Annual Fall Pics

So in September the kids all got their "Yearly School Photo" taken. I was happy this year to only have to mess with getting one kid ready in the middle of the day and taking them to the school. The other 3 are already in school, so that was wonderful! (And I was lazy, didn't scan them in, just took pictures of pictures, so they aren't the greatest representation.)

And as always, there is always 1 kid whose picture isn't as great as I had hoped for, but oh well. This year it ended up being Nathaniel. He had just woken up from a nap and wasn't his happy normal self, but it all worked out anyhow.

Now hopefully in a few months we can get a "professional" family pic done sometime.


Stay tuned for a few more posts in the coming days about our fun weekend!

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A Well Spent Saturday Morning

Saturday morning was the Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk in Salt Lake City. My mom and sisters have done this walk for the past 2 or 3 years and I was going to do it with them last year until I woke up to rain and I really didn't feel like making the drive to Salt Lake in the rain.

Well, this year I got smart. I decided to sleep at my mom's on Friday night so that I didn't have to drive anywhere. And originally I was going to be kid-free, but Eric got called out of town on Wednesday and didn't get home until Saturday afternoon.

Luckily my little bro was willing to babysit, but I felt guilty leaving all the kids with him - so my plan was to take Nathaniel and Shaylyn with me.

Come Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early around 7:45. My little sister and I were supposed to be heading out the door at 8:00 to meet up with my older sister at my Grandma's. Yeah, we didn't leave until 8:15 or so. I had to get the baby dressed and get Shaylyn ready, then just before we left Lex decided he really wanted to come and Shaylyn wanted to stay.

So after explaining to Lex that it was going to be a long walk and no one would be carrying him and making sure he really understood that - he was still anxious to go. So we took him, plus I figured he'd have fun with his "Best Cousin" Tyler.

We got to the walk just before they started and off we headed. It was a long walk (5K) and towards the end I thought I was gonna die...(Yes, this means I am really outta shape) but I made it and I felt so good that I was doing something of value on a Saturday morning, instead of sitting on my butt being lazy. It was sooo cool to see all the little kids that were walking/riding scooters or whatnot as well. It was just an awesome experience and it ended up not being that cold either. And our little guys did AWESOME! They each only asked to be carried twice, but were told no and just kept walking. Nathaniel was also in complete heaven - he loves going on walks and being outside.

I think this could very well become a tradition.

Heading Out

Just Chillin'

The Little Troopers

My Little Guys

The Group Minus My Mommy Who Took Pictures

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How Sad Is It????

So last night I made dinner, and it was something we have quite often in our house. Well I also make something to go along with it. Nothing major and nothing extravagant, but the hubby likes it. (Perhaps someday I will do something more extravagant with it...That someday being when I actually plan dinner out hours in advance and have time to spare to do some extra baking/cooking) Yesterday, I had the thought that I wasn't even going to make this:

Because the #1 fan of these wasn't here to enjoy it. (Yup, Eric got called out of town AGAIN) However, I still made them and the kids had one and life went on. But how sad is it that I miss my hubby enough that I don't even want to make foods he likes?

And in other news: Yes, I know there was no Monday's Meandering Thoughts this week...This week has gotten away from me and now that this week is almost OVER, I am just going to forego the thoughts for this week....Sorry if that makes anyone sad.

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