I forgot some fun things.

Refer to the blog post below (which I did not title -- I simply couldn't think of one) for most of our info this week, but I forgot two fun things.

First, Todd surprised me by being a fantastic Polynesian dancer at the ward Luau a few weeks ago.  It was really fun!  There was fire dancing, too, but Todd didn't learn how to do that.

And Todd, Abby and McKay all ran a 5k last weekend.  They beat Beethoven, which means that they ran the 5K faster than the length of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (about 32 minutes).  Every year we run into Jonny and Melody -- they used to help out with Alex and McKay and we love them!  Jonny is really fast!  He won the whole race this year.  Melody pushed the baby and still wasn't very far behind.  McKay loves the whole thing and is so glad Todd will push him.  Abby did great even though she didn't train, and Alex and I cheered them on at the finish.  

Well, it's the mom's turn to blog.  It's the perfect time for me to brag about my kids.  They are awesome!  

We've had a lot of fun the past few days.  Friday night Abby and I took McKay to see Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband in concert at Thanksgiving Point.  It was so fun!  They are an awesome band and we truly enjoyed ourselves.  Todd was at a conference in Zion's National Park and Alex stayed home with friends.

On Saturday, we had a wonderful trip up to Brigham City to go to the open house of the new temple.  It was absolutely beautiful -- I especially loved the colors and the stained glass!  I was so happy being in the temple with my family.

Yesterday we drove up to Cascade Springs to see the colors.  They are already quite vibrant up in the mountains... the aspens aren't turning yet, but there were lots of reds and oranges, as you can see.  What a lovely spot that is.  The weather was perfect, and we had a great time.

I love to hang out with my family!

We have been working for a long time on planning and building a new house that would be more suited for Alex and McKay.  We recently decided not to build, but to do some remodeling on our existing home.  That should be fun!

Family Reunion

The middle of August (yes, I'm slow) brought us our family reunion, which we had been planning for for quite some time.  Family members came from far and wide to join in the fun.  A few highlights:  The first day started off with a game of family jeopardy and a trip to the BYU Creamery.

Day 2 we took family pictures in the morning, which was not as painful as I expected.  In the afternoon we had a family talent show.  Abby and Allison sang Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck.  That's right, Engelbert Humperdinck.  McKay played Book of Mormon Stories on his African drum.  I played the piano.  Everybody gave a lot of fun performances.  Next we went swimming at the Lindon pool.  For dinner we went to the Brick Oven, which was tasty and also significant because that is where my mom and dad went on their first date 50 years ago.

Day 3 we went to Bridal Veil Falls in the morning.

Day 3 was also Mom and Dad's 50th anniversary, so that was the highlight of the day.  We had an anniversary dinner minus the grandkids at La Jolla Groves, and that turned out very nice.  We then went back to the hotel and had a party with everyone to celebrate Mom and Dad.  Congratulations on 50 years, Mom and Dad!

It was great to see everyone at the reunion.  We'll see you again in two years.