Soaking in Some Sun

Some people have been asking, "Where have you been?" --yes my posts are lacking, but for good reason. We have been enjoying the beaches on the Island of Oahu! Details to follow soon!

Halloween

I am so behind on everything, but thought I would slap up some pictures of the kids from Halloween. The day was crazy. My plan was to have Caden be a magician, and Sydney be a bunny coming out of a hat. Nancy had made the costumes for Noah and Maya when they were younger so I was going to use them. Caden had other plans...he wanted to be Superman. It still worked out. I had to go to a costume store to find some bunny ears for Sydney. Well...the ears ended up being the same cost as a full suit. So I went with the new costume. She was the cutest bunny ever! I was supposed to make chili to bring to our ward carnival, and by the time I got that all done, and got the kids in the car...we got to it right before it was supposed to end. I was frustrated because it took me so long! The kids were still able to enjoy themselves for a little bit, and we got a bite to eat before we went trick or treating. We got back home around 6:30 pm. I took the kids trick or treating while Shawn passed out candy. We only went down one street and a little around the corner when Caden declared that he was done! It was only a little after 7 pm! Shawn came and picked us up, and we went to do our "rounds" to the grandparents. Our first stop was my parents ward Trunk-or-Treat. Within minutes on the road I looked back to find Caden fast alseep! He was just exhausted. We got to my parents event, and woke up Caden. After only going to a few cars (and he was in the stroller) he began to cover his bucket, and said that he didn't want anymore...he wanted to go home! I was astonished! He turned down candy! Needless to say he was plain tired. Unfortunately we weren't able to go by Nana & Grandpa's (Shawn's mom). I felt bad...but didn't have much of a choice. Hopefully he will have more energy next year!

BTW -- No, I haven't opened the envelope yet. Sorry!

My 10 Year Reunion

Okay...I think that I am officially the last one to write a post about the reunion. I have been in a serious "blog funk", and just haven't had the desire to post much...sorry to my faithful fans. :) Anyway, the reunion was alot of fun. It was nice to see so many people that I hadn't seen in years. Sara had asked for my help a while back, and I was glad to be involved somewhat in the planning process. We definitely learned alot of what we do and don't want to happen at our 20 year! One thing is for sure...we will not be using Great Reunions. They jacked up the price, and then the people they sent to "run it" had NO CLUE as to what was going on.

The day was super busy. The program that we use to make slide shows was giving us (or should I say Shawn...he is my computer genius! I don't know what I would do without him!) alot of problems. We almost thought we wouldn't be able to pull it off. Shawn, of course was able to come to the rescue and everything turned out well.

We went to the picnic in the afternoon, and saw everyone and their adorable children. It is so weird to see the guys I went to high school with as fathers. I only took a few pictures there...I wish I would have taken more because there were a ton of people there that did not come to the dinner in the evening.

After the picnic we went home, and put Sydney down for a nap. Shawn worked out all the kinks in the slide show. Then, because I wanted to make our day even crazier we had set up an appointment with our friends for a photo shoot at 4. I know it was kinda stupid. It was not what was really needed that day. Fortunately we were able to pull it off.

We met Dusty and Elisha out at "The Farm". I took a few shots with my own camera so you can see what the kids looked like. We had a lot of fun, and the location was beautiful. It will be nice to finally have a family picture. I really regret not being on the ball sooner. We don't have a family photo with just Caden in it. I just wanted to make sure that we got pictures before the next baby came, and before I look like an elephant!!! I really think that the pictures are going to be great--and of course will post them here when we get them! After the shoot we headed home only to drop the kids off and race to the dinner part of the reunion.

The evening turned out well despite the ignorance of Great Reunions. I think that everyone had a good time, and enjoyed catching up with old friends. I tried to get pictures of everyone that was there. I am sure I missed some, but I think I got most. I am sure some of the people thought I was a little crazy because I don't really know some of them, but I thought it would be fun for those who weren't able to attend to see who was there. So enjoy the slide shows, and hopefully I will see more of my classmates at the next reunion. I am really glad that I decided to go. I think I would have regretted it otherwise.


This first slide show is the one that we made for the reunion.

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

This one is pictures of Friday night at Dos Gringos, a few at the picnic, and the dinner that evening. Enjoy!

(We had even transferred the senior video into a computer file. I have to talk to my amazing husband about how to upload that one. It is huge, and is almost 30 minutes long, but if you went to high school with me it is still kinda entertaining.)

I will post Halloween pics soon...I hope! I have enjoyed seeing all of the cute costumes on all the other blogs.

Some are dying to know...

I know you all are probably looking at this picture and wondering what the heck it is. This past Thursday I went in for my ultrasound, and now the answer to that nagging question is sealed and stapled in this very envelope. It sits in my wallet, and I see when I go to make purchases. I know it is there, and I know that all I have to do is rip it open, and it will reveal to me what we will be having. Yet there is a part of me that smiles each time knowing that I am not opening it. I can hear the screaming now. It will probably drive you all crazy, but for right now it is staying sealed with an opening date to be determined. We may open it...we may not. I just haven't decided yet. Until then, I smile everytime I open my wallet and see it staring back at me. Part of me is amazed that I have had enough will NOT to open it.

This past weekend has been a blur full of excitement and fun. I just feel like I haven't had time to breathe quite yet. It started with the ultrasound on Thursday, and then all of my Reunion activities over the weekend. To make things even busier we somehow managed to squeeze in a Family photo shoot! I will post the details and pictures of my fun weekend within the next few days.

Last Call...

This post is for my fellow MHS Class of 1997 alumni...

I am helping the Reunion Committee to compile and make a video for the reunion, and need your help.

Can you email a recent picture of you or your family and possibly a couple of pictures from high school.

We want to get as much of variety as possible. So even if you aren't planning on attending we would love to get some photos!

Email them to mesa97@yahoo.com by Friday October 19. Thanks! (Yes I realize that is tomorrow...they had posted a request on the reunion blog, but I don't know how many people have seen it.)

Thanks so much!

P.S. You can find more info about the final details of the Friday night Pre-Party @ Dos Gringos, The picnic, and the actual reunion at www.mesa97.blogspot.com