Hello All You Guys & Ghouls!

It was brought to my attention that it had been awhile since I had posted... ok, this is true! To be completely honest, I don't usually think about blogging until late at night, then my brain doesn't like to cooperate.

Summer was great! My sister and her family came from California to visit all the family up here. It was such an awesome time! I haven't gotten to see my sister since my wedding, my brother in law even longer, and I had never met my niece. She is so adorable! Chubby cheeks, blue eyes and strawberry blond hair! She is one of those cute little kids that you just want to squeeze 'cause they're so dang cute!!! I sound completely crazy, but all my nieces and nephews are that cute. You just want to hug them and never let go.
So, all through their visit, the kids were outside every chance they could get. Riley was king of the water slide! Tate couldn't get enough popsicles, with his, "May I have another popsicle, please?" So polite! Heehee! I only got Calli convinced the last couple days of their visit that she could be my friend. I keep telling Tyler we need to go visit or she's going to forget me. If only money weren't an issue, I would visit all the time!
In August we went on vacation with the Hill family. I got to ride a horse in a national park! That was so much fun!! It was great to see my sister and brother in law and my niece Bailey. She is all cuteness and go go go. She was very into sharing her snacks with everyone, but she wanted to feed them to you. Pretty hilarious to watch!
My mother in law fell as we were walking back from watching Old Faithful and injured her knee and ankle. Now, almost a month and a half later, she is still having problems.

The weather has finally turned to the weather that I love. In the words of Grandpa Milt, "sweater weather"!! I love it when there is just a little crispness in the air and you can smell people burning leaves in their yards. Then next month the temperature will get downright brisk. People will start using their fireplaces, and the night sky will take on that beautiful, immense shade of aubergine that means we are truly moving into wintertime. Winter has always seemed like a more magical time of year to me. Its a time for celebrations and families getting together. Wintertime means Christmas! Winter is a time for nostalgia and reminiscing. And that is why, maybe even before Thanksgiving, I will have the Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Christmas album permanently stuck in my CD player until the New Year.



Riding horses in Wyoming!



Calli and Tate rock out on Rock Band



Riley gets ready for his guitar solo



Two cute girls! :)