License Plate Game

In honor of our family game we play every time we make a trip to Utah. Victoria usually heads it up. I think she wrote down at least 27 different state license plates just on the trip back. We rock! (Plus the "Name that Tune" Christmas version competition between Dad & Liberty. It's is after Thanksgiving so it's allowed. Lol)

Davis Fun

Thanks to the Davis' for always offering & allowing us to stay & party with them when we're in UT. We appreciate your friendship so much. We're very grateful for you! Get some sleep, dear friends! (Until next time) Here's some of the fun memories we made this time.

Watching the Macy Day Parade & imitating the Rockettes:

A little of their own Turkey Bowl in the street: (Brett, Dixon, Chand, Ethan and Justice

 (oh- and Cheri threw a couple)

A couple card games. With Cheri as the sore loser. LOL

Tickling Ethan:

Loving on Cricket when the teenagers weren't on their electronics or the Wii U:

Our very own Concert. Chandler on Guitar and Ethan on Vocals):

A little country Dancing with the Daddys:

A little pre-teen attitude while shopping for game treats! Victoria & Glory love their time with Halle. They have so much fun together!!

And a whole lot of CheeseBalls: Gag! {Thanks Grandpa for taking a picture. Chandler ran away so he's not in the photo but these were his Cheeseballs)

Utah State vs. BYU Game Night

BYU/Utah State Football 🏈 Party with the Davis Family!

7-11 Slurpees

Nostalgia for my youth when my friends & I used to walk down to "Sev" for a Slurpee. Quite the stylin' girls to share a little memory with.

Grandma & Grandpa Seamons

Thanks to Grandpa & Grandma Seamons for coming to say goodbye. Love you tons! Happy 50th Anniversary in December. What great examples you are to our family. Xo

Crump Luncheon

Thanks to Dad & Edette for hosting a little get-together for us. Fun to eat, play 🏓, play cards ♣️, visit and get Grandpa & Grammy set up on Instagram. So proud of them!!! 😘

• mtseamonsfamVisiting some of my cute extended family. Thanks to Grandpa Randy & Grammy, Shiloh & Azlyn, and Trave & Ryler for hanging out with us this evening! Love you guys! #snowmen. LOL@shilohsangels

• shilohsangelsHaha! It was so good to see you all.
• crumra53It was great seeing you all and sharing the afternoon with you Thanks for setting us up on instagram. What a gr8 idea to share our lives with each other,

Uncle Trave's for Donuts & Hot Cocoa

Finished the night with hot cocoa & Krispie Kreme donuts (provided by Grandma Karla) at Uncle Trave's. Fun to see his place and spent time with them. Xo

Chick-Fil-A

mtseamonsfamA quick dinner at City Creek to warm up before we end the night. Yum!!! One of Brett's favorite places ever.

Lights at Temple Square

Completely loved being there for the lighting ceremony at Temple Square tonight. Fun spending time with Grandma Karla, Ryler, the Davis' plus one (Cambrie), Jake & Kensie and even Daron & the kids for a few minutes. Amazing colors & a sweet spirit! 🎄

mtseamonsfam Enjoying the Nativity at Temple Square with my family. So beautiful!
crumra53 Sorry to have missed it.You're such a beautiful family

One last one because we love the lights!!!!

Twenty Years... on One Knee

Twenty years ago in this very spot- this amazing man got down on one knee & asked me to marry him. Best decision ever! Luv you! Xoxo

UT Trax Ride

Our family Adventure for the evening. The kids loved riding Trax to downtown Salt Lake. We met some fun people & didn't have to look for a parking space close to the Temple. Bonus!

Remembering Bestemor

Grandma Karla saved us a few items for us to remember my Bestemor (grandma in Norwegian) that passed away last month. The kids we're excited! And I love having little pieces of my family history!

Brunch with Brothersons

Brunch with some awesome college students! We loved getting to spend time with them! {Brett got hold of my best friends daughter that's attending BYU. We took Ellen & her "boy" out for lunch. It just happened that her brother, Ethan, was in town. How fun to catch up with them. Only thing that would have been better would have been if their Momma had been there, }

Memories and Testimonies of Lana & Garold

Brett brought a recorder to document some stories & testimonies of Grandma & Grandpa (Lana & Garold Seamons). It was fun to sit around and hear about them. Super sweet to see them get emotional & share in their laughter! Long live the "Kick the cat" story! Lol

(I'll see if I could transcript some of the stories and add them here)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Very grateful for my little family on this Thanksgiving day! Hope your day was filled with food, pie, family & love!!!

Thankful Notes

For a sweet Thanksgiving present, each grandkid got a special letter filled with compliments about them individually. Plus a cute little turkey treat! These are the sheets of all my kiddos. Thanks so much for your kind words!

Thanksgiving at the Rasmussens

Thanks to Lori & Lou for hosting Thanksgiving dinner. You're the best! We were able to squish 46 lovely people around the table for a spread of fabulous food. Miss you Shauna! Thankful for all these wonderful people!

Victoria & Halle made the most adorable name tags for the dinner table. They found the idea online & FaceTime-d to decide a plan. They designed the shapes, cut them out, wrote all the names in cursive, & stuck them in pine cones they both collected. So cute!

Liberty the Drummer

This girl is in love. Uncle Louie let her play his drum set. She was so excited! Best Thanksgiving ever!

