Trick or Treat!!

The girls had a great Halloween this year! I have been worrying about it because I remember a lot of times growing up in Wyoming when we had to wear a winter coat over our halloween costumes and actually walk through snow in order to go trick-or-treating...what a disappointment that was!!

"Trick or Treat!"
"What are you supposed to be little girl?"
"Oh I'm a witch....from the North Pole!!"

Ha, ha. But we lucked out this year cause we had great weather!! We didn't have to wear winter coats, but we did have to wear pants and shirts underneath the costumes!! So, Matty was Hannah Montana (whom she loves) and Anastyn was Minnie Mouse (whom I made sure she loved by the time Halloween got here!)

Matty Montana!

Annie Mouse!

My Little Rock Star!

I thought this was a cute pic...

Okay...and I just had to post this. These are two of my cousins. They are huge Kiss fans...obviously. I just thought their costumes were out of this world!!

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! Rock On!!!

thirty-something

Why does this bother me so much? I can't even explain it to myself. Logically, it isn't that bad. But deep in my heart I despise getting older. I had a mild crisis at 25, for heaven's sake. Last year was bad...the big 3-o. But now I am 31 - might as well be 38! "How old is Catherine?" they will say. "I don't know...in her thirties?" Makes me cringe. But that's okay. The fact is I am getting older. Who cares if I have a little extra fat around the middle? I have two beautiful girls to show for it! So what if I have laugh lines? At least I have been laughing! I guess the scary part about getting older is how fast time seems to fly by. It just makes me realize that I need to enjoy my little girls and my husband and make lots of lovely memories...right now! Maybe time will slow down a bit if I am more careful to live in the moment and observe my life as its happening! So, I had a wonderful birthday! My sweet Mr. Leithead made me breakfast in the morning. I got to have lunch with him and my girls and my parents. My sweet mother made me a yummy birthday cake. I got to go out to dinner with some of my favorite girls....Matty, Anastyn, mom, and mom leithead. And I got all kinds of nice phonecalls and texts and birthday wishes! It was great! And today I went to lunch with a friend whose birthday is tomorrow....happy birthday Teresa!! Here's to turning thirty-something!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAT!!

Happy Birthday Catherine!! We Love You Lots and think you are a great Mother and Wife! I won't share your age with everyone, but will share some pics of my cute wife!!! So everyone here is your "treat" for Cats birthday!!! Enjoy....






The Birthday Girl sportin her new pants and sweater!







Catherine 1 yr old









Catherine 2 yrs old





Catherine 3 1/2 yrs old



Cat about 11 yrs old

Catherines senior pic

Mrs Leithead

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...

...Wait! Isn't that what little BOYS are made of?? Anastyn is obsessed with bugs. 'Hoppers', Crickets, Bees, Spiders, Flies....whatever. She loves them and is completely fascinated by them. She is always on the lookout for a bug. Every time I turn around here comes Anastyn...


"Loot mom! A bud!" She likes to pick them up and watch them wiggle and squirm. Now, I personally hate bugs. Hate them. Whenever I see her coming with one I want to throw my hands up, scream, and run the other way. I have always been afraid of anything creepy-crawly or slimy or gross in any way. My little sister use to chase me around the house with bugs and snakes...I guess Anastyn has that gene too! I try to be very calm because I don't want her to be as scared of them as I am. However, I don't want her to think she can just pick up any bug she sees...what if she gets a hold of a black widow or a bee??? Anyways...we think she's funny...and so darn CUTE!!!

4th Picture Tag!

I was tagged by Jamaica!

Go to your pictures folder, go to the 4th folder, and get the 4th picture in that folder! Then tag 4 more people...

I tag: Kristin, Christina M., Anna J., and Kaci E.


This is Matty's graduation from the Learning Center in St. George when she was 3 years old. It was so cute...she isn't wearing them in this picture, but she wore a cute little cap and gown. Adorable!!!

Salsa Recipe

I had a few requests for Marla's salsa recipe...so here it is! Yum-O!

1 qt. tomatoes peeled and chopped
1 onion chopped
1 can diced green chilies
1 green pepper
2 1/2 jalepeno peppers
1 Tbsp. garlic salt
1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar

Boil 30 min. - Process 30 min. if canning
** the more jalepeno peppers, the hotter it gets! This recipe is on the milder side.

P.S. Kyle did a count...so far we have canned 150 quarts of Salsa...holy cow!!!

