Monday, November 23, 2009

busy busy busy

So I showed up to the trunk or treat and it was... unseasonably bright outside. Stupid daylight savings time in Nevada. Liz crafted the costume. Duct tape boots. I told people I lost a bet so I wouldn't look like I actually volunteered to wear this. Oh well. Pretty much everyone over 40 had no idea who Nachoooooooooooooooooooo was. Take it easy!
Liz and I went on an exclusive Hoover Dam tour w/ a group from my school. The father of a guy in my class is a tour guide and it was so cool to see the 'innards' of the dam.
Grandma Lindsay flew up to visit Sin City. It was brief, but fun. Turns out Oli is a mega-phone mouth. I wish you all could hear the audio from this picture, and you would know what I mean. It makes church not so fun.

My wife the philanthropist. Elizabeth worked her behind off getting donations from local businesses toward the Down Syndrome Organization of Southern Nevada's annual festival of trees and lights. She put together a 'party tree' w/ a gumball machine (seen to my right), bounce house rental, cotton candy machine rental, and a bunch of other stuff I am forgetting... which was auctioned off w/ the $$ going to the organization. Our friends Adam and Julia Olsen got Liz involved. It was a fun night w/ some fancy food.
Oliver is walking. That dang 'ol head creates a top-heavy situation though. He's still working out the physics.
... and a parting shot of Elijah Dale in deep thought. This kid is awesome.



5 comments:

Amanda said...

Incarnaciooooon.

Jill said...

I... am... speechless. I cannot believe you wore that outfit out in public! Oh man. It's pretty safe to say that you were the talk of the trunk or treat, right? And I bet a ton of people were camera phoning you without you knowing it. That's legendary.

Love the fancy Steven and Liz picture! So proud of her.

"Megaphone mouth" is clever.

And we love that Eli around here. Cant wait another whole month to see you guys.

lisa said...

You are brave! ANd hilarious!

Smith Crew said...

by far the best costume i have ever seen.. Top 3 funniest movies.. and the stash? PURRFECT!

amberbuck said...

So proud of you for representing nacho. Kudos to you. I really wish there was audio in the picture with Oliver, nothing makes church more enjoyable at times when people have mega-phone mouth kids...it's great as long as it's not your kid! Go Liz! that's awesome what you did for that organization, can't even imagine the time it took.

p.s. I want to shoot the man who came up with daylight savings...are you freakin kidding me?