for fhe on monday we decided to carve pumpkins, seeing as it is the pumpkin carving season. it was one of those activities that i absolutely love and can't wait until i can be at home again and can do fun stuff like that with my family but, i love my byui family this semester so it was so much fun! we got there a little late because we had to go buy some pumpkins. at the store we decided to split up into groups of two and be pumpkin carving teams. stephanie quickly claimed shelby as her partner, soon after jill claimed lauren, so caty and i were left as a team, i was very pleased! caty is so funny, i love her, so i was glad to be her carving partner! we got to the boys house and dawson and kyle were off purchasing a pumpkin themselves. we waited until they got there and then we sang a song (give said the little stream), said a prayer and had a little spiritual thought and then began the festivities. caty and i decided on a werewolf as our design. it was a little more detailed than we thought we could do, but we decided to go for it! and ... it turned out awesome! big papa (our fhe dad) carved their pumpkin, all alone, sometimes brother dallon liked to pretend he was helping, but he wasnt. it was pretty funny. the other 3 boys just bummed around the living room doing strange things, which was also pretty funny. i forgot my camera at home when coming up to school so i keep having to resort to stealing photos off of facebook for you guys to see. these ones are from my "brother" dallon.
all of the carvers as we began the carving process:
big papa carving his pumpkin while holding a knife very dangerously:
the stephanie/shelby team looking cute:
the lauren/jill team being silly:
the janaya/caty team hard at work:
the big papa/dallon team "working":
brothers "mike/kyle" and skyler (sj) decorating the home with halloween costumes:
some carvers and the finished products (man with a mustache, skulls, a werewolf, and an owl on a tree branch):
we had a blast. after we were done carving the pumpkins big papa decided to show us his manly skills and ripped a phone book in half. it was very impressive actually. dallon only had one picture of that up on facebook and it was really bad and blurry so i left it out. but here is one where the boys all covered jill in the ripped pages:
scripture of the day:
Proverbs 18: 24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
today i am thankful for:
* my daddy. he blesses my life so much and is able to relieve much of the stress i have in my life.
* my family! i decided sometime last week that i missed my family and was going to fix it by writing everyone emails, so i did. i got back replies and it made me so happy to hear about life. i plan on keeping it up!
* the internet. it is amazing to me how quickly you can share things with people. and how easy it is. it is such a blessing to me.
* jackets. it is getting cold here in rexburg and has even snowed a few times (nothings stuck yet) and i am so glad that i have jackets and coats that i can use to layer up.
* insurance discounts. i found a paper in my car from a year ago that i can fill out and send in so that my insurance will be lower, yay!!!
* my byui family! it is so great to know so many wonderful people up here and to feel comfortable talking to them and asking them for anything. i absolutely love it!
* my roommates. they are amazing. i have never loved my roommates so much. we have such fun together and i feel so close to all of them.
* knowledge. i am trying so hard at my chemistry class and i feel like i know so much and then i dont do so hot on the tests, but today in my science foundations class we had an in class group assignment and it had to do with chemistry and i knew all the answers. its nice to know that even though my grade in that class isn't the greatest i still am learning and growing.
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1 comment:
I wondered who that camera belonged to :) I'm glad you got to carve pumpkins with your fhe family since your at home family has only carved pumpkins once in your lifetime. I'm glad you have jackets to help keep you warm too. Love you and Happy Halloween Week.
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