A few fun things and Isaac’s birthday.

     This week my three boys, Isaac, Carter and Isaac had a fall piano recital at the local assisted living center. I'm not going to lie, I was pleasantly surprised at how well all three of them played.

Isaac played a duet with his piano teacher.

Carter's turn.

Brock did great especially for playing in front of a bigger group then he's used to.

    These photos are from a couple weeks ago when Kayli took Brock and Charlie to the American Fork fire departments open house. (McClane was home sick, sad.)

They had a blast!

Charlie always loves spending time with cousins. Cute Elsie was her cousin pal on this adventure.

     And now it's Isaac's 15th birthday. He opted not to have balloons but to get a little extra cash instead. He also requested his own jello cheesecake. Unfortunately the gift he wants is slow to arrive so he's not going to have any gifts to open today but at least he still has something to look forward to in the coming weeks. There's a good chance he'll be going this coming week to get his driver's permit but for today he's just happy to hang out at home and has plans to see a scary movie with some friends later this afternoon.

Thanks for the card and cash G & G Baker!

This was how he spent the first couple hours of the morning, in mom's bed watching the last couple episodes of Stranger Things 2 on Netflix. (I can't believe we finished all nine episodes in less than 24 hours.)

And here's just a small sample of each boys piano recital performance.

     So aside from celebrating Isaac's birthday our weekend has a few other events to enjoy. Greg's currently on a scout camp out with Carter. Charlie has a birthday party to attend for her friend and this evening our ward is having a fall party so it should be a great finish to our week. 

Something to blog about!

     This week proved to be a bit more eventful verses last week. This week, Thursday, we started fall break and with that Greg and I had planned a little get-away to celebrate the end of the irrigation season. We booked an overnight stay at a resort in Midway, The Zermatt, that was pretty awesome. We had a delicious and very expensive dinner, a beautiful drive home and just a great break from reality even if it was brief. (These photos are in the wrong order.)

This was our scenic drive home over Guardsman Pass and a huge reminder of how GORGEOUS this world is!

Our delicious dinner, Chateaubriand, expensive but worth every penny!

Just a glimpse of the resort we stayed at. And some cute, coughing, goats.

    And this past Sunday Charlie got to wear her new dress and was just as cute as she could be.

This is a dress I need in my size!

    We've definitely had a fun week and are especially happy with the break we're enjoying from school and work. And I don't know about you but I'm still wondering where September and now October have gone. And fall may be pretty at first but when the temperature drops, the wind blows, and the leaves fly and clutter up the yard I really start to detest this time of year. Sad but true, I'm already longing for spring!

Nothing!

    I've got nothing to share this week. No photos and no events worthy of blogging. Maybe next week.

Family Fun!

     Our General Conference weekend was great but not very well organized. I did have my craft project that was supposed to keep me busy while I listened but all the kids wanted in on it so I let them paint and it was actually a great way to keep them 'listening' even if it was only for a few minutes before they lost interest. Maybe next time I'll make a better effort to get them their own projects to keep them still and quiet for April's general conference.

Charlie wanted to paint too but couldn't find an open spot so she threw a 'fit' on the floor.

      We also had an official birthday song for McClane and then dished up his yummy cake and pie before the priesthood session began on Saturday.

     Here's the final results of my front 'porch' decor. My 'pumpkin' crates turned out pretty good despite our novice painting skills.

      For family night we decided it was time to take a drive up A.F. canyon and check out the fall colors. We were not disappointed.

It was a little dark but I still managed a few good photos.

Isaac was feeling photogenic.

     And then Isaac was not feeling photogenic but I insisted because he finally got his BRACES OFF!!

Only took about 7 years of orthodontic torture.

      Now it's OCTOBER and that's unbelievable! We have Isaac turning 15 in just a few short weeks and then Halloween. How does a person slow down time!?