Monday, September 22, 2025

Cascade Spring

We haven't been to Cascade Springs in 5-6 years. So when the chance to show Adalee some of our beautiful Utah, we took it.  Sharon and us met up to walk around and have lunch together. The leaves are just changing and it was a lovely afternoon.  Poor Viv got stung by a bee, but she handled it very well.  She cried, told us what happened, we took care of it and she moved on.  Well done baby!
Evelyn and Viv


Ada, Thea and Sam

Me and my babies.

Taking pictures.

When we were teenagers, we took very cheesy pictures in this same tree... so I dragged Sharon over to recreate it.


Recreating a cousin picture.





















Throw back to 10 years ago.





 

Homecoming

So Homecoming this year was fun.  Ada was in charge of the FBLA booth at the fair and Sam was supposed to be helping with the esports booth.  Jer took Evelyn and Anna to the violin concert in Salt Lake.  I took Seth to the booths at the high school.  Ada made us concession stand food and we hung out for a while.  Then Saturday, Sam and his friend group did a game date in our kitchen.  Then Ada and her friend Elizabeth (who are both friends of Sarah, Sam's date), went and did her hair and makeup before they went for a dinner at Jack's house and the dance.

Sam just walked in from school about two weeks ago and let me know that he'd asked Sarah out to Homecoming.  I didn't even know that it was going on.  Ada was completely shocked because he hadn't said anything to her the whole drive home. It's both of their first dates.  They're good friends so that makes for a good first date without too much awkwardness.  We went and got Sam his first suit since he was 8 and some new Sunday shoes.  I ordered a tie on Amazon on made her corsage.  Sam and Jack planned the date and off they went.  None of them had had their drivers licenses long enough to drive the group, so there was some parent involvement to get people where they needed to go and a very tired Sam at the end of the night.  (He started the day with and hour long soccer game at 9am and didn't stop until after the dance).

Cute friends and a fun first date for both of them.


Sam was getting ready to mow the law after his soccer game, he was wearing mismatched swedish fish socks.  I thought that was hilarious.

My guys.

Ada's booth.


Sam's booth. Ada and I were laughing that all the other booths were facing outwards and trying to engage with the crowd.  The esports booth was facing the wall and they were playing video games.  (Sam qualified for Varsity 1 this year.  He's thrilled and nervous.) Ada and I started quoting galaxy quest, "Well at least (they're) outside."

This was the activity that the medical club had set up.  It was fun.



 

Random going ons

I don't want these guys to grow up, but I'm not sure how much longer Jer can wrestle all of them without getting hurt.


We got a chance to sneak away to the BYU MOA to see a couple of new exhibits.  Rose and Beth came too.  They had an aboriginal exhibit and one from Puerto Rico/Costa Rica.... I'm not sure which one.

Vinn is Seth's favorite napping buddy.

Jer played wiffle ball at work the other day.  Then Seth got to play wiffle ball with his activity days' group not long after that.

I was telling Evelyn that this was the face that she gives me when she's only half listening.  She thought that was funny.

I've always loved this one.

I'd never seen this one before but there was no doubt of the artist the second that I laid eyes on it.

Evelyn thought this was so funny

I was doing some daycare training videos and Syl thought that she should oversee.  There's a whole lot of desk and she choose to sit on the very edge in this little tiny spot.


 

St George girls trip

Janine, Jessica and I took a weekend trip to St George.  We were all exhausted but happy to hang out together.  We ate yummy food, went to the farmer's market, checked on one of Janine's rentals, watched Newsies at the Tuachan theater, did an art walk in the hot sweaty part of the day, got foot massages, and ate some more.







 

Rhees Family

This is such a fun family.  They're sweet and playful.  It's fun to get to know them and try not to freeze in the cold rain!  It was...