Why!?

    These aren't the photos I had in mind for this weeks post. These adorable people were supposed to be in photographs I took with my own phone and at my house! But, sadly, life doesn't always go as we planned and we're are praying most earnestly that by next weeks post I will have photos of them that I take with my own phone. Here's to everything coming together before March is done!

But seriously, how beautiful are these girls!?

Bring the Atkinson's to America!

    All I want for 2022 is this!

Fire and fun

    Have I mentioned how much I love our neighborhood?! Nearly every Sunday is a small, sometimes larger, gathering of great neighbors, rain or shine. Our neighbors captured these great shots of the burn barrel.

Just another Sunday night.

    And before the burn barrel fun I caught this fun moment with Kayli and Beau. Toddlers are fun! (Especially the ones that just come to visit.)

Train show

    We went to see some model trains on Saturday and, once again, I failed to get photos. I did manage to get a group shot, only to find out today that somehow Brock wasn't in frame, but I promise he was with us. We had fun and if Kayli would have joined us I would have had all my kids with me, a rare treat. We did see Kayli earlier that morning when she came to Charlie's last basketball game, so I did get to see all my kids and that's always nice. 

    The model trains were cool and the detail involved in the setup is always impressive. My boys are now wondering if this is a hobby they can get into but I think the $ might be a bit of a hinderance. As for the rest of the week, it's been fairly uneventful so no other photos were taken.

 We also had Isaac's girlfriend, Morgan, join us.

    Another nice week and now we get to 'spring-ahead' tomorrow/Sunday so we're going to enjoy this last night before we 'lose' our hour! (I love daylight savings! And I'm not being sarcastic.)

A break from reality

    That week long water conference, that happens every two years, for Greg, was this week and it was great, at least for me. I love a break from my reality every now and again. It was so nice, sunny, warm and full of little adventures. Nearly every morning there were at least two hot air balloons in the sky, a favorite thing for me to see. 

 

 

    And thankfully they have a Fiiz in St. George so I didn't have to skip my Wednesday treat.

My favorite breakfast of the week.

    We also went on a little adventure to Gunlock where we explored the dried up falls and reservoir. 

 

 

 

 

    Greg may not love the classes he has to attend but he doesn't mind the break from his regular work and he does get some free stuff, including some fun prizes, shirts, hats and lots and lots of pens. We also enjoyed a few great meals paid for by others and even participated in a 'casino' night. It's been a great week! And we found out we can parent remotely, the kids did just fine without us and with cameras and phones they really didn't need us here. Now back to reality!