09 Birthdays and Jared's

We are going to lump all the birthdays together this year. I hope I will do better next year.

Mark's big 31. We had both his grandma's over.

We had a small party for Curtis and my dad's ranch.

Curtis' birthday at home. I made a strawberry short cake snake. The kids loved it.

Curtis opening presents.

Abby's 7th. She wanted a big girl cake this year.

You can never go wrong with a barbie for her.

Abby's friend party.

Kids loved the Luau theme.

Jared's Birthday. We did a transformer cake.

Jared's friend party.

This is what you do when you have a January Birthday. An outside pinata doesn't work.

The boys from the party. It was a crazy few hours, but we had fun.

Daddy Daughter Date

Abby's school had a Daddy Daughter Dance. Abby was so excited. Mark was the perfect date. He got her a corsage. They went to the dance and dinner. Abby said it was the best night of her life.

Apple Picking

We found a orchard in Sandy to go apple picking. The kids had so much fun and I made lots of apple sauce. Here are the pictures.

Mark and Curtis starting us off. Curtis is in for a ride not picking.

Jared found a great tree. As you can see Mickey was helping too.

Abby just wanting her picture taken.

Abby wanting another picture. She did pick a lot of apples too.

Me cleaning this tree off.

The family with the apples.

Grandpa Darrell

The boys and I went to put a fall wreath on Grandpa Darrell's grave. It was such a pretty day. I had to get picture.

The First Day of School, 2009

This is not a year old yet so I am still posting. This is my justification for not journaling. Now, I have to update it.

Abby's first day of first grade.

Abby is getting on the bus.

Jared off to preschool.

Jared going into school

Summer Hikes

One of our favorite summer activities is going on hikes. We are lucking that we live 10 minutes away from great places that are kid friendly. Here are some of the pictures from last year. Sorry, still catching up.

Abby and Jared on the bridge.

The family

Kid rock climbing.

Curtis getting a ride for the end of the hike.

Doing Jobs

I think it is so good to have the kids help with work. Mark thinks that if we make the jobs fun they kids will want to do them. We pretend to fight over cleaning the bathroom. They love to clean the bathroom now. Score for me. Here are some pictures.

Curtis hopped in to clean the tub while I clean the sink. I had to get a picture.

He really thought he was working even though there was nothing on the rag.

Abby wanted me to get a picture of her.