Halloween 2009

Pretty Cute, huh? I thought so. The punkins were lit but you can't tell. I have the cutest chicken ever!

Tomorrow Is Going to be SO Fun!

Chicken Little never looked so Good!

I added some "artistic-ness" to this one.

She's pretty confident little chicken. She likes the feet of this costume and couldn't stop looking at them when she walked!

I even got her to pose on a rock! For an amature, I'm pretty good.

I love the backside of this costume just as much as the front!

One of my favorites!

Halloween is going to be a blast!! Its fun that Cailyn is old enough to go up to doors but sad too since my baby isn't a baby anymore! Such is life though and we'll have some fun!!!

Are YOU a Winker?

No.

No. And No.

Maybe?Getting smoother?

Nope...lost it.

And there it all goes. Gone.

See ya later pig winking lady. Its over for you.

And yet she still goes for it. Painfully going for the gold she'll never get.

Oh Thank Heavens! She's back. Without wrinkles even. That was a close one.

Can you wink? And look good doing it? I bet you can't. Just sayin. Its a lost art. Like common sence. Most people don't have it anymore. Truth hurts. Keep working on that wink though.

Cailyn is 17 months old today. Boo Hiss.

My Crazies

Cailyn with her green Popsicle and nebulizer. YUM!

Breathing treatments are much more enjoyable with Popsicles.

Mr. Big Guy, AKA Sarge. He's 4 months old now and already a tank. This is his "place". He's getting much better at staying there while in the house.

Its also Cailyns place. Well according to her anyway. Luckily Sarge is a caring/sharing kind of dog. I think they are going to be buddies for life.

UPDATE: Corey is back at work this week.

It has snowed. It is cold. The wind wont stop blowing.

Cailyn is getting better everyday and will be off meds in a few days.

Still working on basement and other household projects like crazy. It will never end.

Its so cold here.

Took Sarge around the blog while Cailyn was napping and I only ran because I wanted it to be over sooner.

Cailyn will be a chicken for Halloween. Not sure if we'll do too much trick or treating but we'll see.

Corey is going to miss Cailyn in her chicken costume. Boo Hiss.

Thats about it.

My Time of Year, Baby!

Its that time of year!!!!!!

Get your pumpkins out and start making faces!!

Yes Cailyn was with us but I didn't take a picture of her playing with the pumpkin slime or putting her head in the pumpkin because we didn't do any of those things.

Halloween is about me. Its my holiday. I got Cailyn a chicken costume so she's good.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.........Halloween!

Home Sweet Home!

For anyone who has moved away from "home" and made a home of your own you may relate.

I just got back from Alaska where I was able to attend my grandmothers funeral and see family and friends. I was able to spend time with my family and even see a couple friends that I hadn't seen for YEARS. It was such a nice trip.

One thing I realized though, "HOME" isn't my home anymore.

My home is in Utah, in the middle of Utah.
I live around cows and horses.
I have great neighbors.
I have Mt. Nebo out my back door every morning, afternoon and evening.
I have a yard with lots of trees and bushes.

My house isn't special or big or fancy but its mine.

My husband loves me, takes care of me and see's that I'm happy here.

My little girl is sweet and loving and makes me laugh everyday.

All in this little house we call a "home".
Sure, I had alot of those things in Alaska but its just not where my whole heart is anymore.

A small part of me is still in Alaska and it always will be. But life took me to Utah.

Corey and Cailyn took me home.

Oh Yeah, I'm in Alaska

I am a firm believer that my mind is mush. I have this really bad habit of thinking of all the things I need to do so much that I actually think that I have done them when I haven't. I'm not sure but I think they have a medical condition for it called "crazy". While I thought I told the important people in my life Grandma and Grandpa Benson I was coming up this week....yeah...I didn't. Sorry. Needless to say, here I am in Alaska with my family. I'm actually very homesick for Utah and I'm happy about it. For so long I have been really homesick for Alaska and I thought I always would be but now that I'm here all I can think about it getting back "home". Utah finally made its way into my stone cold heart.

I came up thanks to my cousins in North Carolina. I think they are the bee's knees. Jane and Stu are some pretty special/amazing people and one would be a better person for knowing them. Yes, I'm better for knowing them.

My grandmothers funeral was so nice. All her friends were there and the feeling was of joy and celebration of a life well lived. Stories of her life, adventures and addicting personality were shared by those who knew her best. If I am so lucky and blessed I hope to have the kind of friends she had. I hope people talk of me the way they talked of her. Her life gave me many reasons and encouragement to be a better person and live life with laughter!

Thanks Janie an Stu, thanks Mom and Dad and Thank you Heavenly Father for the blessing in my life.