All Work and No Play Makes Scott A Dull Boy!!!

Scott and his Dad took the boys fishing Saturday. They took the boat to Fontenell Reservoir in Wyoming. They had a blast and some pretty good luck!!! They were yummy fish too (we ate them yesterday :-))

Scary Dragons!!!

While the boys were gone fishing this weekend, Loreli raided the closet and decided to practice for Halloween. I have to mention that this is not her costume. She just wanted to try it out. She makes a very scary dragon don't you think?

Loreli's Dress

Loreli looks so cute in the dress I made her!!! I am so glad I learned how to read a crochet pattern! Thanks to the internet I was able to create this cute dress for winter. It is so fun!!! Thanks for the moment to brag! Good thing I have a cute girl to dress. I doubt that James and Carter would have appreciated this as much :-)

Carter, Carter, Carter

Carter got in trouble the other day for arguing with me and fighting with James and Loreli and who knows what else. I had finally had it and knew that he just needed a nap, so I sent him to his room. He stormed down the stairs making sure to stomp on each step. He was mumbling under his breath all the way down. I said "Carter, be quiet and go to your room before you get in more trouble." He promptly replied,"I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to myself."

To Those of Us Who Love to Read

My mom is brilliant! I was browsing all of the awsome blogs available to the public and stumbled on to a book club blog. I thought it looked like fun. I told my mom about it and she told me to go for it. "Do one of your own," she said. So I have started another blog. One just for books. To those of you who have been blogging longer or simply know more, I would love to have your opinions and input on how to go about doing it. As a lover of reading I can not ever have enough suggestions for a good read. You can enter to the right through Books 2 luv. I look forward to your suggestions and opinions!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Carter's preschool field trip to the pumpkin patch was today. I got to be one of the drivers. The kids had so much fun!!!

First they got to meet the Pumpkin Man. He scared them a little bit because he was laying, lifeless on the hay bails. One of the kids touched him and he moved and one of the little girls screamed. Carter, ever the observant said "Hey, there's a man in that pumpkin."

After he revealed himself as the Farmer, he did some magic tricks for the kids and let them try on his pumpkin head. Then they got to pick out their pumpkins to bring home.

When we were done we went to a park nearby and the kids had snacks and played on the little play ground. Do you think they could fit one more kid on that slide? The little girl peaking through the bars didn't think so. All in all they had a great day!!!

Virtual pat on the back!!!

I don't have time to be sick!!! I woke up yesterday with my throught swollen and my ears aching and my nose stuffed and I just wanted to go back to bed. This is not a poor me statement. This is a shout out to all the mom's who get sick and still have to be mom's to munch kins. I have decided that making through days when we are sick earns us a pat on the back. This is a virtual pat on the back for all us mom's out there who don't ever get to be sick alone again, but make it through like the soldiers that we are. Who says girl's aren't tough?

Great Events

Loreli may have limited space available, but she sure knows how to use it to the best of her advantage when it comes to hosting two major events of the year:

A movie screening of "Ratatouille" with a tough critic (and friend) Amelia Hardy.


A charity dinner with the famous James and Carter.


After an eventful day of fun and feasting one cannot help but crash wherever one might land.

Loreli wants to wish everyone a good night. Do to unfortunate circumstances she is unable to make a conscious appearance at this time. But if she were here, she would say "night, love you!" to all of her adoring fans.

Officially Old

Carter lost his two bottom teeth this weekend. He and James were rough housing yesterday and knocked out the first one. After rinsing his mouth out and consequently losing his tooth down the drain, he declared "Mom, I'm getting old 'cause my teeth are coming out." So it's official, Carter is getting old ;-) !

Yes, Scott really used the pliers. Any one who knows Scott raise your hand if you are the least bit surprised. Not me.
This was right before church. I guess Scott wanted Carter to have a good story to tell. Carter has to do a talk in primary today. I hope this doesn't come up over the pulpit.

Nap-time Nostalgia

Loreli has decided that she is too old for naps. I am so sad because this is the only quiet time I have left. I tried to ask her nicely to go watch a movie and this is what she came up with! No joking. She said "Mom, I have a secret hide out pleeeeaaaaassse!" At least I got my peace of quiet and she got her very much needed nap.

