We DO Blue in Arizona! GO BYU~

Rise all Loyal cougars... So... all fellow BYU FANS gathered at the Hoggard household on Saturday (11/22) Eve

to cheer on the cougs against Utah. It was an important game for us when it came to bowl placement, and even though we lost...we certainly were not too BLUE!
well..maybe some of the men (Big Bad John) were bummed!

You certainly could not be wearing enough blue that evening!

Uncle John even had the garb all the way down to the flip flops, pants, shirt and hat...think he is excessive? Dacie was in awe...ha ha

We certainly start em' young!

It was a bring your own beef BBQ--with some sides and desserts--it made the night complete!

While the parents were cheering the kids did their thing(meaning pulling every toy the Hoggards owned out).

Thanks to the Hoggards for being brave and making the game more fun to watch--since we miss the good ol' BYU game days in person.

Twilight!

OF Course, I read the books (ALL of them) and OF COURSE I went to the movie.

IF I spent hours late into the eve pouring over the pages to get my coveted reading time....I certainly could "sacrifice" to get in some of the movie time.

I was a twilight gal LONG before it became a rage and there was talk of the movie. I have to give my babysitter/YW/friends (Jentry Taylor, and the Westover twins) credit for opening the door of curiosity.

I was looking for something new to read and they recommended the Twilight series. I was a little skeptical hearing the story line, BUT I thought the books were great. Not to mention it has come in handy to be well versed w/ this knowledge for my new calling in stake Young Women's!

I am typically not a vampire werewolf gory kind of fan AT ALL, but I felt the writing was well done and mature so that this story was not "cheesy" and I was drawn in. I did feel in the 2nd book there started to be too much killing and I began to question my devotion...but I continued reading and was content.

There are adult themes talked about in them, but I feel like the author is careful and also mature in her writing of these topics (after all she IS LDS).

I have been excited to see it in a movie!!! ...

(Waiting in line..we got the best seats in the house due to covert operations of my fellow friends!)
I went with some die hard fans and it made it all the more fun. I can safely say I am a Twilight fan,

As in most cases the movie is NEVER as good as the book--
I felt like we were laughing when it was suppose to be serious. It was hard to get pulled in through the movie. As one of my friends (Kelli Bargar) put it put it... I thought-- oh!, this movie is good and then I would think oh!, it's OK a few minutes later.
AND I was pleasantly surprised by most of the casting even if that was not who I would have chosen originally! Not gonna lie...EDWARD was HOT!
It was still a SUPER FUN night!

(Don't we make great vampire mommas?...ha ha)
Nights don't get much more fun than this...when you get a group of FUN moms and friends together, Go to dinner at the Outback AND be teens together, just for the night!
Stories and laughter don't get much better than this. Especially when you have people running around the theatre in vampire capes and boy friends out front of the theatre picketing w/ signs that say "Boyfriends against vampires!" ha ha ha
There is time to laugh...
(Like I said, a securely married woman certainly can be a teen for the eve!)
Here is to FUN GIRL NIGHTS!

Adult Halloween Costume Party!-*YOU GOTTA SEE THIS*

Since it is Halloween and all, I thought it was an appropriate day to share our

ADULT HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY!!

Once a month all us friends get together for a group date or family outing. We each take turns heading it up--this year my month was October along w/ Allison Millet. We had such a FUN Halloween party last year.. we decided to make it a annual thing. We held it on the weekend of October 18

~THE INVITES ~



~THE PARTY PLANNING PALS~ (Me and Allison Millet)

~THE DECORATIONS!! ~

(Thanks to my friend Nicole Gordon for opening up her beautiful and large home!)

~ THe FOOD~

Everyone brought their own treats...and of course some got creative and went ALL out

(Julie Hoggards creation above and homemade rootbeer below w/ dry ice)

Millet Spiders

~THE GAMES~

We played some group games of BLACK MAGIC and LET THE BROOM HANG (thanks Hanis tribe)!

of course....DONUT EATING CONTEST on a string was in order

( There were so many at once I could not tell who finished first out of 3 people--2 shown above, only missing Julie who represented the girls quite well not shown)

THE MUMMY WRAP

The winning group! It probably was cheating to have the orthopedic surgeon help, as he makes a living doing things quickly, efficiently, and gently with his hands!

AC/DC Rocker Mummy!

Who is that?

and a good ol' game of STINKY FEET~

(identify your hubby's feet)

PEPPER CARVING CHAMP

(that would be MY MAN!- I did NOT pick the winner just to set the record straight!)

THE COSTUMES!!!!

IF any of you lack ideas for Halloween costumes-check out the photos below...

people went all out!--(I guess they just get more creative every year)

1st place costume winners- The polygamists! 2nd place winners- McCain and Palin

the hippie Sorensen's The wild woman (Cara the cave woman) and her hippie sister (Alicia...me)

The polygomists-The Welly clan

(really some people came solo b/c of babysitting, sickness and trips--so they made the best of the situation don't you think?) They were so funny--they played their parts all night- referring to "father" for most of the evenings events!

Jim & Monica version of Deal or no Deal ( the game show)

Gordon Scooby Doo

Gordon for president!

Rigg Devils (they had Obama signs on their backs)Hoggard Greasers

(those would be my saddle shoes from 8th grade cheerleading...I knew they would come in handy one day!)Steinerts Bride of Frankenstein Raban Romans

Tylers GreeksSadie our Country Bumpkin Backus Plumbers and Pipi's


Williams PiratesBishop Bargar and the pregnant nun--she really IS 7 months pregnant! ( my mission costume is getting good use)Millets Mirage-from gypsy to prison!Little Red Riding Schultz
..and a lady who made a wrong turn for another party she was suppose to be at (really...that happened)--SUPRISE!!!!