pre halloween chloe & me

Friday night 

Chloe & I took a trip up to Ruthie's town to see 

Sarah in the ballet

Dracula

We left early

stopped for dinner

then met Ruthie at the theater.

We had a GREAT time, just Chloe & I.

It was fun to see a completely different kind of ballet.

Afterward, we ran out to meet up with the dancer herself!

It was such a fun show & so spooky.

The talent was awesome, the theater & sets fantastic.

It was fun to get out & do something together.

Why didn't I get a picture of Ruthie!?

~sigh~

GREAT JOB SARAH

Happy Halloween!

a monday trip up to ruthie's house

Monday morning after Trent's swim lesson-

Chloe, Trent & I drove up to my sister's town

to meet up & visit with her family & my parents,

who were staying at her house for a bit.

All photos from this post (but one)

were taken by chloe.

SEe if you can guess which one?

Trent was very content in the back seat by himself

and several books.

Although- I don't think he cracked them open once on the trip up!

The scenery was overwhelmingly

beautiful

We met at McDonald's-

one of my dad's favorite places.

As far as I'm concerned-

McDonald's gets a bad wrap.

Ya- I don't want to eat there every day,

but it's a great place for the kids to play & who doesn't love a

McDonald's fry?!

As you can tell- I have no germ issues.

{ruthie & dad}

We talked & talked & ate lunch & while the little kids played.

{cousin sarah & chloe}

It was fun.

{my mom- with braden in the background}

The peanut was in his element.

He's nearly three, talks like crazy & loves buzz & woody.

oh how time flies.

delightful

After a couple of hours-

really like 2 hours....

We headed to a park next to Sarah's dance studio.

Chloe was delighted to check it out & found this old piano to admire.

The boys played - we found some shade.

The peanut- he's kind of a surly fella.

On the way home I called Ruthie to set up a day when Chloe could come up to visit Sarah's ballet class, just for fun. Chloe has the next 6 weeks off of ballet class.

We were talking & I heard a crash- then my mom & dad talking frantically & the peanut crying. Ruthie said she would call me back.

SCArY.

I pulled the car around & headed back the way we came to find them. She quickly called back to say a gentleman was using a weed eater in his front yard- they drove by just as a rock flew up from the eater & hit the peanut's window. It shattered.

No one was hurt

just shakin' up a bit.

We drove & drove & couldn't find them.

Ruthie assured me all was well & to head on home. We turned around & headed back through a neighborhood to avoid main street traffic- stopped at a stopped sign- looked right, then left-- then noticed two morticians taking a dead body (an obvious body on a gurney covered with a black sheet, being wheeled out to a van by two men in suits) and put it in the back of a car. We turned the corner to get a closer look...

(okay, I'm obviously morbid)

low & behold in front of the mortician's car was ruthie's.

Hey- I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!

So- we stopped & told them they were doing much better than the guy getting in that car!

they hadn't noticed...

Soon we headed on our way.

We couldn't resist stopping at Call's Family Drive In

in Perry, Utah on the way home.

for onion rings & shakes of course.

All in all-

it was a good day.

For us anyway....

someones poor family was mourning.

I hope he lived a good life.

I don't know why- but I think it was a "he."

it was a tall body.

We got home - didn't eat dinner- and had family night!

Did you guess which picture chloe didn't take?

the first person to correctly guess & leave a comment-

will get a $10 McDonald's gift card

just to

you know---

celebrate life!

leave a comment

quick!

what we've been doin'

Getting our hair done...

before

after

Babysitting the peanut....

who was very fussy & thinks he doesn't like me, even though I shared my chocolate creamy.... next month I have him for two days- maybe two nights- uh oh!

eating watermelon

hangin' around... &

helping out. These two are the best. They helped me around the house all day!

they picked up dog- you know- in the back yard

walked the fussy peanut in a stroller until he fell asleep

played with said peanut who cried whenever he was left alone with me?????

& now... chloe is organizing the pantry!

no- she does not hire out- sorry, you'll have to get your own

summer baptism

Today I got up at 6:30 am to get these two & myself up & ready to go to my sister's house.
It is a very special day. My nephew's baptism. He lives 1 1/2 hours away & the meeting started at 9:00 AM. There is something so wrong about getting up that early the day after school's out.
Luckily we have redbox, we rented this & headed out of town.

Trent & his cousin here are only about 9 months apart. They are the same grade in school & I hope they are always friends. What a couple of cuties!

Chloe & her cousin- the baptism boy's sister- are only six weeks apart! They are great friends- what a joy to have at least one set of cousins not a million miles away!

Ruthie has been really sick but insisted on having the baptism anyway. She's a trouper... and look at that fussy peanut! He's growing up, especially in the cheeks. Man, he is so cute, still a little fussy but nothing like before. I got to hold him the whole service :)

This family is growing up! What a bunch of cuties.

Congratulations Baptism Boy!

Sisters

Ruthie & the kids are here today. I spent the night with the peanut. It was tiring but so much fun. He is growing & growing- over 9lbs. now. Brett did the black Friday shopping this morning for me since I was wiped out- my allergies are bugging me too- sheesh. We've been shopping at Costco & hanging out all day.

Chloe & Sarah are pretending to be spies or inspectors or whatever. They're nuts it's freezing outside! They are great friends. oops Trent hates the flash-

Trent & Conner are playing in the basement getting into chips from the food storage room. Naughty, naughty boys. Aren't they cute?!! Even if they do get into the treats.

Don't let the cuteness fool you... this peanut is a fussy one. He's cute just fussy.

Fuss, fuss, fuss... he's so sweet though!

Cousin's Camp Has Started

Baskin & Robbins- yummy!


Aimee & Cole- two cuties!

BEFORE

AFTER
Two summers ago Ruthie & I started Cousin's camp with our kids. We've had so much fun now it's a tradition. This year it is two nights & two days at our house. Sarah & Chloe made a spa & have treated us all to our choice of spa treatments-LOVED IT! I had the foot & back rub, with a hair brushing. I highly recommend it. We just had our official kick off meeting where we voted on activities and now we are having a DDR tournament. We are heading off to Baskin & Robins or as Trent calls it "Basket of Robins" at 2:00. Happy Day- Aimee & Cole came to join us- I can't believe I'm a great aunt!?. Our newest cousin Cole is arguably the cutest, even though they are all cute. We are doing a boys craft- making bird feeders. A girls craft- homemade scrapbooks. Hailey is in charge of making & teaching the girls how to make taco salad for dinner. Then, we're watching an outdoor movie with roasted marshmallows later tonight.