Disney on Ice

Lyle's cousin works for some type of promotion company out in Chicago and his Mom (Lyle's Aunt Julie) called Lyle's Mom (anyone confused yet?) and asked if all the kids/grandkids would like to go to Disney on Ice.  Heck yeah!  So off we went Thursday night for some good, Disney fun. 

Ava was so excited to see the princesses.  She asked us every two minutes during the entire hour long drive downtown if we were going to see the princesses.  She wanted to see, "eh-rel", "seeping booty", "tink-bell", "the one with the bow" (Snow White) and "the blue one" (Cinderella).  All the little girls were adorable, screaming and yelling character names whenever they came on the ice.

Sean wasn't overly thrilled with the whole thing, until the Toy Story army men came out.  He loved those.  And the Mulan fighting scene. LOL 

Ava didn't take her eyes off the ice the entire night.  She wanted to go down there so badly, she kept saying, "Ava skate on the ice too.  Yeah?". 

During Intermission, Ava gave me kisses while Sean and Lucas went to get me some popcorn.

It was a fun night and not something I would've normally even thought about doing.  So grateful for Lyle's Mom and Aunt Julie for arranging the tickets for us.  Thank you!

Happy Birthday to the Beast!

We all gathered at Sizzler last night to celebrate Denise's 19th birthday. It was a typical family affair; chaotic, rowdy, insane and filled with laughs. We love our Beast!

BYU

What a fun Friday night!  We started off the evening eating at our new favorite restaurant.  Jason's Deli!  We love their salad bar and their soups and sandwiches.  And their banana pudding is pretty divine. 

Dad gave us tickets to a pre-season BYU basketball game:  BYU vs. Southeastern Oklahoma.  As we headed to the game, the sunset took my breath away!

It was a fun night (even if it was bitterly cold).  And, have I mentioned how much I love LOVE that I have an iPhone now and can use Instagram to capture these random moments that I wouldn't otherwise capture because I don't take my DSLR everywhere?  LOL  Love it!

Wheeler Farm

We went to Wheeler Farm last week to get new family pictures. My family are such great sports...they're always willing to get all dressed up for new family pictures ever six months. LOL While we were there, I took pictures of Aubre and her family and Lyle's cousin Natalie and her family at the same time.  All of them turned out so great!  Wheeler Farm is a great place for family photos!  And the photo fee is affordable ($10 compared to Thanksgiving Point's $75)! 

Ava loved the geese and the ducks.  I would turn around and she'd be climbing on the fence, or "telling off" a goose for giving her attitude.  LOL  She was so adorable.  She loves to be outside!  She loved shaking the tree with Daddy to get pictures of the kids in the falling leaves.  I sure love my little family and how much the make me smile!

Pumpkin Pickin'

We went with Lyle's family to a pumpkin patch in WJ last week.  They had donuts, hot chocolate and we got to pick our own pumpkins!  It was kinda cold as the sun was going down, but it was still a great fall activity!  We had been out running errands all day and I didn't bring the kids' costumes, a fact I was grateful for as Ava fell in the field several times. 

We all picked out our pumpkins and as we were leaving, the lights on the Jordan River Temple across the street came on.  It gave a peaceful feeling to the semi-quiet neighborhood.  We ate dinner at Gecko's (a local Mexican Restaurant) and crashed into bed.  What a fun night!

Boo!

Mariah and Brenna were invited to scare at their local Haunted Corn Maze for the second year. Mariah did their makeup and I did a photo session with them. I happened to be in the area helping with Hailee's wedding prep and doing her bridals...so it worked out perfectly!