YW Evening in Excellence

A couple of weeks ago the young women had Evening in Excellence. Lucky for me I was able to get a lot of help from Amber, my mom, and my Aunt Donata while I was in AZ. I had to post because everything turned out because of there help and suggestions...lets just say my suitcase back to MO was pretty full. The thing that helped the most was the center pieces Amber and my mom came up with...here are a few pictures. We did a Princess theme and were able to find prom dresses for all the girls, with all the value colors represented. They all looked really pretty and I think they had a great time.

Shutterfly Holiday Cards

We have used Shutterfly for past projects, all of them were books of vacations or special times in our lives such as a wedding. The books always seemed to turn out better than expected. The images were crisp and clean and the books were high quality. This holiday season we are looking forward to using Shutterfly again as we get ready to make our Family Christmas card. So far we think the Pine Cone Toile is our favorite. There is an example of it below. Pine cones always seems to be a fun topic to talk about in the Lovell home especially when you talk about the yummy pine nuts or pinions. That seems to be the argument we have each year. So which is it, pine nuts or pinions? What is your vote? Let us know in the comments. Either way we love our Pine Trees and think this card will represent our family perfectly. The next big question is to decide which picture we are going to send out to everyone to place on their mantels. Kind of a scary thought but one thing we can promise is Brindi looking cute. This year we caught a break since Shutterfly has a new promotion of giving away 50 Free Cards for those bloggers that become participants in their promotion. We are excited to test out the Holiday Card Collection for the upcoming holidays. We are sure we will be as please with the cards as we were with the books from Shutterfly.

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34 Weeks

Veteran's Day Honoree

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

My Grandpa Petersen has lived a very eventful and meaningful life but one of the things that really stands out to me is him as a Veteran. His stories as a POW and the events that lead to his release are fascinating to hear and learn about. Its great men like my grandpa and the thousands of other veterans that have made it possible for all of us to live the lives we do. This past Veteran's Day my grandpa was honored at the University of Utah for his efforts in the Military. I feel very fortunate to be able to call him my grandpa and want to thank him for all the things he has done for me and this great country. Check out the video above for the full story.

The Cowgirl and her Cow

Brindi went trick or treating in Arizona this year as Celeste was out helping the family with a few things. This year Brindi was a Cowgirl. Sad to say she would not wear her hat but she was still a cute one. Brindi was also successful in rounding up her cattle and decided to take the baby calf out with her for the evening. Baby Wyatt and her made quite the team this year.