I'm so behind I don't even know what to say....
Here are some pics...they're worth a thousand words, right?
Last Campout of the Year
We went camping at our favorite quick and easy spot, Heber. The kids were excited because they could go swimming, which they did, but it snowed the whole time. It wasn't supposed to snow in September! The Reed boys (Molly ditched us at the last minute) came and hung out with us for a day and Jake, Erin and Reagan also camped with us the whole weekend. We had a fun time swimming, playing games, eating good food, visiting the Buck N Beaver Lodge and just being with family.
Fall Festivals, Fairs and Farms
Sarah and the kids hit their fair share of Fall festivals, fairs and farms.
Pumpkin Day!
October 1st, unless on a Sunday like it was this year, is Pumpkin Day. What is Pumpkin Day you might ask? It is a made up holiday of Sarah's that she looks forward to all year long. It's the day you go pick out your pumpkins for Halloween. A pretty big deal in our household.
Leah's Birthday
Last year Leah had 2 birthday parties and a baptism party so we took it easy this year. She did some fun stuff though, just not a party per se. She soared over Fremont Street in Las Vegas for her birthday on a zipline. She had donuts the morning of her birthday and celebrated with her California cousins, Uncool Scott and Aunt Cynthia, got some fun presents, went out for yogurt with her best friends, had dinner with and also happened to drive home from Vegas the day of her birthday. If you ask her what she did for her birthday, all she remembers is being stuck in the car for 6 hours. Kids these days!
Halloween!
Spooky fun with all the family!
Thanksgiving!
Jim, Samantha and Madyson recently moved to Utah, so it was nice to have them near us for the holiday. We celebrated the day at their home. It was fun. Food prep, games, eating, talking and more eating. Good times, indeed.
Dax's Birthday...the Big 5!
Dax ended up having 3 birthday parties or gatherings; One for his friends, one for family and then another little one for when my Mom and Grandma could join us as they were out of town for the other two. Dax loves Dinosaurs, so that was his theme this year. His Mom decorated his room in a Dinosaur theme too and he was super stoked about that.
Random Fall Photos
Here is whatever else happened this Fall...
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| Sarah and Leah went to the live musical of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. |
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| Dax goes pretty much non-stop now. Not only does he go non-stop, you'd pretty much be convinced he's on some kind of drug that makes him hyper. So, to catch him in a rare state of slumber mid-day, you get a picture. |
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| On occasion, the kids will watch a bit of football with me. SC finished with a loss, but had a good season overall. FIGHT ON! |
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| The Kessies visited Utah which gave us Blisses a reason to get together. |
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| Dax and I went to R&R for some BBQ. |
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| While at Tucano's Brazilian Steakhouse, I ran into Benjamin, the son of my good friends, Michael and Gena Calta. Benjamin is serving an LDS Spanish speaking mission in Orem. |
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| These two knocked on our door once looking for a meal. The Elder on the left is Clayton, the son of my good friend, Carl Westphal. Clayton just finished up his mission in my neighborhood. |
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| Sarah and I went to see the musical and dance performance of "An American in Paris". |
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| Uncle Jimmy taught Leah how to use chop sticks. |
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| Leah joined the production cast of Jungle Book. Here she is right before her audition where she sang, "Let's Go Fly a Kite" from the musical, Mary Poppins. She is playing a wolf and an elephant and her play is in March. |
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| Leah and her self portrait. |
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| Leah has become a bit of a hypochondriac. Here she is in bed with Mom. |
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| Some days, I think it might be easier to raise a T-Rex. |
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| Leah wasn't feeling good so Sarah took her to the after hours clinic to see if she had strep. While waiting in the waiting room, this was Leah's magazine choice. |
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| Dax, Leah and Leah's friend showing off their fort with Marley looking on. |
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| These two are either annoying he heck out of each other or being the most loving and caring brother and sister ever. Never anything in between. |
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| Such a punk. I wouldn't want him any other way. Well, most of the time. |
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| Dax's pious face for church. |
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| Queen Pin, Leah. |
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| 3/4 of our family loves this game. Pie Face. You can probably guess the Scrooge that doesn't. |
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| BAH HUMBUG! |
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| On occasion we get to watch baby Reagan. We all love her so, but I think she loves Dax the moistest! |
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| Caitlin and her Husband, Zach, are expecting a baby and they had a gender reveal party at Cabela's. They asked Sarah to be in charge of the reveal.... |
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| IT'S A GIRL!!!! We are so stoked for them. The excitement on Zach's face was awesome. We love Caitlin so much and know she will be a great Mother. |
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| Leah had her holiday piano recital. This year, she played "Drummer Boy" and she was flawless. She does well under pressure. |
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| We don't know how much longer Grandma Parker will be teaching piano, but we'll take advantage of her talent and kindness while we can. She's a wonderful woman. Leah loves her. |
So, there you have it. Fall. We covered so much. I doubt anybody stayed interested long enough to get to the end of this long post. 2 Birthdays, 2 Holidays and a bunch more. It was a long post, but it caught me up. Almost!
