Sep 26 - Oct 2

 

Monday, September 26 - Day 2 at Disney! We started today at Disneyland so we ordered our Mickey Macaroons before we even got to the gate. They are so yummy and the best treat, in my opinion, in all of Disney! The girls I went with in order of the castle picture are: Whitney (our Media Specialist), Brooke, Liz, and Mandi (all three my co-workers), and Kim (a friend of Liz and Mandi's). We had such a fun group! Brooke and I walked back to the hotel this afternoon for a mid-day siesta. It was awesome to rest for a little bit before we went back and just about closed Disney down.

Tuesday, September 27 - Sadly, our last day in California. We started out this morning in California Adventure then went over to Disneyland. I did the dumbest thing, I tripped walking up the stairs coming off of Indiana Jones and totally scraped my knee. Haha, it had to have been pretty humorous to watch. I swung my arms around like 5 times before I finally biffed it! :) I was fine though; mostly just hurt my pride! Liz bought a few of these Cookie Butter Churro Sundaes for us to try and oh man, SOOO good! One of the best parts of going to Disney with Liz is that she knows all the good treats!

Wednesday, September 28 - As I was busy traveling home from California, Simon took this sweet girl to the orthodontist to get her braces off. Look how cute she is in her "after" picture! I'm so happy for her and her new beautiful smile! All of us travelers were sending our ugly faces to one another because we miss being together making them on rides. :) Ricki and I sent our ugly faces to the group! We did this while being outside waiting for Zack's game to start. It was a fun game to watch. We won 10-1! Yay!

Thursday, September 29 - Well, apparently 3 of the 6 girls that went to California together are now sick with Covid! Dang it!! I've had a little sore throat but nothing else so I tested today and it came back negative. Simon went this morning to the Zoo with MACU to help set up Zoo Lights. When he got home from that and the kids made it home from school, we hit the road to St. George to meet Simon's family for the St. George marathon.

Friday, September 30 - We are having a lot of fun in St. George with the fam. I feel bad that there is a chance I could have Covid but we told the family and asked them if they wanted me to go home. No one seemed too worried about it so I stayed but tried to stay away from everyone as much as I could. Cute little Finley ran the kids 1 mile run tonight. She did so good! She's so cute!

Saturday, October 1 - It's marathon day! We went early with the kids to meet up with Alexis at the end of her half marathon. She did great! Then, we went back over about an hour later to watch for Gary to cross, then Ryan. What a wonderful accomplishment for these guys! Cute Ruby was eating Mickey Mouse shaped Goldfish so I took this picture. Makes me want to go back!

Sunday, October 2 - We got home from our trip this afternoon and we needed some dinner. Nick had these meatball skewers on the dinner list for this week so we made them. They were interesting to make but they were pretty yummy. I don't know if they'll go into our regular rotation but it was sure fun to spend time in the kitchen with Nick and get them made!

Sep 19 - 25

 

Monday, September 19 - The first picture is before the parent-torment begins! :) The kids love the color run every year; the parents tolerate it! Haha! No, it's all in good fun! The chalk goes everywhere and Simon even made them walk home this time! Obviously Zack and Jax found the chalk supply and took full advantage of the hot pink! Silly kids!

Tuesday, September 20 - Poor Ricki got stung by a bee yesterday at recess and she was complaining about it as she went to bed last night. She showed it to me today and I was shocked at how big the welt was from it! Poor girl! It does look like it hurts really bad!

Wednesday, September 21 - Mom and Jenni came to my house around 12:30 to pick me up and start my favorite time of year...GIRL'S Trip!! We had lunch at Cafe Rio on our way out then stopped by Lehi Bakery. We went to dinner at The Pizza Factory and watched a movie. Mom bought these cute sage shirts and asked me if I thought I'd be able to put something on them before we came. I found this cute image on Etsy and was able to make them just in time. So fun!!

Thursday, September 22 - We slept in this morning then got up and got ready. We wanted to introduce the Mexican restaurant that we went to with Meg and Marisa to mom. She loved it as much as we did! We went shopping for a while and galivanted around the town. Tonight, we headed out to Tuacahn to see a play. It was called "Wonderland" and honestly, we didn't love it. Alice in Wonderland is already kind of a weird story so add the theatrics to it and it was a little too much! But of course, we still had lots of fun being there together!

Friday, September 23 - Today was another day full of food and fun! We started out this morning at Kneader's for French toast - my fave! Then, we ventured out to Bob & Laura's new house just South of St. George. Of course, it's beautiful!! This afternoon, we had dinner at Olive Garden, sat in the hot tub for a while, did toenails, and watched home movies. It's always such a blast with these two!

Saturday, September 24 - Although we were going home today, we had a fun-filled day! We had a quick breakfast at McD's on our way back out to Tuachan. We stopped at some yard sales along the way then walked the whole length of the Tuachan Saturday Market. When we got back to the house to finish cleaning, we took pictures of all of our purchases from the weekend. We stopped on the way home to eat at The Creamery. Mom clearly got the giggles...I don't even remember over what! We finished off with an ice cream cone and got home around 9:00. What a great trip! I hate that the next one is now a year away but I can't wait!

Sunday, September 25 - From girl's trip yesterday to Disneyland today! What is my life this week!?! :) Liz took all of us girls on one last hurrah to California/Disneyland. Since we flew in this morning, we were not going to go to Disney but Liz changed her mind so we have a 3-day park hopper pass. This is going to be funnnnn!

Sep 12 - 18

 

Monday, September 12 - All four kids had well-checks today at Dr. Crowell's. I wouldn't have pictures at all but Ricki got a hold of my phone and took about 50! So thanks Ricki! :) Nick, Zack, and Ricki were able to do Flu Mist instead of flu shots but because Kendra has asthma, she had to get the shot. Nick was trying to distract her from what was happening which is why she is laughing while getting her shot! Afterward, they asked for ice cream and after all of that, how could I say no? We stopped for ice cream on our way back to school. 

Tuesday, September 13 - Ahhhh, more fun at Livy & Kate Clothing. This is just so much...it's mind-boggling. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel and they tell me that this is the worst it gets throughout the whole year. Luckily, I have worked in a boutique before so I fully understand that! I worked until about 2:30 then came home and spent a ridiculous amount of time on this banner. Marisa, Jessie, and I are throwing Summer Mortensen a bridal shower and the theme is "She Found Her Main Squeeze". More pics to come...

Wednesday, September 14 - Here again, I spent the day doing what I love - decorating sugar cookies! Can't wait to see how they turn out and for Summer's shower!

Thursday, September 15 - Her shower is here! All three of us decorated but Jessie definitely went above and beyond! The food was cute, the theme was cute, and the bride-to-be was cute! I am so happy for Summer and Dean! They are such a beautiful couple and I'm excited to see where they go and what they do together.

Friday, September 16 - Friday Night Lights!! We came to see Trevan and Jake play tonight. They both did great! Poor Trevan tackled someone and dislocated his shoulder. He ran to the side with his arm flopping around and he was in pain. They popped that bad boy back in and before we knew it, he was as good as new! Unfortunately though, they lost the game. :( They are a good team, this is just a fluke.

Saturday, September 17 - Zack's soccer team went out on the field at tonight's game for "Tournament of Kings". Then, they got to stay for the game. Simon got one extra ticket so he invited Ricki (since Kendra went last week). Very last-minute, Simon was able to swing one more ticket so Kendra got to go too. Nick and Tayah went to Homecoming tonight. They had a big fun group! They went to dinner, the dance, then a haunted house afterward. What a fun night!

Sunday, September 18 - "Look at our sticker faces mom!" Haha! Love these girls!!