Pumpkin Carving

This year instead of carving pumpkins will all my cousins, I decided to carve pumpkins with Justin. (Lately I have really been feeling a time crunch, and I want to do as much as possible with him while I have the time and am not extremely sleepy.)
Anyways, We talked about what we wanted to do. Originally we were just going to do 1 pumpkin together. Justin had a really great idea for a pumpkin, and I wanted to do a more traditional pumpkin. Se we decided to each do a pumpkin. (well, I really decided that we would each do a pumpkin;) It was really cool to carve the pumpkins we grew in our garden this year! I am still amazed at how big they got. And to think, if we would have stayed in Provo, we would have had 2 more!
We spent 2 1/2 hours working on them. And I really liked the results! (I will post pictures soon)
We lit them both up and took pictures than went inside and cleaned up, and had hot coco. MMmm

Also, It is snowing right now! I wonder how much will stick?

Carrots from the Garden

Right now I am in love with the carrots we pulled from the garden. I have tasted the carrots that come from the store and I don't like them as much. The carrots have been such a fantastic tasting treat fro me. I think I may be enjoying them as much as the rats have been. The other day I was snacking on one while they were out and they practically mauled me trying to get a bite. They did the same thing to Justin yesterday.

That is one thing I noticed about being pregnant, some things taste sooooo good. So far the best tasting stuff has been Indian Food and Carrots.

In and Out Orem Style

Oh man, Yesterday I saw it. The almost completed building.
(Really, I must live under a rock to not know it was there.) But, I am excited!!!
I really LOVE their burgers!!!
Too bad it wasn't there 7 months ago when I really wanted burgers.

The only crappy thing about it being opened in Utah is that the words "Grand Opening" attract people like flies to poop.
Seriously, every time I have seen a "first one in Utah" open, the place is a mad house for almost a year. I still remember the whole state of Utah waiting in line for Donuts. Not to say that they were no good, just not worth waiting 2 hours in line for them.

I know there will always be lines around dinner and lunch time there.
I have eaten there plenty of times to know that:)
Also, there will be other chains opening (hopefully around the same time) in American Fork and Draper. So that may relive some pressure from the bursting tides of people trying to get one of their delicious burgers.
Oh man, that is where work should get our next parent night catered from.

That looks so good right now...

Fall Pictures!

Here are some fun Fall pictures!

Justin prepped the garden for winter. Daisy really enjoyed being outside with Justin.

This is the rest of the fall harvest. I was surprised at how many apples were still on the trees. The apples are really tasty! This weekend I am going to pick the pears. I hope they taste just as good.

Another picture of the front yard at Halloween! I just love the color of the trees. Too bad all the leaves were blown off this week...During fall break we went to Gardner Village. It is a pretty cool place. I really liked every shop we went into while there. It was fun to do some shopping with my family.
Eliza also colored my hair! I really like it. The good news is that I can still donate it! I was just getting super tiered of the dumpy hair. I just needed something to make me feel girly.



The girls in front of the pumpkins! They had so many pumpkins! My nephew just loved all the pumpkins. I also loved all the pumpkins. I really like pumpkins! They also had a ton of witches there (real and not) the day we went. It was fun to see all the women dressed up for witches night.

ABC's of ME!

I saw this on a friends blog and it looked like it would be a fun activity for the day.

THE ABC’S OF Katie

A – ADVOCATE FOR: Eating well. Not just healthy things like using fresh fruit and veggies in cooking, but also eating what tastes good too. maybe spending a little bit more when you go out to eat. (I HATE being disappointed when I eat out.)

B – BEST FEATURE: I really like my wrists.

C – COULD DO WITHOUT: pain

D – DREAMS & DESIRES: That Justin and I could live on a farm, with the exact house we want, and I could be the house wife I have always wanted!

E – ESSENTIAL ITEMS: chapstick, iPod, car keys

F – FAVORITE PAST TIME: making things!

G – GOOD AT: Cooking, criticizing things, creativity.

H – HAVE NEVER TRIED: Sky diving

I – IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS: Go by that farm and build our dream house.

J – JUNKIE FOR: Good Cheese & chocolate

K – KINDRED SPIRIT: Eliza, Justin

L – LITTLE KNOWN FACT: I have a scar on my tongue, and I hate green beans. (worst vegetable ever)

M – MEMORABLE MOMENT: Getting married. I don't know if I will be able to top that. Maybe in a few months...

N – NEVER AGAIN WILL I: spend $70.00 on a pair of pants I don't really like.

O – OCCASIONAL INDULGENCE: Bombay house, and clothes shopping!

P – PROFESSION: teacher aide

Q – QUOTE: "The Greatest Adventure is what lies Ahead..." (this was the only thing I could think of, other than "where there's a whip there's a way"... I must have those old cartoons on the mind right now)

R – REASON TO SMILE: The rats, and Justin "playing" with the baby.

S – SORRY ABOUT: not having enough time and energy to do everything I want to.

T -THINGS THAT ARE WORRYING YOU RIGHT NOW: Will I ever be able to fit into my old clothes? Is there enough room in our room?

U – UNINTERESTED IN: math

V – VERY SCARED OF: spiders, swimming in open ocean, Great white sharks, the Twilight Zone, Zombies (only the ones in my dreams), being sucked into the vacuum of space.


W – WORST HABITS: Not doing things that need to be done.

X – X MARKS MY IDEAL VACATION SPOT: small beach house in norther California, with a tandem bike.

Y – YUMMIEST DESSERT: There are far to many to choose from, I really like Mango with rice and coconut milk (a Thai desert) Cheese Cake (Justin's)

Z – ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

Red Ribbon Week

Today is the last day of Red Ribbon week at school. Making posters and helping with a few things has made me think of my decision to be "drug" free.

Simply, High School, I just saw some of the silly things people did and the consequences of drinking and getting high . Also, Smokers stink, actually there is literally a smell, and that grossed me out.
I also lost a grandparent to smoking, and will lose another soon because of the long term effects of smoking.

So, ask yourself why are you "drug" free?

Most amazing Rat feet Ever!!!

Last night we had the rats out in the room they were happily playing. Justin had a piece of the yummy ice cream cake from my birthday. Magellan snuck up and started licking the plate, Justin said "NO" and put him n the ground. Magellan must have really liked the cake because he climbed up on to the door of the cage and was balancing on top of the open door trying to reach the cake.Pleas excuse my primitive drawing, but essentally, this is what it looked like. Rats really are amazing!