Auntie weekend

Tyson and kim were headed out to California and asked if I could watch the kids for a weekend. We had a grand ol time and went up to visit Grandma and Grandpa. 

They are so adorable but I might have been in over my head. Good thing Grandma had a bag of tricks. 

Grandma taught them how to knit

I taught them how to make Christmas cards

Frolicking in the leaves! 

Halloween 2013

This might be my favorite costume of all time. 

SCARECROW! 

I found these awesome tattoos online that made it SUPER easy. I would recommend them to anyone and will try to use them whenever I can! I didn't have to worry about my makeup smearing or anything!!

And what a perfect excuse to wear these awesome windmill earrings? 

Way to go on the awesome pumpkin David Mason!! I was super impressed with his skills.

Had all the friends come over for a party. 

Marilyn Monroe (Lauren) Homeless (Brennen) The target lady (Emily)

And Sarah Biro as herself. 

Lindsey and Robin came by to pass out candy for a bit.

Nashville, TN

Whoop whoop! Marking Nashville off the list of all 50 states to visit! :) 

The trip started off in a Dicey hotel. But we got out of that situation. Also, I got peed on during this trip. LOL. Had to share a bed with a fellow traveler and apparently she slept really, really, really deep that night. hahahaha. Oh well. What do you do. Life could be worse. It gave us a LOT of good laughs for the rest of the trip. I wish I had a picture of Brennen, Kelsie, and I together but I don't know if we got one. 

The Grand ol' Opry was AMAZING. We saw Love and Theft and Lady Antabellum in concert. As well as a bunch of other acts. It was a grand ol' time. (See what I did there? ;))

There was a random Parthenon. It was massive. We didn't go inside but it was fun to look at. In the same park was a festival going on so we stopped and ate at a food truck. I don't know why I think food trucks are so cool, but I do. 

This was at the Belle Meade plantation that we toured. Learned about horse racing, slaves, and old stuff. This play house is every little girls dream!

Yum yum yum! Worth the 1.5 hour wait to get in. :) 

We got up early to check out Honkey tonk row before all the crowds showed up. 

The Johnny cash museum is pretty new. It was small but had some cool things inside. I didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. 

This is the.... crap I don't remember! OH! Maybe Writers row? It's supposed to be pretty happenin and night but we don't hang around to find out. 

HonKey ToNk row. We had a great time eating dinner and listening to bands play. At one place the singer was walking around and sang right at my face for what seemed like FOREVER. The band was pretty good. We went in the most popular bars and they were TINY and PACKED full of people. There is a lot of cool history involving the musical performers of the past and these little music halls. Go to Nashville, learn it. 

Random fall decor at our hotel. I was just a bit excited for Halloween.

This was at the Grand Ol' Opry hotel which was MAGNIFICENT. It was so massive! There are all these cool gardens inside. I would LOVE to work there just to have a place of serenity on my lunch break. 

ASU football game

FORK EM DEVILS!

I like watching football with this guy. 

Throwing it back.

How jealous are you of our jumpsuits? I can't wait till these come back into style so I can wear them daily. 

I can always trust Sarah to participate in my shenanigans. 

Dallin leaves on a mission to Idaho

This little guy chose to serve a mission. He is the best kid, ever. He will be serving in the Pocatello Idaho Mission. The whole family got together and we had a grand ole time. I didn't grab pictures of everyone but here is what I do have. 

High school friends reunion

Getting together with old friends does the soul good! Aunne and Dez and I all went to school together and took Orchestra together. It's fun to hang out with people who remember your youthful soul. It was such a great time meeting up with these ladies and talking about how their lives has changed in the past 10 years. We met up in Tucson and stayed with Aunne. We had a great time lounging by the pool, talking, and hiking Mt Lemmon and watching the sun set. 

I fell in love with this guy. The coolest dog. 

We found this cool fort off the path. 

This world is so magnificent. 

It's not a girls weekend without facials! :) 

I don't even know. haha