fall fun

Josh and I have been loving the beautiful fall weather we've been having and took advantage of it the last couple weekends. We're definitely wishing and hoping this weather sticks around for a long time! We went camping last weekend and then went up again this weekend with our friends Cris and Jason for some shooting, 4 wheeling, and tin foil dinners. The mountains looked so beautiful with their changing leaves and the mountains had a tiny bit of snow. I just can't believe how amazing of a place we live in and I'm so grateful we can drive around and enjoy the awesome scenery. The pictures don't do it justice, but I tried. :)

delicious dinners cooked by our fabulous chef Cristine :)

It was so fun to spend time with Cris and Jason and we can't wait to do it again! We were sad when Brad and Marianne moved away because we lost our tennis buddies, wii buddies, and fun buddies, but we're slowly trying to move on and we're SO happy Cris and Jason moved down here so we can play with them.

dirty DASH

Bryce and Kevin and some of their friends did the Dirty Dash in Soldier Hollow a while ago.  I had to take 3 tests that weekend, but I was able to go see them finish and hang out with Mom and Dad during and after the race. There are four words which described this race: dirty, gross, hilarious, and awesome. It was mostly awesome because of the costumes everyone wore to run it. However, Kevin and Craig (kev's friend) definitely had the best costumes for the day(suit coats, american flag speedos, and a tie) which are best described by those same four words that describe the race: dirty, gross, hilarious, and awesome. People everywhere had them stop "racing" and take pictures with them. Here are some pictures that I took of the day.

the boys just stepping off the water slide

dirrrty bryce and craig in the background 

getting ready to jump in the mud pool at the end of the race 

part of the group

It was so fun to watch and everyone who did it seemed to LOVE it. I think it would be so fun to do next year!

Unfortunately, this is true.

This week has been pretty crazy. I've had a test every. single. day. What does that mean? 

I'd say the amount of info I take in is actually larger since I've done well on my tests so far, but the food part is true... bad deal. (diet starts monday! ha)

While I've been studying, testing, and eating away, Josh has been the model husband. Monday I came home after 11 hours on campus to a wonderful lasagna dinner and a clean kitchen. Today I came home to our bedroom clean, the bathrooms clean, all the garbage taken out and the laundry done. If there was a fabulous husband award, I'd have to say Josh has done very well this week  :)

my attempt at art

So I saw a picture of something similar to this on the internet and decided to try it one day. It was reaaaaaally easy, cheap, and fast and perfect for a lazy rainy day! I mean, how can you go wrong with canvas, crayons, and a blow dryer?