Constructing a Firepit

We dug a hole tonight, hauled some rocks and made out own firepit in the backyard tonight. Then we made yummy S'mores! It was awesome!!! And far enough away from the house to keep the stinky smell where it belongs! ;) Oh man I feel a Firepit Party coming on!!! ;)

Painted Pot Party

Glory went to Elizabeth's birthday party today at the Painted Pot. Elizabeth is her friend from school that she met the first day! They have really become good friends. All the little girls made Pegasus ponies. So cute!!!

Back to School Party

The kids (at least the older ones) are having a tough time feeling like they belong here at the Montana City School. Most of the students there have been together since Kindergarten and seem to not be as welcoming as other schools we have been to. It's a bummer! So to try and help out a bit- we decided to let the kids invite 2 or 3 friends each to get to know other kids better. I was just going to let it be a glorified playdate but at the last minute I decided that I should at least do the food kindof fancy. ;) It turned out way cute! Oh how I LOVE a theme!!

Glory invited Teagan T. from her school class who happens to be our neighbor along with his sister, Kennedy who is in Kindergarten. She also really wanted Korbin to come. It worked out good because he's in Kindergarten too. Such cute kids!

Victoria invited three girls from her school class. Jayden, Sophie & Makenzie. Jayden and Makenzie happen to also be in our new Ward.

Justice invited Caleb and Bryson who are in his new Church class. He also invited Byron- his football buddy who happens to leave at the bottom of the hill (even though he is in a different grade) We can see his house from our back deck.

Liberty hasn't seen her friend Ann since the beginning of the Summer. (She was her best friend in East Helena not in MCS. But Liberty really wanted to have her over. We love Ann!)

We ate, played, jumped on the tramp, rode the go-kart, watched a movie, played flashlight hide-n-seek and ate rootbeer floats. The kids had a blast! Fun times!

Let it Snow

This morning we woke up to a Snowy mountain! There was snow on the rooftops and our deck until the sun came out and quickly melted it. I love the view from our back deck when there's snow on that mountain. Gorgeous!

Face Painting at the Paynes

After the Farmer in the Dell we went to the Paynes so the boys could watch the game and the Liberty could do some face painting for the kids. Everyone got in on the action. So fun!

Our 2nd Farmer in the Dell

Our family attended the Farmer in the Dell Harvest Days again like we did last year!

This year Liberty volunteered to help at the booths with her friends, Mikal and Aimee. They had a blast!

The rest of the family came over after football. We ate lunch and went for a wagon ride.

We also picked out pumpkins and played games. It was a fun day!

Happy Fall Days! 

Glory's Pet

Glory has been on a catching bug kick lately. She even found herself a new pet. That Grasshopper lasts at least a week in that little container. They checked on him after school everyday. They even made sure they feed him each day. Cute girls!

Victoria's Class Scrapbooks

I got to help in Mrs. Sharbano's class today. Every September she makes fabric covered Scrapbooks with the kids in her class. They add stuff all year and bring it home at the end. So fun to be able to volunteer at the school and be with my kids! I love how excited Victoria is when I come! And it was so fun to meet her new friends.

The volunteers helped the kids cover the foam boards:

 And poke holes in the pages with nails, rocks and cracks in the sidewalk.

Then I got to hang out with Victoria, Makenzie and Sophie at recess. They showed me their routine on the bars. ;)

They think Victoria and Sophie look like twins without her glasses. Pretty close!

Backyard Bucks

Seriously can't believe where we live. How many places can you be eating breakfast and see this out your back window? So fun!

1st Faith Lane Block Party

Since we have moved to Faith Lane, we have tried hard to meet all our neighbors. They are all amazing!!!! We have told them that we love to get people together. They all seemed excited. So, I chatted with the Trettin Family (end of the road) and talked them into hosted our 1st Faith Lane Block Party. They have grass and we don't! ;) We did a BBQ and all brought things to share. We had everyone on the street (plus the lady who sold all the lots- she lives around the corner) except the Weavers who were out of town. Fun to get to know everyone!

Scones with the Coils

We have decided to make sure we use our new larger space to have more friends over. Tonight, the Coils joined us for Scones. So fun to have them over since they are so amazing about having people over to their place. Yummy!

BBQ at the Tubbs

I'm always trying to get the Tubbs to do things at their new beautiful home. When Brenda and I talked this week- we decided to do something for Labor Day together. So.. they invited a few families over tonight for a BBQ. We got to hang out with a couple families from both our old Ward and our new Ward. What a fun time!
Silly girls!

 It was so fun to hang out with the Tubbs, the Binghams, the Bywaters and the Piersons. Food was great! The boys loved starting a fire and playing football. And the girls loved running away from the boys and dancing! Fun times!

The kids were goofy and a bit chilly so they played in the cars quite a bit. Locking out the boys, etc. Unfortunately, we had left our keys in the van and someone locked all the doors. Brett had to use his super agent powers to jimmy the lock. Oh boy! Never a dull moment with us!

Quinn's Swim Party

Glory & Victoria got invited to a birthday Party for Quinn Fife today. They were so excited! They went swimming at the Broadwater Athletic Club. (It's water is supplied by some hot springs) They were in heaven!

1st Day at Montana City School

I cannot believe the Summer is over! Where does the time go? I took the kids last night to check out the school and make sure they knew where their classes and lockers were located. Starting a new school is always a little scary so we wanted to feel comfortable about where they were going. We realized that all the kids (except Justice) have been in new schools for the last 4 years. That's a lot of adjusting to new situations! What good, brave kids I have.

Today was their first day at Montana City School. It's a K thru 8th grade school so everybody is in the same school. (for this year at least). I drop my 2 middle schoolers off at the door to their wing of the school. Off they went! .

Then we got the girls settled in their classes.
Victoria has Mrs. Sharbano. She has a couple of girls from Church in her class so she was excited!
Glory has Mrs. Meyers. She also met a friend this morning- Elizabeth W.-who is also new to the school. They met, held hands and off they went for the day! ;)
Good Luck, Kiddos in your new school!

We Talk ALOT!

We spoke in Sacrament today. Everyone did a great job! Although some children were less than happy to speak AGAIN so soon! LOL
Writing my talk was, let's say complicated? Without the internet yet- getting information from the notes on my phone & a couple quotes from the internet to the computer to the printer was slightly tricky. I had to take pictures of my notes, Then hook it up to my computer with the cord. Find the pictures to transfer on the computer and then cut and paste them into a word doc. Whew! I think it turned out well though so guess it was worth it.
Maybe we've filled our "speaking in Church" quota for a while? Let's cross our fingers! ;)

New Ward Picnic

We had the chance to spend time with our new Ward Family tonight for their annual Ward Picnic. We're being brave and meeting new people. They've been super welcoming. It was a fun night at the Fairgrounds.