Lots of Random Happy Moments!

 In August the Ogden Temple was (finally after 3 years of being closed) re-opened! Loreli got to go with all the girls from Activity Days on the very first day. She was so excited and had so much to tell us when she came home. She said, "Mom, it's so peaceful and all the lights sparkle!"

Carter and Loreli were chosen to run the 3rd basemen of the Raptors (the local Ogden baseball team) out for opening pitch. They sure had fun! Carter took his ipod out so he could take a selfie, and no my kids are not shy (Loreli put her arm around a complete stranger!).

 James, Carter, Loreli, Josh and Isaac built this enormous tipi and played inside it the entire time we were at the property in Lava. They were heartbroken to find out, after all their hard work, that they would have to dismantle the whole thing (due to fire hazards) before we could leave to go home.

 Scott participated in a competition in his Construction Management department at school. They were sponsored by a company who had already constructed the building they were to bid on. They were given the plans for the building and then had to do the research and come up with a bid and a schedule for cost and completion. At the competition they had to present their findings. Out of all the teams that competed Scott and his teammates came in first place! Go Scott!!!

I love this picture. It is our favorite breakfast cafe. Jill and Kylee joined us one morning. This picture cracks me up because everyone looked at the camera except for James who was way too concerned with digging into his food (notice that he has the biggest plate possible and the scone is his too!).

 Carter recently got to meat one of his Author-Heroes! Richard Paul Evans was signing his new Christmas book at Costco and Carter went to meet him. He was gracious enough to pose for this photo with Carter while there was about 200 people waiting in line behind them:)

 James at one of his football games.

 

James was Huck Finn for Halloween this year. He also got to go to a Youth Halloween dance. He was so cute and had a gaggle of girls following him around (I heard from another source of course!).

 Carter is addicted to Dr. Who.

So of course he spent his own money to own his very own replica (that lights up) of Dr. Who's screwdriver. We were joking because when it came in the mail, he had to use a real, ordinary screwdriver to fix his "screwdriver". He couldn't put the batteries in without it...haha!

Loreli was a pink ninja. Her own clever invention! Thank goodness for the dollar store weapons! Carter is totally a photo bomber!