Brooklynn Photography

Last Christmas, my dad and step-mom gave Covey and I a 1 hour photo session with my step-sister, Brooke, who is a photographer.  We were pretty excited about it because the last professional photos we had taken were at our wedding and we were in dire need of new pictures.  (As much as you love your wedding photos, you can only look at them for so long.)  So the time came to get our pictures taken and it was a lot of fun.  Brooke did a really great job!  See for yourself:

If you like what you see, you can also check out Brooke's website.  :)  (Yes, I'm advertising.  What are sisters for?)

Thanksgiving Twice

Between Covey and I, we have 3 families that need rotating when it comes to the holidays.  This year, we decided to stop by his parent's house in the morning and help them prepare the food for their Thanksgiving lunch.  We weren't able to actually stay for lunch which was a shame because the food all looked and smelled so good!  Oh well.  Next year. :)  After leaving the Ogdens, we drove up to Herriman to my dad and step-mom's house for our actual Thanksgiving.  It was a small one, but still good food and good company.  We spent the night at my dad's and then went over to my mom's house for another Thanksgiving dinner.  I love spending the holidays with family!

Thanksgiving Day 1

Thanksgiving Day 2

Sad, but True

Covey got this card from my dad and step-mom for his birthday and it made us laugh.

This card is both funny and true.  Mostly because it shows how well my dad knows me and my love of clothes and lack of closet space...

Confession

Okay, I have a confession.  A confession that includes fabric, thread, a sewing machine, and not nearly enough money (or storage) to devote to the purchase of the first item.  You may remember that I received a sewing machine for my birthday after giving various not-so-subtle hints ("Hey Covey, I'd really like a sewing machine for my birthday.") to my very observant husband.  Since this time, I have become aware of all the fantastic blogs that give step-by-step instructions on how to make all sorts of crafts, using a sewing machine and various other tools.  Most of these sites have been introduced to me by family (Heather) and friends (Emily) and I blame them in part for my newly acquired obsession.  I have included a list of said blogs in case you want to find out why I've become so obsessed and enthralled with crafts and sewing:

www.makeit-loveit.com

www.cluckclucksew.com

www.crapivemade.com

www.dana-made-it.com/

Poor Covey just rolls his eyes at me and shuffles over to my computer when I yell over to him to "come look at this!  I love this!"  Bless his heart for putting up with me and my crafts.  I hope to be posting a bunch of the things that I have been making and have already made and will make very soon.  Wa-hoo!

Mold...

...growing in my rice cooker.  Gross.

I Vant To Suck Your Blood!

After sifting through about a 100 ideas of what to be for Halloween, Covey and I finally decided to go with the traditional "vampire and his date/victim".  We figured this out after going to WalMart and looking through all the costumes that were left over.  When we left, we had some vampire makeup, some black hair paint and a wig in hand.  

When I went to work on Friday, I dressed up like a witch like I did last year because I already had everything for it and it didn't take much time to get ready in the morning.  But for the party that night at Shannon and Grayson's, we got all decked out in our vampire gear.  About 15 minutes before we needed to leave, the power went out at our apartment which meant that we had to finish getting ready by candlelight.  (I thought it was kind of funny and strangely fitting that we were getting ready in the dark considering our costume choice...)  I'm happy to say that we finally got ready even though it took a little longer that we planned on.  Here is the end result:

I LOVE the way our costumes turned out!  We didn't have to spend much money but I think the end result was really what we were going for.  Here are some more photos of our costume and the party:

I vant to suck your blood!  Covey did a great job on the fake bite marks on my neck!

Pucker up!

Covey as a vampire

 

Shani as the vampire's girlfriend/victim.

 On the edge

Showing off my bite marks

Visiting with friends

Playing games and visiting

Overall, the party was really fun.  We ate and played games and visited and laughed.  

Couple's Costumes

Shannon and Grayson--Fairy and Hippie

Shane and Shannon--Scottish Man and his Bagpipe

Ryan and Tiffany--JFK and Marilyn Monroe

Devren and Kiara--Batman and Poison Ivy

Chase and Amy--Owner and his Cat

Bret and Lori--Mexican Gardner and a Ballerina

Jason and Wife--Salesman and Grecian Archer