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Saturday, October 30, 2010
First Snow!
Yep, you read that right! Last week, we had our first snow here in the Salt Lake Valley. Monday morning, we woke up to this! A little weird seeing snow on the ground with so many leaves left on the trees. The kids got their heavy jackets out of the closets and begged me for their snow pants. NOT! It's still too early for all of that stuff:)
Friday, October 29, 2010
Pumpking Carving
Sunday, we had our annual Pumpkin Carving night! We had 5 large pumpkins to carve, so we started early, around 4 in the afternoon! Here are the kids with the pumpkins as we started!
Tim and Makayla were able to do their pumpkins pretty much on their own. Cory and I did most of the work on Kelli and Katie's pumpkins.
K&K were entertained with the smaller pumpkins we had and all the seeds and "pumpkin guts!"
Here they are, our jack-o-lanterns! Katie's is the scary face at the top. Then Mak's, the alien. Kelli also did a scary face. And Tim's is a skull with the saying "knock at own risk."
This is mine and Cory's pumpkin. It sits right next to the door!
Tim and Makayla were able to do their pumpkins pretty much on their own. Cory and I did most of the work on Kelli and Katie's pumpkins.
K&K were entertained with the smaller pumpkins we had and all the seeds and "pumpkin guts!"
Here they are, our jack-o-lanterns! Katie's is the scary face at the top. Then Mak's, the alien. Kelli also did a scary face. And Tim's is a skull with the saying "knock at own risk."
This is mine and Cory's pumpkin. It sits right next to the door!
Murder/Mystery Dinner!
Last Saturday, Cory and I attended our first Murder/Mystery Dinner! The JV volleyball coach for Riverton High School has a dinner every year around Halloween. This year's theme was Pirates! Take a look at Cory and I! He was a commodore and I was a serving wench:)
After arriving at the house, we sat down at a huge table for dinner. The house was dark and very "pirate." During the dinner, we were given envelopes that contained information we should talk about! The the murder happened. More envelopes were handed out with even more info and clues for us to keep secret or discuss. Then we voted for the murderer! I was the only one to guess who the murderer was! The guy with the dreads was the person killed. The murderer was the guy, second from the left! We are quite the bunch!!
It was a super fun evening! The best was getting Cory ready and watching him fuss with his long hair. Such a rare thing for him! Can't wait for next year and a new theme!!
After arriving at the house, we sat down at a huge table for dinner. The house was dark and very "pirate." During the dinner, we were given envelopes that contained information we should talk about! The the murder happened. More envelopes were handed out with even more info and clues for us to keep secret or discuss. Then we voted for the murderer! I was the only one to guess who the murderer was! The guy with the dreads was the person killed. The murderer was the guy, second from the left! We are quite the bunch!!
It was a super fun evening! The best was getting Cory ready and watching him fuss with his long hair. Such a rare thing for him! Can't wait for next year and a new theme!!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Surgery
Thursday, Kelli had bi-lateral liguinal hernia surgery. And, she is doing great! She thinks she can run and play like before, but she still needs some rest and down time. Very hard for her!! Isn't she so cute in her hospital gown and socks? She didn't like the socks at all:)
Thursday morning started early for us as we checked in at the hospital at 7:45am. Thank goodness the hospital is just down the road from us. Riverton has a new hospital with a Primary Children's extension. No more driving clear across the valley for us:) I was amazed with the facility. It is very child oriented! In fact, last week, Kelli and I attended a pre-surgery tour of the place. Kelli got to play with "hospital" stuff and see where she will be. It made the day of the surgery much easier! Kelli was taken into surgery about 9am and we were home by 12pm. She spent the rest of the day in my bed watching tv and trying to take a nap. She finally fell asleep when I laid down and took a nap as well. This picture is terrible, but just know she looked so cute sleeping-finally!
