Oh Deer!

This pretty deer ran across the road when we were driving in Pleasant Grove and was trying desperately to get over the fence. We wanted to stay and take more pictures, but it was obvious that our presence was stressing her out even more, so we drove on.

Towne Cinemas

Towne Cinemas is our local dollar theater. Each seat is 1.50, anyone, anytime, anyday. It's a great deal!! The snacks are good and the theater has a fun ambience (read: funky oldness). My inlaws call it the "Sticky Shoe" and that is accurate sometimes, but it's not that bad - hey, we go there all the time!

Dan Peterson Halloween Carnival TONIGHT!

Dan Peterson is a school for students with severe to profound disabilities in the Alpine School District. Each fall they hold a Halloween Carnival. It is a FANTASTIC event that brings students, their families and the staff together for a really fun evening. While they are at it, they raise money for the schools classes and programs. If you like Sloppy Joe, then you will LOVE this great family friendly event.

Creepy Crawly

We found this fuzzy friend up American Fork Canyon last fall at a picnic area on the road up to Tibble Fork Reservoir.

Pumpkins

Several homes around our neighborhood have local pumpkins for sale. We bought a small pumpkin yesterday and need to carve it... but what should we carve?

Chadder's: An American Fork Original? Not Exactly.

Chadder's opened a few months ago in American Fork over near the Meadow's shopping center. It created quite a stir because people swore that it was "just like In N Out."

Well, it turns out it really was just like In N Out. The people from the real In N Out took them to court and Chadder's had to change their color scheme and quit serving items off the the In N Out 'secret menu'.

When it first opened, the line for the drive-through went clear across the parking lot of Smith's grocery store, but the lines have died down now. The closest In N Out is in Las Vegas and most California natives will say it is worth the drive. Chadder's is still pretty busy on weekends and I usually see a few people in the drive-through when I drive past. When it was making news for the copycat scandal we went and waited in line to try it, simply because we thought it might be gone soon. The food was pretty good, very much like In N Out, actually.

HOT TIP: If you want a REALLY good burger in American Fork, you will go to Parker's Drive-In or JCW's.

First Snow in the Valley

There was a few flakes last night, and then we woke up to a beautiful frosting of snow this morning. It seems a bit early, but it will probably melt off by lunch.