Saturday night was our Maplewood Ward summer party...after a full day of football, soccer and a mother and daughter brunch, we all spent the evening together at the Roy Pool. Probably one of the last days we'll spend at the pool...until next year!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Football Fever
Saturday, for Colter's first football game, the girls and I spray painted a huge sign for the team to run through before the game. It was awesome and we were pretty thrilled with how well it turned out. After admiring our artwork, the girls and I went inside while the sign dried in the sun. 
A few minutes later I heard Garrett yelling to me to come outside, saying "You have got to redo the sign! That one just won't do." I asked if it had ripped or something and he just said "Nope, come and look, there's no way you can use that sign"...I looked it over and over and still didn't get when I had done wrong. He kept saying "Read what it says" over and over...finally, after spelling it out to me I got it. We laughed and laughed at what I had done...who knew a lightening bolt before the word 'hit' could cause such an uproar. One by one as we showed it to the other parents, only the guys got it right off, the girls had to have it spelled out for them...too funny. The kids still didn't get it - good thing!
We all loaded in the car and caravaned to the game in Bear River. I looked back at Colt and could tell he was getting in the 'zone'...
The boys lined up on the field and my mouth fell open as I saw the kid Colter was up against...these farm boys were all twice the size of our little Syracuse boys. We got whooped 40-0, but it was a fun game with some great tackles by our Jr. Mites.
The girls loved watching Colt play and had fun passing the ball during half time. Colter can't wait for his next game...he is loving it!
As I gathered snacks to take to the game, I pulled a bag of Twizzlers from the pantry. Colter asked me to save some for him for after the game. I agreed. At the game, we pulled out the licorice and began passing it around to all the kids...with about 1/4 of the bag left Colter called out from the bench to me yelling "Mom, don't eat all my licorice...save the rest for me!!" All of us on the side laughed that his head was more into the Twizzlers than on the game. I guess he is only 7!
A few minutes later I heard Garrett yelling to me to come outside, saying "You have got to redo the sign! That one just won't do." I asked if it had ripped or something and he just said "Nope, come and look, there's no way you can use that sign"...I looked it over and over and still didn't get when I had done wrong. He kept saying "Read what it says" over and over...finally, after spelling it out to me I got it. We laughed and laughed at what I had done...who knew a lightening bolt before the word 'hit' could cause such an uproar. One by one as we showed it to the other parents, only the guys got it right off, the girls had to have it spelled out for them...too funny. The kids still didn't get it - good thing!We all loaded in the car and caravaned to the game in Bear River. I looked back at Colt and could tell he was getting in the 'zone'...
The boys lined up on the field and my mouth fell open as I saw the kid Colter was up against...these farm boys were all twice the size of our little Syracuse boys. We got whooped 40-0, but it was a fun game with some great tackles by our Jr. Mites.The girls loved watching Colt play and had fun passing the ball during half time. Colter can't wait for his next game...he is loving it!
As I gathered snacks to take to the game, I pulled a bag of Twizzlers from the pantry. Colter asked me to save some for him for after the game. I agreed. At the game, we pulled out the licorice and began passing it around to all the kids...with about 1/4 of the bag left Colter called out from the bench to me yelling "Mom, don't eat all my licorice...save the rest for me!!" All of us on the side laughed that his head was more into the Twizzlers than on the game. I guess he is only 7!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
First Field Trip of the Year...
Colter's class had a field trip to Linda Vista Park to visit the Book Mobile stationed there. The kids wrote notes and stuffed them into helium balloons, made crafts, ate popsicles, listened to a story and played with bunnies and hamsters. We love looking forward to field trips, but I have to say I come home ready for a nap. I sure appreciate good teachers who genuinely love my kids!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Garden Vegetables
Some of the spoils from our beautiful garden...lots of beans and tomatoes for bottling, zucchini to make delicious zucchini bread and yummy nectarines and apples to eat. I've also been busy making apricot freezer jam and will soon be bottling our peaches...I am a little worried they will be at their prime the week we are in Costa Rica. Guess I better come back rested so I can get right to work!
20 Years in the Making...
Saturday night we attended Garrett's 20 Year High School Reunion at Davis High. It was like pulling teeth to get him to finally commit to going (actually it was his best friend, Scott, that finally convinced him), but once we got there he was off and running and having such a great time. So glad we didn't miss!
