im·ag·i·na·tive.

Produced by or indicative of a vivid or creative imagination;

creative, inventive, clever, ingenious.

For the past 3 years 

the ladies in my family have been getting together

during the month of October

to create some stellar pumpkins.

Why? Well...Because

we love Halloween

we love pumpkins

and we love to do cool things.

We are serious about our pumpkins

and you will believe me after you see the 3 posts

that show off the pumpkins that were bedazzled on 10/10/2010.

[PART ONE OF THREE]

(PARTS TWO AND THREE ARE POSTED BELOW)

TAYLEE GETTING READY TO PAINT

TEANNA'S "F"

KILLA PAINTING HIS PUMPKIN

THE TRUCK HELPS TO GET HIS CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING

THIS PICTURE DOESN'T DO THAT PUMPKIN JUSTICE

EMILY'S "F"

JOSH: I LIKED PLAYING WITH LIAM EXCEPT I JUST FELT SO RESPONSIBLE...

LIKE IF I SET HIM ON THE FLOOR AND SOMEONE STEPPED ON HIM--

IT WOULD BE MY FAULT.

I DON'T LIKE THAT KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY.

YEAH...WE ARE WAITING LOTS OF YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE KIDS.

DON'T WORRY.

EM'S PUMPKINS ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO GO...

[PART TWO OF THREE]

CHECK OUT THE STEM ON THAT ONE...

--STRIPES--

ALWAYS A HIT

VERY FLATTERING TOO...

DON'T YOU THINK THE VERTICAL STRIPES

MAKE HER LOOK THINNER?

THIS ONE HAS A METALLIC DESIGN THAT

 APPARENTLY ISN'T PHOTOGENIC

MY "F"

AFTER HOURS OF WORK...

I THINK HE FINALLY NAILED IT

*PERFECTION*

[PART THREE OF THREE]

TAM AND TEANNA

SOME OF TEANNA'S KILLER CREATIONS

THE WATERMELON-PUMPKIN

TAYLEE'S PUMPKINS

 

PERFECT ACCENTS

 

EMILY'S WARTY MASTERPIECE

 

MY FRONT PORCH

Art.

the quality, production, expression, or realm,

 according to aesthetic principles,

 of what is beautiful, appealing,

 or of more than ordinary significance.

What did your mother do over conference weekend?

Mine received inspiration to create

the following piece of art:

Maybe it is wrong to appreciate--nay, admire a painting of myself

Maybe I feel a little self-indulgent

Maybe it is dishonorable to love this painting...

But I do

Because my mom created it

&

My mom has style / talent / flair

She is going back to her roots

and painting again

I hope she continues to awe me with new pieces

Stay tuned

xoxo

star·tling.

creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder;

 astonishing.

The things you have heard about this book are true

I assure you

I heard so many mixed reviews of this

sick and beautifully twisted book

 & I must say that I am in love...

Yes, it is dark and wicked at times

But I can handle that

Now and again

Everything cannot always be peace, love, and popsicles

Ah...Stieg Larsson was one disturbed man

And I am tangled in his alarming trilogy

I cannot wait to start the next one...

pump·kin.

a large, edible, orange-yellow fruit borne by a coarse,

decumbent vine; a term of endearment.

The Farleys have a garden

and I am certain I like their garden more than they do

Probably because I didn't have to do the work

But I get to eat the amazing produce

and I find little surprises like this:

When this pumpkin was just a little green guy

Emma went and carved

Our life motto 

 into the pumpkin

Now it is full-grown

It is the most beautiful pumpkin I have ever seen

By a clear mile

I love October

&

I love my pumpkin

xoxo 

(oh...happy 3 month anniversary to the Ninjas)

tri·umph.

a significant success or noteworthy achievement;

joy over success.

The Flannerys (as well as the Farleys)

Bleed red

We love the U

Gma and Gpa live in St. George

But they never miss a home game

Last week Josh and I

got to attend the home game

along with Jacki and Josh

Big Josh thought he was a BYU fan

But it only took two minutes of him being in our

stadium for the gparents to get him in a U shirt

He now bleeds the correct color

I'm glad we got that all sorted out

Maybe I like this picture best because majority of my face is covered?

Yep, I think that is precisely why I like it...

The score really was 56 to 3

Not even a game...

Josh loves when I take pictures of him

Don't let him fool you

He really loves having his picture taken

Utah is off to a great start--How is BYU doing?
Hmmm.....

xoxo