Thanksgiving for our life!

We are getting excited for the holidays that are coming up. We go to the Kurt Bestor concert every year, this is my 10th or 11th year out of the 20 years that he has been doing it. He has a song that he sings every year called "Prayer of the Children". I couldn't find his version of this song, but I found a version that is ok. It always reminds me how lucky we are to have the life we have. I am grateful for my children, my family, our home, our friends, our jobs and all of the wonderful things that we have. I put the song on the blog for you to hear, listen to the words, it is a great song.

Butt Glue?

Pagents, pagents, pagents....

I never thought that I would be involved in placing glue on another persons butt and blowing on it to make it tacky and then gently placing their swim bottoms in the proper spot and then rubbing to stick in firmly in place. Confused? I was a contestant chaperon, along with my sister-in-law Dana and mother in law Kathy at the Miss Utah USA pagent. We thought that we had signed up for helping the girls with zippers, hair and reminding them to smile and wear their sash. Boy were we in for a suprise. We had to escort them to the bathroom when in public, tape up boobs with duct tape ( no kidding 1001 uses!) and butt glue their swim suits on. Those girls used spray adhesive to hold shoes on, swim suits in place, dresses from falling off and all kinds of crazy stuff. I have never been exposed to so much hair spray! It was crazy and fun! We had a fun time getting to help these girls. We were exhausted at the end of each night, but what a fun experience. I want to thank Marie for the chance to experience a little of this crazy world. Miland's cousin Julia was Miss Utah USA last year and gave up her title during this experience. She was in the top 15 at the National contest last February. We have had a blast rooting for her and supporting her in the pagents that she has been in. Next time anyone needs some butt glue or the creation of cleavage, let me know... i'm your gal!!

We love Halloween!

We had a good time this year for halloween. Miland dressed up as a pimp daddy, I dressed up as an 80's punk rocker, Emma was a "cute" witch, Mia was Fi Fi the poodle, Gloria was "holiday fashion", and Dennis was a cowboy. We got to go to a party in Salt Lake this year, Mia won the best kid's costume. We got to go trick-or-treating for a little while before it started raining on us. The girls had a great time. We made our yearly crock pot of chili. It is fun to have traditions. We hope that everyone had a fun and safe halloween!

Never a dull moment!

Dress up is just a way of life at our house. The girls always have on a costume, princess dress, glasses or wig of some sort. They even got Mamas into the dress up party. Mia got Nana's shower cap and decided that it was this years newest fashion head piece for the fall. I love Mia's upside down glasses. What a trip, I wish I looked this cute in such silly glasses!

Crazy Hair Day!

Emma had to have crazy hair for school last week as part of red ribbon week. We did a crazy fohawk and some pippy braids on the side. She was quite happy with her do for the day!

Fall Leaves

We went up to Snobasin Ski resort a few weekends ago to see the fall leaves. It was so pretty up there and almost so hot that it was uncomfortable. We rode the tram up to the top and walked around the trails up there and spent a few minutes in the lodge up top. What a spectacular view. Everyone should take the opportunity to go up there once. This is the 4th or 5th year that we have gone up there in the fall just before they close down to get ready for winter. It is nice to get fresh air and enjoy nature.

This is Amelia and Emma on the tram as we were going up the hill. They love riding the tram.

Powder Fresh!

Ever wish that your house could smell powder fresh? I am now renting my daughter to come and freshen your house for a nominal fee. She is very thorough. She managed to find a bottle of baby powder in her bedroom and she powdered herself, her bed, the big bed, the carpet, rocking chair and all of her toys! Awesome! She had powder all over her face, arms and clothes. I really should have taken a picture, but all I could think of was cleaning up the mess. I'm kicking my self for not getting that picture, blackmail opportunity lost!!! I guess the bright side is that she smells good and so does her room!