It was fun to see him with his old high school buddies, reminiscing about their skiing days and their fast and furious car racing days...something our boys will never hear about! It was fun to meet girls that confessed they always had a crush on him and then to hear him tell me later that he secretly liked them too, funny how that works!
McKenna watched the kids while we played...it was great to be able to text back and forth with her while we were out, especially as it got later into the evening. Around 11:00 she texted us and said "when are you guys coming home?" Garrett's reply was "your mom keeps talking to everyone, I can't get her to leave"...this time I can definitely say it wasn't me, but her reply made us both laugh..."Yeah, I know, mom can sure talk forever!" What a funny girl!
It was a great night...as I watched Garrett across the room I couldn't help but smile! Everything good in my life has come because of him...there's a song by Brad Paisley that I love, that night as I watched Garrett I kept thinking about that song...it says perfectly how I feel about him!
I Thought I Loved You Then
I remember trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And 3 weeks later in the front porch light taking 45 min to kiss goodnight
I hadn’t told you yet but I thought I loved you then.
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than it’s ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then.
I remember taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There were people around
But I didn’t care I got down on one knee right there
And once again I thought I loved you then
I can just see you with a baby on the way
I can just see you when your hair is turning gray
What I can’t see is how I’m ever gonna love you more
But I’ve said that before.
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you
Well look back some day at this moment that we’re in
And I'll look at you and say and I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then...
It was fun to see him with his old high school buddies, reminiscing about their skiing days and their fast and furious car racing days...something our boys will never hear about! It was fun to meet girls that confessed they always had a crush on him and then to hear him tell me later that he secretly liked them too, funny how that works!
McKenna watched the kids while we played...it was great to be able to text back and forth with her while we were out, especially as it got later into the evening. Around 11:00 she texted us and said "when are you guys coming home?" Garrett's reply was "your mom keeps talking to everyone, I can't get her to leave"...this time I can definitely say it wasn't me, but her reply made us both laugh..."Yeah, I know, mom can sure talk forever!" What a funny girl!
It was a great night...as I watched Garrett across the room I couldn't help but smile! Everything good in my life has come because of him...there's a song by Brad Paisley that I love, that night as I watched Garrett I kept thinking about that song...it says perfectly how I feel about him!
I Thought I Loved You Then
I remember trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And 3 weeks later in the front porch light taking 45 min to kiss goodnight
I hadn’t told you yet but I thought I loved you then.
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you
Like a river meets the sea
Stronger than it’s ever been
We’ve come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then.
I remember taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There were people around
But I didn’t care I got down on one knee right there
And once again I thought I loved you then
I can just see you with a baby on the way
I can just see you when your hair is turning gray
What I can’t see is how I’m ever gonna love you more
But I’ve said that before.
Now you’re my whole life now you’re my whole world
I just can’t believe the way I feel about you
Well look back some day at this moment that we’re in
And I'll look at you and say and I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then...
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Annual Daddy/Daughter Campout
A few months ago, Garrett made arrangements to be in Minneapolis for the much anticipated PGA Tournament this past weekend - a few years ago he was lucky enough to attend and has been counting down the days until this trip.
Well, last month in church, the announcement was made that the daddy/daughter overnighter would be on that same weekend. Garrett had a tough decision ahead of him. The girls knew he was planning to be in Minneapolis the same weekend as the campout and told me they were kind of bummed that they wouldn't be able to go. I told them to talk to dad about it. One night they asked him what he was planning to do...I thought for sure he would tell them that he would just make it up to the girls and do something with them another weekend, but instead he said he could go to the PGA anytime and that spending time with his girls was more important than anything else...I stood in the background and wanted to say "no, babe...just go on your trip, the girls will understand," but instead I just stood quietly and watched as the girls hugged him endlessly...definitely the right choice!
They had a great time throwing the football around, roasting twinkies over the fire, goofing around and pretending to be asleep so dad could take some pictures, making and shooting rockets and just being with their dad.
These next pictures tell the whole story of 'the rocket and the river'...so, McKenna made this awesome rocket to shoot off. She walked up to the launcher and gently set it up. Just then, Greg gets a great idea to tilt the launcher just a little, so rather than the rocket going straight up it shoots it outa little further. At this point in the story I stopped McKenna as she's telling me the tale and said "that's a great idea!" That's not what she wanted to hear - I didn't know there was a huge, deep river just beyond the trees.
