BOOed

Amber, from The McIllece Spot, BOOed us today!



Here are the rules: Pick some people to BOO and let them know that they have been BOO-ed. Have them link back to your blog to pick up their treat (picture) so they can BOO their friends. Put the picture on your sidebar so everyone knows that you have been BOO-ed.

Have a BOO-tiful Halloween!

Super Saturday

Wow, today was quite a day! I'll just jump right in...



First off was my second 5k! Amber and I did the "Monster Dash" out at Chalco Hills. The name of the venue alone should've tipped us off as to how the course would be. Ah, we were so naive! Thankfully, it was a BEAUTIFUL morning and that just about made up for the last 1/2 mile of an already hilly course. Yes, the last 1/2 mile was one great big hill. SOOOOOO tough, but, we made it (even though we each finished a couple of minutes slower than we have previously)! Amber's husband, Tony, and her kids came out to cheer us on and Tony took a video of our finishes. I was a lot less nervous about this one and despite finishing with a slower time, I felt much more comfortable with the run. Good stuff! 'Can't wait for spring!



Next: our afternoon and evening. Christian had woken up with a slight fever this morning and has been very clingy and crabby the last couple of days. Alas, he's finally getting more teeth! (The last teeth he got were 6 months ago.) Well, when I say he's been clingy, I mean he's been a human leech. Tough times for my sweet boy! He finally began to snap out of it while we were at the park this afternoon and then, thankfully, he just kept getting better as the evening progressed. We went to our ward's "Fall Festival". The kids got to wear their costumes and had a fantastic time running around outside all evening! Now, they're both asleep in their beds and I'm thinking that after a day like today, that sounds like the right idea!

We Know Their Secret Identities!

What happens when two sweet little girls come into contact with finger paints???



They morph into "The Incredible Hulk" and, according to Emily, "Spiderman!" (a blue one, at least!)



I have the best job in the world, don't I??? It was a fun afternoon to say the least.

No! Wait, Emily! Stop!

Yes, this was the phrase that we heard most on our first fishing expedition! Emily was very anxious to reel in her own deadliest catch and was not quite used to being careful with a hook at the end of her pole! Not-to-worry, however, as no one was injured. (Cubby, however, nearly had a heart attack each time she cast though!--It was him who kept saying the above phrase.)



It was a chilly Friday morning and the fish were keeping warm down deep--we did not catch any fish in the 20 minutes of fishing that we did. Both kids had a good time though running around at Walnut Creek and at the playground, our fail-safe for fun and entertainment.



Emily and Christian have been keeping Grandma and Grandpa Lindseth plenty busy and their visit has been a fun one!

Happy Birthday, Uncle Peter!

Yesterday (Sunday) was Peter's 25th birthday! After dinner Emily could barely stand waiting any longer and went and got his present that she'd picked out--a blue fishing pole! Cubby does not like to fish and Peter mentioned to her that he does. Well, she recently became the proud owner of a Princess fishing pole (is there anything that Disney Princess doesn't make???) and Peter can now take her fishing! Peter hasn't been feeling great lately, but he was able to stomach some ice cream cake and we hope that he'll be better by this weekend so that he and Grandpa can take her fishing--oh boy!

Daddy-Daughter Camp-Out!

They're all ready, folks! Cubby and Emily are going on a camp-out...in our backyard! We felt it was a good place for a trial-run. We'll see how the night goes!

The Secret of Happiness

The secret of happiness (well, one of them, at least) must be having an apple orchard. This is a picture of Brother Flynn (for any reader who is not a Latter-day Saint, "Brother" and "Sister" is like saying "Mr." or "Mrs." as a polite title). I wish I would've been able to capture the "twinkle" in his eye--he's one of the happiest people I know--and it's not the happy-go-lucky, make-you-gag happy. He's just figured life out. It has to be the orchard, right??



He and his wife have lived at their home for 25 years and there is just something magical about it all. Their home is situated in a neighborhood of sorts but because it was built before the neighborhood, it has an orchard, barn, silo and such on the property. They have chickens too, but it's not a "farm" with cows or anything though.

In anycase, every year they invite our ward out to come and pick apples and make cider. As I've said before, it's magical. Emily was simply fascinated by everything there and after she picked apples, she and her friend, Holly, ran around and played little made up games all evening, as we were making the cider. At one point, they even laid down on the ground and were looking up at the stars. There IS something magical about the place--it turns soon-to-be 4 yr olds into self-entertaining sweethearts! AWESOME. We loved the evening and hope to make it back out there again when Cubby's parents are visiting...providing there are apples left to pick :-).