So...here they are looking as cute as they think they are!
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Mom will you take a picture of me like this?
I get asked this question at least once a day!
So...here they are looking as cute as they think they are!
So...here they are looking as cute as they think they are!
Fall Round up
Here's what we've been up to the last few months as we celebrated Summer turning to Fall. We have lots of traditions this time of year and seem to do the same activities a lot but we enjoy them all.
We went to the Zoo this fall after everyone was back in school. It was a pretty warm day and nice to see all the animals on a day that wasn't that crowded. We went with the girl's friend Marin in our neighborhood.
We made our annual trip to Gardner Village where we saw all the witches and then of course their favorite part, riding the horses that 'don't go in a circle'
We also went up to Snowbird for customer appreciation days. It was so warm and at the top it was only in the 50's, where usually at the top it's in the 30's. It was fun because we randomly ran into The Pace's who ended up about 5 people behind us in line. We're such BFF's on the same wave length when we don't even realize it.
We went to 2 different pumpkin patches this year. One with our neighbors and one just as a family. Both were fun and had different activities for the kids.
We went on 2 different hikes. The girls are finally at an age that we felt they could go on some easy hikes without them asking us to hold them. We had such a fun time and they did great. Shane carried Jaron for the first one to Bell Canyon since it was all up hill and up some big steps. His legs just couldn't climb them, although I'm sure he would've done a great job trying. He walked the whole way when we went to Donut Falls. We even saw a big moose in the bushes that was actually quite close to us. I was nervous it was going to run right towards us but it went a little ways away before it cut across the hiking trail.
The kids this fall have been into shows and routines. This was their first Swing Set show that I got invited to where they showed me all their tricks on the swing set. We do these a lot these days indoors as well. They like to show off all their 'trick's which usually involves jumping off something and over an obstacle.
We went to the Zoo this fall after everyone was back in school. It was a pretty warm day and nice to see all the animals on a day that wasn't that crowded. We went with the girl's friend Marin in our neighborhood.
We made our annual trip to Gardner Village where we saw all the witches and then of course their favorite part, riding the horses that 'don't go in a circle'
We also went up to Snowbird for customer appreciation days. It was so warm and at the top it was only in the 50's, where usually at the top it's in the 30's. It was fun because we randomly ran into The Pace's who ended up about 5 people behind us in line. We're such BFF's on the same wave length when we don't even realize it.
We went to 2 different pumpkin patches this year. One with our neighbors and one just as a family. Both were fun and had different activities for the kids.
We went on 2 different hikes. The girls are finally at an age that we felt they could go on some easy hikes without them asking us to hold them. We had such a fun time and they did great. Shane carried Jaron for the first one to Bell Canyon since it was all up hill and up some big steps. His legs just couldn't climb them, although I'm sure he would've done a great job trying. He walked the whole way when we went to Donut Falls. We even saw a big moose in the bushes that was actually quite close to us. I was nervous it was going to run right towards us but it went a little ways away before it cut across the hiking trail.
The kids this fall have been into shows and routines. This was their first Swing Set show that I got invited to where they showed me all their tricks on the swing set. We do these a lot these days indoors as well. They like to show off all their 'trick's which usually involves jumping off something and over an obstacle.
It was Aunt Margene's birthday and we celebrated by having her over to make her own cupcakes! :)
We all got new BYU gear this football season. I wish everyone could hear my kids sing 'Rise and Shout' It's seriously so cute to hear them sing and all their raw raw raws at the end.
Last but not least, I chopped my hair. I've been kind of bored with it lately so I needed a little change. I like it although it takes more time to keep it up and looking decent each day.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Paw Patrol Halloween
We had such a fun Halloween week.
All the kids wanted to dress up as of course their favorite cartoon characters...Paw Patrol. Siena was Skye, Aria was Everest and Jaron was Marshall. They were lucky that they got to use their dress up costumes a lot the week of Halloween.
The girls (well and Jaron) got to dress up for their dance class.
Then they had a pre-school Halloween party and got to trick or treat and dress up.
