deal with me going back to work is that the house may be a disaster and I might be ornery. He said he could handle it for 6 weeks, so off to work I go. I'm excited to get some extra cash to play with for a little bit. Plus, I get 30% off. My friends and family get 30% off too, so if any of you are around and are looking for some Halloween fun, come my way :)

The Proposal

A couple of you asked about our proposal, so here it is.

It was Labor Day weekend 2004. Ryan's roommate was getting married in Logan Utah. We had other friends up in Logan so we decided to go up together and stay Friday and Saturday night. So, we went and I stayed with my friend Neesha and Ryan stayed with his friends Chalise and Mike.
On Saturday morning Ryan went to his friend's sealing and wedding luncheon. I hung out with Neesha and was waiting for Ryan to pick me up for the reception. Ryan was taking longer than planned and I was getting a little bugged. It took him so long because when he got out of the sealing, he got a call saying my ring was ready. Instead of going to the luncheon, he drove to Clearfield, which is an hour each way, to pick up my ring.
So, he picks me up for the reception and we drive to the Sherwood Hills Resort, where the reception is. The whole way I'm asking Ryan when he thinks my ring will be ready, but he didn't give anything away. We get to the Resort and go into the nice little restaurant there. We walk in and the waiter asks if we have a reservation. Simultaneously I say "No" and Ryan says "Yes". I'm totally confused and Ryan tells me that he wanted to surprise me with a romantic dinner instead of going to the reception. I accepted that explanation. We ate a yummy dinner and then the waiter brought out cheesecake for dessert. Along with it he brought out a tray with a dozen red roses on it. Ryan got down on his knee and proposed there in the restaurant. His friend had dropped off the roses and a camera while Ryan was getting the ring. So, a waitress was taking pictures while Ryan proposed. It was just like in a movie! It really was so romantic and just perfect!
Afterward was so funny. We were staying another night so we headed to the grocery store to get some breakfast stuff. We got pulled over twice on our way to the store because one of the headlights was out on the car. We finally make it and are checking out and the cashier mentions how sparkly and new my ring looks. I told her that we just got engaged. She calls over all of the other workers and they all start oohing and ahhing and clapping. It really was like in a movie.
So, yeah, it was a great proposal and we went and stayed in that Resort for our first anniversary and they even gave us free cheesecake :) Perfect!