Peanut & Binki: October 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner! I can't wait! It is my favorite holiday. I just had the last week off from work, and I got to go to the Haunted Train in Heber Valley with my two cousins and their cute little boys! (I don't know how they handle three boys each - my one is crazy enough and he keeps me on my toes!) Mostly, Adrian and I just hung out, but we also went to Punkinaize. A fun little corn maze in West Haven. And we happened to arrive at the same time as my best friend, her hubby and their three kids! We couldn't have planned it better! There were giant slides (big enough three adults could slide down side by side) and a huge pool filled with corn. Adrian's fav was the corn pit (did I mention it had candy in it). Unfortunately I forgot my camera. I know, I know the cardinal sin of motherhood! I did get a few pics with my phone though, but the quality isn't the greatest. Hopefully I can post em later.

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

So long to summer!!!

I have to concede it. Summer's gone and fall has arrived. Not really that bad, however, summer just melted away like a popsicle in 100 dgree plus weather. I always love how beautiful Utah is in the autumn. The orange and red leaves colour the mountain sides and rainbow the foilage. Football games are in full play. Pumpkin and gourd sales are harvesting in every grocery store and local produce stand. The air smells crisp and fresh, and carries with it a slight chill. Promises of apple cider and pumpkin pastries whisper throught the air. YUM. I cannot even express how I look forward to having my own house to decorate, my own house to grow a garden that needs harvesting, Adrian having his own room and his very own space, my own house to invite company over, my own house to make into my own home. I hope and pray every day that that day and time is on the horizon and will soon be a reality. Maybe next year. . . . .

My mom was outside washing her van, and of course, Adrian wanted to help, so of course, I wanted to take pics. He had some much fun, that a few days later, he decided to have hi own car wash.

Peanut and Binki (How it came about)

I've had the nick name Binki for as long as i can remember. Now my dad is the only one who calls me by it, which I kind of like. It's a sweet connection that we have. Apparently the only brand of pacifier I would accept as a baby was Binki. So my parents dubbed me for it.

When I was pregnant with Adrian, Chris and I went to a Halloween party, I was about eight months along, and was trying to come up with a costume for a very pregnant woman, when I got the inspiration to dress up as an M&M and my pregnant belly would represent the peanut - thus I would be a peanut M&M. Chris and I had a good laugh about it, however, since we chose not to learn the sex of our baby, we began calling our unborn baby "peanut" to avoid the term "the baby". I don't call Adrian by it now, but I thought it was a cute representation.