Too Funny!

One of my friends emailed this to me. I thought it was hilarious! (No offence to those Dems. out there).

Those may be my same words when Nov 4th rolls around. "Oh crap! A Democrat!" It'll make for a long 4 years!! :)

"Twinkies"

So, I have been wanting to do this post for a long time. It's funny because as I kept procrastinating it, I kept capturing more moments that had to be added to it.

Steve and Greg are on their own wave-length and it's one that they seem to share...they often dress like each other. Ashley and I are beginning to wonder if it's a planned thing but they claim it's not. They also act like it's annoying to them but we see the underlying joy that they find from being "twinkies". But I must admit, they make a handsome package of Twinkies :)

Here are some photos that I have captured showing that maybe they were separated at birth or something....very strange!


Here are the "Twinkies" in their matchy-matchy work shirts. See the "joy" on their faces? They loved it!!


Then they decided to go play a little "Guitar Hero", which gave me another opportunity for a "twinkie shot".


Here they are sportin' their blue-stripy shirts. Come on now...this wasn't planned? Hmmmmmm? Not sure if I believe that!


So these next three photos are a storyline for their fascination of being like each other....enjoy!


Here they are just hanging out chit-chattin' about how awesome it is that they are wearing the same pants though Steve's buttons had fallen off, which he was devastated about. How can he be like Greg if his buttons have fallen off?!?! A tragedy!


Then they realize that I was taking photos of them so they have to put on the "I'm gonna fight ya cuz you're wearing my pants" act. Come on now! You can totally see through their facade!!


Then they just couldn't handle it anymore...holding up a false front can be exhausting!! So they had to strike their "we're cool cuz we're twinkies" pose for the camera. It was almost automatic for them, like second nature. I'm sure it's a tough habit to break!!


So, my final comment would be....If you we're a twinkie, what would you give your other half for their birthday? Well, let's just see....

A bone. Not what I would have expected but to each their own :) Enjoy the bone Greg!

Cornbelly's

For Family Night, we went with the Hanks family to "Cornbelly's" at Thanksgiving Pointe. It was such a nice evening. The weather was perfect. Here are some fun moments....


Gabe and Mommy


Gabe and Daddy


All the kids. Don't they look cute as barnyard animals?


In the "David Archuleta" corn maze, Which way should we go? It was fun because they had David Archuleta's music playing while we were trying to find our way out. Very cool....love him! :)


David Archuleta Pumpkin.


The guys acting like kids!


Buddy and his new friend, Mr. Ghost. He walked up and gave him a hug and a kiss. Too cute!!


"Get that corn out of my face!!"


The kids got to play in a swimming pool of corn kernals. They had a blast! Except for Gabe who had a kernal stuck inbetween his "cheeks" and we didn't find it until we were getting him ready for bed and was changing his diapers. That couldn't have been comfortable!!


Here is a pic of the sunset. I had hoped for a really colorful one like last year but this is what I got. But it's still beautiful!


Greg got a little tired of the "big boy" toys so he decided to play with the "kid toys" :)


Hannah and Gabe in the "Pumpkin Princess'" carriage.


This was my favorite! It's a real pumpkin (unlike the David pumpkin) carved with Pres. Hinckley on it. Some people have way too much talent and possibly a little too much time on their hands as well!! Unlike those of us who sit infront of the computer and blog all day! :)

Who Needs a Professional Photographer When You Have...

...Ashley and Celeste?!? (I spoke in 1st person just for you Ashley)

This past Monday we went with the Hanks up American Fork Canyon and took pictures of each other's families. It was a lot of fun and I think the pics turned out great. Here's a sample of the masterpieces (to see full sized, just click on the photo)...

Handsome Gabe (photos by Celeste)

Adorable Livy (photos by Celeste)

The Miller Family (photos by Ashley)

The Hanks Family (photos by Celeste)

Handsome Caden (photo by Ashley)

Greg and Hannah (photo by Celeste)

Our Princess, Hannah (photo by Celeste)

Visit with Grandma Curtis

On Saturday, Oct 18th we went to go visit Greg's Grandma. She's moving to Richfield so we thought we'd go see her before the big transition. Hannah loves to see her Great-Grandma and Gabe seemed surprisingly comfortable around her as well. We had a good time just chatting, though I felt bad because Gabe was "being Gabe" and was getting into everything but she didn't seem to mind. It was a wonderful visit! We love you Grandma! :)

Here's little Gabe with Great-Grandma. I thought the lighting was pretty cool so I just started taking random pics. I thought this one turned out good but it looks better when you enlarge it.

Here's little Hannah with Great-Grandma. For whatever reason Hannah was in a "shy" mood, which doesn't happen often. I think she was nervous for some reason. It was kind-of surprising. But within a few minutes she started warming up and came out of her shell.

Greg and his Grandma. They have a special relationship and I love to see them interacting with each other. Helen is a wonderful lady and we all feel so lucky to have her in our lives.

PS..Sorry Grandma, I know you didn't even want any photos taken that day because you had been packing all day, let alone a blog entry about it but I'm hoping you'll forgive me! :)

Mommy-Daughter Date

Hannah and I went on our Mommy-Daughter Date last Friday (17th). Hannah decided that she wanted to go to the "Scarecrow Festival" at Thanksgiving Pointe. We had a lot of fun with "just the girls", as Hannah would say. Here are a few photos from our little outing...

"Just me and my mom"

Beautiful Hannah

Hannah made me walk around the whole festival (I had extremely uncomfortable boots on...mental note "never again") looking for the "face painting" booth. It took us forever but we finally found it. She chose to be a cute little kitty..."meow"

Hannah went fishing at the fishing pond and got some "witch fingers". Right away her fun personality turned them into a joke. How can something be soooo gross but soooo cute at the same time?

Hannah spent most of her time on the big air jumper things because most of the attractions were for toddlers. She really seemed to have a blast on these, especially the slides. It made me happy to see her happy. Isn't that what it's all about? :)

"Hearts" Kitchen Baskets

Here is a better shot of that picture that I promised to post for those of you in my ward. I think the baskets turned out wonderfully and it was due to all of your donations (keep in mind, we are still in need of "family board games").

Thanks again for all the service given to the members of our Stake who will be in need this Christmas season.

38 Kitchen Baskets for Hearts for the Holidays. You Sisters are wonderful! :)