We had a wonderful family vacation in October. We spent three days at Disneyland, one day at Luguna Beach, and one day in San Diego. We took advantage of the wonderful cool weather that was such a relief to AZ heat. We got to see tons of great sights, eat tons of good food, spend time together as a family, and enjoy the rides at Disney and the ocean beaches too. Brian & I spent our 11th Anniversary there as well as Brian's 39th birthday. Not to mention it was HalloweenTime at Disnyland which was fun to see it all decorated for fall and some rides were made extra spooky for Halloween. It was a great way to celebrate it all!

Halloween 2009

We spent Halloween trick-or-treating at Grandma & Papa's this year. The girls had a great time and LOVED their costumes. Kylie was a beautiful butterfly, while Alyssa was a very stunning and almost too real Vampiress! The girls got lots of candy and had fun with all the neat houses that really decorated with strobe lights, fog, and even a very interesting front window display that came to life and was super scary!

The big "9"

Goodie bags!

Tinkerbell cake

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Alyssa's a 4th grader now

Here are a few shots I took of Ms. Alyssa on her first day of 4th grade!

Photography BY Alyssa & Kylie

Here is what I found on the camera when the girls played with it. Artisitc huh?

Dad's Surprise 60th dinner

We surprised him with a dinner at Famous Dave's BBQ.

He was stunned and couldn't believe we pulled it off without any clue.

Family shot of mom, dad, Josh & I with the family.

Dad's groupies: Virginia, KC, Dad, Tommy & Kristie

Triston, Pete & Sylvia Best

Mom with Mike & Patty O'Rourke

The Colvin's: Brian, Artie, Art, Virginia, Kylie & Alyssa

Dad opening presents

The waitresses with their "Sterling Head on a Stick"

The girls Kylie & Alyssa

The Cake "60 and SMOKIN'"

Wilbur and the girls

We went to dinner the other night at Famous Daves. The girls had a blast meeting Wilbur the pig, the each got a few balloons, had yummy sweet southern tea, and we all split a platter of ribs. Alyssa was in "HOG" heaven, as she loves ribs. She says it is her favorite food. :)

Short = sassy!

I got me a new do!!! I cut off 6 inches in the front and 8 inches in the back. The back is short, stacked, and dark (original color). Then I added honey blonde highlights only to the top and sides. It is a very cute cut and I LOVE it! Gettin tons of comps on my new hairstyle. Just have to get used to it as it is very blonde in person, especially outside in the sun.

A day at the park

The girls spent hours at the park on Sunday as we had beautiful weather. Alyssa skateboarded a bit and Kylie rode her Barbie bike, while Brian read and I blew bubbles. It was quite a lazy day, but so nice to be outside and relaxing while the girls played, met some new friends taking turns pushing each other down the hills in a wagon, and got out all their energy. Then we went home and took a nice long nap. If only everyday could be so easy!

Ever After at the Bridal Show

This weekend I was a vendor at the largest Bridal Expo in Arizona. It was held at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix and hosted over 600 wedding vendors and brought in over 14,000 people. This was the first time I had ever had a booth and I am so thrilled with the outcome. I had over 800 people come into my booth and ask for further information. I was able to book 8 appointments and have tons of leads. This was definitely a big step for me and my little company. I will be doing another booth at June's bridal show as well. I hope that I can attract even more brides to be to that one.

I would like to thank my mom for all of her help, as without her, this show would have never been possible, I would like to thank my friend and partner, Kim McDowell for all of her networking and push to get me out there and do this, as well as help with the design and accents in the booth. I would like to thank Valerie and Bryce Farlow who both worked very hard, both days of the show, and went home exhausted each night. Thank you to my dad and my husband for watching the girls while all of this was coming together, as I was extremely busy and was unable to care for them myself during the past few days. All of them did this without any sort of payment or expectations. They did it because they want me to succeed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you for this. I did succeed and I will continue to succeed because of YOU!

Skating at the Wedge

Group shot at the Wedge


Alyssa getting ready to go

Alyssa coming around for a photo

Alyssa and Shayden posing with their boards

Alyssa and her cousin Shayden had so much fun skateboarding last weekend at the Wedge skatepark in Scottsdale. Shayden has been skateboarding since he was able to stand and Alyssa has been familiar with her board since she was about 2 1/2 or 3. Thanks to Uncle Randy who is a professional Skateboarder. The kids had lots of fun on their boards, their scooters, and their bikes. We had perfect weather and perfect company to have a fun weekend.