Starting to Decorate for Halloween...

October 2, 2015 Cristie Bastian

Our home ~ Decorated for Halloween last year.

Halloween just happens to be one of my favorite holidays. The cooler (but not cold) temperatures lead to sweaters and scarves, hot chocolate and caramel apples, and of course, football! Decorating for halloween is also a lot of fun... and one thing I absolutely love, is that my children get into it too! Especially Madison! She loves to look through our boxes of decorations, choosing just the right thing to go onto the mantel, or a shelf or table. I love that she gets so excited about it, and remember feeling much the same way, as my Mom would start decorating for the various holidays throughout the year.

Excited for Conference Weekend...

October 2, 2015 Cristie Bastian

One of my favorite weekends of the year!

The first weekend in April and October, our Church hosts a special General Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. We are able to listen to our Prophet and Apostles, and other Church leaders give advice and council on a variety of topics. Our children especially love this time because we get to hang out at home, Lance makes his famous biscuits and gravy, and we snuggle up on the couches and watch conference.

A visit to the BIA Parade of Homes...

September 27, 2015 Cristie Bastian

Each year Lance and I make a lunch date, and visit the BIA Parade of Homes. We both love seeing creative architecture and design ideas, as well as patio and landscaping. This year, the parade was held about 15 minutes North of us, in a fairly new Golf Community called North Star. In previous years, there have been a dozen or so homes to walk through, but it was much smaller with around 6 different builders showing homes this year. New England Homes has consistently been my favorite, so when they were not listed, I was immediately let down, but I have high hopes for next year! Although it was smaller this year, we still had a wonderful time looking through the new homes, and snapping pictures of some of our favorite design ideas. Here are a few I wanted to share...

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