Diamond Hunting

 When we met the Fuller Clan we had no idea what we were in for and Thing3 actually asked if we were getting killed in the desert while driving on the dirt roads.  Glitter Mountain is actually an old mineral deposit of Gypsum that locals have cherished for years and year.  It was a fun place to go that was near by and we will definitely be returning for another adventure. It was well worth the much needed carwash afterwards.

It was a little cloudy, but the mountain shimmered from miles away.

Mr. Independence, did his own thing and trailed behind everyone else!

Grayson was all about business at the mountain with his Pop pops.

Thing1 and Thing2 were loving banging their hammers and mass destruction.

First Day of School 2016

 Can you believe that school is already in full swing again? These kids are back at it and already loosing lunch boxes and water bottles! Happy that nothing has really changed except their grades!

Thing3 is already in 1st grade! Good luck Mrs. Gubler!

This kid is already taking names in Mrs. McCoy's class.  I can't believe Thing2 is already in the 3rd grade. 

Thing1 is in his last year at Elementary school.  5th grade is going to bring a lot of changes and Mrs. Wall is going to be in for a big surprise.

We started Football!

At the end of the school year Thing 1 asked if he could start football this fall.  Football has been one of those spots that I just haven't gotten into.  Maybe its the years of being forced to play in pep band in the cold while lugging a sousaphone around.  It took some convincing to get his father on board, but today we went to the weigh in and signed out gear...let the madness begin! We also lucked out and although my older two are in the 3rd and 5th grade they will be on the same team, so they'll practice at the same time and have the same games.  Thing 2 was reluctant to join in, but I'm not sure I gave him much of choice.  Gotta try at least once kid!

Finally our turn to find our gear!

Learning how the helmet is supposed to feel.

I'm not sure he's sold yet!

We packed some watermelon to help cool down in this 100 degree heat! Thing 3 said he needed to drink the juices so that the boys don't make a mess.

Such patient couches these boys have.  

Learning how to tackle the right way.

I am sure I am going to learn a lot this season.  Like tonight, I learned that we won't have all of our games in St. George...that was fun! We will see our state and learn a new sport!

It's Party Time!

  A few years ago Thing 1 went to a birthday party for a neighborhood friend at Barefoot Gymnastics so when it came time to have have his party this was the first place he thought of.  It was an hour and a half of smiles and laughing with playful competitions and a little bit of dancing.  He has such an entertainer personality and watching him with school mates and hearing how he is at school was a crack up! He has some stories to tell his mama!

Playing musical obstacles

The birthday crew.

Chocolate Slip'n Slide?

This kid had himself a little adventure! I had been seeing posters on campus for a chocolate slip'n slide and knew that it was something that he needed to do! Need to send a HUGE thank you to his interventionalist, Annaleese, because she worked her magic with him so that they could share this memory together.   

Slip'n Slide with Hershey's chocolate cause...Mmm sticky!

Pre-Halloween Fun at Staheli Farm

 On October 30th we went to Staheli Farm with the Oliverson's and my mom.  I'm sure if we could have just dropped them off the kids would have run happy for weeks, but it was fun while it lasted!

Brogan was so sweet when he asked to hold the baby rabbits! He did really well and James was happy to sit down and make sure Brogan and the rabbit were safe.

The kids loved this huge blow up thing!  Every few minutes the staff would kick off the older kids off so that smaller kids could run amok and act their age!

 Check out that cheesy smile!

 I wish I would have gotten a better angle of the ducks in the watering trough.  At one point all 5 kids were playing with the water pumps; racing the little ducks back and forth. 

 Hand washing station.

 Logan and Carson had fun with the giant tube on the tracks.

 Just a random cow out and roaming the farm

 She won't let me take her picture, but I got a profile along with those stinky cows.

And one more artsy picture.

Camping at Baker Dam

 A couple weeks ago I realized the kids had this break coming up in school (Thursday-Friday off of school) and my first thought was were haven't we been camping.  I asked around to my local friends for some ideas of camping nearby since my boys don't love driving and honestly I don't really like it either.  My nursing supervisor suggested that we try out Baker Dam and it is 90 minutes with plenty of fishing nearby.

Hello fly-away! 

 We were happy to find out that it was only 30 minutes away! Curtis and I got to talking and realized that it was the first time that we had been camping together and I'm just going to say he did a good job! Next time I will have to pack more firewood!

February 2015

 This year we decided to do a little more on the outdoor front.  James start us out with a bike race.  The Kids Criterium Bike Race was perfect and I should have signed up all three boys.  The kids were divided up into age group heats and each group had their own timed race.  There were no first place finishers or last place finishers all the kids just had fun.  James was impressed that there were were treats lining the finish line.

The boys waiting for their heat to start.

All the 8 year olds at the starting line

My handsome little finisher!

We were so glad to have Jessica and Elgin there with us to race with us.