homecoming weekend 2014

We went to visit family this weekend in Laramie. Saturday morning we went to the Homecoming Parade. There were draft horses, cowboy joe, burrows, two marching bands, Peter and Paula Johnson, and handfuls of candy.

Saturday afternoon some of us went to the UW football game. It was a riveting game, but the cowboys lost in overtime against the San Jose State Spartans.

Sunday morning Laura made a peanut butter chocolate reeses cake for our Dad's birthday. It was divine. The frosting was like peanut butter fudge.

For dinner we made beef stroganoff, a green salad, and fruit punch. Here is one half of the table.

And the other half.

And the kids ate in the kitchen area where spills are stress-free :)

After dinner we went for a walk around the neighborhood. Then we enjoyed cake and our Dad opened presents and letters.

Happy birthday Dad! We all love you so much!

Too busy! Ahhh!

I am 31 and I still struggle to find a healthy balance between being busy and being so overwhelmed that my house is messy and we are eating dinner at 9 pm and no one has clean clothes to wear. With that in mind, here is a brief summary of our last two months.

Field Trip with Rosie to Murdoch's! We got to hold baby ducks, chicks, rabbits, and a gosling. She almost had me convinced that we needed a rabbit in our lives. I said we'll discuss this again when she's 10. Why 10? I'm not sure, but she was happy with it.

Playing firefighters at the Ronald McDonald house in Salt Lake City. Our dear friends have a 19 year old daughter who had kidney failure. After a long wait, they found out the mom was a match. She donated a kidney to her daughter and they've been in SLC for the past two months. We went to visit and they had this fire station there.

Will turns 8! He wanted to go to a trampoline park in Utah. We took along three friends, L to R is Cash, Fletcher, and Colt. We didn't think they could finish their massive milkshakes, but they proved us wrong!

Will learning how to cook a grilled cheese on the open fire. There is more to this story, but he had an adventure with some friends where they made a fire, cooked dinner, and slept under the stars with no adults (ahem, Clark was feet away in case of any emergencies!)

Clark and I celebrated our 9th anniversary! We went to Park City, rented mountain bikes, and biked the trails for the day. Then we ate at Red Rock and mostly talked about the kids :)

Amy visited us! She is done with her first year at BYU and working in Laramie for the summer. We sure loved seeing her!

Jake (Clark's brother) and Brittany got married! Steph (Clark's sister) made all the girl cousins matching dresses. Are they not darling? :) Back row: Rosie, Allie, Lucy. Front row: Addy and Shaylie

Will promised Sylvie a slow dance :)

The whole bunch, minus Monte (at a rodeo)

Will's chaps! It was a real sunny afternoon so I told him to close his eyes and then to open them when I said THREE but he opened his mouth instead.

And there's his handsome smile.

June 16th I kid you not it snowed! My kids loved it though.

Here's the fellas about to adventure. I guess these pictures are a little out of order. They saw wild horses, went skinny dipping, and ate cold soup. Their fire started shortly after dinner :)

Meanwhile Rosie and Addy had neighbor girls over for tea.

Hope everyone is having a great summer! Loves!!!

spring 2014

Happy Valentine's Day! I bought the tank tops and then sewed sleeves and skirts to match. Addy's skirt was way too long and Rosie's was shorter than planned. Story of my sewing life!

 

 Will is really interested in "Little House on the Prairie" and their lifestyle. He dreams of adventures in the woods with nothing but a pocketknife. Clark helped the kids make a house out of our tv box and they played "Little House" for hours.

 

For the 100th day of school, Rosie's teacher asked her class to dress up like they were 100. This is what we came up with. She had to leave her "cane" at home since it was somewhat of a weapon.

They also had a Dr. Seuss day and Rosie wanted to be Cindy Loo-Who.

Our waffle maker broke a few months ago and we never got around to buying a new one. Finally we have one and had waffles 3 times the first week. Will ate a 4 stack!

Rosie almost finished her 2 stack!

Will got a "managing me" award for being responsible. His teacher is the one in the white shirt, black and white sweater. We are so proud of him!

Our friends invited us to the Jazz game against the Orlando Magic. We had a great time! We bought popcorn, cotton candy, and 3-scoop ice cream cones. Plus the last two minutes were intense. We hit a 3 with 1.6 seconds to go for a 1 point win!