Fantastic Beasts

Liberty went to a movie with a bunch of friends. They LOVED it! Except for the lack of kissing at the end! (Oh my heavens! Are they growing up too fast or what? LOL)

Those left when I got there- Liberty, Hannah and Jaron

Mrs. Sharbono's Thanksgiving Play

Mrs.Sharbono puts on a Thanksgiving Play every year. Glory's class did a awesome job today! We're thankful everyday for what a wonderful teacher Glory has. We love her! ❤️

Glory had lots of parts. She was a pilgrim girl who sailed on the Mayflower, learned to dance in Holland, and was grateful to God for answering her prayers in spite of living through a blizzard! She always was the cutest Statue of Liberty you ever did see! Love this girl- her smile, her memory & her voice. ❤️

Glory memorized what is written on the Statue of Liberty. She sang a solo part in the Thankful Song. She also helped sing the State Song & America. Love this play!

Glory's Statue of Liberty part:

Glory's solo part in the Thankful Song:

Swedish Twister

Crazy Teenagers doing crazy games after school! LOL (Becca, Kara, Melina, Jaron, and Liberty)

Pie Night 2016

Pie Night 2016. Thanks to the Tubbs, Bywaters & Guymons for hanging out with us and eating pie. (& brownies) Grateful for you all in our lives!

Violin Prodigy

• mtseamonsfamThis amazing little girl heard that she might be asked to play a song on her violin at our Ward Christmas Party in December. So yesterday she figured out how to play The First Noel. No sheet music. Just her smart little brain figuring out the notes. Who is this kid? Guess I'll forgo my "no Christmas music before Thanksgiving" rule just for today! Lol

• nicholec78That's a dumb rule anyway 😉. Good job, Victoria!
• buhsconowitzThat is so awesome! It sounds so good!!
• janniediVictoria was telling me just today in class about your Christmas music rule! She is so cute and talented.

Costume Making- Statue of Liberty

• mtseamonsfamI made a Statue of Liberty costume today for Glory's class play next week. (We made it big enough so that Liberty could actually wear it.) But Glory looks darling! She memorized- "On the Statue of Liberty these words are written, Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door."

• scharachAwesome!
• shilohsangelsSo cute! I love that you are on Instagram!! Missing you and the family

Good Samaritans

mtseamonsfamNothing like blowing a tire on the side of the freeway on an early morning seminary drive to make you super grateful for Good Samaritans. Thanks Kevin Williams for rescuing me by changing my tire in the freezing morning air. And Kris F. for rescuing the late students. You both are blessings in my life today!

• kyakawichAnd it was freezing out this morning. Thumbs up to good samaritans.

Not the Mama Rave but...

• mtseamonsfamNot quite the Mama Rave... but a fine time with these great people! When Reid's away, the rest of us will... attend Conference & eat lowCal/Sugar free treats at Applebee's. Oh man-the 2 hotties in the middle know how to ParTay! LOL Bonus though... we did share the Gospel with Johan. Add him to your prayers. Credit to Justin for the picture.

• janniediHa! Shay, funny that it's Reid missing because I kept seeing only Brett tonight and thought you must not have been able to make it to conference for some reason. Looks fun!
• misskris21Just two low-cal, sugar-free crazy gals on the town! Thanks for hanging with us!

Nagoya with Nielsons

• mtseamonsfamAmazing food! Fantastic new friends! Thanks, Nielsens for a fun night out!

• demerryYay! Thanks for coming with us ❤️

Veterans Day Flagpole

Finally got our flag pole up just in time for Veterans Day! God bless all those who have & do & will fight for a Land of the Free.

Farewell Fairmont

Farewell, Fairmont Hot Springs. 

We love you! (Even if you got rid of Tropical Sno) 

See you next year!

Halloween Candy Junkies

We brought most of our Halloween candy 🍭 to Fairmont this week. They started throwing their wrappers on the coffee table & then it just became a family joke. Could we fill the table top up by the end of the week? Oh yes--- we could!!!! Lol 👻

Fun Memories at Fairmont

Such fun memories! Can't believe our week at Fairmont is coming to an end. We totally enjoyed treasure seeking slide tokens. We rock! I think Glory rode that thing a hundred times! Victoria is getting really good at braiding hair. Some of the best Hallmark shows are at midnight! Drinking hot cocoa on the rooftop is epic! And don't forget the sleeping cow! He looks so peaceful! Lol

Horses and Goats and Llamas... Oh my!

One of our favorite traditions is to stop & feed the animals. We love the Llama & the goats! There is one little black horse that kicks other animals. He's sooo MEAN!
It's also so peaceful to listen to the water fountain. Good times!

Game of Frolf

A beautiful sunny day for a game of Frolf. Good try guys but your Mama (& brother) spanked ya!! 😜

Washoe Trout Hatchery

We stopped by the Washoe Trout Hatchery in Anaconda, MT. The fish were humongous! We fed the fish & checked out the Visitor Center where they show how they grow them that BIG! Pretty awesome!

Lost Creek State Park

Took our family on a hike to Lost Creek State Park. Gorgeous mountain views, chilly Fall day, Dam beavers, & a very tiny swim. Chilly!!!

My family climbed to the top of Lost Creek Waterfall!

Just Keep Swimming....

We enjoy swimming after breakfast, after lunch, after dinner & of course midnight swimming with a dip in the hot tub! Love the Hot Springs!

I Voted

May God watch over our country! It's in his hands.