Moments

Here's some of my favorite shots I just took of a great family we've become friends with in our new ward here in Phoenix. 





Don't be fooled - these are the only fall colors I've seen since I've been in Phoenix:































And last, but not least:

Come Unto Him

Ahhhhh!!!!! I'm so behind in my blogging! But I'm so busy I can't even see straight! I literally have every minute scheduled this entire week. So, I don't know why I'm taking the time to post this picture, but my friend had it on her blog so I copied it and thought I might as well just post it.

Last week our stake did Handel's Messiah. I sang the solo "Come Unto Him" and the other two "ladies" in the picture sang two of the other solos. We were the three soloists from our ward. It was such a great experience and very spiritual. I miss singing in a choir regularly.

So, I think I look totally drunk in this shot. I was trying not to smile as big as I usually do because most of the time I feel like it makes my cheeks look huge and my eyes squinty and other things that I'm sure no one else notices but me. But, now I know that the other alternative is to look intoxicated. Oh, well...

Freak of Nature

No, not Edward Cullen. Me, because I'm obsessed and going to see Twilight again tonight with my husband (not, it hasn't even been 24 hours since I just saw it). I love Grant for feeding my addiction.

Addendum:

I ended up seeing the movie three times in one week.  I liked it more each time I saw it.  The first time I was comparing it to the book.  The other two times I could just enjoy it for what it was on it's own.  

I haven't seen it again as a very deliberate and conscious decision because I was becoming too obsessed (again) and spending all day on the internet looking up anything to do with Twilight, Rob Pattinson, Kristin Stewart or Stephenie Meyers and neglecting the three humans who depend on me for survival.  So I had to quit.  It was basically the same as going cold turkey for an alcoholic.  I can't just have one drink every week or so if I want to be sane!  So, for now I'm completely sober.  We'll see if I stay that way...

Much Better

Ok, so I realized if I want my colors and such to be as beautiful on my blog as they are on my computer, then I have to upload them to photobucket and then copy them to my blog. Look at the difference between the colors on this picture below and the one of Charlotte from two posts ago (I know they're a slightly different picture, but the color and lighting is the exact same in both pictures on my computer screen). SOOOOOO much better.

LOOOOOOVED IT!!!

I already want to see it again.

It wasn't perfect, but it was definitely good enough!  I loved Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart was great - there couldn't be a better Bella.  

Some friends and I braved the hysterical teenagers and went to the midnight premiere.  Besides enduring the giggles throughout the ENTIRE MOVIE from some girls in front of us (please tell me I wasn't like that as a teenager!!!), it was a fabulous experience and so worth the painful sleep-deprived feeling I feel now.  We went to Olive Garden for dinner before hand.  We didn't dress up or anything, but I wore a red choker thing that was vampire-esque and one girl wore red contacts.  We had other friends that wore shirts they had made that said "My Edward's name is [husband's name]."  They were cute.  We had so much fun and I'll go again TODAY with anyone who wants to see it!

The Cute, The Adorable, and The Insane

These first pics are of my brother-in-law, Kurt, for his senior pictures.  My pictures always look so much better on my computer than when I upload them on my blog.  They lose all color and pop on my blog.  To my photography friends, what can I do to keep their spark alive on the internet?  Anyway, I love the first two overall, but I love the last one because it's such a typical "Kurt" face.  He's a cutie.

Then, these are ones I took of my adorable niece, Charlotte.  Again, they're better on my computer.  She's so adorable and I love her cute piggies in these.

Lastly, this was the insane family picture we took.  We were at a place that we weren't supposed to be, so everyone was worried that we were going to get kicked out and we were trying to go super fast.  I was very stressed out setting it up.  Anyway, I ended up having to switch two people and "drawing" their bodies in photoshop.  Can anyone tell who they are?

Halloween Happenings

Here's pics from this years Halloween.  The first pictures are from a Halloween party we went to at one of Claire's friend's house.  Then there's some from making carmel apples (with Reeses Pieces - yum!).  Then there's some from Halloween night.  Claire was a witch, Cole was Iron Man and Ava was, well a mix.  My plan was for her to be a fairy, which she was for the party.  But, then the next day she found the doggie costume from when Claire was little and she LOOOOVED it.  She refused to take it off for days.  She even wore it once when we went to have lunch with Claire at her school.  So, I gave in and let her be the dog (or "Bo Bo" as she calls it, we don't know why) for Halloween.  I had to remind myself that Halloween's supposed to be about what the kids want to be, not what mom wants them to be! 

Cole was trying to cheat, little stinker:

Candy comas:

This is my all time favorite picture from the night.  Our friend, Raschell took it when the kids trick-or-treated at their house.  She said he asked her to take a picture of him and then this is how he posed.  What a goober!