Well, last month in church, the announcement was made that the daddy/daughter overnighter would be on that same weekend. Garrett had a tough decision ahead of him. The girls knew he was planning to be in Minneapolis the same weekend as the campout and told me they were kind of bummed that they wouldn't be able to go. I told them to talk to dad about it. One night they asked him what he was planning to do...I thought for sure he would tell them that he would just make it up to the girls and do something with them another weekend, but instead he said he could go to the PGA anytime and that spending time with his girls was more important than anything else...I stood in the background and wanted to say "no, babe...just go on your trip, the girls will understand," but instead I just stood quietly and watched as the girls hugged him endlessly...definitely the right choice!
McKenna and Malorie...
Greg and two of his girls, Sarah and Emily - Jessie was busy getting ready to leave for Utah State on Monday...
McKenna is holding a helpless little grasshopper...Malorie's face says it all!
Nice fake sleeping, girls - they have it down pat...it's exactly what they do when we go to their room for the 10th time to tell them to please go to sleep...
They had a great time throwing the football around, roasting twinkies over the fire, goofing around and pretending to be asleep so dad could take some pictures, making and shooting rockets and just being with their dad.Good Morning, girls...
These next pictures tell the whole story of 'the rocket and the river'...so, McKenna made this awesome rocket to shoot off. She walked up to the launcher and gently set it up. Just then, Greg gets a great idea to tilt the launcher just a little, so rather than the rocket going straight up it shoots it outa little further. At this point in the story I stopped McKenna as she's telling me the tale and said "that's a great idea!" That's not what she wanted to hear - I didn't know there was a huge, deep river just beyond the trees. Well, I guess her rocket went pretty far - way out into the trees, towards the river. McKenna watched it go further and further away and with every second she got sadder and sadder thinking her rocket was lost (Garrett even said she had tears in her eyes...ooh). Greg felt horrible, so off they went on a search for the rocket...it landed barely a foot from the river. Lucky! Greg was feeling pretty sad, but he made it up to McKenna by giving her a big Hershey's chocolate bar at church yesterday...what a great guy!
Whew...what lucky ducks!
Whew...what lucky ducks!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Lunch with Dad
I'm kicking myself now that I didn't get a picture of us at lunch, but got quite a few while on the Front runner. Wyatt was so excited to ride the Front runner and Traxx down to daddy's work and then go to lunch with him...11:00 couldn't come fast enough for us to finally get on the train. Wyatt loved the ride down and Garrett met us at 53rd, then we drove over to East Coast Subs for lunch.
Wyatt just making himself comfortable on the train...
I ran into an old high school friend, Jason Neal and his dad...so good to see him after 15 years or more. It was great to introduce him to Garrett and Wyatt and see pictures of his kids and show him pictures of ours...time passes, but to talk with him was just as easy as it was in high school.
We stuffed ourselves on Philly steak subs and onion rings and then drove to get back on Traxx to come home...Wyatt wasn't so thrilled to get back on the train, he thought we were going to daddy's office. Guess I didn't make that very clear to him...he was a little disappointed.
The ride home was a little longer with having to wait for the Front runner from the Traxx drop off and after eating a big lunch, I'm embarrassed to admit that for a tiny minute or two I fell asleep on the Front runner...only to be awakened by Wyatt tapping my leg and saying "mommy, I took lots of pictures of you sleeping - look!" I laughed as we looked at the pictures he had taken of me sleeping with my mouth wide open, my shoes on the floor, even the guy next to us and close-up pictures of his cute little face - what a funny kid!
Total round trip took us about 5 hours...probably would have been about 2 1/2 if we would have just driven down to Garrett's office. I know that's not as fun for Wyatt, but when we got home I felt like I really needed another nap - it was a pretty looooong afternoon, next time we'll take some friends along to help keep me awake!
Wyatt just making himself comfortable on the train...I ran into an old high school friend, Jason Neal and his dad...so good to see him after 15 years or more. It was great to introduce him to Garrett and Wyatt and see pictures of his kids and show him pictures of ours...time passes, but to talk with him was just as easy as it was in high school.We stuffed ourselves on Philly steak subs and onion rings and then drove to get back on Traxx to come home...Wyatt wasn't so thrilled to get back on the train, he thought we were going to daddy's office. Guess I didn't make that very clear to him...he was a little disappointed.
