How blessed am I to live in Arizona where November affords such amazing race weather?! This month held 'firsts' for all of us; Casey's first 'Platinum' recognitions in 2 cycling events, the Tour de Safford and the Tour de Tucson, Cade and Phoebe's first 5k, and my first half-marathon.

 

Our Halloween

Since Halloween was on a Sunday, this year, our family decided that keeping the Sabbath day holy meant staying at home and handing out candy. So, Trunk or Treat became our big dress-up day. As always, Alice, the red and white queens, and our resident zombie had a blast cake-walking, cornbread and chili-eating, and trunk-or-treating.

*On a side note, Casey got platinum at the Tour de Safford that morning:)

Treats for a 'Fall" bridal shower

My sister's wedding was beautiful.
Strung lights, burlap table runners, antique vases, jars that glowed with candle lights, and...
fall flowers.
So there was the inspiration for her fun bridal shower/bachelorette party that I hosted at Kona Grill.
But rather than go pretty, like the wedding,
I decided to go completely literal...Halloween and all.
So I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, (Kristi and Lindsey made the cutest toppers for them) and carameled apples with toffee chips, M&M's and chocolate drizzles.
And, just for fun, all of the girls wore masquerade masks.

Lucky me for being able to share these moments with my PERFECT sister. Love ya, Sar.

Goodness, gracious! Where do I start??
Here, I guess...
With my most prized possessions.

Nothing makes me happier than the fruits of the work that goes in to preparing for and sitting for family pictures.