HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

We celebrated Halloween festivities with a double house party including both Robyn and Andy and our friends and families together. It was a blast!!

Here are a few photos from the night...

Prepared for the fun

Cupcake tower

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi

Give us your best shot!

Brad and Liz

Little Bo Peep and Yin, not the missing sheep she was looking for

HAYWIRE OUTFIT

Rocked our Halloween Party

Sally and Jack
(Robyn and Andy)

Dexter AKA Collin

"Maverick" and Charlie
(Mitch and Erin)

The in-laws dancing to Haywire Outfit

Frida and Nacho Libre
(Amy and Jensen)

Chilean Miners were able to make the party
(Ty and Shaun)

Rhode Island Tourist Aaron

Where's Waldo???

= )

The Host's

Everyone had a great time and the costumes were creative and fun to look at.  Thanks to everyone for coming and making it a blast! Until next year...

RENO and the LILLYBEANS

I was lucky enough to be able to make a trip to Reno this last weekend to visit my dear friend Mal.  We have been friends since we were 10 years old!!  She and her husband Josh just have a beautiful baby girl named Lilly.  She is amazing and such a love.  It is wonderful to see Mal and Josh as parents. They are absolutely incredible. Their patience and love they have for Lilly is unmatched.

LillyBeans

Lifetime of friendship

Pumpkin Carving

The fam with their 'lil pumpkin

Pumpkin Man

Who knew, cows ate pumpkins??

I'm an AUNTIE!!!

Pumpkin dance

I flew into Reno on Friday night after work.  We went straight out to dinner at BJ's YUM. Lilly didn't make a peep.  I started my Saturday with a beautiful run in Rancho park with my dear friend Brenda. She was in town for a job interview (which she got!!!).  I spent the rest of the day running around with the new fam.  We ran the little one all over town.  She is such a quiet little trooper. As long as she got her afternoon feed she was perfectly content to shop till she dropped!  We took her to her first pumpkin patch.  It was such a blast and will be fun to see her there next year running around picking pumpkins and joining in all the festivities. This will be a tradition in the future I'm sure.  Saturday night Lilly was set with her lucky Giants socks.  Much to her parents pleasure they WORKED! The Giants won and are going to the World Series.

Sunday, I spent the morning with my Mom as her personal computer assistant = ) (LOVE you Mom)  Met up with Brenda for some Pneumatic pumpkin pie and coffee and then ran around town with my Mom for a bit. Finally, I joined Mal, Josh and Lilly for pumpkin carving. Lilly is just a little young for a large kitchen knife so she watched.  It was such a frustrating blast!  Mal had guts to no end in her pumpkin and mine was the thickest pumpkin I've ever carved.  Finally, last night we went to JJ's, a local Pizza joint for wings, FAT TIRE = ), and pizza and FOOTBALL.  This is a weekly tradition for the Foley family.  I even got to keep my Fat Tire pint glass. (Josh will be so EXCITED).

In talking with my dear husband I think he survived just fine while I was gone. He brewed a new batch of beer. We know have one on tap, and three in holding.  Don't think we will go dry anytime soon. Mal and Josh suggested we name our brewery. Stay tuned...  He also went to the 84th annual pumpkin carving at Grayson and Richard's.  It's always good to catch up with friends you don't see very often.

AMAZING Mother!

Overall, a great weekend!!! It is so amazing to watch your friend who you have known for a lifetime turn into a mother.  Mal, you are such an amazing Mom and I can see the light and happiness in your eyes. Lilly is so blessed to have parents and grandparents like she does.  She is showered with love, generosity and kindness from every direction.  She is going to grow up to be a beautiful woman with a loving and kind soul.  Thank you for letting me be a part of your journey.  LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU!

Such an amazing MOM

18years of friendship

Non-stop FUN!

The last few days have been packed!

Thursday, we played in the semi-finals with my kickball team. I am sad to report we lost = (  What a great time though. I'm definitely addicted!!  Right after the game Josh and I ran to see our FIRST ski movie of the season. The Powderwhore, Tele-vision was just released. It was a good prep and motivation for the winter that is on its way.

Friday, Robyn and Andy's parents threw an engagement party for them. I am one of the bridesmaids in the wedding.  They are getting married next July 9th. They are such a bright and beautiful couple and I am so thankful to be a part of this amazing journey with them.

