School Pictures 2012

And more pictures!!  We finally got the kids school pictures today.  

Recent Pictures On 10-20-12

We had another photo shoot at the studio near our house.  We were pleased with how well the kids did again, and how nice the pictures turned out!  Here are a few of our favorites...(there are more, but they will not be revealed till Christmas time :)

Also the rest of these can be seen here :  MORE PICS

Fall Pics

The kids were finally feeling better today, AND the weather was beautiful...the only downside is the time we were able to get them all dressed up and do a photo shoot, the lighting was just too bright. But, hopefully we will have some more opportunities before winter hits, but these are a few we got today.

End of Summer Hurrah!!

So the kids loved the Alpine Slide so much in June, we decided we should go again before winter starts.  We did pretty much the same thing as on Father's Day, except we met some good friends for the brunch in the morning, and then instead of hiking up the huge hill to the slide with the kids, we decided to take them on the ski lift.  Liam was quite nervous, and proclaimed he didn't want to go on it, but decided to try it anyway.  I was a little surprised he did because he was in near tears when we suggested it.  Once he sat down, he relaxed and thought it was soooo fun!  Once Rowan saw them on the lift, she was really excited to go too.  She has no fear!  Liam ended up loving the lift ride so much, he asked to go on it again, but since the line to the slide was so long, we were short on time, and decided to take them to the bouncy house next.

After they played for a short time, I thought they would like ice-cream this time, and last time Mike did find out they have a shop in the building, but once we finally found it, Liam said that is NOT what he wanted, he wanted what he had last time.  So we had to find our way out of the building, which was a pain because I had Rowan in the stroller and the elevator was so slow, but we finally made it out of the building, and we got them their shaved ice.

Also, they have a NEW ride this season called the Mountain Flyer!!  It looks really fun, and we found out that Liam is tall enough to ride it with an adult, but we decided because of time, that we would do it next year....Can't wait!!

Kittens

So the story goes, Mike was out riding bikes with Liam, and they stopped at the neighbors house to talk. They had some kittens, and Mike mentioned that I used to work with a rescue group, and could maybe help find homes for them. Sadly the rescue groups are up to their eye-balls with their own rescue animals, so I don't like to 'dump' the ones I need help with on their lap. So, I figured I would do the bulk of the work before handing them off for adoption. Since Mike is allergic, they have to be in the basement for most of the time. But, we bring them up to play and get some exercise and attention. They are super sweet kittens, and VERY friendly. At first the kids didn't want anything to do with them, but they quickly warmed up to them, and really love playing with them now. It has been a really good experience for them. I don't plan to get back into rescue work right now because with two little ones, I just don't have the time for it. But, as they get older I look forward to having them help out volunteering for our local rescue groups.

There are 2 males.  Liam helped me name them: Huckle and Spidy and 1 female: Sally.  They will be available for adoption after their spay/neuter on the 14th..If you know anyone looking for a kitty, let me know!!

Cute Video

Trying to keep Liam from having a melt down this afternoon, I showed him this video...he had to watch it again and again!

Movies

With the kids getting a little older, Mike and I have felt a lot better about leaving them with a sitter. We love our kids, but it has been really nice having dates again. The kids actually like having sitters come to play with them, which makes leaving much easier too. The last time Mike and I have been to a movie was about a year and a half ago with some friends, and before that was when I was pregnant with Liam!! Friday night we went to Koi, a local Japanese restaurant, and then to a movie at Thanksgiving Point. We were quite impressed with the addition to their theater, and were also pleased with how nice and clean it was. So on Sunday, we decided to take the kids to their first ever movie! We decided on 'Brave', since it has been out for a couple months, and add that with a Sunday matinee in Utah County, we practically had the whole place to ourselves. We actually did up until it started, a family of 3 came in. We were glad it was mostly empty because we were not sure how well they would do. Liam was super good, and Rowan was really good too considering she is only 2-1/2. She did talk and move around a bit, but didn't try running away, which was nice....that is what I imagine Liam doing at her age, and that is why we waited so long to take them. But, now that we have gone, we plan to take them to future Sunday matinees! It was a great family date!

(You can see how empty it is!  Rowan is on my lap, and Liam is next to us on the left.)