Cabin

We had an awesome trip to the cabin last weekend. We were worried we wouldn't be able to get General Conference on the radio but Saturday morning we got the signal loud and clear...well somewhat clear. I was glad we didn't have to get the kids dressed up to go listen and the church. It pretty much snowed the whole time we were up there, but it was really wet and slushy.

Saturday night we had a campfire.

Sunday afternoon we went for a walk. Here we are at the mom's creek.
On Monday while Jeff and I were cleaning the cabin Owen came running inside and said "Dad, there is an animal out there." We went and looked and there was a moose with her calf.

We were all ready to leave at 1pm when Jeff went to turn the valve to drain the water out of the cabin. He took off the cap to find the pipe full of rocks, dirt, sticks, and pine cones. The pipe is about 5 feet long and it was shoved to the top. We tried vacuuming up the stuff, but only made it about 2 feet and then nothing else would come up. If anyone was going to be able to come up during the winter we had to dig it out so the pipes won't freeze and break inside the cabin. So here is Jeff digging it out. It took both of us digging for about two hours. I helped the kids on and off but the ground was really hard and we kept having to go wider. There was a point when we wondered if we were ever going to reach the water line, but we finally did. This picture doesn't do the hole justice. And here he is removing the rocks and pine cones. The grand finalie was a two foot stick. Just for the record we're not going through that again so Dad you better child-proof the pipe. We finally left at 4:30 and made it home with only one stop. We're sure happy to be within driving distance of the cabin:)

September

At the request of Laurissa and Dad I am going to put up some pictures. The truth is that we haven't taken very many pictures the past few months, but I did fins some.A p.j. shot.



Sunday at Dad and Mom's it started pouring rain. Everyone just ran outside. Owen of course went straight for the hose...he is so obsessed with water. And the case of the missing pajama bottom: While staying at my parent's house (when they were in Europe) Owen lost his pajama bottoms. I found the tops in the basement by the toys but could not find the bottoms anywhere. He had woken up before me and started playing and I guess decided to get undressed. Well a week later when Kanien was there she found them. They were hung up nicely on the side of the old play kitchen. Guess I should have looked harder.

Living my dream

I have always wished I could do cool flips on a tramp. Here are Jeff and Owen showing off their tricks.

Help

This picture made me laugh out loud. Better pick up your pants Kristin.

Curious George

A few weeks ago we went to the University's health and safety fair. The theme was centered around Curious George and Owen was SO excited to meet him. After he got his picture taken with him he said to me "I think it was just a guy in a big soft George costume." There was also a really cool doctor dog. Plus lots of free food, a train ride, and clowns making balloon animals. The lady who made Owen a dog had some physical problem that made her shake. But she was so happy and you could tell she enjoyed what she was doing even though her disability made it hard:)

Miss Potter

I Loved this movie:)

Every once in a while

I think the mountains are so beautiful when they change to Fall colors. I also love it when they are frosted with snow. Well the other day we got both at once. Plus crisp Fall air. It was awe-inspiring!

Also my friend Alexis came to Salt Lake and stopped by. It was so fun to see her and her family. She is still hilarious as ever and makes me miss living 100 yards from her.

Mountain bike crazy

Jeff had a day off so I decided to surprise him by getting someone to watch the kids so we could go ride the wasatch crest mountain bike trail. It starts off of guardmans pass up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It is completely up hill for the first two miles. And it was no gradual uphill. It was steep and rocky and the worst part was the elevation. At the top it is 9,900 feet. So here I am at the top of "puke hill". I was so tired the only thing that kept me from turning back was the thought of having to ride down that steep rocky trail. Jeff assured me the worst was over although there were a few times I wondered if we were embarking on "puke hill 2". It was really beautiful and the rain from the night before made the trail perfect with no dust. I would definitely not call myself a true mountain biker. I get so freaked out when I see a bunch of huge rocks or the trail narrows. But Jeff did teach me a bunch of tricks to make it more fun. After the first big hill you traverse the ridge for 13 miles then end up at the top of Millcreek canyon. It was a lot of fun riding down the canyon but when we got to the bottom we quickly realized we were going to have to bike home because there wasn't anyone to come pick us up and we were penniless so we couldn't take the bus. So we biked the 12 miles home. It was a lot easier riding than up puke hill, but by the time we made it I couldn't feel my legs. I thought all those walks with the kids through Research Park would have done something to build up some muscle, but I guess not because my legs were... jello. Now that it is over I can say it was a lot of fun. And I love my bike. My Trek 4300 WSD:) I highly recommend it to any woman who finds male mountain bikes uncomfortable.

Hannah's new thing and Owen's old time favorite

This cute little girl found out what is behind those mysterious doors. It is actually a relief to me that she found something that easily entertains her:)

It may look like Owen is doing the dishes but really he is just enjoying something he has been doing for about three years. Playing in the sink.



Here he is at about 18 months.

p.s. We're all feeling better. The last post was mostly dedicated to Hannah's refusal to nap the past few days. Her grumpiness made us all a little on the edge. But thankfully she surrendered and slept all afternoon.

All of us

Are a little grumpy.

The only way to suck a binki. Upside-down hanging half-way out.

Happy Birthday Cowboy!

Well I just had to say Happy Birthday to the greatest brother ever! These brownies Greg made were amazing!!! I honestly think about them all the time. They had mint frosting and they were so good it is unbelievable. But the brownies are nothing compared to how awesome Greg is. I really miss him now that he has turned cowboy and lives in Wyoming.

Happy Birthday Greg!!!

Temple Square

Since we hadn't been down to temple square since we moved here we decided to go down on Monday for FHE. It was super hot, even at 7:00p.m. Here are some cute Hannah shots and what's FHE without a treat?

I'm okay

I didn't realize how depressing I sounded in tha last blog post. So just to set the record straight I am really happy! We've been having soo much fun! And Jeff really likes residency so far! So Jeff don't bring me any anti-depressants home because I'm really okay.

Drained

Well moving drained the life right out of me. I have this friend who I've seen through two moves and she is totally unpacked and her life is in order within 48 hours of pulling up to her new place. I think I'm more on the 48 day track, or maybe even 48 months. Yuck I hate moving. I'm jealous of people who it doesn't seem to phase. So after forever if anyone still cares, which I am sure most people don't, especially now that you have to log in, here is a blog post.

A bunch of the 4th years at a going away party.

At the beginning of May we took a trip to the outerbanks, N.C. It was so much fun! I love the Atlantic Ocean and staying in a beach house with our friends was unbelievable. So here are a bunch of pictures of that trip.

Currituck Lighthouse. We stayed really far North in Corolla.

This is looking toward the sound.

I thought this was a cool picture of how many of the buildings are build on stilts.

We went to the Wright brothers monument where they first flew their plane.

Zanna pumping Owen on the trike.

Cheetos hands!

And if that wasn't dirty enough here is sandy Owen.

It was still a little cold and this morning it was really misty.

Me and Mel. I really think (mom and dad) that we should rent one of those houses in the background and all go out sometime!

The kids were all so good which really made the trip!

Utah

We made it to Utah and have been busy with a few trips. Last week we camped at Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park and then went to Caroline's parent's cabin in Island Park. Tomorrow is our big move into the village! We are so excited and will post some pictures soon!