Stage drama

The decision to build the stage in the basement may have been one of our best decisions ever.  The kids love escaping to the basement and letting their imaginations take over. They often take random objects and create elaborate stage scenes with funny little dialogues. We love this picture of these little cowboys riding their horse.

This was another memorable performance featuring the boyfriend basketball player and his girlfriend.  We cherish these moments when all of our kids play so well together.

Minnesota moments with Becca

Once summer ends, it's rare we get out-of-state visitors, so our kids were thrilled to find out that their cousin Becca would be able to visit just prior to starting her semester at BYU-I. The kids loved taking her on a mini-tour of Minneapolis which included a visit to the "yellow room" at the Guthrie theater,

I love the silhouette of these cousins. One of these does not look look like the other.

We also enjoyed some time taking in the end of summer scene at Lake Calhoun.

And we savored some hikes around the lakes near our house.

And we enjoyed hanging out roasting s'mores. It was a fun visit to share these September Minnesota moments.

News schools for all

The start of school is bringing on some new beginnings for all of our kids.

Both Elliana and Teyah left the only school they have known to attend a different elementary school with many of their neighborhood friends.

Aubrie entered a whole new world as well with start of the 6th grade, which puts her into middle school.  Life is definitively going to change moving forward.

Kyler also opened a new door as he started pre-school with his best buddy, Lauren.

This is actually the first time we have had a kid in a 3-day a week, traditional preschool because we have mostly done Joy School.

Teyah is excited to be in the 2nd grade with her teacher, Mrs Votel.

Ellie is excited for her first day of fourth grade with her student teacher Mrs. Segul and her teacher Mrs. Warden.