We did our annual pumpkin carving. And 2 years in a row now Siena has gagged when I've lifted the lid off of her pumpkin. I'm not sure if it's the smell or the sight but it cracks we up. I'm talking full on gagging where I'm telling her to look away and not to throw up!
We also had a Halloween party we were invited to at the parking lot of our preschool where some businesses put on a trunk or treat with some games and yummy treats (they had the Art City Donut truck come and serve hot yummy donuts.)
When they woke up Haloween morning they couldn't believe their ears when I told them they couldn't go trick or treating until after dinner. Talk about torture waiting all day. Luckily we stayed pretty busy and went over to Aunt Margene's for a little while.
As I was getting dinner ready, Aria was coloring a picture and told me that the first trick or treater to come to our door was going to get her beautiful picture. Sure enough as soon as the door knocked she grabbed her paper and ran to the door and handed it to one of the girls. When I explained why they were getting it, the trick or treaters, (pre-teenagers) were so cute and were super nice and happy to receive her coloring!
Trick or treating was fun. They of course loved all the candy and running from door to door. Then they came home and might have had more fun passing out the candy to everyone else. They all took turns holding the bowl, opening and closing the door. And everyone of course thought it was cute as well.
It was a fun Halloween week!
All the kids wanted to dress up as of course their favorite cartoon characters...Paw Patrol. Siena was Skye, Aria was Everest and Jaron was Marshall. They were lucky that they got to use their dress up costumes a lot the week of Halloween.
The girls (well and Jaron) got to dress up for their dance class.
Then they had a pre-school Halloween party and got to trick or treat and dress up.
We did our annual pumpkin carving. And 2 years in a row now Siena has gagged when I've lifted the lid off of her pumpkin. I'm not sure if it's the smell or the sight but it cracks we up. I'm talking full on gagging where I'm telling her to look away and not to throw up!
We also had a Halloween party we were invited to at the parking lot of our preschool where some businesses put on a trunk or treat with some games and yummy treats (they had the Art City Donut truck come and serve hot yummy donuts.)
When they woke up Haloween morning they couldn't believe their ears when I told them they couldn't go trick or treating until after dinner. Talk about torture waiting all day. Luckily we stayed pretty busy and went over to Aunt Margene's for a little while.
As I was getting dinner ready, Aria was coloring a picture and told me that the first trick or treater to come to our door was going to get her beautiful picture. Sure enough as soon as the door knocked she grabbed her paper and ran to the door and handed it to one of the girls. When I explained why they were getting it, the trick or treaters, (pre-teenagers) were so cute and were super nice and happy to receive her coloring!
Trick or treating was fun. They of course loved all the candy and running from door to door. Then they came home and might have had more fun passing out the candy to everyone else. They all took turns holding the bowl, opening and closing the door. And everyone of course thought it was cute as well.
It was a fun Halloween week!
Where would you go on an airplane ride?
We've been preparing our kids for a trip by subtly hinting to them about things. One evening while we were on a walk we saw an airplane and we had the following conversation:
Aria: 'We want to go on an airplane like you and Dad did on your long trip.'
Me: 'Where would you want to go if you went on an airplane ride?' (I fully expected them to say California or Disneyland.
Siena: 'China!'
Me: 'China??? Why do you want to go to China?'
Siena: 'Because then I can see where all my stuff animals were made.' (Apparently she's been asking Shane what the tags say on her stuffed animals)
Even when we told them we were going on an airplane ride and asked them if they would rather go to Disneyland or China, both girls yelled, China! I had to disappoint them and tell them that we were just going to Disney World. Life is tough...
Aria: 'We want to go on an airplane like you and Dad did on your long trip.'
Me: 'Where would you want to go if you went on an airplane ride?' (I fully expected them to say California or Disneyland.
Siena: 'China!'
Me: 'China??? Why do you want to go to China?'
Siena: 'Because then I can see where all my stuff animals were made.' (Apparently she's been asking Shane what the tags say on her stuffed animals)
Even when we told them we were going on an airplane ride and asked them if they would rather go to Disneyland or China, both girls yelled, China! I had to disappoint them and tell them that we were just going to Disney World. Life is tough...
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