We Had a Blast This Summer

Our summer began with a blast.  June was full of digging but July was full of family visits.  We went to Palisade with my family and had a day in the water.  Of course I forgot my camera.  Then we had a lot of the Huntsmans for the 4th of July.

We played tons of volleyball in our back yard.

 My brother, Joe had a birthday.  Guess which one?

 Look whoo we found in our backyard.  Have I said lately how much we love our backyard?

 My sister, Luci had a birthday too.

Diggin' It

The neighbors have dubbed Trent -Trench because we have been digging and digging in our yard.  One of our main goals was to make the windows easier to get out of in case of an emergency.  Grandma and Grandpa had beautiful decorative iron work on the windows in the basement when they lived here.  We replaced them with window wells that have a ladder built in and then built up flower beds around them.  A great safety feature and a fresher look.

Spring in Bloom!

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Thanks Again!

We had "The Day After Thanksgiving" for Trent's family at our house this year. Trent's mom came up and helped get everything set up early. I cooked the turkey. Then everyone came on Friday with mashed potatoes, stuffing, ham, vegetables, rolls, casseroles, cranberries, and 12 amazing pies with fresh whipped cream. Yum!

Then the games began. We had a short cold game of football. We played a ton of other games for two days with the nieces and nephews. It was hard to stop and go to bed even after midnight. Just so thankful for times like these.

Thankful

I'm so thankful for my family! I love that we live close enough to see each other often. I'm thankful all the little cousins get to be together. I'm thankful for kind brothers and sisters and wonderful parents. I'm thankful for noisy, crowded houses and delicious food. I'm thankful for my faith and how it sustains me in good times like these and sad times too.

You Mean You Just Knock On Their Door and They Give You CANDY??

So much fun! We love to see all our neighbors dressed up for Halloween with silly grins and bags open in anticipation. Of course, our favorite trick-or-treaters were our nieces and nephews. They came dressed as a lion, a witch, a little spotted cow...

a Ninja, Cookie Monster, a hilarious old man, Dracula, Iron Man and a cute, little duck.

I know, I know, a Viking and a Cowboy just don't go together but that's what we ended up with. I dressed up for work then Trent grabbed his hat really quickly before running over to our Trunk-or-Treat Party.

Let the Games Begin!

It's game day and we all got together for some games of our own. We did Minute to Win It with some of the nieces and nephews. They loved the games I had planned and made up even better ones themselves.

Of course they have to get in a little wrestling with Uncle Trent.

Sometimes you're up....And sometimes you're down.