I'm Back!!

I will be brief right now, but I look forward to being less brief, later. I have been without the internet for 3 months! OUCH! (Charles had to take it to his office.) But now... I am back! Hooray! I wanted to get some pictures up and then, later, I will write more . . .

Autumn has been especially beautiful this year here in Boise. We have all been enjoying the weather and the beauty of the season!

Mmmmm . . . yummy. William likes to help mommy make cookies. :-) Mommy likes to eat cookies.

I often find Sammi in her room cuddled up with a good book. Some people read Harry Potter --Sammi studies it.

Our pumpkins for 2010 Halloween. Mine is on the left, Charles on the right. We tied this year. :-) (I usually win, but Charles was determined to show me up!)
I found an old hat that belonged to my Grandma Lindquist. At the last minute, I thought maybe I should dress up for Halloween. (The kids were begging, too.) So, I found her hat, put on a dress and called myself Rosalie from Twilight (when she was human and not a vampire.) Yeah, far cry from her, but hey, I can dream, right? (By the way . . . I totally think hats should come back into fashion, maybe if I start wearing them, everyone will follow??)

We did Trunk or Treat this year on Friday, since Halloween was Sunday. Pictured: Mary Jo, Suzette, Me, Rachelle. (Thanks for letting me steal your picture, Sue.) ;-) We spent Halloween Sunday night with our good friends the Harlins. We ate good food, lit a fire in their fireplace, and watched a movie together. Lots of fun. Later that night, we drove down to Harrison Boulevard to see what all the "talk" has been about for trick or treating. It is an old historic lane with huge homes. It was CRAZY! There were over 3000 people who passed through the area. Some homes had 50-100 carved pumpkins on their stairs, there was a carnival, and TONS of people. It was fun to drive by and watch all the excitement. Apparently, the people who live in those homes spend between $500-$1000 on CANDY! Can you imagine???

Image from Harrison Blvd. photo from KTVB.

On to the cute ones . . .

William was Peter Pan this year, and I must say, he looked the part.



Sammi was Hermoine in her second year at Hogwarts. :-) (She was first year last year.)
Daniel was a stellar Jack Sparrow. He was pretty funny trying to act the part, walking all crazy. :-) It was super-hard to get all his eye make-up off! The next day, it looked like he had been punched in the eyes! I tried to scrub, really, I did. He could not take the pain. That is why women wear make-up, and not men. No pain, no gain.
More to come . . . Do you know how GOOD IT IS to be able to use the internet again??!!! What a blessing! If you have it (which you obviously do), give it a big HUG! :-)