Family Fun

August 30, 2015:

Sunday we went to temple square for Family Night and because it was such a beautiful evening.  Ryan is currently enjoying taking selfies.  Here are a few examples.

Ryan and Joshua

Rachel, Ryan and Morgan

Gracie, Ryan and Jaxen

Ryan and Emily goofing around

Where is Dad?

Family Photo Selfie

September 1, 2015:

Joshua and Jaxen earned their Wolf this week and were presented their patch and pin at Pack Meeting.  They were soooo excited.

September 4th, 2015:

Friday we drove to St. George for the Labor Day weekend.  The kiddos were very excited to see their cousins and to go on vacation.  Here are pictures of Rachel dancing while waiting to gas up the car at one of our stops.

September 5th, 2015:

The kiddos love the Children's Museum in St. George and have a great time, so that's where we headed Saturday morning.  After lunch, we went thrift store shopping and stopped to visit Brigham Young's home along the way.

Gracie doing some grocery shopping.

Joshua shopping

Half our group at Brigham Young's home

First Day of School, Ryan's out of town convention, Bear Lake,

Monday August 24, 2015:

Monday, I took the kiddos to Back To School Night, so they could meet their teachers.  Morgan has Mr. Mower (5th grade), Jaxen has Mrs. Mair (4th grade),  Joshua has Mrs Watson (4th grade), Gracie has Mrs. Woodruff (4th grade), and Rachel has Mrs. Williams (3rd grade). It was a long night, since it was just me and the kiddos with five teachers to visit. 

Tuesday August 25, 2015:

Tuesday was the first day of school for the 2015-2016 school year.  The kiddos were excited, but also a little nervous.  I think they were more excited to wear their new clothes and to see their friends again, than about actually going to school.  Here are some photos that we took for the first day.

Gracie, Morgan, Rachel, Jaxen, Joshua

Gracie

Rachel and Jaxen were nervous to wait for school to start, so I stayed with them until the bell rang.

Rachel, Gracie, Jaxen, Joshua, Morgan

August 23-August 28, 2015:

Ryan was out of town for the first week of school.  He had a Safety Convention for work that he attended in Dallas, Texas.  On the plus side, he was able to visit his parents and sisters, Shauna and Kris, and families while he was there.  They were even kind enough to cook for him on his birthday.  He was in heaven with Hamburger Stew, Salad, Corn Bread and Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake for dessert.

Visiting a Salt Mine for work

AT&T Stadium where the Dallas Cowboys Play

Ryan and his mom with his birthday cake

Ryan Celebrating his birthday with his family

Saturday August 29, 2015:

On Saturday, Ryan took the kiddos to Bear Lake with his brother Jay and family.  They had a great time. They played in the water, played in the sand, tried to paddle board etc. etc. etc.  Gracie said it reminded her of going to the beach when we lived in Michigan.  

Home base at the beach

 Playing in the water and sand

 Attempting Paddle Boarding

 Gracie and Ryan

 More Beach Play

 Group Shot:

Since Ryan was gone all week, he gave me the opportunity to miss my family, and to stay behind to get some things done while the kiddos were gone.  I was able to run 5 miles, finish mowing the lawn, change and wash all the bedding, De-clutter and organize the kiddos rooms, put away the new school clothes, take 6 bags of outgrown and old clothing to DI, take Dafunny for a walk, and attend the Adult Session of Stake Conference at our church.  It was a great weekend.