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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

days of Halloween....

pumpkin carving...



pre halloween hair...
gotta be all curls for the big day...

 so...
when your stake president happens to own a large field,
full of rotten tomatoes...
you certainly can't let it go to waste....
SO
you take all the youth in your ward,
divide up the tomatoes,
and have at it!!


the pictures really don't do the mess justice...
Carter escaped without any mess at all...
he hid behind bigger kids
and just ducked around them to throw...of course!
Maddy and Kenzie were in the thick of the fight...
if you think the clothes LOOK bad...
just imagine the SMELL
seriously...
worse than throw up....
so GROSS!!


Like I said before...
SO GROSS!


Lady as Hermione!
Every one of the kiddos has now used this costume...
guess it's time to retire the Harry Potter robe


Carter the hunter
Yeah...we really went all out...haha!
He just wanted something that will allow him
to knock doors and get candy!


Ninja Jace!!
no explanation needed...


Maddy as Daphne...
ya know...from Scooby Doo...
solves crimes and rides in the Mystery Machine!





Kenzie opted for the non-dressing up this year...
guess 15 is a little old....
and she was off to early morning seminary
before I even got any pictures....
guess that girl is growin' up on me!

Monday, October 29, 2012

ring pops...


so...ummmm..yeah...
apparently,
partially eaten ring pops are taken very
SERIOUSLY
at our house!
my favorite part...
Jace's "be wher" warning!
BEWARE!!!

Thursday, October 25, 2012

fall....ummm...maybe...

I have been just lovin the fall-ish weather...
until today...
at about 8:15...
MAJOR SNOWSTORM
ugh
dreading the cold already.
Movin' on....
This years marks 10 years that we have been
faithful attenders at the Legacy Pumpkin Walk.
The ideas get better every year,
and it's a fun tradition that I will miss
once my kiddos all leave elementary school.
as always, the kids were super excited
to show us their pumpkins...
almost as excited as they were about
the donuts papa sported for
at the end of the day :)
 Hi....
We are way too grown up...
in case you were wondering....








I have no words for this picture...
except maybe that I LOVE it!
this picture pretty much tells the story of our family right now...
little bit of weird....all mixed up with a lot of love!

Monday, October 1, 2012

...in a nutshell...

So ya... I haven't blogged since May....
I could give all kinds of excuses,
but I will spare you the time
and spare myself all that extra typing.
Summer was a whirlwind!!
It was over before it began.
I spent all of June prepping for girls camp...
which I absolutely loved!
Tim spent the next two weeks after that
prepping for scout camp...
which he loved equally as much!
We had a wonderfully, crazy, busy summer
full of family, friends, sun, and love!
So...to get myself back on track...
here is a few highlights from the past 4 months!


Last day of school...foam sword fighting
and garage door movies...
We took a quick trip to Park City the second week of June
swimming, shopping, and playing
best kind of mini vacation!




 ...alpine slides...


 ...the kiddos were in heaven on these
trampoline harness things...




...spent a day at Thanksgiving Point 
with grandma, papa, and all the cousins...




...during the school year, Kenzie was in a contest
in her first aid/biology class...
the students who scored the highest on a written test
and a hands on patient assessment test
won a helicopter ride...
Kenzie won and got to bring along one of her
best friends...Justin...and it was a really awesome day!


They rode in a search and rescue helicopter all over the valley.




 ...no summer would be complete without going to the
annual Steel Days parade and watching Damon
chase down the candy for his kids!



on August 1st, Carter turned 12!!
He was so excited to be ordained a deacon...
he could not be happier passing the sacrament
and gathering fast offerings each month.
There are 25 deacons in the ward...
and he is the very smallest...
thank goodness his best bud will
join him soon...
he is smaller than Carter! haha!


 PAYSON LAKES
need I say more?


Tim planned an obstacle course competition
for all the young'uns...
It was just the right thing for them
and they loved it!




...bubble wands all around...




...don't ask...


SCONE EATING CONTEST!!
The big kids all prepped for the contest of all contests....
they look so happy...
and so not sick...
too bad that didn't last...





6 scones down...
Brit won the whole thing with 10 scones!
Kenzie and Morgan died out at 9...
fyi: later that evening...
Maddy threw up...
even later (like 4 a.m. in the morning)
Jace threw up...
He wasn't even part of the contest
GRRRRR!
earlier in the evening...
the younger cousins got bored watching...
so Jace though covering himself in 
glowstick gunk would be very entertaining...
he was right!!



...fishing with grandpa...



Thee best part of this picture is a toss up...
Tim's face
OR
the girls dying of laughter in the background!!


Little Nash getting photobombed by Lady


Tim had the boys do a pioneering merit badge.
They built a monkey bridge...
took forever!!
but became the favorite camp activity
of all time!!


 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
WHAT!?!?!






just so ya know...
this boy here...
the new next door neighbor
and the best thing Kenzie thinks
she has ever known!



Soccer Days for Jace
He scored in almost every game...
I may actually have a child
with athletic abilities!



Miss Maddy looked so stinkin' cute...
I had to take a picture!

You may not know...
but Kenzie is becoming quite the singer.
She and her friend were picked to sing the 
National Anthem at last weeks
rivalry football game...
AF vs. Lone Peak
...you can see the nerves in this one...


...here they are singing on the field...acapella...


and the lovely smiles that say
"We did it!"

And now...you are officially caught up on life in this house.
Please start checking in with me again, 
as I have every intention of being a master blogger
once again!