Party Time!

So this year me and my friend Kylee decided we wanted to throw our own Halloween Party for our friends. I'm not gonna lie, we were kind of scared no one would show up lol. BUT lot's did and it was a ton of fun! A lot of our friends in the ward have kids so we thought it would be fun to have the party outside at a park so the kids could play while the "big" kids could sit, talk and eat. Well, none of the families with lot's of kids showed up but... the park was perfect anyway! 

I'm a cowgirl and you can't see Kylee's whole costume...but she was a witch!

We brought all the decorations to make things festive and it turned out REALLY cute! We also brought BBQ chicken/pork sandwiches to put on rolls and then asked everyone to bring a side dish to share and it worked out really well. We also tried our hand at homemade rootbeer...the boys were in charge of that and it was YUMMY! 

Most everyone there were old or new Thunderbird students in the ward so it was fun to chat, get to know people better and eat some good food and yummy Halloween treats. Pretty much it was an excuse to dress up and throw a party and it was a success! (phew!)

After we cleaned everything up we headed to Brody and Kylee's to continue on with our Halloween tradition of carving our pumpkins and watching scary movies. FUN TIMES!

Don't mind the braids...I couldn't get rid of the cowgirl in me all night

Grandma turns 80!

October 2nd, my loving grandmother turned 80 years old! The family put together a reception held in her honor in Sedalia, MO to celebrate her life! It was so much fun flying home, even if it was a quick trip, to be a part of the festivities!

Norma Jean Shelledy was born October 2nd, 1930. She later married the love of her life, Doyle D. Furnell (my grandma passed away almost 10 years ago). Isn't she beautiful :)

I only get to go to Sedalia (my roots lol) once a year on Christmas. So I LOVED being able to see my grandma, aunt and uncles and also see my beloved cousins. We grew up together but now that we're old, boring adults we don't get to see each other that often! The Furnell quartet!

My grandma had three sons, eight grandchildren (my sister Stephanie and my cousin Nathan were the only one's missing), and ten great-grandchildren!

The rest of the weekend we did all my favorite all my favorite things. I was home in the midwest during Missouri's beautiful fall weather! Slept in my old room, played with my puppy, ate Dad's mega breakfast, dinner on the plaza and just spending time at home with my family!

Grandma should turn 80 more often :)