Thursday, October 22, 2009

Virginia in the Fall

Here are a few random pics we have taken lately in our good ole' neck of the woods...
On Sundays, Jeff and I like to take a stroll around D.C. It's always beautiful, not busy, and we have most of the day to do whatever we want:). This was a couple of weeks ago and it was a beautiful Sunday!







A little while ago, Jeff and a few friends went on a beautiful hike in Shenandoah National Park. Here are some great pics...










Sunday, October 18, 2009

U2 Concert

Coolest concert we've ever been to! I've always wanted to go to a U2 concert and we were finally able to go. It was at the Red Skins stadium in Maryland. The stage, the sound, the atmosphere... everything was awesome. We have a video of some of the songs but of course it won't upload... so maybe i'll try later.






Great friends come to town

A few weekends ago- we had some great friends come to town! Our good friend Matt N came in to town for a quick weekend in DC... and we were lucky to grab a quick breakfast with him.

Here we are in Old Town

Then we had a great time with our great friends Marianne and Jon! We went sightseeing with them, a fun movie, lunch in Old Town, and then a dinner that night at a sports bar so that we could watch the good ole' UTES.
So fun to see you guys!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Jeff's Birthday and General Conference

General Conference is one of my favorite weekends! It's always Jeff's birthday, the leaves are starting to turn color, it's beautiful outside wherever you go, it's a relaxing weekend and of course it's the first weekend that really feels like Fall! This year was so fun... Jeff and I relaxed Friday night and then woke up Saturday morning and headed to Shenandoah National Park. It is a beautiful park with trails, waterfalls, and fun cabins to stay at. We started at the top and worked our way down the park. We stopped at a few look out points to enjoy the great view. Then we stopped at a fun trail and walked for a while with Willie. We grabbed lunch at their fun snack shop in the middle. We then headed back to our neck of the woods for a fun night with friends and Priesthood!

The girls got together for a little DONUT MAKING... that's right... it was awesome. Thanks to Britni, I think we started a fun tradition. For the recipe and instructions- you can check out her blog




Here we are playing a little rock band while we are waiting for the yummy donuts to fry

Kaylyn enjoying the yumminess of it :)

Michelle stirring the hot pot that we all had to take turns at because it can sting your eyes!
And of course the finished product with the best topping, chocolate and sprinkles! Very Yummsville
Afterwards, we played our favorite game... CRUD. oh my gosh this game has us all laughing so hard by the end. And it's for sure my workout for the month. It's a game you play on the pool table where each of you take a turn to hit the balls with your hands. If you miss the ball, or run out of time, you get a "letter" which soon will spell out CRUD... and then you are out. It's a great game!
On Saturday (before all of the fun donut making, priesthood, and CRUD), as I mentioned Jeff and I had so much fun celebrating his birthday. We grabbed take out the night before and relaxed watching movies. And then got up the next day to enjoy this...










I want you to know that I did not volunteer to be in all of these pics, it's just that Jeff wouldn't get in any of them and he had the camera the whole time... so you get to enjoy me and william



HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wonderful husband whom I love more than he could ever know! Thanks for always making your birthday one of my favorite holidays!! I love celebrating it with you because you are always the happiest person in this world.
I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Apple Picking

One Saturday we went Apple Picking with a bunch of our friends from the ward. It was so fun! This is something we've never done before... and it's awesome! So perfect to do it during the Fall time


Britni, Kaylyn, and Darcee

The Wallace's, the Wheelers, and the Johnson's




All of the couples! yes we look like we are in "the Village" movie...
so fun!