Halloween Recital

While teaching preschool at Apple Athletic Club, I met an astounding woman, who became a dear friend.  We taught together the first year, and our second year, she took on the music portion of preschool.  Jeanne is so talented and amazing, and I'm so glad we're friends!

She is teaching piano to about a dozen students, and a while ago, as we were both lamenting how hard it is to teach our own kids, we came up with a great idea!

I teach her girls, and she teaches my boys.  So our kids still have a 'teacher' to be accountable to, but we're also accountable to each other.  For the last few months, it has worked GREAT!  I hope it continues to work out for both of our families.

Here's the one shot I got of my boys in their costumes.  I must have been tired, because I didn't get any of them at the piano, or of her girls, or even a GROUP shot of all the students!

Can you tell who we are??

Fun with Friends

We have some dear friends that moved to Washington a few years back.  Each summer, they come back to Idaho and Utah to visit, and we were SO excited that we got to hang out with them!!!

Our oldest and youngest children were born within days of each other.  I was her visiting teacher before either of us had kids, we moved into their apartment when they bought their house, and she pretty much raised Tanner for 4 months while I was student teaching and Ryan was working.  We love the Waites, and cannot wait to see them again!

Here's just a 'few' pictures of the fun we had while they were down....Taken over the period of a week, and of course, they're out of order.

We used to get together as couples for game nights...
back when we each had only one kid...
and could all bring a pack and play to put kids to sleep....
with this wild crew, those 'bring your baby and a game' nights
are a thing of the past!

Looking for fish or crawdads or SOMETHING at Rigby Lake.
Definitely a summer highlight!

Tanner pretending to eat one of the many grass hoppers he and the kids had caught.  Ewwe!

Keetley and Aliyah at Rigby Lake.  Born just a few days apart.  

Kortlen trying to decide if he wanted to go play in the water, or take a nap.

All the ladies at Rigby Lake...fun times with fun friends!

And all the ladies at Twin Bridges.  I think we were missing
some??  but it was fun to see those that could comel!

Ryan and Keetley, getting ready to roast hot dog...which I forgot.  Doh!

Tanner was playing so hard, he sweat like crazy, and somehow
 ended up with a shoe print on his face?!  LOL!

Shortly after the "mom?  my tummy hurts.  I think I ate too
many marshmallows." conversation

Some day, I hope we can make the trip to the Pacific North West to see our friends.  Meanwhile, we'll settle for "Waite Week"!

{The Pond} at Bush Berry Farm

I have some dear friends that decided to get together at {the pond}.

We couldn't go until I took Kortlen in for his 2 year immunizations, and picked up a new scout shirt for Ryan...scout camp is coming up!!!  Must have my man dressed in his best!

We were late and we missed out on a terrific downpour...but made up for it by staying later.

I now know what to get two little boys for their birthday!!!  {note to self:  fishing pole, tackle, and some waders.}

Here's some fun shots of our afternoon:

baby talk...Kortlen was asleep,
or he would have been jabbering away, too!

LOVE this little guy!

These ladies are dear friends...I'm so glad to have them in my life,
and they've helped me through some trying times,
and also been there to celebrate the amazing times!
So BLESSED to have you in my life, friends!

don't judge me on this composition....I was standing
on a raft...trying NOT to fall in the pond! LOL!

Since that lovely storm started rolling in, we all packed it up and headed for home...

We ended the day with another trip to the pediatrician's office, because an upset brother threw a water bottle at another brother, thus causing a huge split in the scalp. Didn't worry about said split, till after the 30 minute drive home when I discovered the back seat covered in blood, along with my middle child.  It worried me enough that we went in, and in turn, left with two cute little staples in Taylor's scalp, and Tanner asking to keep said stapler.  Oy.  I hope I survive these cute boys!