Peace, Love and Gardens

This weekend we went to the  International Peace Gardens. I had never even heard of this place until a photographer friend of mine told me about it and oh my stars..... I LOVED this place! It is such a cool place to take pictures, and let the kids run around and learn about all the different countries. It's so cool finding hidden gem's like this in Salt Lake.

Tiny little swiss house for a tiny little boy.

 Andy and I being geek burgers with a side of dork sauce!

It was practically raining leaves in this garden. Andy has it on video tap. It felt like we were in a dream. Amazing!

 Rowan was obsessed with this statue... Ha ha

 This is a beautiful Chinese garden. So Cool!

Gwen practicing her model pose.

Your Mom Goes To College!

Andy was invited to a Saturday morning meet and greet this weekend at West Minister. It's a chance to get a tour of the campus, meet some instructors and get a feel for what the Master's program would Intel. It was fun! However, Andy pretty much knows everyone there and is very familiar with the campus. He did his undergrad at West Minister. They had a nice breakfast with music and we even got to see the mascot! LOL

 Mr. Serious..

 There he is.... It's Mr. Griffin! LOL

                              This school is absolutely beautiful! It has a real old school vibe.

 This field is brand new.. It sits on top of a parking garage. CRAZY!

Hay Rides.. And Pumpkins...And Costumes.. Oh MY!!

It's that time of year again!!! I love OCTOBER! Never a dull moment in this month. We usually go to the pumpkin patch and then head over to Corn Belly's down at Thanksgiving Point. But this year I wanted to switch it up a bit. Andy mentioned Wheeler Farm. I don't think I had ever been to wheeler farm this time of year and I had heard it was to die for. So off we went... We had a blast! We took a hay ride, went through a corn maze and got to pick out a pumpkin to take home before we left. It was so beautiful. I think we saw like ten photographers there taking family photos. 

 Spooky!

 Yay! pumpkins!

 She's saving these two for me. LOL

We've got our costume's ready for Halloween! Ella is Katy Perry. Rowan is a Ninja Turtle and Gwen is a baby penguin!! 

So what chicken but! 

HOMEMADE

Last week I was in one of my "let's create" kind of moods. So we made homemade cookies and bread. To top it off we made a FORT!! The kids were so excited they slept in it. LOL I love to make things with my kids, even if it's just a room made from chair's and blankets. I think these are the memories my kids will remember the most.

 

 I can't believe we were able to get all these blankets to stay. LOL

 I have a friend who is a knitting genius. I love all of her stuff. I wish I could say I made these hats but I can't knit or sew anything to save my life. LOL But they are still 'homemade" in the sense they were made at home by a very talented mom! 

 Last week I went to a friends house and she had made some bread that tasted EXACTLY like the bread from Macaroni Grill. I could not stop thinking about when I got home, so it inspired me to make some of my own "homemade" bread. Unfortunately I didn't have all the ingredients to make the same kind as her. So I made the next best thing... BANANA BREAD!! My kids are obsessed with this stuff. We ate the whole loaf in two days. YUM!

 Every year I make Halloween cookies and buy all kinds of candy and sprinkles for the kids to decorate. This year I think it was a contest to see how much stuff they could put on one cookie. LOL I think they turned out really cute. They tasted pretty good too.