MORE random things...

Yes, I know, I know, it has been a long time!! And I find myself yet again in the situation where I have a lot of things to catch up on and decide to just lump it all into one big post...

*Everyone is back in school!!! Since June 3rd one of my kids has always been home. Jared and Gabe have been off track but they went back this morning. The house seems so quiet with just me and the littles here. But I'm loving it. I'm back in school too. I came so close to dropping my class just because I was feeling so overwhelmed. But I'm doing my best to stick with it. Psychology this time.

*Miquelle has been very miffed that I have not updated my blog and it still says she is 12. Oh the horror. She had a fun birthday. I'm going to do a separate 13 things about Miquelle post. That is worthy of a separate post.

*We had a fun Labor Day. Traditionally we have a brunch picnic with Trevors family. This year we met up at Mueller Park. I remember when I was little and we could spend time in the mountains for free! Now we have to pay. Weird.


*Swimming lessons were a huge success. It was a bit crazy and I was at the pool everyday for three weeks, but it was totally worth it. The kids all made huge improvements. I was very impressed with how well they all did. Cagney is just a little fish so I was not surprised that she did great. Cole got a lot more confident with jumping in and putting his head underwater. Jared learned some great dives and after trying many times was finally able to dive down and get a toy from the bottom of the pool. Gabe probably improved the most. He felt so much more comfortable being in the water by the end and was really doing well with the different strokes.



*Do you ever just wish you could have a day where you didn't get interrupted one time? You could just catch up on all of the things you need to do? No telephone, no laundry, no work, no cooking, no cleaning, no shopping. Me too. Like today.

*I'm one of two people in charge Super Saturday this year. We had a meeting last week and came up with enough ideas to fill three super saturdays! We are really excited about it, it will be really busy but so much fun too. The best part is a get to work with some great women! I like to surround myself with great people, makes me feel a little bit more greater-er myself.

*We spent a day at cherry hill a couple of weeks ago. I'm so glad we were able to fit it in this year. (Was this summer really strange for anyone else? It felt like it was two weeks long!) We had a really fun day, made even better by the fact that Greg and Miranda and their kids were there. We only see them a couple of times a year. We got a little sunburned, got a little banged up by the water slides, and had yummy ice cream at the pie pantry.


*Another favorite summer activity that we did recently was hike Ensign Peak. This is a great (fairly easy) hike for little kids. And great for parents too because we weren't worried about the kids falling of the edge. There is a little bit steeper point at the end where we made the littles hold hands with someone. The view is fabulous once you get to the top too. It is just a great little hike.


*The Oquirrh Mountain temple is open! Complete with a shiny new Angel Moroni. We just love having this temple so close to us. I drive past it many times and we have taken a lot of walks up there and watched this beautiful building being built. It was great to be able to attend one of the sessions for the dedication and we have been able to go since it has been dedicated at it is just amazing. We didn't know when we moved here that they were building a temple within a mile of our house, we just love it.


*Fall! I'm so excited to decorate for fall! I just put my 4th of July decorations away and I can't wait to pull out my fall stuff! I will try to control myself for the next couple of weeks. Fall is my favorite time of year for many reasons and decorating is one of them!! I'm also really excited for fall TV.