ENGAGED Robyn and Andy

Saturday, Josh worked an extra shift at work. He is trying to save up some time for a backcountry ski trip to Canada in March. So, I was left with a beautiful day to myself and the pups.  I started my running regimen back up after a month hiatus after the half marathon. It felt GREAT! Ebony was so thrilled when she saw me lacing up my shoes, she was dancing all over the living room. Yin was not sure what she was in for. This was her first run with me.  They did great, will definitely need one of those split leashes though.  Almost had a few close calls getting tangled up in the leashes.  I also went down to the Farmer's Market and got some local grub.  Finally, on Saturday night was the "end of season" kickball party. Good times were had by all.

Didgeridoo player at the Market

Kickball "bling"

Cheers

Sunday, we had a delicious lox breakfast provided by the neighbors then went on a beautiful hike up Millcreek Canyon for the third weekend in a row. We can't seem to get enough of the beautiful changing leaves.  Sunday was concluded by the tapping and kegging of Josh's much anticipated beer. We had a BBQ with friends and a beer tasting. He did awesome! It was delicious and such a great time to get everyone together.

Yin, Josh, Yarrow

Overall, the best weekend the Turner's could ask for. Lots of friends, fun and beautiful fall weather.  We are so blessed in this beautiful life.

The Turner's

Last of the Summer...

We FINALLY got the shade structure DONE! I should mention that "we" means Josh.  He did an amazing job putting the roof on and my wonderful father-in law came over on Sunday to help us put lights in as well. Now we can enjoy our patio morning, noon or night and in any weather.

The final touches of summer home improvements are hopefully going to take place in the next few weeks.  We pulled the trigger to get our yard fenced in. We have had just about enough of walking the dogs out on leashes every time they have to go outside.  UGH!

We had our friends, Ben, Shin Shin, and their new baby Mason over for dinner on Saturday. They are getting ready to move to Eugene, OR (I'm really jealous) so we had a send off for them.

In kickball news, we won on game last Thursday and will be heading to the Semi's and Championship double-header next week!!!

We took advantage of another weekend of hiking Millcreek Canyon again. The pups LOVED it and were barely exhausted afterwards. The next day we took them rollerblading around Liberty Park for a good three miles. The pups had a fun filled weekend!

The colors are changing

HAPPY Ebony

Terries in Training

Yin found herself a friend = )

The happiest Ebony

Post weekend fun, tired lil Yin

Finally, we have one more week of brewing until the first batch of beer is officially READY! I got a taste test and it was yummy!

Project's

Tired Baby Yin

This last week we were back to some sort of routine...however, my week at work was cut short.

I traveled up to Seattle, Washington again on Thursday and Friday, however, this time was far less fun filled than my last Seattle visit. I attended a course on Advanced Amputee Rehab. The speaker is one of pioneers for our profession specific to amputee's.  As usual it rained the entire 48 hours I was there, which was nice because then I didn't mind having to sit inside listening to a lecture for 9 hours each day.  It's always nice to have some time to yourself, which I took full advantage of.  I got a bean and cheese tofu burrito, a yummy fat tire (which we can't get in Utah), and kicked back to a night of Grey's Anatomy. It was heavenly!!

I returned to a weekend full of house projects. Our dear friend Ty stripped and primed our shade structure on our back patio. The next day the three of us did all the painting. We decided on an espresso brown vs. the yucky white it used to be. Way MORE work than I had bargained for and it's not even done yet. Ty has been an amazing help to Josh and I. He is painting for a living now and so we got the professional eye. We are going to cover it with a new top so we can BBQ and drink our coffee in the winter! Finished pictures posted soon!

The second "project" for the weekend was my dear husband's adult science project. He is going to start brewing his own beer at home.  He put together an IPA recipe this weekend. You can't take the scientist out of him.  I have been enlisted as quality control. I will be doing the taste testing. It takes 3-4 weeks until it will be ready. I will keep you updated.

I finally got to catch up with my wonderful friend Mal and hear the Lillybean stories. She sounds amazing. They have a beautiful new baby girl who is the center of their world. We are so excited for you guys and can't wait to meet the little one!

Tired Pup
Finally, we took the pups on an early morning hike on Sunday with Robyn, our neighbor and her pup, Yarrow. The leaves are starting to change in the canyons. Fall is in the air. It was so beautiful.