Great Night.

Nick, Heather, Brian, Jenny, and I all went down to the BYU football game this week.  We pushed Heather and Jenny out of their comfort zone and forced them to eat at India Palace with us.  After the meal both of them said the food was good, and that they'd go back.

The football game was my favorite kind.  It was the type that involved no "nail biting".  I'll take a shut-out any day (as long as my team isn't the one with the big ZERO next to their name).

I know I shouldn't get too excited.  After all, BYU's opponent this week isn't very good this season.  But I'll take a "win" in any form.  And this season it has been a pleasure to watch the Cougar's fabulous defense.  Go blue.

What's better than a picture of siblings cheering on their favorite team?  Not too much, really.

Pre-School

It's Reagan's last year of pre-school. It's her second year at Start Smart Pre-school.  She loves her teacher, Miss Jolynne.  This year, her class is comprised of 4 girls and 8 boys.  The "mean girls" from her class last year, aren't even going to this pre-school this year.  So, I guess I was worrying for nothing.

Reagan has been loving every day of school so far.  She attends: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9AM-11:30AM.  I think it is a great schedule.

Reagan has even asked to go to pre-school on days that it isn't scheduled.  I'm so glad she is happy.

Since our weather has still been good, I took the kids to the new splash pad they put in near our house.  Elsa preferred sunbathing, to getting in the water.  No surprise there.

It's also not a shocker that Reagan spent the entire time playing in the water.

Since Cohen is still not mobile (big frustrated sigh), he stayed in the stroller next to me, and happily munched on his lunch. 

Ready or not, and I'm not.... Fall is on it's way.

Rewind

In the past month, while I have been terrible about blogging we've had a lot going on.

The condensed version:

Nick and I made it to the 1st and 2nd BYU football games of the season.  We ate at India Palace, Sammy's, and The Malt Shoppe while we were in Provo; and enjoyed every bite!
The second game of the season we took Cohen with us.  He did surprisingly well during the game.

Reagan and Elsa did a 3rd round of swimming lessons.  The best one yet!  No pictures though.

Elsa's Birthday.  We took her to the living planet aquarium.  We left Cohen and Reagan at home.  Elsa had no idea what to do with herself flying solo!  She is so used to having Reagan around all of the time.

I took Cohen and Elsa in at the same time for their well-child appointments.  Cohen has gone from being the "runt" of the family; to Mr. Robusto!  He is in the 90th percentile for height, and 50th for weight.  He is now taller and heavier than Elsa and Reagan were at 9 months of age.
When the nurse walked in to the room to measure and weigh Elsa, she took a look at Elsa and said, "you  must be here for your 3 year old appointment".  Elsa was there for her 2 year old appointment.
Then, they put Elsa on the examining table to measure her, and she was too tall.  The Nurse said it's the first time she's had a 2 year old be too tall for that ruler.  What can I say?  They get their height from their Dad.

Nick and I had dentist appointments.  No cavities.  Thank you very much!

Fruit Heights Founders Day.  Came and went again this year.  We didn't take any pictures.  But the kids had a fun time riding the train, and playing games.

There were boundary changes for our ward/church congregation.  I'm still undecided on my feelings regarding this topic.

Here's a picture of my son sleeping.

Little man is still not sleeping through the night.  And believe me, I am not shying away from taking the "tough love" approach to get him to sleep through the night!  It's wearing on me.  It has been for a while now.  Hands down, he is the toughest baby of my three.
But, my land!  Look at that hair.  He is one handsome guy, if you ask me.

Wolf Creek

My parents treated us to a vacation at the Wolf Creek Resort, in Eden, UT; while they were here.  This post is 6 weeks belated.

During the summer we have a lot of birthdays to celebrate.  Reagan and Jeff share a birthday, and Grant's birthday is 4 days before theirs.  Nick and Lance have birthdays two days apart.  Elsa and Jenny also have close birthday's.  So, each night we celebrated 2-3 birthdays.

Our second day together was Reagan's actual birthday.  I made sure to bring ice cream cupcakes from Cold Stone with us on the trip.  We had them for dessert that night.  Reagan opened presents.

Reagan and Grant had a grand time playing with her newly acquired Barbies and accessories.

The house we stayed in had 4 bedrooms.  We ended up with a bedroom on the top floor.  The first night we couldn't get the AC to work.  Our room was ridiculously hot.  Cohen was so uncomfortable that he refused to sleep.  Eventually, Nick just put him in the car and drove home for the night.  It's one good thing about going on vacation an hour away from your house; you can return home if you need to.

Nick returned the following day, and we all took a trip to Pineview Reservoir.  My Dad rented a boat.  We had a giant tube, and a knee board too.  The kneeboard was a lot harder than I thought it would be, to ride.  My own opinion is that wakeboards are easier.  Everyone took turns going out on the boat, and relaxing on the beach.

The water at Pineview is not clear.  But that didn't stop the kids from having the time of their life!  Reagan preferred splashing around on the beach.  Elsa LOVED riding on the giant tube.  And Cohen played on the beach, and refused to nap.  Cohen and the sandman were enemies on this trip.

It was a downright awesome day.  We ate lunch on the beach.

And we were all SHOCKED to see Brian without shoes.  I literally cannot remember the last time I saw my brother's naked feet.  So, I took a picture. 

We all went home tired and happy.  That particular night, it was my turn to cook.  We all took turns cooking while we were there.  So, in addition to good company, we had good food too.

The house had a theater room, that got a lot of use.  We watched several movies.  You don't have to always be on the go to have a successful vacation.  Sometimes hanging around is just the ticket.

The kids went to the pool every day of our trip.  Some of the children liked pool time more than others.

Lance and Reagan engaged in "Chicken Fighting" in the pool.  I don't think Lance won too many matches.  Reagan is serious when it comes to competition, I guess?

I LOVE this picture!  It shows exactly how Reagan feels about swimming, and water in general.  The kid is a fish.  I only wish I had put her in the swimming suit that didn't ride up, that day.

 

Every day at Wolf Creek was enjoyable.  Our last day there, my Mom's siblings and their families (minus two of my cousins) all came up and had lunch.  It was the first time we have all been together since my Grandpa's funeral.  We had a blast.  Thanks, Dad and Mom for making the vacation possible!

The day before my parents went back to NYC, we all met at the City Creek Mall and had dinner.  I can't believe I had such negative things to say about this place after our first trip there.  Because now it has become one of our most favorite places to visit.  I believe we have been there a dozen times this summer.  Sometimes I have remembered to take swimwear for Reagan.  Sometimes not. 

The night we were there with my family was a "not" night.  But that never stops my girl.

What a summer we've had!