RUN BABY RUN

So I talked Chris into running the Las Vegas Ragnar with me this time. We had a great time! Jasmine and Cousin Nat also decided to join us this time. The terrain just isn't the same as the Wasatch Back but it was still a good time. The race started in Logandale and went out around Lake Mead thru Henderson and ended at the Red Rock Casino for a wonderful 180 miles! Can't wait for the next one....ha ha.

MILEY CYRUS CONCERT

Can you imagine the Thomas & Mack center full of screaming girls for 2 plus hours? What we do for our children :)

Chris and I took ALL three girls to the Miley Cyrus concert. It was a first for all of them. I actually think Chloe enjoyed it the most. The first band was a little much and the girls didn't really care for them as they wanted to see Miley (aka Hannah Montana). We had great seats just to the side of the stage about 7 rows up. The stage and the dancers were fun to watch. They girls picked out a t-shirt which they had to wear. All in all, we had a great time together.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

School started the last week in August (I KNOW...THAT WAS 6 WEEKS AGO!). Taylor is now in 5th grade aT Bass Elementary. This year is special because her cousin, Payton, is at her school and in her class. I went to school with a couple of my cousins and it is so fun to be together to share those experiences.

Carley in now in Kindergarten at Challenger. I am amazed at how smart she really is. Something has clicked over the past month that I really had not notices before. She is doing her homework with little assistance from me. She is a reading machine.

Chloe also started the Challenger pre-school program. She is learning all of the letters and their sounds. I think she enjoys it for the most part but really struggles some mornings when I have to leave her.

Summer Vacation

What a view - This is off the back deck of Karries home in Park City



We took a week off for a wonderful little vacation this year. We had originally planned on going to California but things came up so we changed our plans and went to Park City, Utah. One of our really good friends offered to let us stay in one of her beautiful homes up on the mountain. It was gorgeous! We went to Hoogle Zoo, Lagoon, Raging Waters and the Park City Alpine Slide. For those of you who have never done the Alpine slide and roller coaster I highly recommend it. It was my favorite part of the trip! The roller coaster was such a rush because you can control how fast you go. I took Carley down once and Chloe down once and both of them wanted to "go faster mom!". We met up with Cole and Annilee at the zoo and really enjoyed seeing all of the animals. The Ballards came up on Tuesday for the rest of the week and went to Lagoon and Raging Waters with us too. It was beautiful weather and we couldn't have had a better time. We stopped in Cedar on the way home to go fishing at Navajo. Good times!

Hoogle Zoo




Alpine Slide and Roller Coaster





Lagoon

TWO BIRTHDAYS ONE WEEKEND

Happy Birthday Chloe - It didn't make sense to do anything other than a dress up party. Dress up is your favorite thing to do every day. We provided all the dress ups, did all of your guests hair, make-up and nails. Each of you got to strut your stuff during a fashion show and then we ended the party with a little tea party luncheon. Whew....what a day!

10 YEARS OLD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR! I can't believe it has been 10 years since you were born. You are such a great daughter and sister! Mom went a little crazy this year for your party. We decided to do a Fear Factor party. We tie died shirts for all of the guest so they wouldn't ruin their clothes with blood and guts :). For challenges we did

Pull worms out of spaghetti using your teeth......



Eat Dog Food.... Carley didn't mind.

Carry bloody eyeballs across the grass and drop them in a cup tied to your teammates head.

Dig for real earthworms.



Presents and Cake.

CABIN FUN

We are making progress.


Last year the outside of the cabin was finally completed so this year we are trying to make the inside livable (cabin style).



Last weekend we worked on finishing the ceiling. We were short help so Buddy and I cut the boards and Brennan and Josh nailed them in. We got the better end of the deal!




This was not much fun for the kids so we took a break and went to the pond to catch some frogs. Taylor likes to catch them but does not like to touch them. Carley loves to hold them but can't catch them and Chloe....well she prefers neither. Dani Gramma and Trax went along with us.