goodbye summer

I turned on the heater this morning. My apple spice candle is burning on the stove and everything feels all cozy. But before we're done with it completely, here's one last look at the end of our summer.

 

We love BYU

This weekend we drove down to Salt Lake for one last hurrah before Justin starts school on Monday. (18 credits- eek!) We saw Audrey's birth mother for lunch on Saturday and then went to the BYU campus. There was a visit to the stadium, bookstore, and The Creamery for ice cream and then it was back to Salt Lake for the Big Blue Bash where Audrey made a new friend, Cosmo, the cougar. (I love David's face in the picture above)

Justin got to meet Rob Morris (we loved his Super Bowl ring)

and Brian Kariya- a current BYU player

we found Chad Lewis mingling around in the crowd and got a picture

and then Audrey wanted a picture with "the dance girls"

there were speakers after the meet-and-greet but David was tired and cranky so he and I headed back to the hotel

and played with the camera

then it was bath time and lights out

fun day.

Highlights of our Weekend

On Friday night we watched the BYU Game

Audrey and I even wore our BYU shirts- Justin was so proud

Saturday morning we got up early and went to the Farmers Market to buy some prints from a photographer Justin works with.

Then we came home and watched General Conference during a thunderstorm and saw this rainbow afterward

On Sunday it was more watching Conference and I made some caramel corn. Yup, just call me Becky Home-ecky

And Sunday evening we headed to the hills to get some pine cones and look at the leaves

Good Times.

Signs of Fall

We're still having beautiful weather most days here, in the afternoon it's hitting the mid-seventies. But, we can tell that fall is here- the days are getting shorter, and the mornings and evenings are getting colder. The leaves on some bushes and trees in our neighborhood are turning yellow and red.

If you come inside our house,

there are signs of fall there as well:

Justin is watching BYU Football.

Justin is dressed in his BYU shirt and hat and we have to be home every Saturday in time for kick-off. If you were to walk in our house you would hear yelling and cheering. I tell him they can't hear him but it doesn't matter.

Hello, my name is Justin and I am a TV yeller.

We're eating chicken noodle soup.

Yes, those are homemade egg noodles and yes, they were awesome. We're also eating chili and cornbread, grilled cheese sandwiches, zucchini bread and other fall favorites.

Our house is full of fall fruit.
Various trips to "Reggies Veggies" and "The Five-Mile Market" have yielded apples, peaches and pears which have resulted in apple turnovers, apple-pear crisps, roasted peaches with honey and almonds...mmmmm...

 

 

We've pulled out the down comforter. Summer blankets are gone.

It's better for Audrey to jump on when she's wrestling with her Dad.

I am knitting.

I am not very good at knitting. I can't add sleeves or button holes or anything, I can only make a square. If I make it a long square then I can make a scarf.

Footballs are masquerading as throw pillows.
This is what you find when you have a husband who's crazy about football and is constantly throwing one around the house (because his wife won't go outside and play catch with him as much as he wants) and a baby daughter who likes to steal things and put them where they don't belong.

Audrey's wearing Halloween shirts and has a pair of funny fuzzy boots.

We found these boots at Payless for $5. Five dollars! I had to get them for her. Now she likes to put them on and walk around and around our kitchen island. She likes the ka-lump, ka-lump sound that the boots make on the wood floor when she walks.

There would be a few more signs of fall but Justin has specifically forbidden Halloween decorations until October 1st.

Say it with me: P-A-R-T-Y P-O-O-P-E-R.

In a few weeks when I am free to do so, there will pictures of our house in all it's spook-tacular glory.

Go Cougars!!!

It's game day at our house. Audrey and Justin have resumed their tradition of watching college game day together while I shower and get ready and we're anxiously looking forward to the BYU Game. Here's hoping they win so Justin's whole week isn't ruined. Rah Rah, Rah Rah Rah!!!