Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year.  The girls had a blast dressing up.  Last minute Brock decided he wanted to go Trick-or-Treating (probably for the last time), so Grandma helped him put a costume together.

A Quick Trip to Park City

Jeff's dad came through Utah on his was down to Arizona and invited us to stay with them in Park City for a couple nights.  We had a great time enjoying a mini vacation.  We took a little walk past the fun barn in Park City and I thought it was a great place to have a mini photo shoot.

Birthdays!

We have had 3 birthdays lately.  Paige turned 8, Brock turned 12 and Jeff turned ....hmm...I'm not sure if I should tell; let's just say he's nearing a milestone.  Brock and Paige each had a momentous birthday.

Brock turned 12 and is now a priesthood holder and a young man!!  He loves being older and done with primary.

I can't believe how quickly Brock has gone from this .................

To this .........

The one thing Brock really wanted for his birthday this year was contacts.  No more glasses for him!  He loves them and learned quickly how to use and take care of them.

Next was Paige's 8th Birthday!!  Paige was baptized and she got her ears pierced.  She was so excited to be baptized and receive her own set of scriptures.

 We had a birthday party with some friends and cousins.

Paige wanted to play a game called 'Pin the Pony on Paige'  (Paige's own creation).  Grandma Ludlow was nice enough to draw a Paige picture and the girls pinned bows in "Paige's" hair.

Paige loved it!

 Paige shares a birthday with Grandpa Ludlow.  

Paige and her daddy after she was baptized.

Such a happy 8 year old!

Sleeping Beauties?

The other night Jeff walked into the girls room to check on them. This is what he found......................

I don't know how Paige got like that, but Hayley sleeps like this ALL the time!

Summer 2011

This summer we had some fun. here and there.  No big family vacation this year because Jeff didn't have vacation time., but we were able to squeeze in good times here and there.

The kids wanted to go to the Provo Freedom Festival Parade.  They thought it would be more fun then it was.  They were used to the Syracuse city parade where they throw candy.  They do not do that in Provo.  The kids were a little bummed and we left early.  Brock was so bored and frustrated he didn't want to pose for any 4th of July pictures (Ethan didn't even come - is that what having teenagers is like?).

At Harmons they do a family work party at Lagoon.  We were so excited to have some real family time with all of us.  They had free face painting, popcorn, brownies, drinks, watermelon, chips and cotton candy.  They even had a store drawing and Jeff won a flat screen TV.  We were joking about how fun that would be but didn't think we really had a chance.  After a while of waiting through the raffle I decided to take the girls to a nearby ride.  A little while later I see Jeff and Brock carrying this huge box coming toward us.  We were shocked and so excited..  It was kinda fun walking out with it and having people ask where we got it and what company Jeff worked for (now we just need a house to put it in).

Tour of Utah.  Jeff enjoys biking.  He loves to bike and to watch.  This year he took us to the Tour of Utah.  I thought it would be boring and that I would maybe escape and go shopping, but we had a blast.  The atmosphere was electric.  We all had a really good time and got to see some biking celebrities.

And of course there was plenty of swimming, sprinklers ,popsicles,  cousins, and friends.

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