Good Bye to Fall

We have enjoyed an incredible fall here in Cache Valley.  A few weeks ago I took these pictures of our beautiful Japanese Maple.  Her leaves have all  since fallen, but she sure 

put on a spectacular show for us this year.  

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

Learn Something New Every Day!

Brady asked me to get rid of the the annoying little "type these letters" box before you can post a comment on our blog.  Well...I had no idea we had that on ours and I always wondered why some blogs had it and others didn't. I am proud to inform you all that  I figured out how to make that simple little change all by myself.  Now my request to everyone is to do the same.  Brady said it just adds interest to get strange little Philipino comments anyway...and I obviously don't know how to spell that word.  Sorry.  Nothing against foreign friends. Or people. 

Sweet Sixteen!

Happy Birthday Camber!

Camber Julia was born on a beautiful fall day

at Travis AFB in Fairfield CA

November 4, 1992

at 5:13 pm

weighing 7 lbs 6 oz

and probably one of our tallest babies at 21 1/4" ! 

She was a happy little girl from the beginning.

This is one of our favorite photos of her!  

Doesn't she look like a princess?

She definitely came that little spitfire personality that we love about her.  Here she is posing at our easter egg hunt with jelly beans she had carefully placed between her toes!!  (in AK we generally had our hunts indoors because these was usually snow on the ground!)

The makings of an amazing skier...a diet of icicles!

Camber has loved shrimp and seafood since she was a wee little girl. Ask her Grandma Joan about the day at Red Lobster when nearly snarfed down all of her shrimp!  At our house you get to pick the menu of your choice on your birthday.  Camber picked all of her favorite things!

Age four figuring it all out our with her brother, Davis.

 

Thirteen

  

Fourteen

 

Fifteen

What she dreams of...(this was a great photo of a lift at Beaver, but I goofed! 

And don't know how to delete just one photo - sorry.)

And Sweet Sixteen today!  

We love you Camber.  

Your spunk is a blessing in our family.  

You are a wonderful example in keeping a positive out look with life. 

 It is contagious!  

We hope this will be a wonderful year for you!! 

Happy birthday!

This Years Costumes!

   Another Halloween has come and gone.  What a blast.  

We were all ready for 

soak in the hot tub after our crazy night!  

Captain Underwear, Camber Ape-Woman 

(thanks, Garlicks for the brainwashing!)

Fatman Jake & Injun Brave Lindsey

Bang Bang Shootum Up Emily and Willie Nelson.

What an adorable couple.

Pirate Em   arrrggghh!

She looked pretty awesome!

Jack-O-Lanterns

Tradition!!!  TRA-DI-SHUN!!

We love Halloween!  We carved the pumpkins last night, carefully saving those precious seeds to roast!  We will share our finished masterpieces with you!  Can't wait to see all of your spooky creations and costumes.  And as a teaser, I have just received my revelation for the costume I will don tonight as I cook the Spudnuts and party with family & friends.  My revelation came via the Today Show and I can't wait to start preparing!!!

oooohhhhh! pumpkin guts!

(We miss Brady, Dani, Liam, Davis, Janell & Troy!)

No kdding!  Jake found this monster of 40 lbs and only had to pay for 30 lbs of it because that was as high as the scale went!  It turned out very nice!!

I carved for Mark (on the left) because had a rumbly tummy.  My choice was a snowman.

I will add his beanie and scarf tonight.

Look, Liam -it's a scary aw-pump!

 Grandpa starts laughing his head off every 

time he thinks of you saying that!!!

Great job, Camber!!

Lastly, we have Emily's who is munching a poor little jack-o-lantern and Jake & Lindsey's 

giant masterpiece, "frank".  Happy carving everyone!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

VICTIM # 3

I am struggling with scaring my Victim #3

(Miss Camber) I successfully got #1 (Miss Emily) - and #2 (Dr. Mark)

as I hid in our master bath and came growling at their feet.  Emily jumped out of her pants and I thought my life was over as Dr. Mark came swinging his fists at me, ending his attack pouncing on me.  I haven't never laughed so hard in all my life.  Well, this morning I donned the mean gorilla mask and hid near Camber's closet, waiting for her to return from her shower. I was foiled as she saw me poised and ready for the attack in the mirror! grrrrrrr.

Quickly thinking, I decided I could get her if I hid in the cereal cupboard!  As I enlisted Mark in helping me remove the contents of the cupboard - I soon realized I wouldn't fit into the lower shelf area. Drat!  I would have to remove more boxes and lift the shelf up as I somehow crammed my 47 year old body into the small area.  Now the waiting.  It is very hot and cramped in our cereal cupboard  and there isn't very much air in it, either.  She finally comes for breakfast and doesn't want cereal!  Mark does his best at coaxing her to get some, or at least a granola bar!  No luck.  Finally, as a last attempt, Mark askes her to grab a granola bar from the bottom shelf as he was looking for the car keys...she opens the door and sees my foot. Man!  No scare at all.  I did get a good laugh out of her, but no scare!  I am holding out, however.  The day is young.  Stay tuned for an update on Victim #3.

Me, realizing that I was no how going to fit - no how, without removing more stuff!

Leaf Pixies!

Early this morning, two sleepy-headed little girls knocked on our front door.  Aunt Leisa got to spend the morning with Janey & Abbie while their mom & dad went to a wedding.   

Did we ever have a blast! We watched Tinkerbelle while we had a tea party - ran to the park to swing and then had the greatest time jumping in the leaves, 

which there are no shortage of around our house!!

I haven't seen two little girls jump and squeal and laugh like that for a long time!!

Thanks for a perfect morning girls!! 

Love,

Aunt leisafirth (because that IS my name, you know!)