Ogden

We were invited to the baptism of our good friends' son- Jonas Pilkington. We were friends in Georgia and have been living only an hour away for 2 years but have been too stupid to take time to hang out. We loved being there and seeing their kids who have gotten so old! The baptism was really nice- Jonas's grandma gave a talk about how our lives are like book ends. We have the beginning and the end and we choose what we put in between. It has been a tradition in their family for decades. What a great idea. After the baptism, we went to their home for lunch. It was the first time my kids had had sloppy joes and they were a hit! You could tell by Penny's clothes- what a mess.

Since we were in Ogden, we decided to find some fun things to do around there for the day.

 We went to the Eccles Dinosaur Park. Adam lucked out and got an email that morning with a ksl deal for half off tickets. Jackpot. These were robotic dinosaurs that looked real.

They had a little craft building where you could make dinosaur masks, build things and explore. The kids all loved it and spent the most time there. Look at that happy Beckam face. I love when he's happy.

 Digging for dinosar bones.

 Bridger found himself being chased by a giant t-rex. He's handsome even with his fake terrified face.

We stayed at the dinosaur park until it closed and then had a quick Wendy's dinner in preparation for our yummy dessert. We drove to Farr's ice cream right across the street from the Ogden temple and each picked out a flavor out of SO MANY flavors. 40? 50? I don't know- so many. Everyone was happy with their choices and we left full and satisfied. Wendy's was $13 for dinner, Farrs was $17 for ice cream. Explain that to me.

On the way back to Lehi, we stopped at the DI in Sandy to check out their puzzles and we SCORED. 17 awesome puzzles for $18. That will keep us busy for a few weeks.

First Day of School 2016

This year we ditched the charter school and went back to Dry Creek Elementary, a public district school. The kids were excited to wear normal clothes (no uniforms). The open house was great and the kids got to meet their teachers and see who was in their classes. Their teachers all seem really nice and we love the principal, Mr. Rencher.

Penny is in first grade and has Mrs. Wagstaff, who is a pretty new teacher. She had a little photo booth at the open house for the kids to take their pictures at and she gave Penny a little pack of microwave popcorn with a poem about how it's her homework to go home and watch a movie.

Briger is in third grade and has Mrs. Reynolds. He was excited to see a few familiar names from church on the class roster. Mrs. Reynolds also has her daughter in class, which I think is weird. We'll see how that goes.

Brody is a big sixth grader now. If we had stayed in Georgia, he would be in Junior High! I'm glad he's still in elementary school. It gives me an extra year of denial that I have a kid that old. His teacher is Mrs. Bean, but she just had a baby so he has a substitute the first 3-4 weeks of school. He's an easy going kid- change doesn't affect him much. I'm sure he'll do just fine this year as long as we keep his stack of books high.

The first day of school went great until after school. Penny's teacher put her on the bus at the wrong time and Brody got on the wrong bus on accident so all three of my kids took different buses and got home at different times. It was a bit stressful but they were all safe and mostly untraumatized.