utah

we went to utah for the.... i guess...."2nd annual fall utah trip" to visit my sister danielle and her family.

i absolutely love utah in the fall.

its gorgeous.

the weather was a nice and cool 60 degrees, and the mountains, greenery, and changing colors are my favorite.

it was a really fun and much needed trip. i had so much fun with my 2 sisters.

i love just being around them because

it reminds me how much alike we are and how much we have fun together.

i sometimes forget that because i don't live by any of them.

highlights include...

dinosaur museum

utah cafe rio....different from az cafe rio

berkeley playing endlessly with the kids

running outside with my brother in law

kneaders

seeing my college friends and their babies

the aquarium

f21 provo

5 guys

jon's alumni soccer game

pumpkin patch at thanksgiving point

playing outside

sundance for dinner

too much diet coke

lately i have had the bug to do a halloween craft, so i thought conference sunday would be the perfect day to get something done.

soooo...... this is what i came up with.

i do have to give credit to my cousin amie for giving

me the idea of the letters from a banner from target.

great idea.

i heart halloween.

what i am currently looking at

thank you

thank you.......

{target} for always having something fabulous to buy, whether its kids clothes, a new sports bra, good smellys for the house, or great halloween decorations.

{tv} for finally starting back up again and giving me something to look forward to every night....especially glee, mad men, modern family,the office, 30 rock, kardashians, jersey shore, greys anatomy, gossip girl, the soup, always sunny in philadelphia, running wilde....that's pathetic how many shows i watch.

{pita jungle} for giving me such delicious fresh food that i crave every day

{circle k} for giving me my daily 44oz. of heaven for only 86 cents

{nick jr} for providing my kids with entertainment any time of day, and for those nights where i have little people not falling asleep

{calphalon} for my new frying pan that is to die for

{srp} for giving me $15 off my bill every month....just because i asked

{brooks} for giving me great shoes to run in without giving me too much pain

{toy story} for giving berkeley hours and hours of pretend and play time

{costco} for my new memory foam topper that i sleep on that puts me into a serious sleep

{sephora} for having everything i could possibly want and more....nail polish, bronzer, face cream, self tanner. just love that place.

{nap time}.....no explanation there

chocolate birthday.

for the last couple of months all berkeley has asked for is a

chocolate birthday....

with chocolate cupcakes, chocolate balloons, chocolate popscicles, chocolate candy and chocolate presents.

so we had a chocolate birthday.....

with chocolate balloons, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate milk, chocolate pretzels, chocolate cookies, chocolate peanuts, chocolate cake pops, chocolate plates, chocolate cups, and chocolate bars.

the party included duck duck goose, hide and seek, lots of friends,

and a dance party.

it was a fun little day for my

chocolate 4 year old.

lizard.

todd caught this lizard for berkeley last night and she thought it was maybe the coolest thing ever. she said numerous times that she LOVES lizards.

{this being the first time shes ever held a lizard}

this poor little lizard probably saw the end of his days after we got a hold of him...

but it was still a fun adventure for berkeley and dada to have together.

thanks todd for so vigorously catching our lizard.

play days.

love love love thses kiddies.

i love the days when we just stay home and play, color, sing, cuddle, and love eachother.

they are my favorites.

and its fun to add cousin clay in the mix.