October Fall Break

The kids had 5 days off of school this week (thank you "furlough" days).  Thursday, we went and picked out our Halloween pumpkins at our favorite pumpkin patch.  That night we went to the cottage to stay.  We have a tradition of riding the Heber Railroad and participating in their "Haunted Train Ride".  The kids love this!  Friday, we drove and hiked around the Alpine Loop.  The leaves were so beautiful, hence my thousands of pictures!  Saturday Gabe had a football game.  Stay tuned to see what we did after the game...it is awesome!

Ellie was by far the most scared!

I love this picture because it looks like the guy is grabbing Ellie's foot!

We made homemade caramel apples for a post train ride treat.

If you look closely, there is an alien standing in the middle of the falls!

It was a perfect day!

Back to School 2010

It is that time again! The kids were quite excited to start a new year.   Summer has passed us and the kids are hitting their alarm snoozes!  Poor Mikail and Ellie have to get up with their dad at 5:45 a.m. 
I am already missing the lazy days of summer now that I spend hours driving kids around in the car from 3:00 on! 

Gabe is in 4th

Ellie is in 7th (middle school)

Mikail is in 9th

My wish for the kids is to have a fantastic year.  Work hard and play even harder!

Back to School For Teens

Back to School For Teens

Here is Ellie's big moment on Good Things Utah! Just click on the title of the blog and it will direct you to the Good Things Utah page, then click on the video to watch her big performance!

Denim Drive at South Towne Center

Denim Drive at South Towne Center

Here is Mikail on Good Things Utah today! She was a star! Be sure to watch the video on the right to see her big stardom!  I was quietly sitting in the audience and we received a free cookbook!  Stay tuned for Ellie's appearance next week...such back-to-school fashion experts!

How To Turn 5!

Happy Birthday to my BABY!  How did you get to be 5 so soon I ask?  You tell me because you eat sooooo manyyyyy SALADS!  Your "Super Mario" party was a blast with all your friends.  I had a great time making all the "junk" that went for it!  Stay 5 longer then you did 4...okay?  Mom loves you!!!


Eli's party was great!  He had 12 friends come for the WILD time.  I made "Mario" hats for the boys to wear with stick-on mustaches.  The girls wore crowns, representing "Princess Peach" of course.  The big project was "King Boo" the pinata....oh the drying time between layers!!  The kids love pinatas!  We also had a "Yoshi" egg hunt in the yard and pin the mustache on Mario.  Whew!  Keeping these kids entertained was a feat!  Thank you Ellie for all your help!