Halloween Party 2009!

Mary hosted the annual Halloween Party and it was a success! We had so much fun seeing everyone dressed up in their costumes. We started the night out right with chili, clam chowder,bone shaped rolls, rootbeer w/ dry ice, and salads. Oh and tons of candy from the ghost pinata! We ended the night trick-or-treating with the kids and enjoyed watching them earn their treats. I love Halloween and hope you enjoy all of the photos. I had to get all of the costumes documented. Hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween.......Summer,Chris, Kaisley, Jenelle, Joe, Evan, Sam, Julie, Russ,Brian, Riley, Mom, and Dad were all missed. Love ya

The 50's couple! Doesn't Ryan look hot! :) love him

Group shot

Look at all of the candy! The kids were picking through it! Seriously they were choosing which ones they liked. It was hilarious

Ford taking a swing at it!

Cindy the witch, taking her nails to Adams face

He went to the BSU game while she made chili and got all three kids ready for Halloween. Let's just say she wasn't too happy about it :)

Family photo. Izabel is Cinderella, Ford the monster/dinosaur, Easton the pea pod

Ryan the ninja and his geisha Emily

Aiden is the cutest little frog

Sisters ( We miss ya Jenelle and Summer)

Pence family photo

Emily the geisha( she has her wig on here) cute little Easton

The monster/dino has arrived to scare the princesses

Disney Princesses

Layla the bunny and Alice

The stoic pumpkin farmers and their little pumpkin Tesla

Last but not least Alice in Wonderland. Elly you are a doll face :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Ultimate Road Trip!

Ryan and I were in need of a break from the usual routine. So we decided to take a road trip to see the Grand Canyon. We both have never been and figure now is as good a time as any. We started our trip Thursday night and drove four and a half hours to Salt Lake. We slept over at Ryan's friend Nate, and his wife, Becca's house. We began the main part of the trip Friday morning. We drove to Zion's National Park and spent four hours hiking,taking pictures, and just enjoying the beautiful fall scenery. That evening we drove to St. George and were really hungry. We at at none other than In-N-Out Burger! We were all starving and seriously scarfed our hamburgers! Ryan had a double double burger and we shared a second one. Ya we stuffed our selves, but it was worth it! That night we stayed with some friends of Nate and Becca's. Saturday morning we began the second leg of our crazy road trip. We drove four more hours to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon was AMAZING! We spent a few hours taking in the amazing scenery and attempted to capture a million pictures. We again jumped in the car and drove two more hours to Page, Arizona. Ryan and Nate enjoyed a dip in the gorgeous Lake Powell ( I must plan a boat trip here with a boat house). We ate some delicious Mexican food, played some games, and passed out at the Days Inn. Sunday morning we went to church and left early to get a start on our six hour journey back to SLC. I begged Ryan to take a slight detour to Bryce Canyon National Park. At this point I think we were all a little sick of driving, but my husband loves me so much that we tacked on another hour to our journey. I figured that we had come this far and I wanted to see Bryce Canyon. It was worth it, even if Ryan was a little annoyed :). We arrived in SLC and surprised Ryan's parents! We left Monday afternoon to drive five more hours back to Boise. It was a fun trip and thanks to Nate and Becca for all the memories. Total driving mileage 1900......wooooo that is a lot of time spent in the car! Totally worth it! Enjoy all of the photos in no particular order.

Ryan sporting his In-N-Out hat and my sunglasses! He wore it everytime he was in the drivers seat.

Of course he made me wear it while I drove and everyone else slept :)

Becca and Nate at the Bryce Canyon. The last leg of our journey!

Yes they are still smiling :)

AMAZING!

Bryce Canyon

Lake Powell and the boys jumping in!

here they go!!!!......

Ryan and me

North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Group shot at the Grand Canyon

Nate attempting the Karate Kid on top of a ledge (Becca did not like this idea)

In-N-Out Burger YUM!!!!!

ZIONS NATIONAL PARK

Weeping Rock hike

We started the Road trip with Nate popping his stress ball! It was like a huge zit! Of course I enjoyed it :)

Pumpkin Patch with the Zickgrafs

Yesterday was such a beautiful day, 72 degrees sunny, but really windy! We first drove out to Linder Farms, but there was so much dust blowing around that we decided to try another pumpkin patch. Ford was complaining of dust in his eyes and we were taking shelter behind a shed. Not quite the experience we were expecting. We jumped in the car and drove a few more miles to the Farmstead pumpkin patch. The kids got to pick out their pumpkins without so much dust flying around! Ryan joined us towards the end of the outing because he enjoyed the morning wakeboarding with a few guys from our ward. It was a fun day spent with the cutest darn family! Enjoy all of the photos.

