September–Mike and Carly, Adventure Thursdays and Dear Evan Hansen

Mike and Carly Visiting

When we got home from dropping the kids off in Provo, Mike and Carly and Whitney were here!  Chris had picked them up from the airport the night before he left for Utah.  We spent the week playing games and really got back into Dominion, which was fun.  We also watched The Quiet Place, Avengers Infinity War and went to the theaters to watch Mission Impossible.  Other than that we didn’t go anywhere – they were happy to stay home and get caught up with editing pictures and videos.  We also did a lot of talking – so much fun to reconnect and have such great conversations about parenting and life.

Whitney loves Oranges

So funny to see Whitney climb up on the island and start devouring orange slices.  So fun to get to see her personality while she was here!

Adventure Thursday: Paint Mines

So happy to be adventuring again.  Excited that Mindy is going to be joining the group.

YW Hike

One Saturday morning we took the YW and YM hiking up by Helen Hunt Falls.

 

Some of my cute beehives: Grace, Natalie, Kiera, Megan, Grace, Natalie and Reagan.   And some of my other favorite MiaMaid’s and Laurels: Emily, Maggie, Emma and Annalise.  : )

Camping with Friends

It was Megan Jackson’s idea… she invited several families to camp one Friday night and we jumped on board.  We haven’t been camping as a family for so long.  We picked up Dad from work and headed over to Cheyenne Mountain State Park.  The Larsons, Egberts, and Theurers met us there.  We set up our tent and then the kids spent the evening exploring together.  So fun to have time with eachother.  Megan, Owen and Justin set off on an adventure for over an hour.  Ian, Anders, Matt and Luke wandered in and out of campsites and tents.  Emily, Emma, Maggie and Kimbyl talked and talked.   Sandwiches for dinner, smores around the campfire and lots of great talking.  Megan was the first to put herself to bed.  No surprise there.   The boys LOVED sleeping in the tent.  I wish I could say the same.  I was cold and woke up so many times in the night. : (

Hiking the Crags Trail

So fun to hike the Crags Trail with Emma, Danielle, and Ali right when the Aspen Trees were bright yellow.  Perfect timing.  I really love hiking!

Pine Creek Football Games

Megan, Brynnley, Romney and Austin planned to meet up at the Pine Creek Football Homecoming Game.  Chris and Emily were in Utah with Ryan and Katie, so I decided to take Luke and Matt and meet up with the Theurers.  Fun to spy on Megan and her friends.  And Pine Creek won.  Fun night!

Adventure Thursday – Mueller State Park

Another beautiful hiking day up to Mueller State Park.  Love the colors and hiking with these ladies.

Dear Evan Hansen

Jon and Megan got tickets for Maggie’s 16th birthday and asked if we wanted to come along.  We surprised Emily with tickets as a THANK YOU for watching the kids while we were in Albania.  We drove with the Jacksons, ate dinner at Torchy’s Taco’s in Denver and then headed over to the Theater.  Emily knew all of the music and was so excited.  The production was amazing.  We didn’t know about the swearing, which was pretty disappointing, but the message was really wonderful and so well performed.  It was a great night.

Other things happening in September…

• Cub Scouts starting back up.
• Cross Country starts back up for Luke and Matt
• Swing Dance classes begin for Emily, Megan, Luke and Matt.
• Emily doing lots of driving with me.  She’s up to 30/50 hours.
• Lots of car research and purchasing!  Chris gets a new car: a Honda Clarity
• Megan, Luke and Matt spend their Saturdays playing soccer games.
• Dad and Emily head out to Provo for a weekend to see Katie and Ryan and watch the BYU-McNeese State Game.
• Young Women meetings, activities and youth firesides.
• Finally having the house to myself again – so much flexibility in getting things done!