Fall Colors, Fabulous Food and Fun Family Pics

We had the craziest day today!!! It was so busy. We went to church and then drove up to Logan to Diana and Carlos' cabin for Asado (yum) . Then we raced back to Ogden to be to Scott's Grandpa's 91st birthday celebration. Then we went to Family Home Evening at Kent and Seong's house. It has been a crazy busy but great day!

Fall Colors in Sardine Canyon were beautiful today!!!



Carlos and Diana's neighbors have a fabulous swing that they made for their grandkids. It's made out of an old metal framed mattress that is covered with a tarp and chained to two huge trees. That is the kids favorite thing to play on!!! It's good to have good neighbors!!!


Carlos always has the grill going. This is every "grill man's" dream grill!!!

We always appreciate the grill because we get to eat the "fruits" of Carlos' labor!!!

Not Much is Going On

Not much is going on at our house. Scott just worked about 35 hours overtime in the last two weeks so we haven't seen him much. Between the commute through the constant construction and sleeping we are lucky when he is home.

I am trying to keep myself busy with my calling as Enrichment leader. Mostly just trying to stay sane and adding projects to keep me sane takes up most of my time (free time, that is when Loreli is napping :-)) I don't really have a lot of time, that is, that doesn't involve kids. Good thing I like mine!

James is busy with school and video games.
Carter is busy with preschool and loving telling James that he doesn't know EVERYTHING.
Loreli is busy being busy being a mischief!!! She cut her hair today while I wasn't looking for 10 seconds. Lucky for me she was trying to see what she was cutting so now she just has bangs.

That is pretty much it for the fun at our house, but I will keep you posted if anything more exciting happens!

First Day of School

Monday was the first day of school and boy was it crazy. The kids are still on their summer schedule (mostly because the sun is still up late) and so getting up was a chore for all of us. James is going to a different school this year and is riding the bus for the first time. It was hard for me to let him get on it the first day, but its getting better. We got through the first week just fine though.

The bus stop is just around the corner from our house. Carter figured out that if his stands in the top part of the playground he can see James at the bus stop. So while the weather is nice he has been watching James come and go from the backyard. I thought that was pretty cool!!!

The star in the picture is to show you where James is. The sun was hitting in just the wrong place.

Carter's Primary Prayer

A little background is necessary for this story. The kids were sick all last week. All different symptoms. Loreli ended up at the doctor and had double ear infection. The antibiotic they gave her had bad side effects. She ended up with the worst case of diarrhea.

Well on Sunday Carter was giving the prayer and my friend Kendra was watching her baby. She said that all the kids were doing their usual "wiggle and try to be reverent" routine until Carter blessed that "we would all not get diarrhea." Needless to say Kendra said the kids all listened to the end of the prayer and the adults had to try really hard not to laugh out loud!!!

Thankfully for you there are no pictures to prove this story but that is the story of the week. I hope you have all had a good laugh at our expense. I have too!!!

Swimming Lessons

James , Carter, and Loreli had the opportunity to go to Aunt Karen's house and have swimming lessons this week. They did a great job and had a ton of fun too!!!

Loreli is having a great time in the backyard today. She is so cute!!!She wants to be big and I think unfortunately for me she is growing up to quickly!!!


Carter will be our future FDA inspector. Loreli will be his assistant, picking only the best grapes for him to inspect. Do you think this one is ripe?

Daisy loves it when the kids come to play. Loreli found the safest way not to get knocked down. Sort of a drive up pet and run.

Sleeping Beauty

Nothing really exciting is going on. If you hear the hallelujah chorus on August 25th that's me. That's the first day school :-).

There aren't any picture of Loreli awake because I can't get her to keep any clothes on. If anyone has a creative solution to my problem, I'm all ears.

Fit to Be Tied

This is why you should never leave two little boys alone for any length of time!!! James and Carter took the strips of fabric from my latest sewing project. James thought that he would put them to good use while I took a shower. As you can see, Carter is thrilled.

Loreli gives new meaning to "Road Rage"!

Fun for Everyone

We finally got it done!!! No more listening to the kids about how they have nothing to do. It only took 5 boxes of wood, 1 box with all the screws, nuts, bolts, washers and thankfully instructions, a lot of patience and more than 40 hours, but we did it. Kids and Parents alike couldn't be happier!!! They are having so much fun bragging to their friends that they have their own playground in the backyard.