Virginia in the Fall

I do love that there are FOUR very distinct seasons in Virginia. I will admit that I am not a fan of the summer, especially when it is really hot and humid. However, I do LOVE the springs and falls here. Right now where I am from, (Rexburg), is suffering from 9 inches of snow in one day and -4 degree weather. Count me out of that. Why again am I traveling there in 3 weeks? Must be for family, friends, and of course my horse.
Anyways, I love the fall here. Since there are so many trees everywhere, this means there are so many leaves that are changing colors and falling. I love walking or driving down the road and seeing all of the many different colors. There are definitely going to be things that I am going to miss about the east, and Virginia in particular when Kurt graduates and we move from here.
(These pictures were taken during one of our dog walks. Just could not help stopping and taking a picture before the leaves had all fallen off.)

Scarecrow Kurt

Meet scarecrow Kurt. Instead of being stuffed with leaves, he is stuffed with his own clothing.
Kurt likes to call this his pile of glory. He states that if he has to deal with my horse, I get to deal with this pile of glory. When we got married though, I already had the horse so he knew the packaged deal he was getting himself into. The pile of glory had not existed, so I had no idea that I was not only marrying Kurt, but a 3 month in the making, pile of clothing.
I will state at the beginning, (Kurt made me), that I have helped in maintaining this pile by adding new clothes after I do laundry. To my defense, Kurt first created this pile back in August when he returned from Idaho. I place clean clothes there instead of having to sleep with them at the end of the bed for weeks at a time, until Kurt has finally worn everything in the pile.

What mysteries did I find when I made this scarecrow? Thankfully nothing too scary. I found boardshorts, beach towels, luggage straps, and a random zipper just hanging out by itself.

So is there an R.I.P. date for Scarecrow Kurt in the near future? I sure hope so.

P.S. It will be interesting to see Kurt's reaction if he actually sees that I posted this online. Uh oh...

Streak Free Shine

I could have made a Windex commercial today thanks to Kylee. I am just going to have to ask for the bank's security tapes so I can make some money. (Not really going to, but I did think about it.)
As Kylee and I were leaving the bank, I walked through the door first and held it open for her. I looked away, and the next think I heard was a loud bang and then a screaming cry. What did I find? One Kylee knocked to the ground, crying. Everyone in the bank was looking at me and I could not help but smile and laugh because I realized what Kylee had done.

To the right and left of the main doors there are windows that go from the floor to the ceiling. Someone had done such a great job on cleaning them that Kylee walked straight into without realizing it was not the door entrance. Oh, good times!

Happy Halloween!

Trunk-or-Treat, Trick-or-Treat, what does this all add up to? Plenty of candy for Kylee to share with her mom and dad. (We are definitely taking full advantage of Kylee’s cuteness and age to reap the benefits of Halloween = CANDY!)
Last weekend our ward had a trunk-or-treat where all the kids played carnival games, had a costume parade, and then went from car to car to receive treats. This is where Kylee learned how to pick out her treat and put it into her bucket.
This weekend we took her around one of my client’s neighborhoods to do a little trick-or-treating. She was dressed up as a little 50’s gal with her poodle skirt and pigtails. She loved going to all of the different houses, meeting new people, and picking out her treats. She really loved when she was greeted by a dog at the front door. (Imagine that.)
After that, we stopped at a friend’s house for some homemade donuts, cider, and some chit chat. Kylee enjoyed playing with all of her friends and sneaking a donut here and there.

The Paper Bag Princess

Look what you can purchase at the stores these days!


















I might have to pick up some more.

Not Quite a Pumpkin Patch, But Almost

Off Seminary Road and Quaker there is a church that sells pumpkins every year. They use the money to go towards multiple fundraisers. I have gone there every year to pick out pumpkins so I decided to take Kylee this year to explore and choose her first pumpkin.
She did not understand the idea at first and kept walking back to the road, but quickly caught on.
After she caught on Kylee was all over the place. One of the volunteers mentioned how it seemed the two of us were always going opposite directions from one another.
After we checked out all of the pumpkins several times and she chose a favorite. She seemed to choose it because she enjoyed poking all of the bumps on the pumpkin.
We took our pumpkin home and enjoyed a pumpkin muffin on the ride home. (Kylee ate most of it, pumpkin muffin thief.)

Cowgirl Up

In continuation of Tiffany's dream come true weekend, we visited the stable that I work and ride at to pick something up and say hello to a few friends.























































Kylee loved the opportunity to explore, get dirty, and look for mischief.

She made sure to find every nook and cranny and to explore it.

I was also very excited when she rode a pony (Rosie) all by herself. (Tears almost came to my eyes, almost.) Maybe all of the saturation in horses at such a young age is starting to pay off. Poor Kylee, she never had a chance to not like horses.