Pumpkin Patch and Trunk or Treat

Brooklynn made it to the top without breaking a sweat!
Every year Brooklynn and I, along with some of our dearest friends go to Schnepf Farms Pumpkin Patch in Queen Creek. We hoot-it-up with miniature golf, rides, dog shows, pig races, a corn maze, a spooky movie in the pasture and a yummy out-door barbeque. The scary train ride after dark is the highlight of the day, besides just being together.

Brooklynn as Spongebob was a big hit at our annual ward Trunk or Treat! The little children were especially thrilled with it. Just as the crowd quieted down for the blessing on the food, one little 3 year-old called out from across the parking lot, "Hi Spongebob!"



Well, I had a total riot as Warren Jeff's 3rd wife. Here is how it came to be. About 2:00 PM Wednesday (the day of Trunk or Treat) I told Mindy that I didn't know what to wear. She suggested that we go to Savers. So we were scouring through all the women's wear when I came upon that exquisite blue dress! Mindy's reaction was, "Oh, that looks like a polygamist's dress!" So I figured it was all meant to be! Mindy styled my hair in a French braid with my bangs standing up. With my tennis shoes and crew socks, I think I could have almost been an undercover agent for the government! I put a sign on me with 'Warren Jeff's 3rd wife' on it just in case someone mistaked me for the real thing! If you need a costume for this weekend, give me a call!

Two A+ movies

There are two outstanding movies out there right now. One is called "Forever Strong" and is about a high school rugby team in Utah. It's a true account of a wayward young man from Arizona who gets sent to a correctional facility in Utah. He is forced to play rugby for one of his biggest rivals as part of his 'therapy'. THe coach for that team is more concerned with having strong boys in every way than in winning games. It is just so good. It is probably in theaters in Mesa only by now since it has been out for a month or so. I guess there is always Netflix!

The other movie is called "Fireproof". We saw it last night for FHE at Harkins. It is about how to fireproof your marriage. There is a 40-day "Love Dare" in the movie that the husband takes in order to salvage his marriage. The movie is produced by a Christian company and even though some of the acting is amateur, the message and feeling of the movie is exceptional. There is a website called fireproofmymarriage.com that I went to and found the love-dare book and other good things. It can be hard to find a good movie these days and what do you know...there are two out right now!

New England at Harvest Time

A few years ago John and I made a list of things we wanted to do together. We just checked one of those items off the list by going to New England last week. We flew into Providence, Rhode Island and checked out the Vanderbuilt mansions-unreal! Then we drove up the coast to Maine and meandered our way back down to Boston via New Hampshire. We stopped in a quaint little town called Freeport, Maine that had stores named, "When Pigs Fly", "Wicked Whoopies", and "Horny Toad" to name a few. We felt like we had stepped back to a relaxing, slower-paced time. We spent two days in Boston and wished we had had more time there. There is so much to do and so much life in that city, mainly due to the 70 colleges there. We walked the "Freedom Trail" that took us all over the city to historic and modern sites. We relived the times of the Revolutionary War from the Paul Revere home to the monument that commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill. We climbed all 294 steps to the top of the monument. Why? I don't know but my legs cried for two days because of it! Our main reason for going there was to see the Fall leaves and we were not dissapointed. They were breath-taking!