Pictures are my favorite

M and I text a lot and it usually happens while we are both at work.
We love sending stories that are literally drawn out. It's pretty fun.
She'll usually tell me what she's eating for lunch which is
more than I could tell her some days. I love it. 

We drove up the canyon and saw some waterfalls.
It was super fun. We are all packed in the back seat.

I donated blood for the first time this year.
It was awful. It's a complicated story for another time.

For Halloween this year Kylee helped me become the Joker.
He is probably my favorite villain. 

K and I at a records store. We sent this picture to Z
because we thought of him since it's Eric Clapton.

Z came down for a weekend and we walked
(and laid) on the Manti Temple grounds. 

At the beginning of the year we went to the institute Luau.

M and I went to Julie's and helped pull weeds in her front yard.

Manti Temple

P took my phone and took a picture. 

On Halloween P let K do his hair. He is a good sport.

Me on my radio shift.

R and K and I on the playground while we played "Grounders"

Beautiful snow at Snow

K and I ready to watch "Scooby-Doo and KISS"
with matching jammies, alone for the weekend.

Being Happy

This is going to be a really random post but I think it's time to update and start with something. I appreciate being happy. Who doesn't right? Well I just wanted to share a couple of things that make me happy.
-no homework (well at least not a lot)
-my family
-my friends
-funny jokes
-good music
-a good quotable movie
-a warm blanket
-a good book I can't put down
-good warm food (cocoa, soup, etc.)
-the first snowfall
-the smell of rain
-the gospel
-roadtrips

I invite ANYONE who is reading this to fill in the blank. I am happiest when _________.             Either leave it in the comments or just think about it.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

A penny for your thoughts? It amazes me how much this picture could tell, how much you can try to speculate the events surrounding this taken second. S had taken C and I to the temple and we did a session. Then after we left, we went to the malt shop for a shake. It was a super good night. My face gives an unsure expression. We didn't realize he was taking our picture. Normally I may be super embarrassed by this picture but I actually love it.  

Here is another picture that is best when you know the story surrounding it. This picture shows K and I at the Emergency Room with B. B had an accident at work. We had been at the hospital for about 3 and a half hours. We were so grateful we were able to help. You can't see it very well but my shirt says, "The Struggle is Real". He was able to get a blessing and then his parents took him to a hospital in Salt Lake and he got same day surgery. S took a panorama. Again, we didn't realize he was taking it. 

FHE

For the FHE Halloween activity we did a pumpkin carving contest. It was super fun. After we cleaned up, we played Body Body. Another activity we had a bonfire. 

Selfie

K and I take my favorite pictures. The bottom one is of us canyon girlies after C's choir concert. 

Fall Break

I LOVED fall break!! We went fishing at Strawberry Reservoir. Dad brought the Pontoon and Grandpa brought his boat. We had our immediate family, S's in-laws, Grandparents, Uncle R and J, Aunt T with K, L and their new baby E. We left early Thursday morning and we were on the lake by 9 am. We stayed at Strawberry Bay Lodge. Each morning, whoever wanted to go would get up early while the others slept in and they got a head start on the fishing. We caught Cutthroat, Rainbows, German Brown, and Cutthroats, mainly Cutthroats. The rules are; you must throw them back if they are between 15-20 inches. Most of what we caught were in that range. Dad and Grandpa were hurting every time we let them go. We went trolling most of the time.

Love is helping with suspenders