St. George

We took a fun mini-vacation to St. George over the fall break. We didn't have school on Thursday or Friday so we drove down on Thurs. and came back on Sunday. My mom and sister and her 2 kids came too so the van was packed full, but it was lots of fun. The kids actually did really well on the drive there and back. We hit a traffic jam on the way down so it actually took 1.5 hours longer to get there than it did to get home! We missed daddy and grandpa, but enjoyed the fun in the sun. Thanks mom!Best friends!

The kids wanted to stay in the pool all the time! It was an outdoor pool so it got a little chilly when the sun when down.

While we were there we took the 2 older kids miniature golfing. The next day we went to a bounce house that was full of blow up toys. The kids had a blast!

Caramel Apples

As I mentioned in the last post we were making caramel apples. My family LOVES caramel apples and in fact, DD1 asked why we only make them once or twice a year! We get the apples from my grandparents' trees and we use my mom's homemade caramel recipe-super yummy!

Splish splash

Last time it rained my DD2 and my nephew decided to go outside and play. I was inside making caramel apples and was secretly glad to have them out from under my feet for a few minutes. However, when I looked out the window to check on them this is what I found! They were having so much fun that I let them play a little longer and then went to work cleaning them up. Needless to say it was straight to the tub for both of them!

Birthday Fun

A few weeks ago we celebrated my birthday. It was a fun 3 days of celebrating! On Monday we went to lunch with my parents and sister's family. My mom took me out for a little shopping first and then we went out for Mexican- my favorite. On Tuesday I celebrated with my little family. My wonderful husband cleaned the house and made me a raspberry filled-lemon cake. :) We went out to dinner with the girls and then came home for cake and presents. He bought me a new sleeping bag, which the girls were happy to try out, and he had some pictures framed for me. Finally on Wednesday my dad gave me tickets to the Keith Urban concert! I went with my sister, her friend, and my cousin. We had dinner at Thaifoon and then went to the concert. It was super fun and a great way to wrap up my birthday week! Thanks everyone for a great birthday!