Planetarium

Ya know how cousins seem to multiply exponentially when they get together (like 4+4=12)? Throw in half a dozen neighbor kids and you have a recipe for serious hyperactivity. We had a great time at the Planetarium and then ate lunch at McDonalds. The moms tried to shop afterwards, but you can probably imagine how successful that was. We had lots of fun!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

American Girl doll: $90. Seeing that look on Celeste's face: Priceless! Christmas Eve pajamas, Christmas Eve bath in Mom & Dad's big tub (it's a tradition) & getting ready to go to Grandma's. Oh, and the pre-tree decorating ornaments from Hallmark. We had a wonderful Christmas and are very grateful for our many, many blessings. Oh, and can anyone tell me how to put captions on photos? It seems that I'm not able to figure that one out...

Red Bull Christmas Party 08

Red Bull always goes all out for the Christmas Party. After Santa gave each girl a Webkinz and Logan a dump truck the kids got to dance and Celeste won the hula hoop contest. What a fun night! And thanks, Janel, for the pictures since I can't seem to remember mine!

Family Pics

Happy Halloween

We taught Logan to say "Arrrrrrgh"--it's very cute. Dorothy (aka Allison) was mad that we couldn't find her any ruby slippers in a wide size, but recovered nicely when her feet were comfortable. Tori did great and loves it when I let her go nuts with the lipstick. Princess Leia thought her wig looked weird. And it did. But that's what Halloween is all about, yes?

School Pictures

Another year older and wiser too!

Pukey Fall Break

Why do my kids like to vomit during vacations? I don't know but I'm tempted to not take another "vacation" for the rest of my life. Okay, I'm being dramatic. Saturday morning Celeste & Tori both woke up saying they didn't feel good. Half hour later I'm cleaning up puke and realize I'm not feeling well either. My sis and her husband had it too. And it wasn't something we ate because my husband and two youngest kids were fine--we all ate the same stuff.

But Uncle Jay had invited everyone to go horseback riding so the girls put on very brave faces and had a good time. Then we went to Aunt Jen's, sat our sorry butts on the couch and watched chick flicks all day. What a waste of a beautiful St. George day!

Olive Smarts

So we're eating lunch after church today and Logan wouldn't leave the bowl of olives alone. He thinks each one is a ball. He thinks a carton of eggs is balls. He loves balls! So he was playing with a couple of olives and stuck them on his fingers all by himself! We're so proud of our son!

Go Pats

Here's our smallest fan cheering in the cutest way!

Petite Mademoiselle

Probably my favorite Gymboree line ever!

School Girls

This summer has gone so fast. I don't think I'm ready for this. Celeste has Mr. Trout for 4th Grade. Victoria's 2nd Grade teacher, Mrs. McNamara, is new to Sego Lily. And Allison loves Mrs. Moore for 1st grade. All the girls in school all day...!

Wait--yes I am ready!

What should We Wear Today?

When you have moms that shop together, it's inevitable that you'll get matching outfits. The girls just love to call each other and plan what to wear for the day. Someday they'll look back and realize just how silly their moms are!

Pool Fun

I told the girls they could each take a friend to the swimming pool today. Then Raylene took Logan since I was taking her older girls. It was so wonderful and relaxing!

Tori didn't listen when I told her to not leave things in the locker room. "Just bring it out to the patio with us instead." But she left her outfit on the bench (not even in a locker) and it was gone when we went back for it. At least it wasn't Gymboree!!

Two-Dollar Tuesdays

I thought it would be a great idea to take the kids to Thanksgiving Point's Dinosaur Museum for $2 Tuesdays. And so did the rest of the county!!

Awesome museum. Wish I could have moved more freely....

Mountain Cabin

Thanks again to the Richins Family for inviting us to share their cabin and Pioneer Day holiday with them.

All 10 kids had a great time at the parade once we decided that the candy distribution would indeed be fair. And did you know that Demolition Derby tickets are sold out the day they go on sale? Well, we didn't know that and settled for some yummy ice cream instead. Then we drove back up the mountain to stargaze until fireworks started.

Friday offered lots of four wheeler rides and swimming time. And after yummy dutch oven dinner it was time for s'mores. Now if we could just get Logan to sleep well when we're not home....

Silver Lake

This is a great "hike" for little (and/or whiny) kids who don't want to walk too much!

Raylene and I packed lunches and made the beautiful drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon to walk around Silver Lake.

We had a great time and even found a patch of snow in mid-July. Then we saw a moose up close. How can you beat that?

G.N.O. Girls Night Out!

We were one of the lucky few who were able to go to this year's fantastic Stadium of Fire! The Blue Man Group and Miley Cyrus--it was awesome. I'm so glad I was able to take the girls and share that with them. They were so excited that Hannah Montana was so close. She put on an incredible show. We had a great 4th of July.

Balloon Festival

We arrived later than we wanted to (if you can imagine 6:45 being late)and didn't get to see the balloon lift off, but that didn't make any difference to Logan. He LOVED it and kept pointing and yelling at the balloons in the sky. After balloons it was off to McDonalds for breakfast. And then Mom and Dad were ready for a nap!

The Lehi Round-Up

I love Round-Up Week! It was even more fun this year because we got to share it with Jen and her kids. This is Logan during the parade. I love that we can show up 30 mintues before it starts and still get a spot in the shade.

Also this year Jen & I ran the 5K. For some that is no big deal, but we were proud that we ran the whole way! And Jen's still breastfeeding a 3-month-old so it's even awesomer of her. I won't be bragging about my time but I was glad we did it even though the shirt I got was really ugly.

Seven Peaks

My sister and her family were up from St. George so we had to go to Seven Peaks with the cousins! Grandma paid for us to have a cabana which was wonderful to have some shade to park the babies in. I was kind of a mean mom and made Tori go on the waterslides even though she cried the whole time in line--we got a lot of stares and giggles. But she ended up liking them in the end.

Summer Movies

The girls are so excited to continue our tradition of going to the summer (cheap) movies every Tuesday at 10:00. Last year Logan was pretty cooperative and just slept or ate while I held him. This summer is a whole new story. I don't think I'll be watching any movies this year....