Kindergarten Blues

Today was Samuel's first day of ALL DAY kindergarten! :( It was pretty tough, I've been dreading this all summer, He was super excited and ready to go but the thought of sending him off into the world made me a little sad. His school starts at 8:00 and gets out at 3:21, four days a week. Since we live a distance from the school he gets on the bus at 7:40 and gets home at 3:45. It is weird to just be home with the two girls and surprisingly so much easier to just have 2 kids at home. I think it will be so good for Savannah to be the big sister and the one in charge.... although she does miss her "samole" I will be anxiously waiting at the bus today for him to get home!

The fleeting days of summer

Can summer really be over?? I am always filled with mixed emotions at the end of summer; exhaustion, sadness, excitement for the next season, relief to get back to a routine and a little anxiety to think that negative temps are just around the corner. I love summer we always jam pack each day and try to "live every moment" to the max. Here are a few of my favorite summer pass times. I love to ride the air chair and could for hours. This is Jesse at sunset on Utah Lake, which is actually really nice now days, nothing like when we were kids.

What's a summer without a couple of SMORES

I love going fishing with the kids this year we went with the cousins and had a great time. I mostly chase Kaitlen but I love being at the Lake and watching their excitement as they real a "fighter" in.

Nothing like a summer watermelon, Kaitlen sure is enjoying it. I can't seem to get enough of all the fresh produce.........not excited about winter produce...yugh!

I've really enjoyed riding my bike this year and have gone on some sweet trails, snowbird, Payson canyon, and the dirt roads by my house some morning's I ride with a herd of antelope......and no this is not a picture of me, but no one is ever really around to take a pic of me riding. :)

Jeff, Anthony and I hiked Loafer this year, it was awesome and something I've wanted to do for long time, I finally wasn't pregnant or nursing so I got to do it this year.

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A summer wouldn't be summer without a few weekends at the Cabin we love spending time with Anthonys grandparents.

The last and one of best parts of summer is Lisa and her boys come and stay for a week or more we have a great time together I love spending time with her and her boys.

More Wedding Pictures....Finally

Here are some more pictures from the wedding, they finally are working.Anthonys brothers and sister.

All the mitchell cousins

Wedding

Anthony's little brother, Thomas got married the first part of August, it was such a fun wedding. Savannah has had a crush on Thomas and was so excited to get to dress up in her white "princess" dress. Here are a few pictures from the busy day.
Well after several attempts to put my pictures on looks like this is the only one for now.....I've lost my Patience

New Porch

This last weekend we went up to the cabin and Anthony, his dad, and cousin built a new porch/deck on the cabin. The weight of the snow this last winter pulled the old one down. The best part of the weekend was to watch the kids and how excited they were to help out. Samuel and Savannah love to work with their dad. The worst part of the weekend was some retarded mother (me) giving her kids some hot chocolate which turned out to be boiling hot .....have you seen the episode of Seinfeld were Crammer spills coffee all over himself? well that happened to Samuel. It was so sad it completely burned the upper portion of his thigh. I feel terrible and we are tending to his wounds day and night.....our hot chocolate days are over! Sorry no picture....I'm not sure how much I want to remember my stupidity!

Soccer

Samuel has wanted to play soccer the last two years but it isn't available here unless I want to drive him a 1/2 hour away to play. So I got the crazy idea to start a Randolph soccer league. I really have no idea what I'm doing and am looking for suggestions from any of you that might have experience with youth soccer, any pros or cons???

Bear Lake

We live about 30 minutes away from the prettiest lake I've ever been to. It is such a pretty turquoise blue. I try to make it there once a week and let the kids play in the sand and water. Anthony got to go with us this week and we had so much fun making sand castles, burying the kids, relaxing and just enjoying the day.

Samuel loves to try and row around using his shovel as his paddle.

Savannah's favorite thing to do is make a sea shell collection.

Kaitlen loves to play in the sand and watch the waves come on shore. She even let us bury her half way.......it was a great way to keep her in one place. :)