Handsome Boys!

Last Wednesday Shells, Shannon, Jenn and I went to the Phil Vasar concert at the ESA. The Jazz were playing the Lakers in L.A. We walked around the corner and there he was....Matt Harpring shooting hoops. He was doing pre, half, post commentary. So what do we do? We get a picture of course. He was very kind. Yes he was touching Shells and I!! He is so HANDSOME!

The Handsome continued throughout the night. Bomshell and Buckeye Covington opened for Phil. Buckeye is the most awkward performer I have ever seen. Its a good thing we didn't have to watch him the whole night or else we would have left. Phil is an AWESOME performer. He had a whole band of HANDSOME boys!

Thanks for the great show Phil!

So GRATEFUL for moments like these...

Over the last couple of days I have been thinking about the last year, ok maybe the last 18 months. Stephy comes home in 43 days, not that any of us are counting (we may or may not have a paper chain hanging in the living room) and the funny moments that have taken place...

These were taken during our family staycation just before Steph left.

Char at the State Fair...we were all off of sugar. Dad decided (maybe us kids) that it wouldn't be the State Fair if we didn't have any funnel cake. So we did. ( I think this was taken cause Char had powered sugar all over his face...)

Sometimes my Dad gets in really great, funny moods. We were leaving to my Gramms for Christmas eve dinner and her pulls out his cowboy hat and poses for a photo. He made some kind of comment....wish I could remember it.

At Gramms for our hot dog roast. Christmas eve wouldn't be Christmas eve without our hot dogs, macaroni salad, and potato chips. (not the greatest pic of me...but is a funny one)

New p.j.'s....

Our sweet baby girl just keeps getting bigger. When we get the camera out she is very interested and will stare into the lens. We sometimes get a good one where her eyes are open and she is smiling.

Matthew too loves the camera. He knows how much we love his Squinty eyes, we will usually do them without us asking.

At my Dad's birthday this year, Charlie and Hannah decided to have a whip cream fight. It was SO FUNNY!! I don't remember exactly what happened, but they both made a comment to my parents about there son, or daughter in law who was making a mess. (they are probably going to be mad that these are up, but it was one of those moments that just puts a smile on my face. they are genuine faces!)

I couldn't resist...

This was at the Lamb burn. It is a reunion with all my Grandpa Mickelsen's brothers and sisters. It is always enjoyable. Brooklyn was letting Gramm love her. My Dad loves this pic because it a genuine smile from my Gramm. (Gramm loves pics, just not of herself)

This is at the State Fair this last fall. The wind was blowing...It would be a really great pic of Ashy and I....

Rock Stars in the Making!

Every year my mom's work gets all dressed up for Halloween. Hannah has taken Matthew dressed all up the last two years. So to keep the tradition going she made there costumes. They are Rock Stars! My mom decided that since they were going to be Rock Stars she was going to be one too. So this morning I got up early to spike my mother's hair. It didn't work so well...we made some distinct curls however.

The school of Social Work throws a big carnival for Title 1 schools. I am participating this year as a volunteer, so I have to dress up. I have been thinking about what I was going to be for weeks, and yesterday I decided that I be a fairy. Thinking I could make a simple skirt wear one of my shirts and get some wings. I got fabric and a pattern to make a skirt....not as easy as I thought. Its a good thing a I have a mom that loves me a lot, hehe....she sewed for me last night. I did help, a little. It's so cute. I am excited to dress up....it may be the first year I am really excited to dress up.

Here are the pictures from my mom's Halloween Parade.

My mom will hate that I put this up....it was the better one of me. I'll get a full shoot of the skirt cause it's so fun!

Brooklyn really didn't know how to react. She was SO DANG cute though!

I love this picture of Matthew. He has started to make more facial expressions....I'm not sure he wanted me to take a picture.

Singing his heart out!

I love Matthew! Just look at his face...I think he is thinking...."Yep we're for real, We'll be in signing autographs later!" I could just eat him!

Who order this?

Dear Snow,

please come back in six weeks.

Just in time for Christmas, Ok?

Love,

It's still fall!

Yes its true!

I danced with this man last night....

Mad dog Mark Madsen. I know! no need to be jealous.

Its not the first time either. One night probably like two years ago Mark was at studio and asked us girls to dance. He flirted with my friend Meg, he told her that that he played basketball for the t-wolves. Meg didn't believe him, he asked her to dance a couple more times (I think). We went home and looked him up. He wasn't lying he really plays for the Minnesota T-wolves. Anyways last night Meg and I went dancing when we got there we saw him and debated if it was really him. He caught us talking about him...Oops! He has a whole list of names, when we tell him our name, he finally ask Meg to dance. She came back and told me that he had remembered that she was going to pharmacy school. I think that he was just really good at smoozing. It was so funny! I danced with him after. He did this spin that I am horrible at. I don't like it. On the third spin you lean in and they spin you into a dip...I went the wrong way into his knee. He spins me out fast and says we're doing something wrong, we try it again still wrong, the third time we got it...kinda I didn't go into his knee and I was almost successful in getting the dip right. Its just one of those moves that scare me a little. Funny that he was so worried about his knee. Guess it's how he makes his money! Meg and I laughed all night. you may have needed to be there....So funny!

I haven't washed my hands yet, anyone can touch them if you want, only teasing, they have been washed multiple times, however they were touched by Mad Dog Mark Madsen!! I am available anytime for pictures, kind of a big deal!

As Meg and I were walking to our car this is what we here from I think 4 cowboys

"Hey, do you have a lighter? "

we said no

"Hey, you're hot"

"You're friend is hot too!"

They continued with other things, Meg and I just continued to walk. Meg did look at me and said "they are cowboys" My response "do you want me to slow down?" We didn't slow down.

the night was unforgettable! Dancing with a NBA star and then getting hit on with some really great pick up lines.

Powell of Lake

We spent the last week playing in this...

eating, sleeping and hanging out on this...

admiring all of the red rock around(I think I picked the blurry pic...oops!)

Spending lots of time doing this...

Almost!

And just a little of this...

The Rents taking a little adventure...

Couldn't leave without a family pic!

For ASHY!

This is her....

Why for her you ask? Well because of her determination....

the story goes....there have been many times when we are hanging out, just being silly and Ashy will say something that is so funny. I tell her that I am going to blog about it because it is SOOO funny! I have yet to blog about her. Last night she was looking at my blog again reminded me that I have not blogged about her funniness. I wish I could tell you some of her funny comments.....I can't remember them. You'll just have to trust me. She is a funny girl!

Love you Ashy!