Kansas City Here We Come!

10.28.2011

{The Rowdy Bunch in Rows 15 & 16}

We Took a Quick Trip Home to Ryan's Motherland.

We Went Over a Weekend,

and the

Main Attraction?

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME!

We Were ALL

EXCITED!

Pinewood Derby

Our First Derby

10.26.11

B's Car did Fairly Well,

and

We Even Have a Guest Driver:

Good Ol' George Washington!

See Your Strength & Beauty Everest Run

For My Birthday,

I Had Decided that I Wanted to Get Up

and Run a Steep Hill that is

Affectionately called "Everest" Around these Parts.

I had Always Fancied it as Something Only the Crazy Runners were Up Doing,

but Since then, I have Run it, too.

It's Pretty Serious.

I Threw it Out to Any Friends,

Who wanted to Come with Me for

My Running Birthday Party.

So, with a Couple of Party Goers,

We Headed out Early

on a Chilly October Morning,

and

We Stormed that Hill.

See Your STRENGTH & BEAUTY Everest Run

{Me Far Right}

I LOVE this Picture!

Ryan had Gotten up Early,

and Met Us at the Top

with Oranges and Water,

[Treats for My Party Guests]

We Partied

(aka Took a Break)

and Looked Down at the Pre-Dawn City Lights Below Us.

Then we Bulleted Back Down.

Ryan again, Surprised Us,

with Smoothies and Crescents at the End of the Course.

He Truly Went out of His Way,

to Make this Fun for Me!

I Truly LOVED Doing This!

"It is a Shame for a [Woman] to Grow Old,

Without Ever Seeing the

STRENGTH & BEAUTY

of which Her Body is Capable."

~Socrates

Oh, and My Party Favors?

That Quote,

with Bundles of Chocolate Cake.

[It is MY Party, After all]

Pumpkin Patching

10.19.11

{PUMPKIN PATCH}

{Pumpkins IN the Patch}

{TRICKS}

{TREATS}

And

Spooky Glowing Corn Maze Eyes

Look Who's 4!

Breakfast in Bed,
and

Toys Galore!

Hoo-Ray!

{Happy Birthday}

Sunday Evening Drive

Through the Canyons

to See the Colors of Fall.

10.16.11

Today

Night of the Running Dead 5k

I was able to talk a group of Friends into doing a Zombie Run with Us!

You could register as a Human, or a Un-Dead.

The Humans got a 2 Minute Head Start,

then the Zombies were off for a Chase!

The Girls {Humans}

The Guys {Zombies!}

{Zombie-ness}

And Afterwards?

{Ice Cream for ALL!}

Thanks Friends!

[Can I talk You Into Doing it Again, Next Year?]

Date Night

10.14.11

Friends. Dinner. Vespas.

Fall Wreath

Saw this in My

Lowe's Outdoor Living Magaziney

Gave it a Whirl

EASY.

Took Me 25 Minutes,

and most of that time

was spent on deciding how Long I

Wanted to Go on the Ribbon.

{Ceiling Medallion. Spray Paint. Ribbon.}

Mini Wreaths

I LOVE to Decorate with Wreaths!
Here is How-to for the Mini Wreaths, I did for My Cupboards-
Cause, They needed a little Wreath-ness!

I Couldn't find little Wreaths,

so I used a plain stick garland,

that was all rolled up at the store,

in the perfect little round, wreath-like bundle.

But I Didn't unwind the Garland,

Instead,

I bought a bundle of the Greens that I Liked

{this Cute Stuff was Eucalyptus}

and I clipped it apart and Wired it to

the bare wreath Base.

(Remember, I used something that was intended to be unrolled and used as a Garland, not an actual wreath!)

For the Over the Door Look,

I Used one of Those 3M Scotch Hooks,

Upside Down,

So I could Loop the Ribbon Onto it!

{Wah-La!}