Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Lilly's Birthday!

This is a big day! Birthdays at this age are talked about for weeks and months before hand. Mainly about the cake. So we had to get it right. This is the second attempt, but Lilly loved her "Ariel in her wedding dress cake"
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Can't believe she's already 4! She keeps up with her brothers, but she is 100% girl! She loves to dance and twirl. She loves her shoes and anyone elses that make her feel beautiful! We love Lilly!

Thanksgiving

Field Trip with Benson's first grade class!
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Nora and Harper have always been good friends!
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Sunshine in November! We'll take it! Enjoying the warmth while we still can!
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At the end of summer we challenged the Clawsons to a candy deal. No candy for the month of October. If you ate a piece that family got a mark. The reward was a game night together at the end of the month! Whipped Cream and Marshmallows made up for the month without candy, but it was such a fun night!
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End of BYU Football season!
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This is one of the few Thanksgiving pictures I have. Taken right before dinner! 
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The pie selection! Too many choices! 
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Day after Thanksgiving tradition! The boys found a beautiful tree!
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Along for moral support, and a nap! 
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Where to set a baby in the snow? She didn't seem to mind!
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Tree hunting is hard work, but Benson wasn't as tired as the girls!
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From mountain to the living room. All in a day! 
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Here comes fall!

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year and this year did not disappoint! 

Football season? We are so ready!
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I joined the PTA board at the kids school! Little did I know what I was getting into and I am really just skimming the top. I got put in charge of school T-shirts and PTA board member T-shirts. The school shirts were ordered, but I ended up making all the shirts for the board members!
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She's getting ready to move!! Look at that plank! (6 1/2 months)
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Grandpa's garden was overflowing with goodness! We reaped so much from his garden, orchard and berry bushes!
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Brooks spent a good portion of the summer training for his bike race. He went on a lot of long bike rides! Up the canyons and down the Murdock Trail.
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Finally ready for LOTOJA! This was at the check in in Logan, UT.
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Team dinner the night before the race. So many old friends for Brooks to catch up with.
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We spent the night with Ben and Melissa in Garland, as we headed for Preston, ID which is where Brooks was to start his leg of the race the car broke down. We ended up in Malad, ID with a dead alternator. Ben came and rescued us by getting Brooks to his race, picking up the car part, and then changing the car part in his garage! Mel dropped everything to come get the kids, and then watched the kids all day and hosted us for another night! We saw so many miracles that day and know that the Lord had a hand in our life that day!
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Our Hero!
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Still smiles!
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Huge thank you to the lady at the mini mart across the street from the mechanic's shop who let us hang out for a bit and charge my phone, and helped us find the park down the road!
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Thanks to Ben's car knowledge and skills and YouTube we were able to get a new alternator!
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 Benson dressed up as a police officer for school community helpers day!
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Lilly felt left out when the boys were getting school pictures! We took some pictures outside her dance class one morning to document her 3 year old self! When I told her to stand by the tree this first pose was the first thing she did. Apparently this is how she imagines school pictures! :) 
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Spencer has been loving cub scouts over the past few months and got his Bobcat this month! Way to go Spencer!
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Summer wrap up and back to school!

Two more reunions in August to wrap up the summer! We got together with my Turnbow cousins for the family reunion! It was good to see everyone especially those family members I have never met before!
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Then the Turnbow Reunion with just my siblings and their families! 
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We stole the idea from the Tingey reunion and had another carnival!
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Brooks was out of town for my birthday so we celebrated at Mom and Dad's with a few of the family! What's better than birthday cake? Fresh fruit and homemade icecream!
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With Brooks gone the kids and I explored some hiking ground! 
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Spencer and Benson threw a back to school water balloon party! 
Lilly was our cheerleader! 
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And just like that - they're back in school! 1st and 3rd grade.
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And I get to spend the day with this firecracker all to myself!
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6 months old
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