Matthew on the Bull

Snowbird Outing

I love this picture!

8-22-08
We spent the afternoon at snowbird. My neighbor works for a company where she has to plan all of the conference and the meetings, they use snowbird all the time. So every year they have an appreciation night for the planners. She was nice enough to invite us to go with her.
When we got there we went on the Alpine slide that was alot of fun, Matt was able to go by himself and I took Mason with me. Rick and Marcus went together. Then the kids climbed around on the jumpys. Matt and Marcus were able to do the rock wall. Marcus got up far. Then it was time for dinner. They had bratwurst, Roldan, German vegetable soup, steamed vegetables, and a really good apple strudel. We were so full we had to rest a while before going on any more rides. There was a mechanical bull and Matt was dying to go on it. He did really good, stayed on for almost a minute. Rick also decided to go on it!!! I took a video of him with his cell phone, and it is absolutely the funniest thing I have ever seen in my entire life, but he wont let me have it so I can post it on here. I have to keep asking and maybe he will give in (he, he). The night was winding down and we decided to go on the tram. WOW it was so beautiful at the top of the mountain. We were up 11,000 feet. You could see the Heber valley on one side and the Salt Lake on the other. We took lots of pictures and had a blast together as a family. One last thing, it was all free!!
This is at the top of the tram.

Marcus on the Alpine slide

Marcus and Mason being silly

"Don't you love what I have done with my hair?"

Matthew on the rock wall

Marcus getting a little extra help from the pretty lady.

Teeth

Marcus lost his first tooth. It was loose for about 3 weeks. He told me that he would'nt let me pull it out. He wanted daddy to do it. On saturday the 16th we went into my mom and dad's and my little brother and his family were there. He let Uncle Trent pull out his tooth. He was so happy.

"Cheese"

Marcus and Uncle Trent (holding the tooth)

No more pink hair

We got the pink hair problem taken care of. My neice wanted to stay blonde but everything we tried did not work. So she went brown. The pink went kind of an aburn color.

( she hates to have her picture taken)

Pink Hair???

Ok, this an odd post but I need to know how the heck do you cover up pink hair??? My niece just moved back from Texas and her mom let her dye her blonde hair pink. We colored it blonde but it didn't cover it up. HELP!!! She is going into 7th grade and cant go to school with pink hair!!

Grandparents

Today was such a good day. We spent the day with my wonderful grandparents. I am so grateful to still have them in our lives. I am grateful that my boys are able to get to spend time with them. They are going to be 85 years old this year. In the winter they go down to Beaver Dam Arizona, and then in the summer they go to their cabin up in Rockport. ( just past Park City). They have four wheelers and the kids were dying to ride them. Papa (that what the great grand kids call him) took them for a ride down to the mail box. Mason was able to drive. I asked him if he had to push any buttons? He said yes and I said what where they for, "One was to go fast, and the other was to go faster!" We played a game called "help your neighbor" its a really fun game. I didn't ever realize how much it helps kids with numbers. I will explain another time how you play the game.
Where they are located there is no land line for phones. They have a cell phone and they have such a hard time trying to use it. They have the volume as high as it can go and they still cant hear it ringing. So they put a tin pie plate on the counter and put the phone on it so that when it rings, maybe it will be a little louder. They are so very cute.

Marucs in the front yard

The boys out on the deck
Grandma (her hair up in rollers) Me and Mason
Grandpa, Marcus & Mason
Grandpa and I (Marcus took the pic)
Mason (another pic by Marcus)

Grandma really didn't want her pictures taken
Getting ready to go on a ride
"Hold on tight boys!"
Isn't that a beautiful view!

We love you Grandpa & Grandma

xoxoxox

This is a video of the kids having a fun time playing with the Jenga blocks. We played the game a few times but they had a better time stacking them. Sorry there is no sound. One day I will have a better camera.

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