Week in Review

Last Friday we went to the annual Eastridge Neighborhood Band party.  It was a good time as usual.  The kids ran around and danced and we caught up with friends.  Callan loved that grandpa was in the band.

Saturday some of my sisters participated in a temple walk called "Fit for His Kingdom."  They started at the Draper Temple, walked to the Jordan River Temple, and then to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  I had to work, but Easton got to go greet them at the last temple.

After work we met up at my parents' for the late night BYU game.  Callan refused to sleep at my mom's so we were pretty much wrestling him the whole time.  

Sunday we had regional conference.  Considering it was at a different church than usual and we were in a stuffy crowded classroom, the kids really did great.  

Monday night we had a neighborhood block party.  It was a lot of fun!  They had lots of food, face painting, line dancing, snow cones, jump rope contests, and a photo booth.

Tuesday we had preschool at our house.  We learned about "D is for Dinosaur."  We made salt dough footprint fossils and dug up skeleton bones in the sandbox.  I think the kids had fun - not sure if they learned anything:)

Jump Around Utah

One of my friends got some free tickets to Jump Around Utah in SLC.  The kids had a blast!  The pictures pretty much say it all!

 Callan was sure a climber!  At once point we were taking a little break just sitting at a table talking and I realized I couldn't see Callan.  He had climbed to the very top of that thing!

 The huge jumping pillow in the middle was my favorite thing.

Ben can fly!

 Ben, Haley, Easton, Callan, Cole, Cooper, Cohen

The Great Canadian Adventure

Tyson and his friend Casey planned a weekend Canada trip a long time ago.  When it all began it was going to be a goose hunting trip.  But the geese were slow to migrate so they just enjoyed the nature and shot at whatever they could. (Trust me, I know that sounds completely counterintuitive.)

Of course the best part of the trip for Tyson was seeing {his girlfriend} Seth.  They have so much fun together and it was great for them to catch up.  Thanks to Rachel and Rachel's family for taking care of them for the weekend!  They had a great time!

The Open Road

Casey Shooting Coyotes in Cardston

Guess what?  He even took Max!  The kids and I played in the backyard all weekend and it was fantastic!  Tyson had a test right before they left so I thought I would take Max to be groomed so that they wouldn't have to ride around with a stinky dog.  While doing so, I found out that Max didn't have a current rabies certificate which was not only necessary for grooming, but for CROSSING THE BORDER!  So I literally spent all morning and a lot of money getting that dog ready to go!  My friend hit the nail on the head when she said, "You're either the wife of the year or you REALLY want to get rid of that dog!"

Lovely Sunset

They saw lots of bears!  And got way too close for comfort.

They had a great time.  Shot nothing.  And spent way too much money on scratch off cards and lottery tickets during the long ride through Idaho.  Next time we're asking dad take the rest of us with him!