Family photo! Aren't they adorable! :)

Ford and his buddy! Everytime Ford is with Ryan he plays non stop! This results in Ryan being exhausted from constantly running around (Ryan loves it though)

Could this little guy be any cuter! Easton is such a sweet little boy.

Ford and Izabel

Cindy carrying the kids pumpkins :) love you

Adam trying to find Ford a good pumpkin while packin' around baby Easton

Izabel found hers!

Ford found his too! He is just a little bit excited....ha ha

This is funny!

So I was looking through the blog world and came upon Hilary and Andy's blog.  They had an image of two pictures morphed together to show what their baby would look like.  I decided to try it just for fun.  Ryan and I died laughing at some of the morphed images that we did with different famous people!  I must say my picture with Brad Pitt turned out adorable! (really it just looks like a mini Brad). Ryan thought it was interesting that our photos made a girl.  He thinks we will have all girls!  (so do I poor kid).  Anyways if you want to try it out because it is hilarious go to www.morphthing.com and upload some pictures.  Happy morphing ! ha ha

This is our morphed photo of a baby girl! ( I used a photo of Ryan and me)

What do you think?  Does it look like it could be our kid?

Here is the cute one with a picture of me and Brad Pitt!  He looks exactly like Brad:)

Last but not least Ryan's photo morphed with Britney Spears. Oh another girl!!!!

Labor Day Hike

So Ryan had to work a half day on Labor Day and we were wondering what we should do for the afternoon.  I asked him if he has ever hiked to Table Rock.  He has lived in Boise for three years and I have never taken him on a nice short, but steep hike to overlook Boise.  The weather was absolutely perfect, not too hot!  It made me realize that Ryan and I need to explore more areas here in Idaho.  There is so much to do, see, and enjoy.  I hope to explore more areas and show Ryan the good ol' state of Idaho.  Oh and for dinner we enjoyed some BBQ chicken, corn, salad, and homemade bread.  It was a perfect end to an eventful afternoon.  Thanks to Danny and Lisa (Some friends from our ward) for inviting us over.  I hope everyone had a relaxing Labor day.

The start of our hike

View from about half way

I made Ryan point up to the cross where we were hiking to :)

got to love the self portraits

Overlooking Boise from the top of Table Rock

Beach Bums part 2

So I finally developed my disposable water proof camera.  The photos didn't turn out the best, but I guess it is better than nothing.  I always look forward to the annual beach house trip and I can't believe it has already come and gone.  Ryan loves this relaxing week, but seriously he is always going.  He is constantly in the water body surfing and when he finally emerges he dives right into a book.  We are ready to pack up and fly back to Newport to enjoy some free time with the Gabrielsens.  Here are a few more pictures of our California Beach trip.

Kylee making a lovely face :)

Ryan reading........he is addicted to it and seriously once he starts he has to finish the book before he puts it down.  I try to teach him to savor books, but he never takes my advice.

Hanging out on the rocks

Visiting Sam in Dana Point, CA

Ryan and Jake searching for crabs and gettings splashed by the waves

Denae and Jake

BFF's me and Denae

California sunsets every night....I miss those

Jenelle and baby Evan........

Oh and I almost forgot.  Jenelle and Joe taught me how to paddle board.  Jenelle and I paddled out and went along the coast.  We had such a fun time and it was nice to do something new.  If you get the chance to do it you'll love it.  

Beach Bums part 1

Ryan and I have been gone for a week enjoying some California sunshine.  We had such a great time hanging out with the Gabrielsen clan and relaxing on the beach.  Newport was such a blast and I want to go back tomorrow.  I must say it has been difficult adjusting to working instead of playing 24/7.  I have a few pictures of our trip, but about half way through my camera decided to get all blurry so I had to buy a disposable camera.  I haven't gotten those pictures developed yet so I will have to post those photos later.

Best Friends posing on the beach (I've been lucky enough to get to vacation with her on the beach since I was 13 or 14 yrs. old)  It has become a tradition.

Kylee relaxing in the sand

Lori Anne and baby Gabby

Moke he is seriously adorable

Jenelle, Joe, Sam, and baby Evan came to play one afternoon.  They are so lucky to live right by the ocean.  So jealous!

Ryan and I eating dinner at our favorite restaurant Rockin' Baja Lobster

love the seafood bucket! YUM :)

Sam and Moke being silly and enjoying every minute of it.

Denae and Jake at Rockin' Baja Lobster

Playing in the ocean......goodbye until next summer :(