The Whitakers

25 September 2012

BSU v BYU

Last week we had a full house! Grandpa Whitaker drove up Tuesday night and played with us until Thursday afternoon when Carrie & Troy and Melinda, Jared, Spencer, Leah & Seth and my friend, Micah, arrived.

All but our boys and Leah & Seth went to the big BSU v BSU football game. I didn't take my camera unfortunately. We didn't get home until after 11, but the fun didn't end there...

The guys stopped at Buffalo Wild Wings and brought home a midnight snack

Getting tired

Up early with the ipad/phone games

Three cute boys!

We were sad that everyone (except Grandpa) had to head back home Friday morning. We hope we can do it all again next year!

19 September 2012

Weekend in Sun Valley

Our annual trip to Sun Valley was as fun as ever. We arrived Thursday (6th) evening and went for a late night swim before hopping into bed. We got my favorite room that has a big closet that fits the pack 'n play perfectly. Then we set up a comfy little bed on the floor for Sam and we were all set.

Bill had meetings all day, so the boys and I went swimming again in the morning and then met my friend Steph for lunch.

Then we fed the ducks before heading up to our room for naps.

That afternoon, Steph, the boys and I went for a long walk around the village. We stopped at the lake and went "fishing" and tried floating our little boats in the streams. Our poor submarine got stuck in a pipe and will forever be a Sun Valley resident.

After all the meetings, Bill and David joined us for a yummy dinner at Mama Inez in Ketchum. We then, of course, had to take a stroll around the corner to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory for a little treat.

One more dip in the pool Saturday morning before packing up to head home. Daniel finally figured out how to keep himself upright with his water wings on. He was very independent!

Our traditional picture

Time to go...

Two tired boys!

11 September 2012

First Day of Preschool

Someone is excited for Preschool!

Sam is in Miss Mandy's class at Harmony Preschool. It's going to be a great year!

Birthday Bash

Another year older and wiser too!

Snuggling with my boys

Blowing out the candles

Sam showing off his new bunkbeds

Spending time with family

My sisters and I

01 September 2012

Summer Fun

It's hard to believe the summer is coming to an end. It's been a goodie, with lots of activities...

Snack before bedtime

My little Picasso's

Bike rides with Daddy

Daniel's handiwork

07 August 2012

Another Visit

We got to see Grandma and Grandpa Ellison again last weekend when they came up to visit for my nephew, Seth's baptism on Saturday. They arrived Friday afternoon and we all met at a park for a picnic dinner...

Saturday morning we decided to go for a bike ride along the greenbelt and to do some fishing...

That afternoon we went to Seth's baptism and then dinner at the Hansen's house...

Sam and Daniel loved playing with G&G Ellison.

They left way too soon!

29 July 2012

Quick Trip

Since Bill had been working a lot and was going camping for two days with our wards Young Men, I decided to drive down to Salt Lake with the boys to visit my parents. We left Tuesday morning and arrived that afternoon, just in time for the Pioneer Day celebrations.

First we played with our Ellison cousins in the back yard and had a BBQ.

We met my newest nephew, Henry Adams Ellison (here he is just 6 days old).

My brother, Dan, master BBQer

Yum!

After dinner, we walked over to my old elementary school grounds where the city of Cottonwood Heights puts on a huge carnival. We waited in line after line for a 4 second inflatable slide ride.