Sunday, January 3, 2021

December - School for three straight weeks!! Christmas wonderland!

 Merry Christmas!! This has been a terrific Christmas season. The kids all did an activity and shopping individually with Chad. We were able to shop together for a refugee family (one of our Christmas Highlights every year). And the kids attended every school day of the month!


Here, Bagel gets a new coat.
The girls at Draper Park
Graham launching rockets with his friends.
Going on adventures with Bagel.
Christmas Eve and the "list" of our activities.
Christmas Eve Bowling - since our usual swimming is COVID cancelled.

Acting out Nativity 
Christmas morning!
A present from Audrey - home made gifts are the best!!
Christmas day RC Plane flying. This is Graham's Christmas present, but we are all flying it!    

Chad and I celebrate 21 years together on our anniversary on December 29th.

Thursday, December 3, 2020

November, the month we got forgotten

Let me first say, we had a spectacular Halloween Day - Graham's football team won their championship game!
They are #1


Audrey (Perry the Platypus) and Kate dress up for Halloween. (Audrey doesn't go out with friends because she has a "cold")
Kate is the character from the video game "Among Us"
Graham is a football player

Then, the unfortunate news came on November 1st that Audrey had Covid. That made our entire family in quarantine, and Kate and Audrey both in isolation. Luckily, everyone but Audrey's test came back negative.

So, for the next month, our only social activities are with our own family, or socially distanced outside. The governor issues an order to limit all social gatherings as soon as our quarantine is over, and the high school goes to online only. The kids missed high school for almost the entire month, returning to school on November 30th.

Meanwhile - this is what we were up to with just us . . . 
After Audrey's isolation was over, we broke out one Saturday! Carson took us all on a drive around Salt Lake Valley. 
We took Bagel to the dog park for the first time that afternoon.
We were a little funny at the dog park - because there were 6 of us watching a little dog!
Our quarantine is finally over. We go to Crystal Hot Springs!
Sitting around a campfire on a Sunday afternoon.
Shooting rockets at Lone Peak Park - Our first rocket day, everyone had fun!
Bagel gets forts made for him. Kate versus Graham.

During Thanksgiving Break - we meet outside on a cold morning and do a hike with cousins.
Thanksgiving meal - just us plus Ivan and his 2 friends (Allison and Christian). We missed being with the Iverson clan, but it was still really neat!

The day after Thanksgiving was a fun day outside with cousins.


Bagel gets his first grooming. He looks so different!!! We all agree to never do that again. Owning a dog is full of surprises!


 Chad gets honored at the Canyons School District Board Meeting. He is done with his (2) 4 year terms, and will not be returning in January. He is relieved, but is feeling a ton of emotions for the time he spent with the district and the board.



Tuesday, October 27, 2020

October is the Greatest

 
It's a big Alta Hawks month!! Graham's team is playing in the playoffs and on Halloween, the championship game! How exciting. This is the A challenge - The team was all challenged to shave an A on their head.


Get him, Graham!
Graham's look on his face is priceless!
Graham's school teacher has been coming to the games also! What a cool thing. Dawson, Carter and Graham are in her class. Ryker is photo bombing, but a good friend as well!
Carson is playing in marching band competitions. this is at American Fork.
A Lendio party - right by Stewart Falls!
Kate and I hike Grandeur Peak.
We made it to the top!! 3000 feet elevation over 2 miles. OUCH!
Carson at Lagoon
The girls



Frightmares!
Bagel - our new dog!!
We all get to know him - Here he is with Carson
With Audrey
With Chad
Kate and soccer team go to a Haunted house
Alta Friends and Family night. Good work, Carson!!
Carson with friends
Bagel playing in the leaves
Graham and Bagel
I finished the quilt on my mom's behalf for Julie.