Happy Halloween (Howl-oween)!

Our day started with a fun Halloween parade at our school. There were some really great costumes! Every teacher at our school dressed up, too! Then, after school, we ventured down to Main Street for the Halloween (and Howl-oween) festivities. How fun!

My class getting ready for the Halloween parade


Andy and me at our school's Halloween parade...sorry for the awkward layout...a computer problem


The 2nd grade team at McPolin Elementary


Cooper, showing off his Halloween costume...He was, actually, posing for these photos! He wore a Utah football t-shirt and Wisconsin Badgers shorts.



Halloween on Main Street in Park City


Walking in the Howl-oween parade on Main Street



There were dogs of all sizes in the parade. Some of the costumes were absolutely hilarious!

Pumpkin Carving 2008

We got together with some friends this past weekend for some good ol' fashioned pumpkin carving. We had huge pumpkins, white pumpkins, warty pumpkins, tall pumpkins, short pumpkins and one tiny pumpkin. The tiny pumpkin was for Cooper, or course. It was some good times!

We have a Halloween parade, this Friday, at school. Andy and I are so excited to dress up because we never could at our last school. I am going to be a penguin and Andy is going to be an old fashioned baseball player. I'll be sure to post some photos of us all dressed up.

Happy Halloween everyone!

"Burnin' Down the House..."

Last night, some friends came up from Salt Lake and we all went to the David Byrne concert. Prior to the concert, the only thing I knew about David Byrne was that he was part of Talking Heads. As he sang, I started to recognize a few songs ("Burnin' Down the House"). It was a great concert! The best part--our tickets were only $9 because we get half-price for being Park City School District employees.

Just another Fall day

It was a pretty rainy weekend. Our first plan was to get in one more weekend of camping up in the Uintas. That plan changed when we heard that a foot of snow was expected up there. Plan B: On Saturday we drove up to Sundance (about 45 minutes from Park City). They were having a harvest festival and we also thought it would be a great place to take Cooper hiking. Well, the rain decided to start falling pretty hard, so our hike turned into a quick walk around the parking lot. Cooper stayed in the car for a bit while we walked around the festival. Thank goodness for big tents. I felt so bad for the vendors. We took a short stroll through the general store before making our way back to Park City. Even with the rain, it is such a beautiful area. We'll definitely have to go back some day. We had packed a picnic lunch but ended up eating in the car as we drove home. We couldn't stop at the picnic area because it was a watershed so dogs aren't allowed. It ended up being a very relaxing, rainy day.

I went into work for a few hours today while Andy and Cooper went for a longer than planned hike. At this point, the rain had passed through and the sun was coming out. It turned out to be a beautiful, yet chilly, afternoon. Here are some photos from their hike.




Yes, we have moose around Park City. As you can see, they aren't quite as big as they are up in Alaska. They are a lot darker, too.




Even a dog enjoys a nice view.