Things to do in downtown S.L.C.

SO we found lots of things to do for free downtown. I am so sad my kids are growing up, but there are highlights to it. That we can go out for an adventure and not have to worry about taking a nap. We went to a free pumpkin decorating at the gateway and then rode tracks and visited Joseph Smith MOr. building, the church office building and the beehive house. I told my kids before going into the beehive house I didn't want to hear the "B" word. Which meant "boring" to me well when we came out of the the house Paul said we did it with out any "B" word. COme to find out he thought the "B" word was beehive. a side note I had told the kids too that we were going into the beehive house and there were not going to be any beehives that it meant industrious so don't get disappointed that there was not going to be any honey. So you can see why Paul got confused.

Where did summer go?

This was our last big outing for the year. We went on the Jordan River trail. I was trying to figure out how to get all the kids bikes in the car, it's a lot harder when the bikes get bigger, and so I asked if we could just roller blade. Everyone said yes and Brittin really wanted too. The last time we went rollerblading on the Jordan River trail we got our car broken into and our camera stolen. So this time the kids were nervous about leaving the car in an unsafe place so I decided to park by Gardener Village, thinking that would be safer, but when we pulled in to the parking lot there was broken glass on the ground and the kids started scream, I said I think it will be okay, and Logan said that is Satan just telling you that so stop listening to Satan and listen to us. Well I couldn't argue with that so we found our other favorite spot by the trail and got out. Well, Brittin was the first one out and first one with her blades on and finally the rest of us got our stuff on, then we started on the trail within 2min, I'm not lying, Brittin said lets turn around I'm done. I said no we are going to where we said, well that started everything, I'm never doing this again, why did you make me come, this isn't fun, why would you ever think this is fun, and on and on. While the boys are just skating away and having a great time. We finally get to our park and then they have a great time. What I have learned with my many years of being on the earth, or maybe my mom told me, is that if you do anything for too long you start hating it. So what I have to do is keep my kids excited about doing something is that we can't spend too much time at that one place. When I see that my kids have reached their peak of funness I say we have to go so that the next time I ask if they want to go they will remember that it was really fun and not how they got tried of it. I don't know if this really works or it is my way of not getting bored watching them, or the dreaded thing of them asking me to play, but that's what we do. SO we saw a lot of things and played at a lot of parks and took lots of pictures. And yes is the answer to the question is that Brittin did have fun and does want to do it again.

Weirdos!

Yes we are a bunch of weirdos, the pictures are the proof. There are stories behind them. Kolbryn had Johnny Appleseed day, so he went to school like that, he had apple bobbing, apple racing, baked apples, dried apples, and apple tarts. Brecken was getting ready for church and we found these pants in his closet, none of my other kids wore them so I don't know where we got them but I had to put them on and once that happen the laughing began, just with the pants. THen I remembered I had found a bow tie in the parking lot at school and was going to turn it in but hadn't yet and then the kids said get the nerdy glasses. So it was a team effort. Then we took off the tie and glasses and he went to church like that, his belly is so big that the pants went on top of his belly everytime he walked so it was really bad. I have no idea what his nursery leaders think, oh yea, we are trying to potty train him and is pull up ripped and came apart in class ( because of his big belly) so that was another thing, he was walking around with no underwear on as we walked home from church and the pants kept going up his bum. Then we were play a game after church that made logan go and get something you could turn wrong side out and he chose underwear. So james made him put it on his head and take a picture

the day grammy and pauly pockets came

So grammy and paul haven't come to visit in 5 weeks, so keelee talked them into coming over. All the grandkids had games and all at different times, except logan. So it was a good time to come. The kids had a good time and this time Brecken got really sad when Grammy left. This was his first time feeling this way, so it was really sad, James was suppost to go to GJ and get some vending machines in 7 days so Grammy asked if Brecken could go home with her, Brecken heard this and it never left his head. So she took him to a park so she could leave without a problem but he caught her leaving and he was sad. Come to find out James never made it to GJ so Brecken would have been there for a long while.

River rats!

Yes I am talking about my kids and husband, so my kids. They can not get enough of being in the water, sleeping on hard ground, eating dirty, listening to mother nature and now they have found an actual play ground in the wilderness. I guess the moms finally got tired of entertaining the children while the men put the boats away so they made someone put in a play ground for them. Any case they had fun with their dad on a trip, while I stayed home with brecken. I wanted to go but the thought of staying around camp and watching brecken do everything I didn't want him to do with dirt, bugs, fire, and sticks kept me home. We had fun and went to Jenny's shower and played with cousins.

ward campout

This was our 2nd year at the ward campout at Washburn, this is located between Heber and Prove. I think we spent most of the time eating, unpacking, packing, and sleeping. It was fun to be out as a family. We decided to stop at bridal falls on the way home, my family abandon me, I got to watch the shoes and they got to climb the waterfall. They went all the way to the top. Why I made sure their shoes had an enjoyable time.

before and after

I think the pictures will explain it all, oh this was his first !