28 October 2009

Happy Halloween!

Last week was our annual Halloween party hosted by my sister, Lisel. It was so much fun!!! Most of us dressed up and each year the costumes are getting better and more fun.

The food:

Dessert Table
Food Table

Trish and I made these gummy mummies cupcakes
Trish and I also made these edible eyeballs which were delicious!
These are pumpkin bread bowls for our soup
My sister, Lisel, made these awesome Jell-o worms
The costumes:
All of us in our costumes
Me and Trisha riding her broom
The wicked witch of the west (Elphaba) and the scarecrow (Fiyero)
My dad is a train conductor and Logan is a pirate
Tyler and Shayne came as Bert and Ernie
CJ and Tania always come up with great costumes, this year they came as two fatties
Little Ammon is the crocodile from Peter Pan
Zach is an Indian from Peter Pan
Landon as Captain Hook shoving worms in his mouth
Caleb got to be Peter Pan (all the kids had taken off some of their costumes by the time we got there)
Logan is a pirate
Mom was Uncle Fester
Lily is the cutest Tinkerbell I've ever seen
Who knew that Halloween could be so much fun as adults too? I know now and it's becoming one of my favorite holidays!! I can't wait to wear my costume one more time for our ward halloween party this saturday. Hopefully, we'll win the costume contest!!!

03 October 2009

3-Hour Tour

Finally Trisha and I had a day off together and it was a great day. For those of you who have asked us, "What's in Vernal?" I will answer that for you. We went on a drive up Vernal avenue and ended up at the following places.


Steinaker Lake (10 minutes outside Vernal)
Me trying to put my glasses in my pocket and Trisha trying to tell me that the camera is going off. Looks like a little modern dancing...

Us again at Steinaker


Red Fleet Reservoir (20 minutes from Vernal)
Trisha posing by the State Park sign

A view of the lake from the highway

A view from a lookout point, looking back on Vernal

Flaming Gorge Dam (1 Hour from Vernal)
Sweet old-fashion cars in the parking lot

The dam and fall colors on the trees

Me and Trisha in front of the dam

A view of the Gorge

A bridge just before Flaming Gorge dam

Trisha enjoying nature and lovin her life!

Trisha posing on the edge of a cliff
Self portrait

Me posin

A view down the lake

This picture represents our drive
The gorge and the bridge

Beautiful day!

As we discover more and more things in our backyard, we love Vernal more and more. It has a lot to offer!!!