School Pictures

 Annual school picture post. In case you weren't aware, it costs more money to buy a digital picture than it does prints, but I don't need the prints. I remember the days when we'd get a million wallet size photos and share them with our friends with a little note on the back. Those were the days yo! 

Sarah didn't like her first picture, so she did retakes. I'm posting them both for fun, because I know she'll appreciate it someday. ;)

Cascade Springs

 The last time we'd been to cascade springs was almost five years prior to the date. I was a bit, how shall we say, rotund. ;) We decided to make the kids go on a Sunday drive to see the leaves. Unfortunately, the entire state of Utah had the same idea. Once we were out of the car, it was great. I'll add our pic from five years ago for fun. The kids have all grown quite a bit, especially Audrey.  

Starleys take NYC

 Lynette and Steve have wanted to go to NYC for years, so Mike and Sarah planned a trip with them. They rented a small AirBnB near Central Park and were able to fly standby. They took a carriage ride through Central Park, visited Time Square, went to the 9/11 museum, and took a boat ride to see the Statue of Liberty. To say it rained would be an understatement. It rained so much one day that the Governor declared a state of emergency. Still, they ate their weight in pizza and had a great time.  

Random September- The Crocheted Tank top

 Sarah is an old soul and to prove it, she learned how to crochet. She blended her youth in with her seasoned art by making a tank top. Her first one unraveled, but she quickly made another one. 

Apparently this is the only random thing that happened in September, so it gets its own post. 

Sarah's Homecoming

 Sarah's friend Adriaan asked her to homecoming in the cutest way. He knows she's a huge Swiftie, so he game her a Taylor inspired message in a bottle. She answered him with a goldfish bowl full of swedish fish. (I don't think I took a picture of her reply)

Friday night was the Homecoming Dance and Sarah was nominated as royalty. She didn't win, but we enjoyed going to support her. Her escort gave her a blanket, because he could tell she was cold. 

For the day date they went to the Rush fun center and then helped set up for the dance. They took pictures up Butterfield Canyon and Audrey was grateful we made it in time for her to be in a handful of pics. 

Sunday Camera Surprises

 I always love finding selfies on my phone. It's been a while since my big kids have left me anything, but thankfully we started over. ;)

Capitol Reef w/Bonks and Holts

 Sarah wanted one last trip to Capitol Reef before college, so we went over Labor Day weekend. A lot of the park was closed for flooding, but we all still enjoyed the trip. It's a beautiful campground and area. We did two hikes we've already done, so whining was present, but they all sucked it up and had fun.