Where did August go?

Wade was support car to this AWESOME team!

Trevor ran...and lived!

Randi loves to run...if only I could get her to run AWAY from the boys :)

Tucker gets his birthday breakfast...whatever they choose, made by dad.

Princess Pei Pei's Lemonade Luncheon


I can't believe it is already September! Looking back, August is such a blur...maybe because it was packed with so many things! Ben went to scout camp and "came back a man." We sure missed him that week, he is my biggest help:) Kyall was so excited to see him when he got home! We celebrated Ryanne's 6th birthday. She had a princess lemonade luncheon with her princess friends and ladies in waiting. Randi, Charlee and their friends took care of the princess' every needs and wants (thanks for all the help girls!). Trevor and Caleb were the court jestors with juggling acts, magic, and card tricks. I hope my little Princess Pei Pei had a wonderful day!

We drove to Woods Cross for a Cox family reunion and got to see some family we haven't seen for awhile. On the way home we stopped to see Noah. You know you are old when your kids' babysitter has a baby. What a cutie he is! I know very well that Ally will be a great mom...she "mothered" my kids for years.

After multiple trips to the stores and registrations school started. Usually I spend the week singing "It's the most wonderful time of the year" but this summer I was sad to see them go back. I guess I realize that my time with these great kids is passing all to quickly. Trevor is a Junior, Randi a Sophmore, Ben in 8th grade, Charlee in 5th, Tucker in 4th and Ryanne is a 1st grader now. I remember so clearly when it was just me, Trev, Randi and Ben home all day waiting for daddy to get home from work...no school, no sports, no schedules. I know they will all do great this year...they always do!

Tucker turned 9 ON A SCHOOL DAY! It's the first time school has ever started before his birthday. At least he got a true celebration at school, not just celebrating on some random day of the year.

Somehow we talked Trevor into joining Randi on the LHS CrossCountry team. He wasn't too happy when he had to get up at 4am on a Saturday morning to go run the Grizzly Back. Let's just say 42.5 miles from the highschool to Powder Mountain was just a little insane. Wade went as a support vehicle and got to watch my two babies run up a mountain in a relay. I wish I could have seen it! They both survived:) They have since had one meet and both did very well for their first race ever.

Sunday night we had a fun time at my dad's cousins house. Don and Judy are such gracious hosts! We had dinner and listened to family history stories from Bill and Don and now know why we aren't to friendly with the Bassett cousins (haha). The kids loved going down the fire pole in their home and playing in the hollow. Family is everything. My dad absolutely loved going to the Hollow every year and spending time with his extended family!

Labor day weekend brings SOOOOO many projects, I doubt we can do them all. I think the roof gets first priority. Every time it rains, a piece of my living room ceiling comes down. Hopefully we can get settled into a schedule and enjoy our little (okay, maybe not so little) family!