New School Year

Jane and Eli started school this year on Aug. 24th!  Wowza, the summer flew by.  To be honest I wasn't really ready for it to be over.  It is always nice to get into a consistent rutine but I was really loving our carefree days.  I am such a homework hatter!  

Jane is in the forth grade with Mrs. Jensen and Eli is in the first grade with Mrs. Smith.  I don't know why I have such a hard time when my kids go to first grade.  I think it is even harder than kindergarten.  They are gone all day and I think by the time they are five they are starting to grow up a lot, not throw so many tantrums, you know, I guess I could say easier. ( Not that ANY of my children have been hard, lol)

Eli and Harrison Farmer at the bus stop the first day of school.

Audrey and Emily Quigley with Jane at the bus stop.  What a cute bunch.

I am always so grateful for Matt and that he is a worthy priesthood holder.  It is such a special thing that first day of school.  Matt give's them a blessing and they walk to the bus together.  It makes me feel like everything is going to be alright.

My, my, my how this sweet child has grown. Hyrum's first day of school was Sep. 12th.  He is going to the Little Red School House.  I love that pre-school.  Jane and Eli both went there and I am convinced it is the best.  I really enjoyed having Hyrum home all day with me last year.  He went to part of the year of pre-school but then I just pulled him out and kept him home.  It was wonderful.  I will always cherish that time we had together.  AS for now he has mad a new best friend, Krew Love.  They are inseparable. He love's going to school and playing with his new friends.

St. George Trip September 2011

We went down to St. George for a quick trip.  We swam, swam and swam some more!  We got there thursday night.  Friday we went to Sand Hollow.  My kids call it the mini Lake Powell.  Kali and Viv came with us.  When we got back to the condo around 4:00 the kids asked if they could go swim in the pool!

Walt sporting some goggles!  How cute is that face?

Matt and the kids were catching craw fish.

Cutie bug Jane, she is a little fish!

I just love this little baby!  Viv really is so much fun.  I loved getting spend time with the Hugie family!

Friday night the girls went out to dinner at the pizza factory.  Even though Viv was a little gem we took her home to the boy while Jan, Kali and I went to see the little Mermaid at Tuacahn.

The Little Mermaid was awesome.  We had such a great time.  I love going to Tuachan.  It is so cool to be outside. I can't say the boys had the best time, poor Viv cried for most of the time we were gone. Payton and Matt are such troopers. 

Hyrum and Matt at the pool

Walt with his gun

Me, Viv and Kali

Jane and I

Kali and I took all the kids to this place called Anti-gravity, Saturday night while Matt and Payt watched a football game.  It was this big warehouse full of trampolines.  It was a lot of fun.  I wished the trampolines were a bit more bouncy, maybe they leave them kinda loose so kids aren't bouncing up to the ceiling.

Wow, I didn't realize how sweaty I was until I saw this photo!  Trampoline jumping is good exercise.  I must admit, I LOVE to jump on the trampoline!  I have this goal in life that every summer that I am not pregnant I will jump on the trampoline and do a few backflips.  I am hoping it keeps me young!!

Walt and Hyrum

Yep, that's me testing out the slingshot game.  I think I might have given Eli whiplash on that thing.  It really whips you back.

Hyrum, trying out the boxing ring.

Payton, Viv and Kali visiting us at the condo.  I CAN"T WAIT TO GO BACK!

Summer Randomness

Our super awesome, wonderful, we love them so much they might as well be family, friends came to visit from New York this summer.  Paul and Andrea... we love you and can't wait to see you again.

It was kinda nut's going through the photos realizing this was our first pick nick after school got out.  THis is at the reservoir in out neighborhood, notice the snow on the mountains.  Yep that's right SNOW, May 27th 2011.  Oh how I am not ready for winter.

Walt, Eli and Matt throwing rocks

Jane took this photo of a sandhill crane.

Walter

We went to the pioneer day fair in bountiful. We got to go with Kali and Payton.  It was a super hot day, the kids did pretty good, we hit up the pool after all the rides.

Cherry Hill.  Walt didn't love the slides so much, he had more fun running down a grassy hill with Hyrum.

Eli and Jane were all about the slides.  I LOVE watching my kids have such a blast.

Well the photos some how got out of order, woopsie.  This is at the bountiful fair fishing pond.

It make's me laugh so hard when Matt puts his lip like that.  Such a classic Matt for a photo.

After baking at the fair for a while we got some not so yummy snow cones, the kids were happy.

Look at that little blue smile.

We got to got to lunch with some of my favorite people ever.  Hillary, Michelle, Camille(not in photo), Mom and all of their kids.  I love getting to see these cousins, they are such fun, wonderful, loving people.  It was such a treat to see them.

THis is at the ward campout.  Hyrum and his b.f.f. Krew.  Eli in the tent the next morning.  We camped just down the street from our house at our stake's bowery.  It is a really fun spot right by cotton wood creek.  All though I was happy most of the creek had dried up by then.

Jane took cake of her 3rd grade teacher class pet over the summer.  She did such a good job.  I think she is so good with animals because she has such a tender caring hart.

We got to surprise Kali on her Birthday and celebrate it with her.  

What a fun summer.  It always go by to fast.  You know what they say.  Time fly's when your having fun!

Swimming Cake

Jane told me she wanted to make a swimming cake for our trip to Lava Hot Springs.  She saw a photo in a magazine that she wanted to re-create.  We went to the store together just the two of us and picked out all the candy, the next day she followed the recipe and baked the cake.  I thought she did such a good job with everything.  I only helped with the oven and the frosting.  I can't believe how grown up she is.  She decided it was to much cake for just our family to eat so she brought it to our neighborhood treat night, held at the Quigleys.  It was a hit! I think she had fun showing it off.

Lava Hot Springs

The kids got to choose fun things to do this summer each time they accomplished certain things, Jane Read several books and choose to go to Lava Hot springs.  A treat for us all.

Hyrum on the kiddie slide

Walt on the slide, He wasn't a huge fan.  I think he went down the one time and that was good enough.

Eli of course was a sliding maniac.  This is the kiddie slide but he went down slides I was afraid to go down.

 I think it is funny that Eli looks like he if totally dominating Matt in this photo.

Jane and her Daddy.

Jane on the high dive.  She is so brave.

Eli on the high dive.

I had to sign a waver so Eli could jump off the platform.  After he concord the first platform he wanted to jump of the next one up.  I had to put the brakes on that one.

Matt and Eli jumping off the platform.

Walt and Hyrum throwing rocks into the river; they could throw rocks for hours.

Cutie bug Jane

Jane, Hyrum and I.  We are Lava Hot Springs die hards.  The river, the pools, the slides and of course the hot springs.  Can't wait to go next year.