Missionary Mitch

Mitch is officially a missionary! The cutest and happiest missionary ever. 

He nailed his farewell talk and impressed everyone in attendance.

Marie flew out for the weekend and it was such a blast to have her and Nora here with us. We did lots of cooking and just hanging around the house. 

Uncle Mike working his magic

the men in their fast Sunday matching ties

Kurt, Jack, and Sam have the same ones too! 

the last game of ping-pong

Dropping Mitch off at the MTC was hard for everyone except for him. He was just so ready to go!

We all got teary except for Mitch and Michael - they are basically robots. 

brotherly love

it's crazy to think that in two years these two will be speaking Russian to each other! 

Elder Woodhead fist pumped as he walked away. 

It was so perfectly him! 

We miss him tons already, but we could not be more proud of him 

and all the amazing things he is doing!

 Russia is one lucky country to get him for two whole years! 

Snow Day

Happy Halloween!

Marlies and Dillon came over to carve pumpkins with us this year - it was such a fun night! 

Carving pumpkins isn't really my thing, so I roasted the seeds and made candy corn cookies instead. 

After Michael started carving he wished he had chosen a more simple design. 

I think it turned out really cool! 

One Year Older

Happy birthday to Michael! 

I sure am glad this boy was born 24 years ago!!

Go Jazz, Go!

Ernst & Young had a recruiting event at the last preseason Jazz game, just one of the perks of the job that Michael definitely loves! 

Our good friends Jace and Jenna were there as recruits so it was so fun to hang with them and their adorable little Amelia.

The mini Jazz bear even made an appearance in our suite, so naturally Skye and I took advantage of the photo op! 

Las Vegas Weekend

While in the middle of the chaos of the fall tax deadlines we decided it was a good idea to get a little trip on the calendar to look forward to. We found a great deal for a weekend in Vegas and booked it without thinking twice. 

It was a short trip, but was just the thing we needed to reconnect and relax before getting back to normal life. Most of our time was spend lying in the sun by this pool  - the perfect thing before the winter weather hits us in Utah! 

Dinner Date

After many long nights during tax busy season and seeing very little of each other, 

it was so refreshing to go on a date with my man and actually spend a little time together! 

I forgot how much this guy makes me laugh, and thank heavens that he does!!