Hot Stuff!!

I am so proud of my "hottie" of a husband!! When we moved back up to Lovell, he decided he wanted to learn how to make and can his mom's salsa and tomato soup. Now, Marla has been making this stuff for years...and it is sooooo good. Every year she sends us a bunch of canned salsa, and every year we eat it like crazy and its gone within a matter of months!!! Well, I guess Kyle figured it was time to let his mom off the hook and decided that we needed to learn how to do this. I thought it was a great idea. But I was kinda thinking a couple batches each of the salsa and tomato soup.....Well, I have officially lost count of how many batches we have made since we got here. Its like everyone's gardens just keep producing tomatoes. THE TOMATOES JUST WON'T STOP!!!! In my prayers I am asking for it to freeze so there will be no more tomatoes!!! Now I have to say, I have helped some with the canning and Kyle's mom has helped a ton...but mostly this has been Kyle's baby. He has experimented a lot. He has made mild, medium, hot, and extra hot salsas, he has pre-cooked the jalepenos in some batches (which supposedly makes them hotter) and we have made a couple batches with cilantro in them. Anyways, I am so grateful for the endless energy Kyle has had to do this...because if it was up to me I would have burned out after the first couple days. No kidding, this has been going on for an entire month!!! So hopefully the weather forecast is right...there will be snow this weekend...there will be no more tomatoes...and we can just sit back and enjoy yummy chips and homemade salsa til next year!!!

Beautiful Girls...

The other day I was driving down the highway and saw a little dirt road between some fields. It was 6:20 p.m. and the light was hitting it just right...it was beautiful!! I decided it would be the perfect spot to take some pictures of the girls. So, the next day we headed out just before 6:20 p.m. to do a photo shoot! We also went to my grandparents farm and took some as well. As usual, the girls refused to cooperate with me...its funny because I always load them up in the car feeling frustrated because they wouldn't look at the camera or wouldn't sit still long enough for me to take a "good" picture. But I always end up with some really cute pictures that are full of personality! I have a couple of adorable little farts!!! Enjoy!

For All Of Our Utah Friends...

This post is for all of our friends that are wondering where in the heck Lovell, Wyoming is and what is it like???

Sorry...the pictures kind of came up in a random order that doesn't make much sense, but here we go:

Coming into Lovell from the east side of town. The big sign that says Hyart is our theater...it is really old and actually really neat inside. It was closed down for a lot of years, but the town has opened it back up. It plays a movie on Fridays and Saturdays!




This is just a cool picture I took while out on a photo shoot with the girls (will post those pics later). I thought it was beautiful. Just in a field outside of town.

Here is the view from my parents' front yard (east of town). This is part of the Big Horn Mountains. So pretty...

And here is a picture of the American Colloid bentonite plant...where Kyle is currently working. This can also be seen from my parents' front yard!!!

Population sign as you come into town...

More Big Horn Mountains behind a corn field on my Grandparents' farm...

Here is our LDS Stake Center. No kidding, I have never seen a bigger one (not even in Utah!) It has two chapels inside and a huge cultural center in the middle. There is also a gym across the street...

Lots and lots of pretty views...

And last, but not least, a picture of the Sugar Factory as seen from the east side....

Well...hope you enjoyed my little tour of Lovell!!! Come visit!!!
P.S...I removed the picture of the bar...sorry! Didn't want you to think that was somewhere we like to hang out!!! ha ha!

It's Been Awhile!!!!

Wow...I apologize!!! It has been about what...eleven months since my one and only post!!! I should be ashamed of myself! However, like I said in the last post...our lives have been pretty much crazy and out of control. Hopefully now things have slowed down a bit and I will be able to take the time to blog a little more. Our lives in a nutshell at the moment: We just left St. George. We loved it there!! We miss it a lot. But business just wasn't happening. Not much demand for custom closets...or anything related to construction for that matter. We held out for as long as we could...but it was time to go somewhere else. So after lots and lots of thought we decided to go HOME. So here we are, back in Lovell, Wyoming!! At the moment we are living with my parents until we find a place we like. We are just trying to set life on cruise control for the moment...and hopefully that will allow us to enjoy the little things for a bit. The girls are so happy to be able to see grandpas and grandmas every day...they are taking a liking to being spoiled. Well, that's all for now. Sorry, no current pics. Will get some up soon!!!