FIRST OREO

First day of school

So it was the first day of school and still NO POWER! It was so wierd! But they still had school! And then the power went back on at about 11:00 that day! Ya don't realize how much you take for granted til it's not there -- And we realized how ill prepared we really were -- We need to do better with our emergency preparedness for sure! Thank goodness for little things like this to help you see where to improve!

Cutie gals soooo excited!

Power OUT!

So what did you do the day the power went out???? It was Sunday about 4:00 and we were watching the huge windstorm blow through and then the power went -- Ry's G-ma was on her way from SLC and we were a little concerned about her driving in it -- She got there and told us Legacy had just closed due to downed power lines. So we realized we were prob. going to be out for a while -- What to do for dinner .. Hmmmmmm.

We had just picked some veggies......

and we had some hamburger, so we did tinfoil dinners!

Having a grill is wonderful in times of no power!

Sunday dinner by candlelight!

after the wind stopped it was calm, beautiful and so pretty!

there was a small fire somewhere so the smoke in the air made for a pretty sunset!

After the kids went down I went to drive by the lines to see the progress. AS I drove down to West Farmington to come home it was so eeery! Pitch black!

Work party

We went out Ry's work party out at Sugar house park -- They had a yummy BBQ, face painting, and activities for the kids-- Fun times!

What's been growin' in the garden?

I have been in heaven this year working in the yard! I missed it so much last year being prego and looking for a house! We've had so much fun with our gardens and the veggies have done well too!

The last three home that we have lived in now all have something in common -- Mom's daisies! My Mom planted daisies all over our back yard and I always have loved them -- She is the reason that I love being in the yard so much -- She taught me to really LOVE yard work -- My Dad tells me every Spring to come get starts for my garden and I do because it means so much to have a little bit of something Mom planted in my own garden!

Old friends!

We had a fun visit from our friends the Ganschows! They have been friends for a very long time! When my Mom was pregnant with me -Wendy was our babysitter and almost like a member of the fam -- We stayed in contact through the years even though she was in CA and we had moved to UT. She got married and was preg. with her first baby and they had me come out when I was 16 and stay to help her get ready for the baby! (See the baby in the pic below) It was a dream summer and so much fun! Well, that baby is now going to BYU and then on a mission in the Spring! They came to take him to school and had me do his "late' Sr. pics and mission pics. I can't believe how time flies and am so grateful for dear, life-long friends~!

Chocolate!

A few friends decided it would be fun to take the kids on a tour of the Mrs. Cavanaughs Factory in Salt Lake. To Carter's dissapointment, it was nothing like Carlie and the Chocolate Factory -- but still a fun thing and yummy chocolate at the end!

Good Daddies!

Ry and one of is dear friends Jeff decided it would be fun to give their wives a little break and take their kids camping up in the Uintas! I kept Gracie with me but the rest of the kids went and they had so much fun! What good Dads they are!

APRICOTS!

It's time again for apricots! Our friends in Bountiful have several huge apricot trees and always ask us if we want any and say to come pick as many as we can-- Well, I took the girls and my friend Trish and we did! It was so much fun and yummy too! Time to get canning! I love this time of year!

tree climber

trying a little bite!

and the squirrels took a few bites too!

Dance and Tumbling

The girls took and dance/tumbling class this summer and really loved it! They have both discovered that they like tumbling the best and will possibly take a tumbling class this fall- They loved their coach and had a great time!

What to do with ALL that zucchini!

BREAD! This is my favorite zucchini bread recipe EVER! It's from a friend -- Emilee Morzelewski

lunch with old friends!

We had a good friend in town so got together for lunch! We all live various different places now but our ties are still as strong as ever! We were all good friends in our old Kaysville neighborhood -- so fun to see each other all together again!

Flaming Gorge

Last weekend we went to Flaming Gorge for a family reunion! We go every year and always have such a great time!

playin' games

boating at the lake

trying to nap

figuring out the ores

eating great meals

CUPS is the name of the game!

a great talent show!

time with cousins!

making our paint T shirts is always so much fun!

Here are all the finished products!

Our little squah is 10 months!

Our little squash is 10 months old -- Hard to believe we've been in our home almost 1 year! Wow time flies-- This girl is so fun and so busy -- No more snuggling, just off and runnin! Crawling, climbing, into cupboards, laughing, saying Ma Ma and Da Da and HI! She waves to everyone and we just got her into a new Big girl car seat! She is a blast and we love her to pieces!

the next cutest dog

We of course think we have the cutest dog but this one is close-- Our good friends just got a shitsu/maltise puppy and it's only 7 weeks old! They had me do a little puppy photoshoot and I had way too much fun! He is the cutest little thing and the kids were in love with him! Here are a few-

"Pup in a cup"

Aubs was in heaven!

Grace wanted to play too and then we had to take the puppy away and............

this was the result!

It's a miracle!

I have actually FINALLY started sewing with my girls! With the help of my friend Janel -- We pulled out Mikelle's sewing machine (we got her last year) and sewed a pillowcase -- Then Aubs was so excited about it Mikelle and I helped her sew one and of course Carter needed one too! We're all pretty amazed and ready for our next project-- PJ pants!!!

Extreme chair makeover!

So for the past few months I have been dabbling in furniture refinishing and having a blast! I do it late at night as a little outlet and have really gotten hooked! I find things at DI, thrift stores or garage sales and love to make them over -- Here is one I just did-- My $1 chair! plus a little paint and fabric!