{attention fellow twi-hards...}

BREATHE...

OK now i'm ready.

 my sissies and i are back from our wild and crazy trip to the LA premiere of "breaking dawn." we weren't exactly sure what to expect. we just kissed the kiddos, jam packed the car and took off into the sunset. after A-LOT of intense moments while waiting in line for our wristbands, camping out for four days, rubbing shoulders with the stars, experiencing a real-life massive blockbuster world wide movie premiere then actually getting into the movie and watching it with all the stars of the show...lets just say, EXPECTATIONS EXCEEDED! so, after i thumb through all my bazillion pic's and try to narrow them all down, here is a sneak peak at just how close we were on the  red black carpet...

these photo's aren't zoomed in...
this IS where we were standing.
believe it or not, they are all even
better looking in real life.

and can i add, "breaking dawn" part one, is my favorite one by a long shot.
edward and bella can finally be a normal couple. the wedding, the honeymoon,
it's all so magical. can't wait to see it again tonight at 6pm.
twice before it's even been released...i've got a very understanding husband:)
can't wait to hear how much everyone else falls in love...

{ IT IS HALLOWEEN...}

it is halloween, halloween, halloween...

(a little nightmare before christmas anyone?)

we had a smashing good time this halloween!

we partied with family

we got all dressed up...
tate) a dragon
crew) a blue power ranger
haws) a little gold fish

and this is how much the little fishy really enjoyed dressing up...

 and what would a truly memorable halloween
be without a little bella and edward in our lives...
ken, you are such a good sport! loves.

            

and of course, trick-or treated.

now, the real fun begins...

eating all the yummy treats!

{happy harvest...}

my sisters and i thought it would be a good idea to get

some cute shots of the grand kids at thanksgiving point while the place

is all decked out in beautiful fall decor. (thanks to my ultra talented mom who works

there and makes it so.) let's just say we definitely captured the moment...

see if you can spot ALL that's wrong with this one.

A) the obvious one, i look semi-intoxicated.

B) not one soul is looking at the camera.

C) the pumpkin above crew's head looks like a bum.

children for sale

much to our surprise, there were a few cute ones.

happy fall everyone!

{the ya-ya sisterhood...}

see these four?

they are my besties...

every year we ditch the kiddos and boys, make funny hats,

dress the exact same (never on purpose) and head out to the

ya-ya sisterhood at thanksgiving point. there is always yummy 

food, shopping, yummy food, and did i mention yummy food?

either way, it is always a good time when i'm with these four + a mom.

(we like our brothers too, but not at the ya-ya)



nothin but love.

ps.

t-2 weeks and change until our long awaited

MUCH anticipated sisters road trip!

again, no kiddos and no boys.

and it may or may not involve famous people,

a red carpet and a certain movie premiere.

stay tuned...

{the 5 year old world cup...}

a group of confused 4&5 yr olds+

intense parents (seriously guys, it's pee wee)+

post game slurpee's=good times!

 score was never kept, but i'm pretty sure we always won!

next year crewbie, i promise!

{i'm free...}

happy birthday crew!

yesterday this little nugget turned three. (or free, which ever you prefer)

we celebrated with a small gathering of a few of his

family and friends at the beach.

and when i say beach, i mean provo beach resort in riverwoods.

it's about as beachie as utah gets.

lotsa friends and lotsa games=lotsa good times.

when offspring have a birthday, most parents usually say,

"i can't believe my baby is turning ___!"

today, i have to say, "i can't believe my baby is only three!"

crew is wise beyond his years, and always has been.

he is the first to fetch a diaper, first to say sorry, first

to give kisses and always the first to rise in the morning.

his favorite color is blue. his favorite food is spaghetti.

he worships his older brother and is so sweet to the younger.

he really is  one of the sweetest, kindest most thoughtful

little boys i know. that big toothless grin can make my heart

melt on any given day.

happy birthday little dundee,

your family loves you more than you will ever know!  

{now that summer is gone...}

...we are going to miss this

and this...

 of course this...

this too!

dear summer,
please don't  wait so long to show yourself again.
we miss you already!
love,
tate, crew, haws & their mom