More Band-Aids

Katy touched the pan from dinner and burned her poor little fingers.

2013 Family Pictures

 I had my heart set on taking family pictures out on the salt flats.  I really wanted something Wendover-ish.  But the rain did not want me to have this wish.  It rained almost two weeks straight before pictures and so the salt flats looked more like the Great Salt Lake.

There are some really cool old airplane hangers from WWII and so we went over there.

I couldn't decide which I like the best so here are them all. 

Okay, I lied. This one is my favorite picture.  I love how Nate's arms are around us all, protecting us and holding us together.   Yes, this is my favorite.

I would be so happy with this one if Thad wasn't being... well, Thad.


Beautiful Norma Sue

My Katy-Bug

Thad-Man.  My boys sure are in a weird smile phase.  But I give full props to the photographer, she got a great one of him in the end.  :0)

Tucker John.  Again with the weird smiles but this first one is my favorite of him.

My kiddlets!  What my life would be without them, I don't want to ever find out.

Got to love funny pictures.  

Thought we would try for one with the casino's in the background.  Just a happy family instead.  ;0)

Castle

Katy has been really into castles these days.  Not sure what started it but asked her dad to make her one a few days ago and now it is a daily thing to have her ask for one.  This was today's creation. :0)

New Bracelet

Nate got me a new bracelet.

Now let me tell you the story.

While driving to Utah County on Thursday for the play, Nate had to bring his cop car because he needed to leave the next morning and the kids and I were staying the weekend.  I tend to be okay driving but for some reason I was very tired once we hit Five Mile Pass.  As we came through Ceder Fort I remember quickly opening my eyes and realizing I was almost off the road.  I had blinked just a little bit longer than I should have.  Nate was behind me and saw the whole thing.

At my mom's I asked him if he noticed me going off the road at that point.  He told me that in his head he was already calling in the helicopter and trying to decide which of us he would give CPR to first.  Needless to say we were just a bit scared by this.

When he came home he handed me this bracelet and a key chain holder with the same thing.  I will be more careful driving by myself from now on.

'Shrek' the Musical

Nathan needed to go to a play for one of his classes and instead of trying to find sitters for the kids and going to a theater in Salt Lake, he chose to take the whole family to "Shrek".  We took Winni, Mom (Kathryn had been to sick to come) and Celest with us.

What a fun night!  What a long night.  Katy sat on Nana's lap all night until just after intermission when she came to tell me she was ready to go back to Nana's house and to her blanket.  It was 9 o'clock at the time so she was valid in her reasoning. 

The play was so cool.  Donkey's voice was amazing and the Fiona's acting made me think of my cousin Karras and how well she would have played the part.

It was fun to laugh at Thad when they kissed at the end and to have him laugh so loud and hard at the "passing gas" scene.  All in all, it was a fun family night.

Falling Off...

While trying to do a bit of homework so that the weekend away would be nicer, I hear a crash!!!

Then screaming.

Katy, her pants around her ankles, toilet paper holder in hand, on the side of the toilet, holding her head.

She had used the toilet paper roll holder as a handle to get up on the toilet and it broke, sending her into the shelves in front of her.

She had a pretty good goose-egg and her Daddy had bought her new bandaids so she was very anxious to try them out.

Just another day

 We have been feeling very cabin fevered lately with all the school work Nate and I have had to be doing, so I took some time to blow bubbles with Katy.