Before and After...

This table and chair set Justin and I found at D.I. It was spray painted black... we decided to refinish it for our new apartment...

Paint Day!

Justin said he could HEAR the smile in my face when our apartment manager said we could paint! It was a lot of work... but WELL WORTH IT! The paint job before was light yellow with WHITE touch up paint throughout! YIKES! Before.... During....

Moving Day!!!

The day has FINALLY come! HURRAY for MOVING DAY!!! (...and YES it took the biggest Uhaul trailer :))

Happy 30th!!!

Is it possible I've reached the ripe old age of 30!!! I never thought this day would come (and it came SO fast!) I've kinda been going through an early mid-life crisis... but I'm trying to look at the positive and think of just how far I've come in 30 years, and where I'd ultimately like to be in another 30.

Wow! What a BLOG!!!

A lot has happened the last 2 weeks... keep scrolling if you want to see it all... there was A LOT to catch up on!

The Many Pitiful Faces of Eli...

My poor pitiful Eli... This was the first few days of being sick...

This is improvement!It's getting better... He's now back to normal!! :)

My Little Skunk...

Autumn...

My sweet Estin (even if he never looks at the camera! :))

Trunk or Treat...

Even though we haven't "Officially" moved into our West Jordan ward (not until Friday!) we've been attending for the past few months. Friday night was Trunk or Treat.... we had a lot of fun! Justin and I won prize for "Most Creative Costumes" :)

Cornbelly's...

We spent FHE visiting Cornbelly's for the first time. We pretty much had the place to ourselves (surprisingly) and went the day before the big snow fall. It was great! I LOVE our little family!

Getting lost in the Corn Maze.... Estin kept saying "We're not lost, We're not lost" I think it was fun at first but towards the end he started getting a little panicked (we just went in the kiddie maze). Half way through he turned around and led us all the way back (which was quite a ways). He sure knows his directions!

You can't go to Cornbelly's without riding the Cow Train. Estin had a BLAST bumping along the corn fields.

Oswald Family Party...

Every year Justin's family has a BIG Halloween party. Everyone goes out of their way to come up with some pretty amazing costumes....here are a few samples...

Boo at the Zoo...

Isn't this the CUTEST baby elephant you've ever seen!

Estin had a BLAST trick or treating, now that he knows and understands what CANDY is!

Justin and I as Shampoo and Conditioner, Estin riding Thomas, and Eli the sleeping skunk

Funny story... Estin and I were riding the zoo carousel and Justin was trying to get a picture. Just as we were passing by, this guy comes out of nowhere...that's Estin on the elephant. :)

Working on Costumes...

As many of you know, Estin LOVES trains! He especially loves Thomas and Friends so we decided to make him a train conductor for Halloween! He LOVED riding around in Thomas for the day.

I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home...

My dad (Grandpa Hover) came to visit for a few days. It was the first time he's seen Eli (but not the last!) The boys LOVED having "Grandpa Ober" around! It was nice seeing him, although a bit brief. Love you pops!

Canning...

This was my first real attempt to can as a "Grown Girl" (I'd say grown woman, but even though I'm nearly 30 (GASP!) I still don't feel much older than the young girl I once was..."Grown Woman" sounds so old to me) We'll have apple pie filling for awhile! :)