My caramel apples were a hit!!! Sorry Bonnie, but you were on vacation....
We lit our fire for the first time... So cozy!
Can you see the snow?? I cannot even believe this!!!!
Maria this is for you, I love my kitchen the most, and you wanted to see a pic of the house! What a day today was... Yesterday Carter was super sick, projectile puking at his best! So today he woke up, and climbed in bed with us, he snuggled til like 9:00... He was obviously still sick, but no vomit today! The back of our house is lined with windows, and I immediately saw the snow flurries.... YUP, huge snow flakes slowly coming down. I couldn't resist staring and being mesmerized by the beauty. Carter and I stayed in our jammies why Lance did our grocery shopping for us, we needed all the comfort food you can imagine on a snow day... plus everything to make the neighbors our "gourmet" caramel apples. We then watched the cougars play, we all love them... except poor jaded Braydon who loves U of U. I am not really sure what's wrong with him!! I made apples all day long, and loved every minute of hanging with my family why we stayed in our comfy clothes.... I wont lie, I wore the BYU jersey to support our boys!

We used our fireplace for the first time since we moved here, and we loved it! What is it about the flickering light that causes romance in the air??!!! I LOVE IT!!

I am reading Twilight again because Lance just told me that I could fly out and see Maria, and go watch the movie with her in Washington... Can I tell you how much this made the movie that much greater for me!!?? I miss you so much Mia! I am having a small crush on Edward, but I know what happens in book two, so I will forever be team Jacob!!

We are currently watching the Redsox and Rays, the score is Redsox 6, Rays 8... SCARY! We love our Redsox so much, and are so badly wanting to see them in the world series!

Tomorrow I go to church for the 2nd time since I have lived here, and Bonnie went on vacation! Does she not know how needy I am?? Why would she leave me right now??!!! I'm not going to lie, if Carter is still at all weak or ill.... MOM IS STAYING HOME!! Stay tuned for an update on this! Happy Fall everyone, I hope you enjoy the season!!

Well Here he is, my baby boy Carter, who is all grown up... To me, this picture is Carter!

Lance calls him GQ in this one...



This last one also says Carter to me too, isn't he so cute you guys!!??? Here is the deal with Carter, he is CURIOUS!! I think it's a nicely put way of saying a pain in my BOOTY!! I love him, think he is one of the most amazing human beings on earth, but really... he is destructive, tells me no all the time, mischevious, BUSY, into every freaking thing... I chase him around all day long... is it wrong of me to go, "ahhh, once he is in bed for the night?" Is it wrong that he actually goes and puts his nose in the corner before I even tell him to?? He just does it right after he knows he ticks me off! I don't get it!! He knows it's wrong, but obviously the temptation is more than he can handle, for it is worth the minute in the corner! Poor baby Carter puts his nose in the corner more than a little guy should!

Really though, he is the cutest, sweetest thing I have been introduced to. I swear I'm not even kidding, Heavenly Father knew that he had to give him a huge cute factor to outweigh the, "curiousity" in him. No matter what though, I can't thank him enough for choosing us to be his parents, Thank you Carter, we love you!!

The other day I was blogging away, having a tiny pity party about how badly I miss my neighborhood and my old house.... Boy oh boy, I spoke too soon! Later that night we had outdoor movie night at Bonnie Beans' house... Yup that's her name Bonnie Bean... her husbands' name is ben, you got it, BEN AND BONNIE BEAN! She has triplet boys, that although they look nothing alike I can't get them straight for the life of me!! That's okay, to them, I am Braydons mom, or Carters mom. Anyways back to Bonnie... She has made yams for my husband, given Carter a couple coats, (she has triplets, remember) and every time she goes to the market she is kind enough to ask if I need anything! I LOVE BONNIE!

Needless to say, I am loving it here more and more everyday! I live in the mountains, for those of you who know me, all know that the mountains suit me, and give me the serenity and peace that I crave. Although it is nothing like Reese Estates in Provo, I am beginning to see that there really truly are great people everywhere. I still miss Provo, but Janne' came over today, walked down the hill, and took some gorgeous pictures of baby Carter... Who by the way is almost 2!!!

The missionaries have been coming over to our house, they are actually here to visit with Braydon once a week. The first time we went to church a little girl said, "I know who you are, you're the boy who's nine and not baptized" Braydon told me he stood right up, and told here, "I'M GONNA GET BAPTIZED SOON!" Good job Braydon!! But of course as his mother I felt a twinge of guilt because I have put it off for so long! I am not justifying anything, I didn't want to do it when we were inactive, it just didn't feel right! But here we are, and I am so excited to get the ball rolling, and soon Brayd will be a member of the church. He is such an awesome kid!

Well I still need to post pictures... and I will soon, very soon! I have yet to tell you about Hunny, our siamese kitten I bought for 5 bucks at a garage sale, Carter named him by saying, "hunny" every time he sees him. He loves him, pulls his tail, holds him incessentaly and only thrown him off the balcony once! (sorry Hunny). I also haven't told you about the hidden spice rack that I found in my cabinets here at the new house.... TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY!!!

As some of you, or all of you know.... the Strossers' have left the building! I miss it terribly! Braydon loves it, he has a friend that moved in the week we did that is in his new class, so he is happy with that! Our house is beautiful, nestled up in the mountains, and the view is stunning. We have found all the neighbors to be kind and gracious, but there is nothing like being home in Provo. I miss my Young Women, and Janne, and well EVERYONE!! I miss the fact that Carter could walk out the door and in a matter of minutes collect cookies and treats from all the neighbors! He goes next door all the time at this house, only to return empty handed. I know that's how the real life is...

I will post more pictures of the house, and the amazing views! We love and miss everyone, but we also are so looking forward to this new chapter in our lives!!