Fall Favorites

It's almost time for the favorites party, so I'm thinking of a few of my "fall" favorites.

I love, love, LOVE Clinique bonus time. Caitlin and I went to Dillard's last Saturday, and we each received the bonus pictured above with our purchases.

I love going to the movies... while at the movies, I especially love popcorn with layered butter... and of course, some peanut m&m's poured over the top (I shared a photo in my last favorites post).

I love my tub filled with this Bath & Body Works stress relief bath foam.

I love "Rod Works". It's a great store with lots of fun ideas for decorating (just went there today).

My newest fav (I had it 4 times this week), fruit and maple oatmeal at McDonald's. It's delicious. You've got to try it!

An old fav, a fruit and yogurt parfait, also from McDonald's (the best one I ever had was in Battle Mountain, Nevada... seriously).

What can I say? I LOVE "Survivor". It just started last Wednesday. There are two people from Utah on the show this season.

Just discovered these a few months ago... Garden Salsa Sunchips. Sooooo good.

Family Pics

I shared a "sneak peak" of our family picture at the end of June... tonight my sister (click here to see her photography blog) gave me a disc of the pictures I chose, and they are ready to be printed. Here are just a few. You have to agree... my family is beautiful!!!

My four kids

Andy's family

Jeff's family

Jeremy's family

Caitlin's family

A Bit of Heaven On Earth

I think pretty much anyone who knows me really well, or reads my blog... knows that I love the ocean (t'ocean). But does anyone know how much Mike equally loves Yellowstone? And that Mike loves to take me to the ocean, and that I love to take him to Yellowstone?... which is what we did this weekend. It was especially fun this time to join our kids Jeremy and Emily, and our handsome grandsons Mason and Tanner. We also took a side-trip to Yellowstone Bear World in Rexburg (one of those places you drive by on every trip and say, "one of these days we'll stop there", well... "one of these days" finally arrived).



Mike at his favorite place in the park... Hayden Valley. He, Jeremy and Mason spent a couple of hours sitting patiently waiting for a grizzly bear and a pack of wolves. The bear was a no-show, but seven wolves appeared and joined an eighth and the guys watched them make their way across the valley.



This was one of very few elk we saw on this trip, which was very unusual, we usually see so many.



We spent one night at the lake hotel. This is a great spot to sit and capture the beauty of the lake... although I just wanted to capture a picture of the family (just ask the guy that took the picture for me).



Last look at Hayden Valley on our way out.

We sat and watched this grizzly playing in the water for several minutes at Bear World.

A "tour truck" at Bear World, filled with people feeding the bears. It reminds me of what Yellowstone was like years, and years ago.