Saturday, August 20, 2016

~~20 WEEKS LEFT~~

Rachel comes home in 20 weeks... but who is counting EH?!?
WE CANT WAIT!!!

~~BRING ON THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR~~

Another school year has begun! It is so crazy how fast the summer flew by.  Soon summer will just be a distant memory :(  These 3 all had a great first week of school.  We ate a spaghetti dinner as a family the night before and Mike gave the kids a father's blessing. The one nice thing about school being back in is actually eating dinner together again as a family!! :)  I have missed that!

JAKE 
Senior @
 Olympus High School
 
WILL
Sophomore @
Olympus High School
SADIE
Sevie @
 Olympus Jr High School
 
 Sadie's friend Eliza Meier that lives across from the Jr. High did a breakfast the first day of school.  It was fun for the girls to all meet there and walk over together!!
 Will's friends from the neighborhood (minus Logan)
Luke, Noah, Will, Austin
They are on their way to Olympus Highschool :)

~~BACKPACK TRIP TO WALL LAKE~~

Jake and Mike went on a backpack trip the weekend before school started with the priests.  They went to Wall Lake which was a couple mile hike in, it's in the Uintahs.  They said it was alot of fun!  There were 5 priests, 5 dads and 2 leaders that went.  I am so grateful for these bonding trips our boys have with Mike.  
He is the best dad!!! I LOVE HIM!!! :)
 
  
 
 
 
 

~~OLYMPUS JR HERE SHE COMES~~

Sadie had a few swim parties (Goddard's and Bywater's) to bring in the new adventures at Olympus Jr.  She is so lucky to have such a great group of friends!  Friday after she got home from Brighton camp we went over to the Jr. High to practice opening her locker and walk around to see where all her classes are!  What an exciting time!!!
 
 
 
 

~~BRIGHTON CAMP~~

Sadie had a great time at Brighton Beehive camp the week before school started.  She roomed with Grace Ellis and their counselor was "Palmer".  They did lots of activities and hikes.  It was a little weird not having her and her buddies home for the week!  Boy I love all my "Beehives" :)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 Welcome back!  I took Sadie and Zani to lunch at Zupas after!! :)
 

~~CABIN TRIP~~

Will, Sadie and I spent a few days at the cabin with my Parents and Jed and Mel's kids.  Melanie and Brad went to Seattle for Brad's birthday weekend and since my parents were taking care of their kids we decided to head to the cabin so I could help them out.  We invited Ellsie and Josh to help entertain Chloe and Ezra. Which was a fantastic idea because they played so well together :) It was SOOOO much fun hanging with them!  They were so darling, helpful and polite.  It is amazing how you get to know kids better without their parents there!  I love all my nieces and nephews so much and spending time with my parents, especially after my dad had his health scare was the best!!  #familiesareforever