Less exciting week

      This week has been far less eventful of fun things to photograph. There have been less exciting things that I didn’t think to photograph, like the flat tire I discovered after my nail appointment. That led to getting a new set of tires that same day. (Bye-bye savings account!)

       I also did not photograph kids going to the dentist and thankfully not having any cavities but finding a substantial bill waiting from the two older boys who did have cavities recently. (Thank goodness they have money to pay for that themselves.) So all I have to share this week for photographs is my first set of fall gel nails for this season.

Love!

      General conference weekend was great and now we get to look forward to Greg getting a break from the water chores and fall break for the school-kids. 

McClane is 16!

        McClane has hit a massive milestone this week! Meet our newest licensed driver and 16 year old guy.

Fun gifts from Charlie and the parents

We love our Costco chocolate cake.

      And now that fall has officially arrived I feel good about putting out my Halloween decorations.

Greg grew many, many pumpkins, 34 in all. (We shared the majority of them with family and friends.)

Spooky but mostly cute.

       And now photos from McClane’s actual birthday.

Balloons, energy drinks, candy and underwear make it a real party.

And here we see McClane “maugging” for the camera. (That’s the teenage verbiage for “mugging”, I think.)

     Now on to a quiet General Conference weekend.

Ok, it’s now fall

        A fun start to fall. First a little 'photo-shoot' of Carter wearing the great hat Andy found for him out on one of our off road adventures. He wears it well! 

    

        And we are excited to present October's calendar photo! 

Spooky!

    And then today, Charlie, Kayli, the kids and me, went for a super fun morning adventure to Gardner Village to see witches, take lots of photos and have a little treat/carmel apple. 

Handsome Hudson was just along for the ride and was a good sport the whole time.

Proof I was part of the fun.

    And lots of fun photos of the girls.

This was Elliot's go to 'smile' for a lot of the photos.

    It's officially fall and its starting with a bang! 

Coming soon, our 6th driving child!

Family photos and big purchases

        Carter did a thing last Saturday. He bought a 2016 BMW 340i or, as I like to call it, my "Wednesday" car! Ha ha He actually did let me drive it Wednesday but not before giving me strict driving instructions, like, "Don't tailgate. Don't hit the brakes too hard. If the check-engine light comes on you have to fix it." etc. He's funny! 

Carter's back to owning 4 vehicles, but rumor has it, he may be trying to sale the Harley.

     Sunday we gathered everyone for an updated family photo. We didn't do any kind of coordinating and we just used a tripod, but it's updated!

Not too bad considering we didn't have anyone to help us.

Our cute couples/families.

The current home-dwellers.

And some fun 'bloopers'.

    There was a little birthday celebration, Sunday, for our friend, Gina, hence the birthday hat Brock is wearing while he made a new friend.

These photos are courtesy of my friend, Stephanie, who was getting a real kick from Brock's commentary on the grasshopper.

    And this photo of Smalls if just to document his aversion to the mega lightening and thunderstorm we were having just this morning. He wouldn't let me out of his sight all morning.

What a 'scaredy-dog'.

    

        Summer is ending with some great rainstorms and lots of amazing lightening and thunder, my favorite. I'll be enjoying the last few days of summer for sure!

More adventures

       A full 11 days into September. I enjoyed Hudson snuggles on Labor Day as well as a new set of gel nails earlier that same day. Canyon adventures on Tuesday. The rest of the week was a lot of errands and spending money on good and silly things. 

Look at those cheeks!

A bright orange to say farewell to summer and hello to fall. (In 11 days)

A fun moose sighting on our way up the canyon.

Beautiful views from the top of Indian corral road on the face of Timp.

Some of the best bunch to be in the canyon with.

    Now just a little evidence of my silly purchases and my good purchases.

Don't knock 'em until you try them. And if you want to know why I bought 10 bags, well there nearly impossible to find! (I'm all set for a week or so.)

 Just a small sample of our new dishes, something we've been in need of for a while now. I was definitely feeling colorful while browsing Amazon. And we're feeling very brave going with ceramic instead of plastic or melamine. Wish us luck!

  
    There have been other purchases but I'll spare you more unnecessary photos. There were also surprise packages and deliveries. (THANKS MARIE!) 

    A GO-FUNDME will be coming soon for all my good and silly purchases! Ha ha

And then it was September

       I probably should have posted this calendar photo last week to usher in September, but it fits on this post just as well.

Who's ready for some harvest time!?

And sometimes you get a quick snuggle on a Sunday evening.

    And it's officially September. Just under three weeks of summer to go, don't rush it!

Jeep adventures

     This week we had a double adventure in Carter's Jeep. But first, a cute photo of Charlie and baby Hudson.

 

        Our first Jeep adventure was up to the old 'sheep camp' with several of the neighbors. We grilled burgers & hotdogs and, although the grilling options weren't as planned, everyone came together and made it work and that's how memories get solidified. It was the perfect adventure, with amazing weather, great food, and some of the best people.

 

 

Amazing views in every direction.

        Then on to adventure #2. This was an impromptu trip, out west, to the Tintik railroad tunnel. This time it was just myself and Greg in Carter's Jeep and it was hot and there was some over-heating issues with the Jeep, but we still had a great time and stopped for a yummy lunch at "Raising Canes" and a great way to spend a Thursday when things are slow at work.

        A fun week and Greg is really getting his 'batteries recharged' with these Jeep and mountain adventures. Hopefully we'll get in a few more in the next few months.