Thursday morning started early for us as we checked in at the hospital at 7:45am. Thank goodness the hospital is just down the road from us. Riverton has a new hospital with a Primary Children's extension. No more driving clear across the valley for us:) I was amazed with the facility. It is very child oriented! In fact, last week, Kelli and I attended a pre-surgery tour of the place. Kelli got to play with "hospital" stuff and see where she will be. It made the day of the surgery much easier! Kelli was taken into surgery about 9am and we were home by 12pm. She spent the rest of the day in my bed watching tv and trying to take a nap. She finally fell asleep when I laid down and took a nap as well. This picture is terrible, but just know she looked so cute sleeping-finally!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Family Pictures
Yesterday, we took our family pictures at the pumpkin patch that we visited last week. It was the perfect fall day; sun shining, a light breeze, no clouds in the sky, and flies everywhere from the rotten pumpkins! Oh well, we got some cute shots. Hopefully they will work when I enlarge them for the wall:) Here is a sample! What do you think?
The kids with my Mom. She helped out by taking the shots of the family and helping me get the kids attention! Thanks.
The kids with my Mom. She helped out by taking the shots of the family and helping me get the kids attention! Thanks.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Pumpkin Patch
Last Friday was our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch to find the "perfect" pumpkin! It was a family affair this year with myself, all four kids, my Mom and Grandma. Take a look at this pictures with my Grandma! Can you believe she is going to 91 in just a couple of weeks? She is amazing!
A couple a years ago, I found this pumpkin patch just about 10 minutes from the house. We love it because not only can you pick a pumpkin from the patch, but you can climb on tractors, wander through a corn maze and spend way too much money. But it is fun, and the kids look forward to it every October! Here are the kids in the corn maze. I wouldn't call it a maze, more like a path through the corn. Somehow, my kids find a way to spend lots of time in there:)
A new addition this year is this old pick-up truck. We took lots of pictures next to it! We just might go back to it for our family pictures - try something different this year!
A couple a years ago, I found this pumpkin patch just about 10 minutes from the house. We love it because not only can you pick a pumpkin from the patch, but you can climb on tractors, wander through a corn maze and spend way too much money. But it is fun, and the kids look forward to it every October! Here are the kids in the corn maze. I wouldn't call it a maze, more like a path through the corn. Somehow, my kids find a way to spend lots of time in there:)
A new addition this year is this old pick-up truck. We took lots of pictures next to it! We just might go back to it for our family pictures - try something different this year!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Leaves, Acorns, Horseshoes and Cows?
This is Yellow Fork Canyon, just about 10 minutes from our house. This past Sunday, instead of laying around after church, we went for a little outing!
It was so beautiful up there. The kids had so much fun walking and being aware of everything around them. They enjoyed watching our dog, Toby, sniff everything and mark his territory on every little bush.
The kids were pretty excited about all the cool forts there too! They thought that someone had made them for protection while surviving. We watch way too much Discovery Channel! Cory tried to explain that is how those type of trees grow. After awhile, he gave up and just let the kids' imagination wander!
I had no idea that there are acorns in Utah, nevertheless, so close to our house. The girls slowed us down a bit by picking up acorns. We took home about 10 times what you see here:)
Along the trail, we found a horseshoe on the ground. I was just about to step on it with the nails up when Cory saw it! Tim snagged it and it is now apart of his room. Maybe it will bring the family some good luck, although we have so many blessings right now:)
Just before we turned around to head back to the truck, we had a little bit of a scare when we heard some noise in the bushes next to us, but couldn't see anything. We threw rocks and made lots of noise, but still nothing. (There are mountain lions in this neck of the woods.) So to be safe, we turned around and ran into this. A herd of cows just hanging out. The kids were amazed by seeing cows so close. I guess we need to take them to a ranch or something and let them experience cows!
