Why I Love Fall

I wish Southern California had changing leaves like this...

There is just something about pumpkins in the fall....

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread!!!!

and of course pumpkin bread!!!

Spiderman, Naps and Books

I was actually looking for the picture of Ethan climbing the wall for this post and came across a few more from the family reunion.

Yes! Ethan really did climb this wall to get the top and you thought he wasn’t Spiderman!

It is always fun to take a nap with Audrey!

 

Reading is a favorite in our family!

Long Lost Friends

 

On Tuesday Sept. 13 I had the chance to drive down to Anaheim to meet my old roommate Kim and her daughter Abby (who is so dang cute), We meet at Café Rio, Kim and I were roommates way back when…2001-2002. We have many a memories here are a few.

• Driving back from 2002 Para Olympics Opening Ceremonies in SLC and getting stuck in a blizzard. We had to stop at a hotel in Brigham City for the night. The best part was that we had nothing but the clothes on our backs, not even money to pay for the room. Thankfully my parents helped with that. I think we enjoyed the hotel toothbrush the most.
• Kim telling me her story of where she was when she saw the attacks on 9/11. You will have to ask her about that if you want to know.
• Late nights of performing stupid human tricks and playing card games.
• Performing the Utah State Women's Choir.

Team Harry Potter

This is a way a late post and I mean late. Here list of family members who were crazy enough to go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2

Me

Mommy and Dad

Tanya

Sara

Christian

Jayna

Basically we waited in line for 2 hrs, saw many familiar faces.

 Sara and Ashley

Sister Broburg(sorry if I spelled that wrong), Jayna and I

Sister Moffett

Who does that?

This is going to be a short and sweet post because I am way behind in blogging.

More Disneyland…from David and Tanya’s camera!!

Maybe One Day

We also went to Disneyland the day before Dave and Tanya's Family left. Or maybe it was 2 days before all I know is that it was in July. Maybe one day I will get the rest of the pictures off my dad's computer and put them on mine. But for now this is what you get.

Where the Wild Thing Are

Loins,Tigers, Niece and Nephews Oh My! We went to the LA Zoo with Dave and Tanya's family. I think we actually saw all the animals this time. Which I have never done before and it wasn't to hot too a Big Plus!!

So fun story! While camping my BIL Cory and my sister Sara would always cock their arms to look like flamingos and pretend they were arguing and make a flamingo noise. So true story flamingos really do that! Prove in the video below!

Audrey loved the monkey's!

Cheesy Smiles!!

Just had to share this picture that Sara took at Anne's family Birthday Party when everyone was here. Audrey's face and smile cracks me up!!

Nothing to Fear

As I think about what has happened in my life in the past 2 months and about what is happening in a good friend of mines life as she struggles medical issues. I decided to look up trails on the church website www.lds.org I clicked on General Conferences and the first talk was "You Have Nothing to Faer" by Elder M. Russell Ballard. 

Life isn’t always easy. At some point in our journey we may feel much as the pioneers did as they crossed Iowa—up to our knees in mud, forced to bury some of our dreams along the way. We all face rocky ridges, with the wind in our face and winter coming on too soon. Sometimes it seems as though there is no end to the dust that stings our eyes and clouds our vision. Sharp edges of despair and discouragement jut out of the terrain to slow our passage. Always, there is a Devil’s Gate, which will swing wide open to lure us in. Those who are wise and faithful will steer a course as far from such temptation as possible, while others—sometimes those who are nearest and dearest to us—succumb to the attraction of ease, comfort, convenience, and rest. Occasionally we reach the top of one summit in life, as the pioneers did, only to see more mountain peaks ahead, higher and more challenging than the one we have just traversed. Tapping unseen reservoirs of faith and endurance, we, as did our forebears, inch ever forward toward that day when our voices can join with those of all pioneers who have endured in faith, singing: “All is well! All is well!” (Hymns, no. 30).

And how will we feel then, as we stand shoulder to shoulder with the great pioneers of Church history? How will they feel about us? Will they see faith in our footsteps? I believe they will, particularly as they view our lives and experiences from the expanded perspective of eternity. Although our journeys today are less demanding physically than the trek of our pioneers 150 years ago, they are no less challenging. Certainly it was hard to walk across a continent to establish a new home in a dry western desert. But who can say if that was any more difficult than is the task of living faithful, righteous lives in today’s confusingly sinful world, where the trail is constantly shifting and where divine markers of right and wrong are being replaced by political expediency and diminishing morality. The road we travel today is treacherous, and the scriptures tell us it will continue to be so until the very end. But our reward will be the same as that which awaits worthy pioneers of all ages who live faithfully the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ, make right choices, and give their all to build the kingdom of God on earth.

Water Play, Birthday, Dark Park! Oh My!

Before 3/4 of family clan arrived Dave and Tanya’s family arrived a week before on June 24th. Sometime between the 24th and 30th we went to the Duck Park in Simi.

We enjoyed a Picnic in the park before we gave the ducks, pigeons and geese their lunch.

I think this was on the 30th of July but don’t quote me on that. We went do to Memorial Park AKA Lemon Park and the kids played on the splash pad. This was after everyone got here.

…and some took naps.

 

…after our camping trip our camp trip to the beach.

We celebrated Anne’s 1st Birthday with cake and water play!

Don’t be deceived Jocelyn disliked it when it sprayed her in the face.

and a little slip and slide!

David help Audrey out by pushing her down the slide.