BFF Drive-Thru

The Gandolas, our BFF's who have moved to California, were passing through Utah last fall.(Only Heidi was here). I was so excited to meet them in Sandy parking lot as they passed through so I could at least say Hi and give her a hug for a minute in person! There is something about that friend that has been there through it all for you! When we lived right by each other, we shared daily chats, school carpools, venting, YW ideas, trips to the park with the kids, took turns buying the "diet soda" for the day:) ETC! Those were some hard/exhausting days when our kids were smaller and I think I would have died some days not having her friendship!
Here she is with her twin sister! I remember coming to her house one day to drop something off and started to talk to her sister thinking it was her (as I had never previously met her twin)! It was SO funny as I had NO idea they were that identical!
Love ya Heidi!

Oh What Do You Do On Your Furlough Days?

With budget cuts everywhere these days, including the school districts, Steve had several furlough days scheduled throughout the year. I loved how most of the days wrapped a weekend or something allowing time to do little projects around the house--like draining "the pool" for the summer. We all loved to help.
It felt like it would never drain completely--but finally we were done and able to dump the last little part on the lawn. I was worried about dumping too much on the lawn since we used a salt chlorination pump system--but it turned out OK and didn't ruin the grass! What a great summer it was!

Gustafson Reunion

We met with some of the Gus side of the family on September 11, 2010 at Layton Park. It was so fun to see our cousins again as time has flown and we have all grown up! I missed a few people in pictures...I will have to shoot faster next time! It was great to see y'all!
Lexie & Mikelle always ready with their pose!

Cute Sara & boys!

Tanner has surpassed his Mom in height!

Aaron & Sheri and their blondie babies!:)

Kyle & Alicia with their 4 girls!

Kenz & Iz!

Julie & Nate!

I don't even know if Preston & Linnea know that we affectionately call them "P &L" but we have loved our time with P & L though the years! They always put so much time and effort into the family Christmas Eve gatherings at their home when we were all growing up! Lots of fond memories!

Me & Cami!

The Dopp crew! Izzy was not in the mood for me as she was ready to go!

Little Aidan also does not care for my picture taking and tries to give me a hard time by looking away! Cami was able to turn and get him to look! He is so darn cute that you can't be mad!:)

Can't resist the girls and their poses!

Cute!

What would we do without sisters?

Me & Kenz! Steve had to leave early before we got his picture:)!

The boys stopped playing just long enough for me to take their picture...

...and then they were right back "at it"...tackling, wrestling etc...

"You are going down!"

"No way dude--YOU are going down!"

Looks like Cameron wins this one!

As my Mom would say...everything ended way too soon! It was great to reunite though! Until next year...

Lion King

My sister Jennie was able to let us in on accessing her Lion King tickets about a year in advance! We are always so thrilled when a great opportunity comes to SLC so we don't have to fly to NY!:)
The production was so great and I wish I would have insisted that the boys come too but at almost $100 a pop, I didn't want to pay for anyone that wasn't grateful to see it:). I will insist next time though as they would have enjoyed it! Another fun night! Thanks Jennie!

BYU Football Team Pre-game Fireside

The BYU Football team does a Friday night fireside before they play their Saturday games. We had to go as they were at a church right by us and we had it planned for YW before our release. It was so fun to see the players in a spiritual setting. One of the "islander big boys" played a medley piece on the piano that he had "arranged." We later found out that he had done that piece playing by ear. I thought they did such a great job and gave inspiring messages. I have so much respect for Bronco and the boys as they carry all of the expectations and hopes of the students, fans, and the church on their shoulders!
We were able to meet and greet the players after the fireside! I wish I would have studied up to know more of them beforehand:). Great experience!

Fun in the Fall

Our most favorite thing to do in the fall is take our neighbor's dog for a walk each night! She is SO cute and it is so fun to take her out!
The boys enjoyed reading outside. They have a book report due each month and also have to read at least 20 minutes a night-so sometimes they would just go outside where it felt so nice when the sun was going down.

We tried out the "Unlimited Laser Tag" one day. It was quite the workout for the kids running around in there for over an hour--game after game!

Cheese!

I took Kennedy bowling as I didn't want her knocked out cold in the laser tag room! Lots of fun with the kids and their friends!

Raingutter Regatta

The scouts did the Rain gutter races this year which was so fun...and almost as competitive as the Pinewood Derby!
The boys and their boats...

Cameron always adding the dramatic "pirate" effect to the pictures:).

Lots of fun and way to go boys!