Preschool Field Trip

Yesterday we had our preschool field trip to Black Island Farms. We went there last year, and it was definitely worth going again. They have so many fun things for the kids to do and they let them pick their own pumpkins. I am so grateful for the friends that my kids have made through school. They are friendships that will hopefully last forever.

This was actually the last picture I took....They were exhausted


Excited to Finally be at their field trip. It's all they talked about for weeks


Why are my kids the only ones NOT looking at me?


Ammon and his new buddy Allston


Having just picked their pumpkins


The cow train ride



Bouncing in the inflatable pumpkin

The Pig Races

Ammon Turns 5

I cannot believe that I have a 5 year old! On Friday September 18 Ammon turned 5 years old. He was so excited for his birthday...in fact the Friday before his birthday, he went running into his preschool class and said to his teacher, "did you remember about my birthday?" I had to reassure her that she wasn't mistaken of the date, and that he was just WAY excited. He woke up extra early, and because one of his presents was un-wrappable (if that is even a word), I had just set all his presents out in the living room and he did not want to wait to see what was there and to play with them.




He just had to get out and try his new bike, even though it was still pretty early. Then on Saturday, he had his birthday party. We had a good turnout of kids....some friends from last years preschool class, some new friends from this year, and a few cousins.











It was such a good couple of days for him. I cannot believe how fast he is growing up. He is turning into such a funny kid. One day, he was helping Andrew make some cookies, and Andrew asked him to switch him spoons, (Ammon had the big mixing one) and Ammon said, "you wanted to switch me because this one matches my eyes huh?" He is such a sweet, smart boy, and we love him very much.

Labor Day Weekend

I seriously had the BEST labor day weekend! It actually started on Wednesday for me because Andrew didn't have to work so we got things all cleaned and ready for the weekend. Then on Thursday we headed out to Park City....but took a little detour out to Heber City and took the kids to dinner at The Dairy Keen.....


This is fun place to eat with this train for the kids to sit on, and inside they have a train that goes around a track just down from the ceiling. Also, the food is great!

Then we headed up to Park City and thanks to Andrews mom, we had an awesome place to stay! It had a full kitchen, a bedroom, 2 bathrooms, a living room and dining room. They had a pool, that the kids LOVED!!! Of course I forgot my camera when we went to the pool....but I had decided that I was going to be relaxed and just let the kids have a good time. So I wasn't picky about then finishing their dinner, we literally let them swim until they were EXHAUSTED, and then I let them stay up late AND eat ice cream before they went to bed. This may not seem like much, but I am pretty strict about our routine and hardly ever stray from it!




Friday morning, the kids went swimming AGAIN while I cleaned up and got packed. We had a fun opportunity to go to breakfast with some friends that came home to visit from California. Thank you Matt and McKell, we had such a great time! Then we went to Swiss Days, which was really our whole reason for going out there. Andrews mom had a booth at Swiss Days this year, so we went to see it and say hello. We didn't get to stay long at all though because we had to get Andrew home to work. But Andrew surprised me that night by offering to keep the kids home on Saturday, and allowing me to head back up to Midway, for Swiss Days....BY MYSELF!!!!!!! That in itself was such a great thing. But to top it all off, my sister was also up there, so I spent ALL day with her and her beautiful daughters. We went to Swiss days, went shopping at the outlets, and had a wonderful time! Thanks Andrew for watching the kiddos, and thanks Julie for letting me spend the day with you.

Then on Monday, we were able to get our peaches canned and it went SO fast this year with Andrews help. Now if I can just get my tomatoes done!