September.....

September has been a VERY busy month for us.  Once school starts things get busy and they only get busier until school is out in June.  

Lots and lots of tomatoes from our garden this year.  I made freezer marinara and some fresh salsa and of course lots of BLT's and fresh tomato basil marinara sauce.
9.3.18

Childhood bliss.
Riding bikes on the pathway by our house.
9.3.18

We had to go to a parent meeting for Vocal Ensemble and Concert Choir. I noticed Ethan's picture up on the wall as part of Vocal Ensemble.   It  reminded me how dang proud I am of him for being a part of VE and concert choir this year.
9.4.18

Ethan asked someone to a school dance for the first time!!!!!  He asked his friend Elli to Homecoming :)
9.7.18

Jim and I had a date night and went to go see Peter Brienholt at the Sandy Amphitheater.  It was a great night with my best friend.
9.8.18

Afton doesn't really like to play any  board games or card games.  Ethan is usually the only one that can talk her into playing.  This particular Sunday night he talked her into Stratego :)
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Ethan got his first answer to a dance!  Elli answered him by putting a whole bunch (60 ish) slips of plastic in a big bowl of Jello that said try again.  One slip said Yes :)  Of course  he pulled out about 57 of them before he found the yes
9.11.18


Along with our harvest of tomatoes, my parents gave us LOTS  of peaches. We made lots of peach jam!
9.12.18

Afton and Lilly had their very LAST Altara Jogathon.  I kinda want to cry.  We have been a part of this schools tradition since 2007 when Ethan started kindergarten.  It's hard to think next year none of my kids will be at Altara Elementary and instead have moved on to High School and Middle School
9.14.18

My dad refinished this secretary desk that my grandparents had.  It is AMAZING and so beautiful.  I love it!!!
9.15.18

 

 A few days after making some peach jam we bottled over 52 jars of peaches.
9.15.18

Afton got a little win for the week as her name was on the sign at the flower shop by us :)
9.18.18

 I was part of a dance off at work for a school assembly. It seriously was one of the funnest days at work!!!  I went on YouTube to figure out line dancing, the whip nae/nae dance, gangam style, macarena and the twist.  Here I am with my friends Wendi and Kourtney who were part of the dance off too.

9.19.18

The kids had a Friday off school so we headed to the Living Planet Aquarium.
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After a 9 month stint this girl got her braces off!!!!  She looks adorable both ways!!!!
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Cousins were in town and got to come hang out with us one night while their parents went on a date night.  Here is Afton showing Asher how to draw trains :)
9.26.18

 

Wheeler Farm

Cousins were in town and we had a day off school so we headed to Wheeler Farm.  It is so fun and heart warming to see my older kids taking care of their younger cousins.

9.28.18

Smore Night

We made a quick trip one Monday night up into the canyon.  We were the only ones up there and it was a fun night together as a family.  Night fell around us as we ate s'mores and worked on some dance moves.

9.17.18

Heber Valley Railroad

For Labor Day we went and rode the Heber Valley Railroad with my parents.  It was a really fun night.  The weather and scenery were perfect.  Plus the train had music, sing a long and just a fun atmosphere!

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