Sincerely, Very satisfied Key Bank customers

We decided to open an account at Key Bank when we moved here because of their offer for a free IPod. We did all that we were supposed to do, and Mark has been anxiously awaiting the IPod's arrival. My plan was to intercept the delivery, wrap it up for Christmas, and lie until then saying that the IPod hadn't arrived... Well, of course the day it comes Mark happens to come home from school early and finds the package at the front door! Anyway, it was an exciting to finally get it, and we are now very big fans of Key Bank!

Did someone say YUM?

As most of you know I love to cook. Tonight I made spaghetti...except it didn't turn out to be the spaghetti sauce that it usually is...it was pretty different and amazingly delicious! Hopefully I can reproduce it since I generally don't measure ingredients when I cook and this even happened by mistake. Here are a few pictures of my favorite people enjoying the yum sauce...Mark even licked his plate!

Happy Halloween!

We've had a fun Halloween this year...it all started with pumpkin carving (Mark's is on the left and mine is on the right) with some new friends we've met here.
A few days later Cala's costume arrived via UPS at 7:30pm! I was so excited to try it on her, but we had already put her to bed...luckily for me, she chose that night to have a hard time going to sleep...so I got her up and put the costume on over her PJ's! So cute!

The next day we went to the ward Trunk-or-Treat. I don't have any pictures because I forgot the camera :( Anyways, Cala was a little too young for the games and it was REALLY cold oustide for the trunk-or-treat, so she mostly ran around with the other little kids and still had a great time.
On Halloween we had a group shot of our costumed kids before trick-or-treating.
Then off to the mall for trick-or-treating! Cala seemed to enjoy it...although she didn't really grasp the concept, she just wanted to eat the candy right away. Once she had a piece, she was totally content. So I guess the whole trick-or-treating experience was mainly me reliving childhood. I loved it, and now Mark and I are enjoying the candy!

Fall Fun!

Apple Picking!

Pumpkin Picking!

Isn't she cute?

An amazing day!

Today was one of those great days...

1) Our check engine light has been on for a week or so, and we finally took it to a mechanic that was recommended by the maintenance lady for our apartment. I even drove 20 minutes to take it to a mechanic I could trust even though there is a mechanic right down the street. And it was worth the drive! Everyone there was so nice. I was originally told that the diagnostic would cost $90, so I was expecting to pay that much plus the repair...it turned out to be a bad gas cap! When I went to the counter to pay, the bill was $14!!!! They didn't even charge for the diagnostic since it was something so little!!! If any of you know about the numerous, expensive repairs we have had on that car, you would know that this is the CHEAPEST visit to a mechanic EVER for us!

2) Then right down the street from the mechanic I found a gas station with gas for $3.25! All the gas stations in the city are about $3.60, so that was a huge savings! Of course, I filled up the car!

3) On the way home I drove by Kohl's and decided to go look around, and I found Cala the CUTEST clothes on super sale! With all the money I had been saving so far, I figured that I had plently of money to buy some things :) I bought a winter coat with the matching snow pants (as seen in the picture below), some Christmas PJ's (I can't wait for Christmas!), and some long-sleeved shirts that Cala will look adorable in!

4) And to top off the day, Mark came home an hour and a half early! I love those kind of surprises!

I love Fall!

I just love the fall...the changing leaves, the chilly weather, the crisp breeze, the overcast days...it's so beautiful! And...it means that Christmas is just around the corner!

Happy 1st Birthday Cala!

Today is Cala's birthday! We celebrated it a little early so we could get together with our families. We gave Cala her own chocolate cake to eat. At first she didn't quite know what to do with it, but then she figured it out and what a mess!

Then we opened presents, which she also loved!