End of the Year Midnight Swim

We decided to have an end of the summer season midnight swim party and movie night. We didn't really wait until midnight, just until dark, about 8:30pm. It was Saturday, September 17, 2011. It was great fun. We swam in a 99 degree pool. It was great. It wasn't even cold getting out because the water was so hot that it actually felt good stepping out into the night air. Jake and Felicia made homemade icecream. They are quite the experts now. Scott baked peach cobbler in the dutch oven. It was not quite right so we will have to work on that. David came with his two boys, Carson and Carter. Jennifer was out of town helping paint her mother's house so she and Connor were absent. Brad and Amy came but wouldn't swim because they didn't want to be cold while watching the move after the swim. Ryan, Shauntel, J.R., and Shyann were also in attendance. Ryan didn't swim because it was the bib University of Utah vs. BYU game for 2011. Utah won 54-10. Go Utes! Barry came with his daughter MacKenna. I love him so much, he is a funny guy! Josie didn't get to come because it was Homecoming for Bingham and she went to the dance with Aaron. We then watched a movie outside on the patio. It is the only time we did this this year. It was great fun with popcorn and candy as treats. The movie was Soul Surfer. Some liked it, some did not. I liked it. It was a great fun and we decided to make it an annual tradition.

Shy

MacKenna
Shy and MacKenna together

Carter

Carson

Grandpa dutch ovening peach cobbler

Party poopers but they made icecream so all is forgiven

Party Pooper - wouldn't swim

Party poopers - wouldn't swim

Playing the Ipad after his swim

Watching the UofU beat BYU during their annual rival game

New Hair!

Just wanted to share my new hair style. I cut about 8 inches off. It is very freeing and feels so healthy.

Starting Up Again

Whitney has asked that I start blogging again so that she may see my photos while she is in medical school in Wisconsin. It is also a good way to share photos with my other girls as well because they are the subject of most of my posts anyways. As you can see, I have not blogged since December 2009. That is a long time ago and I am going to do some flash back posts to catch up. I will start with the most recent and work my way back to December 2009 and so it will take a few posts because so much has happened.

We have just spent the day today in rememberance of 9-11. What a sad day that was in 2001. After dinner today we all went to the Healing Field in Sandy to see the flags placed in honor of each person who died on the tragic day. It is a good reminder of how people come together in a tragedy and also how blessed we are to be able to celebrate our patriotism. It is truly a somber experience.

We also celebrated Labor Day last week. All the kids came for breakfast that morning, except Whitney and Kellen of course. We sure miss them when we get together. We also held our annual BBQ. We had grandma Orgill; uncle Barry and his daughter McKenna; uncle David and aunt Jen with their boys Carson and Connor, poor Carter was home sick with his grandma Colleen and both were missed; Jared and Pinja; my niece Angie and her children Austin and Janessa; Shauntel, Ryan, J.R., and Shyann; Brad and Amy; Jake and Felicia; and Josie and Aaron and their friend Chris (Brown guy). It was great fun!

We also celebrated Oktoberfest 2011 the Saturday before Labor Day. It has become a family tradition to drive up the canyon to Snowbird Ski Resort and attend Oktoberfest. It was a great year this year. Scott, Jackie, Shauntel, Shyann, Brad, Amy, Jolynn (Amy's mother), Jake, Felicia, and Josie attended this year. Ryan and J.R. ditched us and went dove hunting in Green River, Utah. I would be really upset but they brought back delicious watermelon and cantaloupe and so all is forgiven.

We enjoyed German food, well some of us did. Shauntel was definitely not a fan and so we decided that if she comes again she will head up the stairs to the American BBQ and get a burger instead of the Oktoberfest fare. I personally love the food. It is different and I only eat it once a year so it is a treat for me.

We enjoyed eating, dancing, bubble machines, cutouts for picture taking, face painting, talking with the yo yo man, watching the balloon man make Shy a beautiful butterfly, shopping, and buying Scentsy (Amy) and a purse (Josie). It was a fun day and as always, I loved spending time with my kids.

Arriving