Sniffles

OK so my friend Beth just posted her son's birthday pictures on her blog. Her son is 14, and she put all these cute pictures of him, and his little brother who is like 12, on it of when they were little and put this song on... I of course was crying and told her I was copying her and putting this song on my blog... I want to remind myself to enjoy every minute of this stage in my life, I get so sad to think of my boys growing up... so this will probably make me cry every time I check my blog but, as a reminder to me and others who get frustrated with your little chillies, cause being a mom isn't all kicks and giggles, it's hard stuff too, but like the song says, let them be little cause they're not like that for very long... and they're not always going to need you like they do now...

(feel free to add this song to your blog too and then scroll thru all your own pictures... I recommend this if your in the mood for a good cry...)

Back-To-School

Well here we go again, another school year is upon us... Our Parker started the 2nd grade... I'm excited for another year and I am loving getting back into a schedule... Parker has a love-hate relationship with school, there are things he really likes about it, but won't admit it... but he also does not like the idea of homework and what not... it may take him a week or so to get back into the swing of things... during dinner he was complaining of his feet hurting cause he'd been on them all day.... apparently we've had a lazy summer... ... sending him off... I have to admit I got a little emotional. I wasn't expecting that, but sending him out into the "world" again, where I don't know his every move... still kinda hard...

... here's to the second grade!! Goooo Parker!!!

Monster Truck Rally

We went to the Monster Truck Rally on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium, thanks to some free tickets from Semissi & Ben... the boys seemed to enjoy themselves... we hit some rides before
the show but at a buck fitty a ticket and 3 tickets per ride X 3 boys we hit 3 rides... sure adds up... but the kids had fun!



Thanks to Brad who went on the rides with them, so I did'nt have to.... We grabbed a bite to eat... and had a seat...
...put in the ear plugs cause it's loud....
... and watched the racen... they had the montster trucks come out, they did some racing and then these four wheeler guys came out...and some other UTV's and then a while later they got into the monster truck free style, which I thought was the most entertaining... The boys seemed to enjoy themselves... Bron was kinda all over the place and Max kept asking when it was gonna be over... but still liked it... and Park was into it, picking & cheering for what guy he wanted to win... so ya fun time, thanks mom & dad for going with us...

Jam!!!

Well it's that time of year again... summer is winding down which means it must be time to make Jam...!!! My sisters and I have made jam for the last several years now.... and I LOVE it, it is so fun to get together and laugh and smash berries... it is messy but worth it all... we just do the freezer jam... and we do a raspberry, strawberry mix... we seem to always forget which kind of pecton to buy and what works best... so we wrote it all down this year so we don't forget... since some of us have bad memories and can't even remember who's house we make jam at... he he heanyways... it all turned out great, I think I got 11 jars out of two cases of strawberries and a flat of raspberries.... (from costco) so hopefully it will last me all year... until we make it again... we'll see....

cute baby boone... making a mess with the markers...
Bron and Owen our " two, twin, toe headed, trouble makers...."

... after jam we played in the water outside... and hung out, the kids had lots of fun !!!



Thanks Kara for letting us do it at your house (again), I love this little tradition, it's so fun!!!

wish I may, wish I might....

We were sitting outside on Sunday night with my parents and got to talking about shooting stars... the kids really wanted to see one... so it just so happened that there was going to be a meteor shower a few days from then.... so we decided to drive up Little Cottonwood, last night, away from the city lights to get a better glimpse at the meteor shower so the kids could see some shooting stars... it was pretty fun... we parked up by Alta and threw a blanket out on the road... the side of the road...
all snuggled up waiting for the show to start... we ended up seeing quite a few... Brad saw a ton like over 40... and the kids saw a dozen or so... it was fun to see the different kinds, some were really bright, some really faint, some were super fast, and some had awesome "tails" we even saw a double one... it was fun when we would all see one at the same time... and funny when just one of us would see one... we were trying to think of funny things to say when we would see one... Parker came up with geronimo, and accapella .... so they would yell that when they when they saw one...
the night ended with all the chillies asleep... and Brad and I hanging out with the kids between us... it really was fun, some good family bonding time... it was funny too cause when we got there, there was a car or two up there... and when we left the whole place was full of people doing the same thing we were doing... it was funny when there was a good one, cause you could hear everyone oooing and aweing... like a firework show...

Good Times!!!

As of lates...

Sooo, not a whole lot going on around here, summer is coming to an end so hopefully we can find some fun things to do to end the summer with a bang rather than just washing our car... but the pictures were cute, so I threw em on here...






Sure is shiny now, Thanks BOYS!!!

ooh and p.s. the song, if your listening, is from The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian... it's at the very very end... and I LOVE it, so I had to add it to my playlist...

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

We went the other day to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House... we had been meaning to go for forever so I'm glad we actually made it out... I forgot my camera, so thanks Annie for taking these cute picts.... and thanks Tricia for the invite...
I love this picture, it's so cute, Annie snapped it while were walking in front of her...
It is an awesome Temple, of course, cause it's a temple... There were some similiarities to the Draper Temple but it has it's own beautiful look... we are so lucky to have these Temples opening up around us... we try and explain to the kids what a rare opportunity it is to be able to go inside... but growing up in Utah it's hard to make them understand how special it is... I hope they understand a little...

Millcreek Canyon

We went up Millcreek Canyon for Ben & Annie's birthdays... had some delicious tin foil dinners and hung out...All our kids hopped on this log so I had to snap a pic... Garret, Cole, Max, Carter, Parker, Levi, Bron, Lyla, Elli, Erika...

The Clan: Brad, Tricia, Ben, Tom Lyla, and Annie
Max got "busted" eat'n the ice cream out of the carton... and then shot me some funny looks



Nice & dirty... they all were pretty much this dirty, well mostly Max & Bron and of course they fell asleep in the car on the way home, which most the time I love, then all ya have to do is lay in bed... and it's GOOD NIGHT... but I found myself with a warm wet rag trying to get them somewhat clean while they were passed out... it was kinda funny...

Happy Birthday Ben & Annie... Tricia also threw another B-day Party for Ben cause it was his big THREE ZERO... 30 (which sadly I couldn't attend cause I was still sick) so ya Happy Birthday Friends LOVE YOU!!!