Friday, August 22, 2014

Good bye GR

 Emma was our best little buddy next door.  She'd come play often and the girls would all play together.  She and Katelin are BFF's and were so sad to say goodbye.  Katelin cried a couple times out of no where because she was going to miss her and miss Green River.  I know it was hard for her since it was all she knew.  I'm grateful for all of our memories.  She wanted to have Ray's burger's and fries for our last GR meal, so Burke ordered and picked it up and we ate it on our floor at home.  It was great!  We ate there the day before the Nielson's moved also, so I think that started a tradition in her head.  Great idea!

Emma came over again later and played until dark. 
 Kaleb had to photo bomb this one, love it.

 Giving last squeezes.  AWE, break my heart.



BIG NEWS!

She lost her FIRST top tooth, SO stinkin' CUTE! age 7

Helpers

Danielle and her girls, Colette and Chloe came to help one day to wipe out cupboards, it was great!  Then the next day Danielle let all my kids go play at her house for like 5 hours!  They had a blast and we got a lot done at the house!  Thank Heaven's for helpers!  :)

 I turned the camera to take a pic of Danielle and I and forgot it was zoomed in, HAAAA!
 Well, that's better!  :)
The cute helpers.


Sunday Sunday

 Our first Sunday at Omi and Opa's was great.  We weren't sure about the 1:00 time, but we ended up loving it!  We just got ready and then hung out and read and did indexing and played on lds.org/friend.  It was seriously a great day...we like 1:00 church.  :)
Katelin, Omi and Kaiya; purdy ladies.
 Burke reading out loud to the kids.
 Katelin loves the games on lds.org/friend.
 Kaleb and Burke decided to draw also.
 Kaiya did a whole batch of indexing!!!!!!
 Katelin loves looking in Omi's special hutch at all of her special gifts from people.  She was so careful and showed Kaiya lots of them.

 We headed to Grandpa and Grandma Ottley's later on for treats and sharing a thought.  The cousins played outside together also.  We love our visits there and talking to Great Grandma.

Ryan was attacked by all of the kids, it was awesome.  I love this.

 And then he needed a back massage...so Juli walked on him.  hahaha
It's so wonderful being near FAMILY!!!

Friday, August 8, 2014

A few things...

 I had a doctor's apt. in Provo and afterwards we headed to the Provo Temple to see its beauty.  Look at all those flowers!  SO PRETTY!

 When we got to Omi's finally, we walked in and Opa came upstairs and told us Omi was at the store getting something for a surprise for us and that we weren't supposed to be there yet.  So we left and came back a while later and there were yellow streamers in the trees and a big banner and cake that said Welcome Home Simmons.  It was too cute!




 Burke and the kids went to some thing - I seriously don't even know how to explain it - at the West Jordan Library with Steven and Jordan.  There was free face painting...hence the cute little kitties with all the poses.




We were so blessed with help to lug all of our things to my mom and dads to store.  Dan Harrison from Green River had told us he would drop off his trailer and we could pack all of our things in it and he would drive it up on Saturday.  He said it was no big deal, he was going there anyway.  It was such a blessing especially since we found out we couldn't get a Uhaul.  Then we had help from family and some neighbors at my moms to help unload it all.  We are SO grateful for everyone's help.


Court of Honor

This was the last Court of Honor here in Green River before we moved.  So glad he was here for this, he earned so many merit badges.  Burke and Kaleb all dressed up.  :)
 He started sewing these on when he got home.  Burke showed him how to sew on his own.
 All of the boys that earned the President Monson Award.  We are proud Kaleb earned this, and so is he.  I loved hearing him tell his Grandparents about it without us even bringing it up!
 Pinning me.  :)
 We love our little scout.  :)

Last scout campout

The last one as Burke as the Scout Master that is.  :)  They headed up Tuscher and camped after they hiked.  They said it was really pretty and awesome.  I gave Kaleb the small camera to take and these are all the pics he took.  hahaha  Its fun to see what he thought was picture worthy.  :)
















And that's ALL, all from the back of the truck.  Too funny.