The ride home was a little longer with having to wait for the Front runner from the Traxx drop off and after eating a big lunch, I'm embarrassed to admit that for a tiny minute or two I fell asleep on the Front runner...only to be awakened by Wyatt tapping my leg and saying "mommy, I took lots of pictures of you sleeping - look!" I laughed as we looked at the pictures he had taken of me sleeping with my mouth wide open, my shoes on the floor, even the guy next to us and close-up pictures of his cute little face - what a funny kid!
Total round trip took us about 5 hours...probably would have been about 2 1/2 if we would have just driven down to Garrett's office. I know that's not as fun for Wyatt, but when we got home I felt like I really needed another nap - it was a pretty looooong afternoon, next time we'll take some friends along to help keep me awake!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
First Day of School
The kids were up and ready to go by 7:30...and so dang cute! Sunday night Garrett gave each of the kids a father's blessing...always a tradition growing up in both of our families and it's something we have continued and something I look forward to each time a new school year comes around. Even Wyatt received a father's blessing...I snuck a peak as Garrett began the blessing and that's when tears came, they always do whenever Garrett gives a blessing to one of the kids or to me...Wyatt sat with his feet flat on the chair, knees bent and his folded arms resting on his knees with his head bowed, eyes tightly closed and Garrett's hands upon his little head...an image I don't want to forget. To me it was a perfect representation of faith...the faith a little child has in his father. I know the kids are ready to succeed...
Mrs. Peterson with McKenna...Wow, 6th grade. Can this really be her last year before jr. high? Leaving the school this morning, holding Wyatt's little hand, I was a little emotional as I looked over at the kindergartners playing on the equipment...it really wasn't that long ago that Garrett and I dropped our big girl McKenna off on her first day of kindergarten. I still remember exactly what she was wearing, right down to her little flip-flops, how I did her hair and her cute little backpack that almost seemed as big as her. Sometimes I long for those carefree days...but those little glimpses help me enjoy every single day and the memories we are making now.
Ashlyn with Ms. Provost...can't believe she is already in 4th grade. She is beautiful and gets along with everyone, especially the boys! There are 22 boys in her class and only 6 girls, but I think she'll survive because her best friend, Brinley, sits right across from her...she is so excited! Ms. Provost is the best!
Colter and Ms. Bills...2nd grade in a portable is such a thrill to Colter. He had an awesome first day of school - lost a tooth, then went out to get Slurpee's right after school with Kobe...doesn't get any better than that!
Can't forget Wyatt, my little tag-along buddy...tomorrow we are riding the front runner down to daddy's office for a little lunch date at The Italian Village. Probably shouldn't have already told him our plans because he cannot stop talking about it...love this little man!
McKenna loving Wyatt one last time before heading out the door...she adores her little brothers!
Mrs. Peterson with McKenna...Wow, 6th grade. Can this really be her last year before jr. high? Leaving the school this morning, holding Wyatt's little hand, I was a little emotional as I looked over at the kindergartners playing on the equipment...it really wasn't that long ago that Garrett and I dropped our big girl McKenna off on her first day of kindergarten. I still remember exactly what she was wearing, right down to her little flip-flops, how I did her hair and her cute little backpack that almost seemed as big as her. Sometimes I long for those carefree days...but those little glimpses help me enjoy every single day and the memories we are making now.Ashlyn with Ms. Provost...can't believe she is already in 4th grade. She is beautiful and gets along with everyone, especially the boys! There are 22 boys in her class and only 6 girls, but I think she'll survive because her best friend, Brinley, sits right across from her...she is so excited! Ms. Provost is the best!Colter and Ms. Bills...2nd grade in a portable is such a thrill to Colter. He had an awesome first day of school - lost a tooth, then went out to get Slurpee's right after school with Kobe...doesn't get any better than that!Can't forget Wyatt, my little tag-along buddy...tomorrow we are riding the front runner down to daddy's office for a little lunch date at The Italian Village. Probably shouldn't have already told him our plans because he cannot stop talking about it...love this little man!McKenna loving Wyatt one last time before heading out the door...she adores her little brothers!
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