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So now that it is November and the Christmas season is right around the corner, i've been thinking about gifts and trying to keep within budget...which means being very creative and making as much as my Christmas gifts as possible. That said, my wish list is totally opposite :)
Here it is...

I wish for an oversized OLD map of the world. In case you didn't know, i LOVE maps. I want a big one that covers a whole wall in my house someday. There is something about it that is so dreamy...
I wish for lots of cute functional storage boxes so i can de-clutter my little house and be stylish at the same time :)

I wish for all new cooking appliances....like this little treasure. Its a simply grill pan. Mine are quite old and would love new ones.

I love this mirror....super vintage-ish and would look so cute on my wall above my bed. Last but not least, i wish for a cute new fresh short haircut, just like this!

Busy Month

Its been one busy month... so here is a recap in opposite order-
Of course Halloween was a hit. This year we had David Beckham, Ichiro and a rangers player. Saweet! We did all the festivities and trick and treating was a hit this year (unlike last year:)
BYU parade...where we got stocked up on candy that we thought would last us for a year...it was gone that weekend. :)
Tyson and I were able to get away just the 2 of us and visit Texas. Tyson served his mission there and i really wanted to finally visit a 6 flags! We stayed with some good friends of ours..Brent and Britta and played spades every night until we were delirious.
Here we are at 6 flags..which by the way was the funnest place EVER! We were like 6th graders running from ride to ride!
We visited the fort worth stock yards...just like i imagined Texas would be like. I loved it. We were also able to visit some of Tyson's old areas and of course visited some old mission friends.
Owen had a birthday party with friends which wore us ALL out. We played pin the arm on the skeleton, made witches brew, colored bags, had relay races and ate donuts.
Owen loved every minute of it.
Now, on to November and a whole lot of Christmas shopping, light decorating, thanksgiving eating and visitin sister of course.

So basically i cannot STAND for Golds Gym salesman (no offense :)),
however, at the same time, i need to renew my gym pass.
I hate running outside in the cold.
Spin class is my saving grace.
So as much as i HATE to do it..does anyone know of any good deals..
or have one they want to sell?

Fo..

This little stinker turns 4 today. In his own words-
"Im gonna be fo on octobo fo-teenth."
Where has the time gone?
He requested a birthday party with friends,
McDonalds for lunch,
and another party tonight.
Since I LOVE birthdays, his wishes are granted.
Owen is the best friend anyone could have.
Happy "bothday" Buddy!

A success

Ahhh..sunny St George. Always a fun vacation. This time it was especially fun because we stayed with our good friends Jenn and Kyle. They have 2 little guys like us...Owen and Bridger were born on the same day and are super duper good buddies. Owen pretty much didn't sleep for 3 days he was so excited to play. Kyle and Jenn are pretty much RAD. We had so much fun with them. Thanks for weekend guys!
We had a little birthday party for the boys since their bday is the same day and happens to be in a few weeks. We played "pop the balloon", opened a present, ate cupcakes and rode bikes. wala!
Of course, the REAL reason we went down to George was to run the marathon. Mom was a rock star and decided to run it 3 weeks ago. Here she is with her buddy Kelly with .1 miles to go!
Dad and I both got a PR...we were very excited about it! 3:25 for dad and 3:17 for me. Dad is such a great motivator and always wants me to do my best! Im so happy to have him for my runnin partner. This is at the finish line waitin for mom.
really happy to be sitting down right now. My stomach cramped at the end and i was in a ball the whole rest of the day, Thank goodness for hot tubs.
Overall, it was a great race. Dad and i ran together until about mile 15. I started having back pain and decided...i just really want to finish fast so i can sit down. Dad got a sip of water and we never re-connected..until the finish. Then we ate popsicles and hobbled back to our family.
Next up, Boston marathon in April!

later skater

I'll leave you with our little family night activity...eating frosties from wendy's and singing songs on a blanket on the floor. Owen requested it and it couldn't have been more fun.
Now we are off to have more fun in sunny St George. Ill be runnin the marathon, and ALL my boys will be waiting for me at the finish. Such great motivation i tell ya!!
Have a great weekend and go get a frosty, a vanilla one.