Fall Break

Caitlyn had to job shadow someone the day before Fall break.  A lady in our ward has a daughter that is a veterinarian and she was able to set up a job shadow for Cailtyn.  She was so excited.  She loved it.  They let her help out a lot and watch everything. 

My mom was up here for a grandparents activity with Hallee, so she stuck around and we picked Caitlyn up and went to lunch. Cailtyn loves spending time with grandma!

Thursday morning I took Nadia and Caitlyn to the temple.  It was cool to see them act as witnesses. 

Right after that I took Hallee and Wyatt to see Abominable.  Tiff and Paul and the kids met us there.  It was a really cute movie, I really liked it.

After the movie the kids went over to Tiff's to play.

Wyatt and Hallee love playing with Rockwell and Wyatt.

On Friday Caitlyn and Jonah had orthodontist appointments.  After that we went to Katie's and Caitlyn watched all of the kids so Katie and I could go out to lunch.  It was great to be able to talk without being interrupted.

After that we went of to Allison's. Caitlyn spent the night with Grace to celebrate her birthday.  I love that they can pick up right where they left off no matter how long it has been since they have seen each other. They are both so grown up!

Max came home with us and spent the night with Jonah.  They had a great time together.

On Saturday we all worked hard cleaning the house.  The kids wanted to earn some extra money so they asked if they could rake the leaves.  We were so impressed with how hard they worked.  It was a tough job.  I'm not sure why Hallee is doing it in her Christmas dress, but it doesn't surprise me.

On Sunday the kids projected Jonah's phone onto our TV and played hide and seek.  Whoever was hiding would take the phone and take a picture or video to give them a hint to help them find them.  I loved seeing them have fun together and I was very impressed with their technology skills.

Jonah and Wyatt have been having a lot of fun together.  Jonah has been giving Wyatt a lot of attention and he is eating it right up.  They wanted to have a sleepover downstairs on Monday night.

Caitlyn stayed at Mel's Sunday and Monday night.  She was thrilled to spend time with Amarie.

They went to Gardner Village and took lots of pictures.  Beautiful girls!

Monday night we took Hallee to see Junie B Jones the musical.  Hallee really wanted to see it when we found out it was coming to Scera. 

It was a cute show.  Hallee really liked it.  I'm glad she did because after I bought the tickets I found out that her class is going to see it on Friday.

She wanted to meet Junie B. after the show.  It was fun to have a special night with Hallee.

Yesterday me, mom, Mel and Tiff went to lunch.  The girls came down and watched Damon while we went.  They were excited that they got to sit in the hot tub when we got home.

Tessa and Rockwell were back in school, but Hallee wanted to come and play with Damon.  They had a lot of fun together.  We all enjoyed Fall break.  It was great to slow down and spend some time together.

Jakers

We have been enjoying our Fall break. We were all excited to sleep in and be able to have some unscheduled time. On Monday I took Hallee and Wyatt to Jakers pumpkin patch.

Tiff and Katie met us there so it was a perfect day for all of us!

Hallee and Kenzie wanted their picture taken with the donkeys. 

I love places like this where the kids can run around and touch everything.  I don't have to worry about telling them to be careful or slow down. 

The corn box was a favorite.  We are still finding corn in the house and the laundry!

The weather cooperated for the most part.  It would go back and forth between cold and warm when the sun went behind the clouds, but it was pretty comfortable.  The wind picked up when we were leaving, but it was great while we were there.

The boys had a blast together.  It was the perfect place for them to burn off all of their energy.

These girls are so cute.   Damon went back and forth, but I think he had fun hanging out with the big boys.  Rockwell always takes such good care of him.

You can do it Damon!

The kids were excited to go in the big maze.  I told my kids I had to go with them, but once we were in there I realized that it wasn't as big as I thought and they could go on their own.

They had fun racing through on their own.

We went in the giant corn maze and that was tricky.  We started to get a little nervous that we wouldn't find our way out.  We were able to get out even though it wasn't actually the exit.

The kids were excited for a hay ride.

We all had a great time. The kids had a blast together and  I was glad that I had some time to visit with Tiff and Katie while the kids played. 

Mom, how much is an elbow?

Jonah had to make some macaroni and cheese for his foods class.  He came in my room and said, "mom, how much is an elbow?"  I had no idea what he was talking about.  He went and got his recipe and said, "see, it says a half of cup and an elbow macaroni."  It actually said, "One half cup of elbow macaroni."  Jonah always keeps me laughing.

On Monday Mel drove up and we went and walked in Provo Canyon.  It was gorgeous!

After that we got lunch and went to Tiff's and sat in her hot tub.  It was a great day!

Mel was nice enough to drive down Monday so she could take Caitlyn back with her because they were going to see Phantom that night.

Caitlyn loved the show and she loved the company!

It makes me so happy that Caitlyn loves being with family so much.

We had such a busy soccer weekend last week.  Jonah had a game Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Monday evening!   I really didn't mind because I love watching him play.  He played great.  On Friday it was almost 8:00 PM when we were driving home from the game and we were starving.  We stopped at sonic because I had some coupons.  You can only use one coupon per order so we ordered one and then drove across the parking lot and put in another order.  Jonah was worried that the same girl would bring out our food so he got in the drivers seat so she wouldn't recognize us.  We were both laughing so hard, especially when she came out and totally recognized us.  I have to document when I make my kids laugh because it is getting harder and harder as they get older!

Jonah's team had a rough season.  Most of the boys they played were 15-year-olds and they were huge!  They improved a lot this season and really worked well as a team.  They were excited to get a few wins at the end of the season.  I love his coaches.  It was so great that they were positive with the boys.  They worked them hard, but they also built up their confidence.  I'm so grateful for good coaches.

Wyatt's team went to a Women's BYU soccer game. Here is the team with Cosmo.

Keith went with the team to the game.  He enjoyed sitting with Kyle during the game. 

It was freezing that night.  I sent them with jackets and blankets. 

These boys are the cutest!

Wyatt had his last soccer game on Tuesday.  They ended the season with some wins!  Wyatt played great.  He is ready for a break and decided he doesn't want to play any winter sports.  It will be nice to slow down after such a crazy Fall sports season.

I went to hear Richard Ostler speak at Hunter High School a couple of weeks ago.  Emilee went with me and we drove by our old houses on the way home.  Someone gave Tiff this tree when Jen died and since they couldn't plant them in Eagle Mountain they gave it to us.  Keith did a great job planting it and we took really good care of it and it has grown so tall.  It makes me sad that we had to leave the tree.  I wish we could bring it to our new house.

Caitlyn loves Al Carraway.  Caitlyn borrowed my kindle and read her book and started following her on Instagram.  Al just released a new book and Caitlyn wanted to get it.  I bought it on my kindle, but we found out that Al was going to be in Orem on Saturday so we went down there.   

I bought Caitlyn the book so she could get it signed.  I'm thrilled that Caitlyn loves her and I was happy to buy her the book.  It was so good!  She is amazing and so wise.  She has a great perspective and insights about the gospel.  

She was so nice.  Caitlyn loved meeting her and talking to her.  We got there early, so we waited in line for a while before she got there, but by the time we left the line was wrapped all the way around the outside of the store. 

 Caitlyn had a choir concert Tuesday night.  They wear a green robe, but I didn't get a picture of that.  She did great, she is a great performer.  She is really enjoying choir.  She seemed so grown up that night, it is still a little strange that she is in High School.