My little Thatcher...so wise and grown up...Today on the drive home we were stopped at a red light when Thatcher said to me "mom, do you know what kinds of things you can't do at a stop light? You can't go to the bathroom at a stop light, you can't feed your dog at a stop light....you can't put a leash on your dog at a stop light...and you can't put up a sign at a stop light."

Thank you ever so much Thatcher, now I will always be safe at a stop light!!

On the same ride home.... "mom, I'm kind of embarassed about the song 'Jingle Bells'. I said, I don't know if embarassed is the right word... he then said, "ok, then confused?"

He says the funniest things! He is too smart for his own good sometimes, but I learn a lot from this boy and I love him so much! He definitely keeps life interesting!

November Highlights

I can't believe it's almost December....November flew by! Here are some highlights from this month...

The beginning of November always starts out with a week up at Snowbird. Our family (extended as well) has condos up there the same week so it becomes a family reunion of sorts. This year we were trapped up there for a couple of days due to a huge snowstorm. It was fun to be up there watching the snowfall and knowing we didn't have to be anywhere for days. Here are some pictures that captured the momentous event.

This was in the moring off the balcony of our condo.

This picture was taken later in the day, those lumps to the right are cars... not a hint of them showing from beneath all that snow. They had a news crew come up to interview some of the guests who were trying to dig themselves out.

This picture was taken from our other balcony. The snow kept falling... I think it ended up being taller than Thatcher.

We also had a suprise party for Mat's 30th Birthday up at Snowbird. It was over a week before his actual birthday, so I think he was definitely surprised. It turned out really well, better than I expected! I didn't do a very good job at capturing the event, but here are a few pictures that I did take...

Dan, why do you look so happy in this picture??

Thank you to all of our friends who made the drive up to wish Mat a happy birthday! We have awesome friends, it was so fun to see everyone.

Halloween fun

Thatcher was a couple of different things for Halloween this year. He dressed up for his school party and wanted to be Dash...

There are only 3 boys in his class and seven girls, he has adopted the expression of always being "girl trapped"

We went to a party at my sisters house where Mat and I dressed up as uh... Rockers? I don't actually know what we were, Mat just wanted to look like he was Bad A-- for a couple of hours!

Mat got there a little before me and my family didn't even recognize him...

We tried to find sleeves for me but they were sold out everywhere...apparently a lot of people wanted that this year

Halloween night Thatch wanted to go as Speed Racer.... Luke of course is Speeds pet monkey

One big happy Speed Racer Family

Boys will be boys

We had fun just hanging out last weekend for conference. There are so many projects that I think I can get finished while listening to conference, but I never end up being that productive.
Instead we made sugar cookies and decorated them for Halloween. It was cold outside so it was a fun indoor activity and then we had something yummy to eat all weekend. The boys have some mad decorating skills.

Last week Mat helped his Dad and his two brothers re-roof his parents house. It took a while longer than they had anticipated but they learned a lot and I think it made them a little tougher. Thankfully noone got hurt in the process and now the roof looks fantastic! Good job boys.

Thatcher wanted to help out, so Mat gave him an apron from home depot and some gloves and he went up on the roof for a minute to try and contribute. I think Uncle Taylor let him nail a shingle to the roof.... good thing they kept a close eye on him, he returned to the ground level unscathed!


Luke had a slight altercation with the sidewalk... the sidewalk won! :(

This picture was taken a couple of days after he fell, it looked a lot worse right after it happened.

He is still a tad wobbly when he walks, but he is determined to get to where he's going on his feet! He's better now, and it's not quite as scary when we are going for a walk outside.

Who doesn't love FALL?!? It's my absolute favorite time of year. I do however think that summer went by way too fast....how can it possibly be over? One fabulous plus about that though, is the return of Thatcher to school. It makes both of our lives so much easier. He likes being at school and having fun with other kids, and I like having him spend some time away from home for part of the day... its perfect.

Anyway, here are some pics that pertained to summer that I just didn't get around to posting until now.


We finally got a bike trailer for the boys and I gotta say, I love it! With both boys, I am much too big of a wimp to get very far, but usually I take Luke for rides while Thatcher is in school. On this particular occasion however, I did manage to get around the block!

We went to the Brian Reegan concert at Thanksgiving Point with some friends in August. For those of you who have not heard his comedy, you must at some point... he is HI-Larious. That is such a fun venue, outdoor concerts are the best.

We went up to Silver Lake for one of our outings, it was a perfect day. How cute are these two brothers?

Thatcher started soccer again this month and he is a little bit more interested in actually kicking the ball then he was last season.

Here he is in action.... Go Thatcher!!

Thatcher and his Dad are two peas in a pod... Not only do they look exactly like each other, they both think they are so funny! I guess they are for the most part...

Here is some great entertainment from Thatcher... He loves to sing!

Moving!!

Well, hoping to be! We have officially listed our house and are now just playing the waiting game to see if anyone likes it enough to buy it.

Just getting our house ready to put up for sale was a chore in itself. We bought a storage unit to put some things in to make our house look a little less cluttered and lot more enticing. We thought we'd only have a few things to put in there... now of course its almost full. If you ever want to know how much crap you have, think about moving! It becomes apparent sooner than you'd hope.

I also noticed that I should probably clean our little stove inserts. I debated for a while on how much effort it would actually take to get them to look good and then decided that it wasn't worth it... Do they sell new ones that I can just buy?!?

Moving is definitely not on my top ten favorite things to do, but it is a necessity unfortunately! When we first moved into our house we thought it was huge and had tons of space. Now 2 1/2 years later we are tightly crammed with one additional child and no place to expand.

So... if anyone lives in a cute neighborhood that has any houses for sale by them, let us know! (that would of course entail us living by you though, so think it over!)

BEAR LAKE!!

BEAR LAKE!!

We had so much fun in Bear Lake with the fam. We stay at an amazing cabin that fits everyone comfortably... its 7 days of nothing but relaxation, games, and fun!
It's great having 6 kids in the family, 5 of which are married so we had plenty of people to get a competitive game of volleyball going. The sand was too hot during the day, so we moved the net into the shallow water so we could also get wet while we played, it was awesome! It also made it a little easier on those who were willing to dive and sacrifice their bodies for the ball.

Mat and Brandon were a good team. Way to go boys...


Oh yeah, we looked this hot the whole week!

Me and Thatch getting ready to ride the 4-wheeler. He likes the fast life and loved the wave runners also... he is quite the dare devil!

Luke loved the water, this is about as far as we let him go in, but he was content to just hang out and sit and splash.


Everyone really got in to the volleyball games, it was on when we had the siblings against the spouses...


The three grandkids hanging with uncle Chad.

He likes it in the nude...

So sad to see the week come to an end. It's hard coming back to reality and responsibilities!

7 years and counting!!

We had our 7th Anniversary on July 31st! We ended up spending it with the whole family in a cabin in Bear Lake, but it was awesome nontheless!

Mat is the best husband in the world and makes me happy every day. Thanks for putting up with me for seven whole years!