Ok, it's fall

    Pretty girls, pretty leaves, pretty nails. I can't believe how cute all these grand girls are! I'm also super bummed that I missed the visit with baby Reese but I'm glad Kayli, Charlie and the girls could visit with her Sunday afternoon. (That's the last time I let my calling interfere with my grandkids!)

The cutest matching girls!

    Greg and I enjoyed a motorcycle ride Saturday afternoon and the colors were spectacular and the weather was perfect.

This is up South Provo canyon

Wallsburg

My handsome biking buddy/chauffeur.

    I took a quick video while we made our way down the south Provo canyon. Obviously video and photos don't do it justice, but you get a glimpse of the gorgeous views.

    Fun visit with cute baby Reese.

She's adorable!

    And I'm currently obsessed with my first set of Halloween themed nails. 

 

    And how cute is Beau in her most recent preschool photo?! She's growing up so fast!

 

    So there you have it, another great week. Fall is here and I do love the change of colors but I'm also wishing for an Indian summer, so if you experience warmer weather then usual in the next couple weeks, I'll take all the blame/credit!

Lovely

    We had a fun time with the grand-girls Saturday. They're the most fun!

This wagon from Costco is a win with these girls.

    And look what my most recent renter got me, a beautiful bouquet of flowers. 

I have a feeling Rachel had a lot to do with this surprise.

    And this picture of Reese and her big sister was shared with me recently. Adorable!

Cute twinners!

    Life is good!

Bubble wrap and full circles

    We wrapped miss Elliot in bubble wrap to keep her safe. She didn't like it!

Silly girl.

    Charlie got Kayli to go to the school carnival earlier this week and I requested they get a photo in front of the school so we can have photo documentation of who we started with and who we're ending with at this elementary school. (May of 2025 can't get here soon enough!)

Kayli began kindergarten here in 2002 and Charlie will wrap up 6th grade here in May of 2025. (What's the prize for the mom who endured 23 years of kids in elementary school?)

They might be sisters. 

    Not a lot of activities to report on but another great week!

Elliot!

    Elliot Ren is cute, crazy and maybe just a little bit accident prone. 

She made her way into the basket of the bike.

    And thank goodness this 'ouchy' didn't happen at my house falling from a bike basket. This happened at her house falling on a toy chair. Poor girl!

So sad.

A little glue and she's nearly good as new. 

    This girl needs some bubble wrap and a helmet!

And that's all I've got for this week.

A fun variety

    From a night watching bands in the park to a new set of gel nails, it's been a fun week.

With good friends watching one of our favorite young men and his band. Fun night!

    These two made a double decker hammock haven.

 

    And we love a chance to hang out with these three 'crazies'!

Stunts with Aunt Charlie for the win.

This girl never stops eating and cereal, marshmallows and strawberry milk is a fan-favorite.

Last, but not least, my newest set of gel-nails. Love them!

        The last week of August has been nice and the weather has been great! Now we get to look forward to a three-day weekend.

Quiet

    It's been a quiet week. A full week of school for the three youngest and work for the older kids and, of course, Greg. And, miracles do happen, Brock has been hired to work at Little Caesars. Their hiring technique is a bit unorthodox but we're not complaining. Lets just say Brock turned in a paper application Tuesday afternoon and was then sent links shortly after that asking for all his details, the kind of details that put you on payroll, then two days later he got a text message telling him to come in Saturday to start his training. No interview, no clear hiring communication but it'll work! And now he can start working and saving money for his first car. Yay!

    And now, just so this post isn't completely lacking photos, here's a couple of the two 'jerks' that live here and bark when they don't have to but have everyone fooled by their cute faces.

 

 

    And bonus, Charlie got to celebrate her birthday with her new 6th grade classmates this week and her teacher sent this photo of all the kind things they had to say about Charlie.

 

    Good days ahead!

Alpine days, birthdays and school days!

    We had a great time celebrating Alpine days. Between the parade, hanging out with friends, the many fun activities at the park and the spectacular fireworks show, it was a great time. I failed to get a lot of photos but a few friends took some and shared with me.

This was the only photo I took at the park. It's exhausting being one!

I got my first henna tattoos.

Ready for fireworks.

    Then we celebrated Beau's 5th birthday. She was pretty excited to get a pedal bike that looks a lot like her aunt Charlie's.

She was riding like a pro in just a few short minutes.

How cute is that!?

    Then it was Charlie's turn to be celebrated. She's officially 11! She had a pretty great day. Gifts, lunch with friends and her own jello-cheesecake.

All her Shein and Temu wish items made it in time for her birthday.

Lunch at Pizza Pie Cafe.

Yummy jello-cheesecake.

These girls showed up to wish Charlie a happy birthday.

Kayli hooked her up with some great bling!

    And, despite my protests, the first day of school has arrived. Oh well, back to the 4 a.m. schedule for me.

Junior year!

Eighth grade!

Sixth grade! 

    The last day of 6th grade/elementary school can't come soon enough, in my opinion! Last year of having a kid in elementary school, I can't wait to be done with that school! 

    Anyway, quite an eventful week! Let the quiet days of being home alone for several hours begin.