The kids are off track for 3 1/2 weeks. We have some exciting outings planned. We are going to a pumpkin patch for our annual pumpkin picking. The kids love the corn maze, tractors and finding the "perfect" pumpkin. Then there will be our annual FHE where we carve the pumpkins! Kelli is having her hernia surgery next week. We might check out a corn maze or something along that line as well. Cory and I have been invited to a Mystery Dinner so there will be pictures and details from that! And don't forget Halloween. Wow, I am tired just from writing about what we are going to do. The next 3 weeks should go by fast! Right;)
It was so beautiful up there. The kids had so much fun walking and being aware of everything around them. They enjoyed watching our dog, Toby, sniff everything and mark his territory on every little bush.
The kids were pretty excited about all the cool forts there too! They thought that someone had made them for protection while surviving. We watch way too much Discovery Channel! Cory tried to explain that is how those type of trees grow. After awhile, he gave up and just let the kids' imagination wander!
I had no idea that there are acorns in Utah, nevertheless, so close to our house. The girls slowed us down a bit by picking up acorns. We took home about 10 times what you see here:)
Along the trail, we found a horseshoe on the ground. I was just about to step on it with the nails up when Cory saw it! Tim snagged it and it is now apart of his room. Maybe it will bring the family some good luck, although we have so many blessings right now:)
Just before we turned around to head back to the truck, we had a little bit of a scare when we heard some noise in the bushes next to us, but couldn't see anything. We threw rocks and made lots of noise, but still nothing. (There are mountain lions in this neck of the woods.) So to be safe, we turned around and ran into this. A herd of cows just hanging out. The kids were amazed by seeing cows so close. I guess we need to take them to a ranch or something and let them experience cows!
The kids are off track for 3 1/2 weeks. We have some exciting outings planned. We are going to a pumpkin patch for our annual pumpkin picking. The kids love the corn maze, tractors and finding the "perfect" pumpkin. Then there will be our annual FHE where we carve the pumpkins! Kelli is having her hernia surgery next week. We might check out a corn maze or something along that line as well. Cory and I have been invited to a Mystery Dinner so there will be pictures and details from that! And don't forget Halloween. Wow, I am tired just from writing about what we are going to do. The next 3 weeks should go by fast! Right;)
Monday, October 4, 2010
Fall in Utah
This past weekend, the family took a drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon! At the very top, we stopped at Silver Lake and went for a little walk. This is what welcomed us from the parking lot!
And here is the family standing on a little dock. Aren't we just the sight to behold. This is what Conference Sunday does to us:)
We walked all the way around the lake and up into the yellow trees. This is the view looking out from the trees to the lake! Beautiful!!
After our little walk, we drove up over Guardsman's Pass and into Heber City, then home via Provo Canyon. The fall colors in Heber City were, well, colorless. We missed the show by about a week. Oh well. At least we saw some color. It has just been too hot here to have a really good show this year. I am looking forward to some cooler weather and rain this week. Happy Fall!!
And here is the family standing on a little dock. Aren't we just the sight to behold. This is what Conference Sunday does to us:)
We walked all the way around the lake and up into the yellow trees. This is the view looking out from the trees to the lake! Beautiful!!
After our little walk, we drove up over Guardsman's Pass and into Heber City, then home via Provo Canyon. The fall colors in Heber City were, well, colorless. We missed the show by about a week. Oh well. At least we saw some color. It has just been too hot here to have a really good show this year. I am looking forward to some cooler weather and rain this week. Happy Fall!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
K&K's Birthday Party!
Here it finally is! A slide show of Kelli and Katie's 6th Birthday! The day was a busy one! In the morning, my Mom, my Aunt and I made over the girls room and got ready for the party. Then, I took in mini cupcakes and suckers to the girls classrooms. After school, they got to see their new bedroom. Check out Katie's face as she and Kelli walked in. Priceless!! Later that evening, after football and volleyball practices, we had a family BBQ! In attendance were, the six of us, my Mom, my grandma, my Aunt, a cousin and her husband, son and mom. It was a nice time. We went inside for cake and presents because the nights here cool off as soon as the sun goes down! No matter, the girls loved their presents! Happy Birthday K&K!! Long day, but worth every minute!!
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