We were able to go up to Independence Rock and Casper one Saturday and we had a great time! We love outings with the family. The kids were excited to finally climb Independence Rock, as the other several times we've tried to get out, we've been eaten by mosquitoes, even with bug spray, and end up jumping back in the car to escape the bite! Cal was leading the way, running the whole time, with Emma and Daddy close behind. Lucy was a little unsure and wanted to stay at the bottom for a while, but decided to be brave, and she made it the whole way, as did Cov! It was neat, and the kids loved looking at the views all around and at the inscriptions the pioneers made in the Rock at the top.
Then went up to Casper. We went to Poor Boys Steakhouse first. It is a total dive on the outside but it was really good food, and fun on the inside! We went to run a few errands and look around at some stores. We went to the castle park, which we love. It was snowy, but not too cold and the kids had a great time! Emma and Lucy made a snowman, a Ninja snowman. Cal ran all over all of the park and tried everything out, We went to the mall to play and look around. Got some Happy Hour slushes at Sonic. And then we headed out. It was such a fun day!
The kids always love their play dates with friends on Friday and Saturday, too! One day, Emma had two, one here and one at one of her friends! She and Christine and Lucy did a pet salon and jazzed up Jazzy!
We went to Utah one weekend, so much fun! It was President's Day weekend, and we were lucky enough to attend the Provo City Center Temple open house. We went with Grandpa Scott (Grandma Di was not feeling well) and cousin Amber. What a unique and beautiful temple! It took us about 2 1/2 hours to get in, but it was worth the wait. We were very creative and tried hard to keep the kids busy and happy in line. This was a neat temple with a neat feel. Though the most important thing of course is what goes on inside temples. What a great legacy, what a great work to do!
Then we were able to meet up also with Grandma & Grandpa Ryerse and go to the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. He's always been a favorite artist of mine and it was fascinating what we learned about him. His career was so prolific and I wasn't aware how long he was at it! I love how true to real life he was, his warmth, and how he portrayed the ideals in America at that time. I wish those ideals were the same now as they were back then.
Cov hung out with his best bud, Uncle Randy. He went and got lunch with him and loved riding in Randy's car so much he didn't want to get out.
We also were able to hit up the temple really quick. I love the temple and going there makes me want to be better each time.
One weekend brought a fun Primary activity. We did a service project and made valentines to take to elderly in our ward and delivered them, played games in the gym, did a church tour (to emphasize reverence and the sacredness of the place) and then enjoyed some muffins. Man, I love these Primary kids and being in Primary! It's the best! I forgot to take many pictures but here are a few. That afternoon, we took a trip to Laramie for church auxiliary training. It was awesome! I loved the Primary training which focused on love. It really is all about love! Then we met up with the Schaefs to see the new Chipmunks movie and went to dinner at Applebees.
We went to Utah one weekend, so much fun! It was President's Day weekend, and we were lucky enough to attend the Provo City Center Temple open house. We went with Grandpa Scott (Grandma Di was not feeling well) and cousin Amber. What a unique and beautiful temple! It took us about 2 1/2 hours to get in, but it was worth the wait. We were very creative and tried hard to keep the kids busy and happy in line. This was a neat temple with a neat feel. Though the most important thing of course is what goes on inside temples. What a great legacy, what a great work to do!
Then we were able to meet up also with Grandma & Grandpa Ryerse and go to the Norman Rockwell exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. He's always been a favorite artist of mine and it was fascinating what we learned about him. His career was so prolific and I wasn't aware how long he was at it! I love how true to real life he was, his warmth, and how he portrayed the ideals in America at that time. I wish those ideals were the same now as they were back then.
The cousins had fun sleepovers. Cal went with Kaison to sleepover with them, and we had a girls sleepover at Grandma Sue & Grandpa Dan's. They had a great time, stayed up until 2! They played games, watched a movie, and giggled and played some more. We made German Pancakes in the morning, heart attacked Grandma and Grandpa with sweet notes they wrote on hearts, made cootie catchers and had fun doing hair and other girly things. Such sweet cousins, I love that they are so close!
Cov hung out with his best bud, Uncle Randy. He went and got lunch with him and loved riding in Randy's car so much he didn't want to get out.
We also were able to hit up the temple really quick. I love the temple and going there makes me want to be better each time.
We celebrated Valentine's Day also that weekend, see more about that in a future post. And on the way back home, we got to stop at Amy, Kolby & Boji's house. It is always fun to do that! We had a yummy dinner and I got a hair cut. She cut off about 10 inches. She gave me a long bob, which she informed me is called a "lob". Love that sister of mine, she's so great at everything and inspires me! Cov and Boji were funny. Boji kept asking Cov if he wanted to go hunting. Cov kept replying, "No, I don't want to!" Boji persisted, but Cov said he didn't want to ever go. The few weekends later when we went shooting, we kept asking Covey if he wanted a turn, but he just said, "no! I don't want to! It's scary!"
Another weekend, we went out to the shooting range with the Smiths and Schaefs. Watch out for these sharp shooters! We took out a pumpkin bucket, a Kristoff barbie doll, some #10 cans, water bottles and pop cans to shoot at, as well as target stickers. Everyone had a great time. Cal loved watching and shooting. Even Emma is asking for a gun for Christmas now, lol! The kids cracked up when Kristoff or the pumpkin would get shot. Lucy tried it, too, and everyone said to not mess with that girl, she had a great aim! And I even did pretty well target shooting too. It started getting cold and windy, so the kids and moms crammed into the cars to hang out for a bit. Then we went to Su Casa for lunch with them and ran into a bunch of other friends. It was good. We love this town and the people here and will miss it, but it's meant to be. Then we went to the park for a bit and to hang out at the Smiths, who announced they'll be leaving soon as they just got a job offer in Colorado.
And, let's not forget the party we try hard to enjoy each weekend...the housework! Like my large laundry pile. Right when I feel so on top of it and good to go, a pile magically appears again usually over the weekend. ;) And the other household chores we all pitch in to do. Usually we don't take pictures of that, but that's what we should take them of, because that's what we spend a lot of time doing. Whether we're working or playing though, it's always weekends for the win!
And, let's not forget the party we try hard to enjoy each weekend...the housework! Like my large laundry pile. Right when I feel so on top of it and good to go, a pile magically appears again usually over the weekend. ;) And the other household chores we all pitch in to do. Usually we don't take pictures of that, but that's what we should take them of, because that's what we spend a lot of time doing. Whether we're working or playing though, it's always weekends for the win!
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