Dance pictures...finally

I finally got the girls dance pictures back from last May.  They are super cute, but I don't think I will ever buy them again.  I think I could have taken just as cute of pictures for a fraction of the price.  Kinlee chose to have her pictures taken in her Princess Sophia costume and refused to change or have her picture taken in any other costume. Kadence picked her 3 favorite outfits to have her pictures done, but didn't pick my favorite, which was her tap costume.  I sure love my cute dancers.

Kids day and flooding... Again

Connor and Rory have been elk hunting the last couple of weekends so I've been trying to keep myself and the other kids from going stir crazy. Last weekend the kids and I went to Kiwanis kids day at the park.  Everything was free and we had a lot of fun.  Matthew loved the bounce houses and couldn't get enough of them while Kinlee loved the fishing booth.  She fished almost the entire time and could have cared less about anything else.  Kadee and her friend Kloe were all over the place, it's nice that they are a little older and I don't have to watch them every second of the day.

This weekend we had plans to go to Nutcracker rehearsals and were going to go to SLC with Nana to see grandpa Earl and grandma Bet, but instead spent hours cleaning up another flood.  The Price River by our old house flooded over again leaving a mess of mud and debris.  The only bright side is that we knew the flood was coming, so we were able to get most of the furniture and other things out of the basements before they flooded.  We didn't get it all though.  Most people lost couches, freezers, washers, dryers, water heaters, and furnaces again.  It has been such a mess and it is so sad to watch these people go through all of this again.  I truly pray the county can get the permits they've been waiting on to clean up and fix the river so this doesn't happen again.  

First Day of Preschool

Today was my first day teaching preschool at the Head Start in Price and Matthew's first day of preschool at the Head Start in Wellington.  He was so excited for school and couldn't wait for me to drop him off, then when it was time for me to go he wasn't so sure he wanted me to leave.  He clung to me for a minute and then was off playing with friends.  My first day was a little more chaotic.  I'm not used to being with a bunch of 3 and 4 year olds all day long and quite frankly they wore me out.  I think it will go really good once I get into the routine and the kids get used to being there.  The best part is the homemade breakfast and lunch.  It's super yummy and healthy too.  Here's hoping Matthew and I have the best preschool year ever.  So far so good for Matthew,  I asked him how school was today and he said, "It was Awesome!"

Labor day camping

We had a super fun, but cold and muddy weekend camping up Ferron Reservoir.  It rained on Friday and Saturday, making for a muddy mess, but the kids didn't seem to mind and had a blast building forts, riding four wheelers, and using their imaginations.    Debbie was happy because the whole clan was able to make it:  Her and Derk, Rory and I and the kids, Derek, his girlfriend Kelley and their kids, and Kyle and Candee and their kids.  The kids played so well together and ended building an amazing fort out of fallen trees.  They said they were going to sleep in it, but it was so cold and by the time it was dark they were all ready for their own beds.  Sunday Rory and I took a beautiful four wheeler ride up Duck Fork and up on top of Skyline drive.  It was a gorgeous drive and we even some a couple of does and a woodchuck.  It was the perfect way to end the summer.