It's Fall!

Hello! I just wanted to start by saying HAPPY OCTOBER! I love love love the fall season!

I just wanted to share a few things we did this week that reminded me of fall!

First: homemade chicken noodle soup! YUM. I love soup so much and when it's a chilly fall day it's the best thing to eat!

The noodles! 

Second: pumpkin shaped cookies (I promise this is not going to be a food only post)! We originally wanted to make them because I found my pumpkin cookie cutter, but then we decided we should give some to our Visiting/Home Teaching people. Turns out the recipe I had made FIVE dozen cookies (wayyy more than planned)! We ended up giving a ton away!

Third: the Straw Maze with Steven's married friends! This was cool because we haven't done a ton of hanging out with other married people since we got married. It was just so nice to have a night out with some super fun and amazing people! 

Steven on the big slide!

Steven and his friend Taylor, they're extra funny around each other. 

Fourth: Soccer season at BYU-I! Steven had his first soccer game of the semester and it was a beautiful day for a soccer game. 

So there's our week of fall activities! We are looking forward to many more weeks of beautiful fall weather (hopefully, pray for no snow). Thanks for reading!

I Ran a Race!

Hello everyone!

Today I ran a 5k! And I got a medal for it! Woohoo! Anyway, I just thought I would share a little bit about the race with you lovely people because it wasn't a race just for fun, it was a race for a cause!

Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is a non-profit organization that saves children from being sex slaves. The organization is fairly new (about 1 1/2 years old), but they have already saved over 300 children. I think they are doing an amazing job and I was happy to be able to be a part (although small) of their efforts.

Click here if you want to know more about O.U.R.

I only have two pictures to document the race, so here they are!

Steven got this one of me right as I was about to cross the finish line. He was such a good cheerleader!

My medal!!! I was so excited to finally get one of these! I have run in quite a few races, but this is the first one that gave me a medal at the end of it. It made me feel proud for completing such a difficult race (90% uphill in altitude so high I can barely breathe when I'm walking. YIKES). 

Thanks everyone!

- Shelby