Pick a Picture

Natalie did a fabulous job capturing our family. She really knows us and got some great candid shots! I am just having a hard time picking my favorite.

Want to do a collage of these

Family Favorites

Kids

Captured moments

Thanks for sharing your talent with us, Natalie!  I even looked good in a few of them, you are amazing :)!

My Natalie

Natalie spent her birthday weekend with me! I have been looking forward to this for a long time and even though it went too fast (it is never enough time) it was so fun. It just makes me miss her more and wish she was closer. We picked her up at the airport on Thursday night; Rianne was very excited to make her a sign that said Best Friend! We stuck her in the back seat with the kids; Ria fell asleep on her lap, while Heath held her hand. I sometimes don't like to share MY Natalie but it was cute.

They put on a little show for our guest



Friday, we took her out to dinner.



Saturday we surprised her with a little birthday party, with some new friends. She also met a relative (I swear everyone in Arizona is relatedJ).

 

 I was excited to make her a cake, Natalie collects strawberries and even if it turned out like a little girl cake it was fun.





I think everyone had a good time at the party.



Eat the cake Natalie!

 

loved this of Bruce!

Natalie shared her photography gift with us, by taking some family pictures. I'll share them when she gives them to me ;). On Monday we did some shopping and I took her to the airport, I fumbled at my inadequate expression of gratitude for her and our incredible friendship. I didn't even make it to her getting out of the car before I was in tears! Where are those dang Bank Tubes? (Inside joke).

We were roommates in college which means we have been friends forever! (Like 12 years right?) She has seen me through it all! Shared my greatest moments and picked me up from my greatest failures. We are in a continual conversation that most people couldn't follow if they wanted toJ. She is the strongest person I know and so incredibly talented. I am amazed that there are people who could meet her and not love her! People see her everyday and don't know they just walked by the most incredible friend in the world! I think everybody deserves to have a friend like Natalie, but this one is MY Natalie!





Fall is Frighteningly Fun

Fall is my very favorite season. While Brant was gone we had a little fall camp fire with friends. Here are the ladies (well a few little men are in the picture too!)


Tera, Annette, Lacey (down) me (up) Jamie, Kathrine



I thought it was ironically funny that when we got there the little boys immediately started throwing rocks into a big puddle. Minutes later we found the men throwing rocks as well, oh how they grow up!

We had a pumpkin carving party with friends And ridiculously fun food!

My fingers would have been funnier if little Bruce wouldn't have cut his fingers L

Look at this little "bag of bones" (Dryan) with some big bones (Tyson) So cute we couldn't get enough of him.

Brant was still in Alaska but Heath insisted we still carve a pumpkin. He turned out alright.

Here is the Jack-o- lantern with an undercover, secret agent platypus!

That is right Heath went as his favorite cartoon character—Agent P from Disney's Phineas & Ferb.

Dad was nice enough to dress up as Agent P's nemesis the Evil Dr. Doofenshmurtz

Here he is using his candy-anator

 The battle continues…

Ria was set on being a vampire, She looked great and it was much easier to put together than a platypus tail (Thanks Annette)

We had a good time at the ward Trunk or Treat.  A Fun Halloween night