You Belong in 1983

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

What Year Do You Belong In?

Gaige

Well it is a special time for us because for the past 3 years we have fought and prodded and begged and pleaded and cursed and threatened Gaige to brush, wear rubberbands make it to his appointments and finally the blessed day came...He got his braces off!!!!! Celebration! He was pretty excited and way ready to get them off. And I am sure that the staff at Dr. Jacksons office will be happy with a little space in between his visits, he thinks he owns the place. Now the fun with the other two kids begins! I did get pictures but my camera cord is packed...

Twilight

Twilight

When Doni wants something she gets it and she wanted to be first to see twilight so she pre-bought us tickets to go see it in Salt Lake! Can't wait for our little girls outing!

Ashlin is lucky to have friends with nice Moms and I am lucky to have nice friends too!!! Megan picked the girls up from school Friday and got them all ready for Trunk or Treating. I met them there and she was all decked out for the haunting and spooking. They had a blast and then they had even more fun when they got to go back to the Hawkes the "work" at the spook alley!

Halloween and Birthdays? a good mix!

Keenen is sooo lucky... well that is what some of his friends said Friday night at his party (Halloween) We decided to get the trick or treating done early enough so that for once Keenen could have a birthday party on his birthday. So we went to Trunk or Treat and was home in time to welcome all the party guests. Ashlin went with The Hawkes to thier house to "work" at the super fun Spook Alley that they had set up. They had a ton fun taking care of the trick or treaters. Keenen had invited a few friends over for night games, snacks, hot tub and movies. They had a great time and actually stayed outside most of the time playing night games. It is sometimes hard to have birthdays on holidays but this year turned out to be a hit. Thanks Megan for letting Ashlin "work" for you while I held down the fort with 11 13 year old hooligans...
The family party was just as exciting on Sunday with Hot Fudge Sundays and all the cousins. Keenen got the new Indiana Jones movie, and lots of money to spend as he pleases. Jeff and I got him a Supped up Honda 50, he was pretty excited. It is pretty muddy now because of the rain right now but we'll get some photos posted soon.

Get Lost!!!

Well another Fall tradition is the corn maze we all love it. it has become something that as soon as it starts to cool off my kids start asking about when we are going. We caught an amazing fall day last Saturday and it was beautiful the perfect day to go traipsing through a corn feild and then for a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch. Grandma Atwood had the whold thing planned out for a super Fall Grandma Party (parties that Jeffs Mom plans for all the grandkids) and we all had a great time. Ths kids ove to get together with all the cousins. There were a few missing Kami and Maroni, Gaige (he mountain biking with friends in Moab), Allen and Darshelle. But we still had a super time and everyone came home with the perfect pumpkin.

looking out from our house

We love out town and it is so beautiful in the fall.

I know its fall but...

I know it is fall but I am not quite ready for summer to be gone, I am a huge baby when it is cold...
SO here are a few photos from my hard this summer to cheer warm all of our hearts!

Sugar Cookies-Pizza-Carmel Apples

Yesterday Caradie, Carter, Riker, Baeli, Amy, Ashlin, Keenen, Gaige and Myself made Sugar Cookies, Carmel Apples and Homemade Pizza. We started getting together around this time a few years ago to do all these festvities and so when the kids started asking when we were going to do it this year we had to do it. It just inadvertnatly became a Fall Holiday Tradition I guess. They alway have fun decorating thier cookies with all the fun stuff we find. And someone always leave sick to thier stomachs because they ate too much cookie dough(Amy that is you). One of the favorite things though is for them to each make thier own pizza even Riker knew exactly what he wanted on his pizza. It was so fun and with it being such a nice day they also enjoyed playing outside.

DONI IS A SPAZ SO AM I...

WELL I GUESS I AM JUST As SPAZZY AS DONI AND I NEEDED TO KNOW WHO I WAS ALSO, I DID READ ALL THE TWILIGHT SERIES BOOKS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS (THE FIRST THREE I READ IN THREE DAYS) SO THIS WAS FUN TO CHECKOUT AND I AM EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE, SO, SORRY FOR CALLING YOU A SPAZ DONI
AND I AM ALSO AN ALICE!!!

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Some of our other hikes

HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS FROM SOME OF OUR OTHER HIKES THIS SUMMER. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TO HIKE AND NOW THAT THE KIDS ARE BIG ENOUGH TO NOW GET SO TIRED WHEN WE WALK FOR EVER IT IS A SUPER FUN FAMILY TIME AND ALL THE KIDS LOVE IT TOO. THERE REALLY ARE A TON OF GREAT PLACE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS RIGHT HERE SO CLOSE IN OUR CUTE LITTLE TOWN

Mount Timpanogas

Our hike to Timpanogas Cave this summer was super fun it was a hot day but we all enjoyed every step. The drive up to the cave was so pretty with trees almost touching from one side of the road to the other in some parts forming tree tunnels and the beautiful streams flowing along the road there were so many picturesk spots. The hike to the cave is a mile and a half straight up. Jeff and I had went about 15 years ago when Gaige was only 4 or 5 months old and he stayed at the bottom with my Aunt Pam. They give you a few time restraints and you have an hour and a half to get to the top for your tour, but with Jeff Atwood around there is no need to take an hour!!! We made it to the top in 29 minutes! It was hard, but even Ashlin made it in that time. I was so proud of her she wanted to stop and rest a few time (so did I) but she kept on truckin'. The view from up there is amazing and breathtaking (that is after we caught our breath from the hike), and we all loved it. It amazes me that someone was up there just hiking or hunting when the caves were found but I am glad they were, because it is now open for everyone to enjoy. And just as we thought we were going to die of heat exhaustion we were able to join the tour 2 spots before ours and cool off in the cave, it was so nice in there. It was also simply beautiful. It is just amazing to me the things you can be witness to in so many places here in Utah. The beauty that is so abundant that we take such huge advantage of.

This was just one of many amazing and beautiful hiking trips we took this summer.

Tagg from Doni

I have been tagged by Doni
Eight TV Shows I Love to Watch
1: Lipstick Jungle
2: Scrubs
3: Mad TV re-runs
4: SNL re-runs
5: Dancing w/ the Stars
6: Days
7: Extreme Make Over Home Edition
8: That 70's show

8 Things That Happenend Yesterday(in no order)
1: Went to Work
2: Took Ashlin to Dance
3: Laundry
5: cooked dinner
6: helped Ashlin with homework
7: painted my toenails
8: Made me s delicious cup of peperming tea


8 Favorite Places to Eat
(Not in any particular order)
1: Texas Road House
2: Ann Stewarts
3: Rumbi Island Grill
4: Whimpies
5: Olive Garden
6: Home
7: Palisade Brewery
8: Chilies

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To
1: Vacations
2: new Prowler
3: Spring (yup already)
4: No yard work for a fw months
5: lunch today
6: Keenen's b-day Halloween!
7: a bike ride today
8: being in less debt

8 Things on My Wish List
1: world peace
2: no more stock market crash
3: tummy tuck
4: A Maid/Cook
5: Jeff a new Harley
6: snow only in the mountains
7: boat
8: To laugh... at everything... i love to laugh

8 People I Tag
1: Megan
2: Ash
3: Abby
4: Jamie
5: Kandice
6: Sherrilee
7: Ann
8: Annette