Haunted Halloween 2007!

A match made in heaven or Kentucky? Either way it was love at first sight!

Sweet Bosty! The only problem was no one knew if he was a chicken or a duck and some even thought he was a she! Well, take a look at who bred him!
Here's our cute little cowboy! He loves the boots so much he'll wear them with his shorts! Stylish :)
Which bishopric member would you like to have an interview with?
How did we do with our creative skills? These were the Meryhew family pumpkins for 2007!
Carson & Boston sitting out side after the pumpkin carving family home evening activity!

It's 2am on the dot and I am still awake?

It's the Dr. Pepper.... so i had a incredibly dirty house (i.e. laundry, nasty bathrooms, cluttered counters, dirty floors) It's 9pm at night and I need to get my house in order before my sister and clean freak brother-in-law come to stay tomorrow (actually now its today). If my brother-in-law sees my house in the shape its in I'm afraid he'll never come back! (Is that a bad thing?) Just kidding Dustin we love you!
Anyhow I put the kids to bed and decide to drink an entire can of Dr. Pepper to have a few hours of energy to get the house in order. Needless to say umpteen loads of laundry are folded and put away, kitchen is spotless and I think I will eat breakfast off the tile floor tomorrow for it is that clean! Brandon gets home from basketball and is ready for bed so at midnight I lay down hoping to go to sleep...I'M NOT TIRED AT ALL! After trying to strike up a conversation with a zomby I realize he is really asleep, not just ignoring me and I'm just talking to myself. Counting sheep didn't work so I got out of bed practiced the piano for about an hour (thank goodness for the digital piano where I can turn down the volume) updated the blog, watched a little Oprah and now I'm about to read my scriptures...that will usually do it, sadly.
I think for the first time in my married life I'm grateful Brandon had a Dr. Pepper around the house...I've gotton so much done I might do this more often!
Please don't call tomorrow...grouchy could be an understatement! (My poor kids & husband!)

Oak Creek Camping Trip!

9 males + 3 females = 3 families...us girls (moms) felt a little out numbered! 6 boys and the oldest was Carson at 4yrs old! Needless to says the days were very busy yet lots of fun!
Check out the mountain men!
Sweet Bosty!
This is Carson posing for his camping photo shoot!

Boston and I enjoyed the bike ride also...nothing like going up and down the same 40 feet stretch of road over and over for 3 days!

Carson did enjoy riding his bike all day...after the 20th time yelling at him he finally caught on he couldn't ride on the highway...so he is now very good at dirt-biking!
The scenery was very pretty not to mention the 70 degree weather what more could you ask for? -- Well when your going camping you could ask for a camp ground that is not on the shoulder of a major highway! Yes that is right... we were basically camping on the road. At $20 bucks a night you would think the wonderful state of Arizona could afford to put up a little fence to keep kids from playing on the highway during a camping trip...heaven for bid...it might take away the precious beauty Sedona has to offer. Beauty or the life of a camper....you decide. Good day trip but I wouldn't suggest camping in Oak Creek with kids!

Field Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We liked playing with our cousins...although it was a long ride on the way up...6 screaming kids! However the ride home much more plesant...5 sleeping kids!




Here is a recent photo from the pumpkin patch in Chino Valley











Sometimes the boys with smile and sometimes they won't...hence the covered faces!












Despite the 100mph winds it was a fun day trip!

Thanks Jeaniece for inviting us!