Crafty

So when I went to Utah for the summer, I caught the crafty bug. (I think most women in Utah have it). I just wanted to share some things I have done. I have found lots of great blogs where I have been getting lots of wonderful cheap ideas to decorate. I am not creative by nature so this is a good thing for me ;)

I write on this with a dry eraser marker and plan the week and our food.

Our kitchen ledge. My favorite thing since before there were pans and stuff up there. I made everything but the flower. Thanks to my cousin Megan who helped a lot with this!

Halloween Fun

We carved pumpkins for FHE tonight. Logan and Raegan had fun digging the guts out and Brielle just wanted to color her pumpkin and as usual she has no shirt or pants. We really are redneck out here!!!

Logan sitting on the grass watching his pumpkin in the dark.

We went to a pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins.

Primary parts

Our church program last week was the little kids doing the program. IT was so stinkin' cute! Raegan and Logan both did a great job. I had them come home and do it again for all of the grandmas and grandpas that missed it. Logan thanksfully wasn't as crazy as he was acting here.

Grandma visits

Grandma Jeppesen came out this week to visit and watch the kids sing at the Primary program in church. I need to get them to sing their songs and put them up here because it was so stinkin' cute!

Anyways, we were glad to have grandma here. It is like having a live in nanny/maid! I love it! Thanks grandma for visiting. This is on a hot air balloon at Disney. It was tethered at 400 feet. Very neat even though it's hard to see the surrounding area. If you notice, Brielle and Raegan have the same dress. Yes, I made them!!! With help from grandma I made my first dresses. I think I could do it again, but not sure I really want to ;) It was a good learning experience for me.

We went to Clearwater for the weekend. It was very relaxing and beautiful. This is on the pier looking out at the gulf. I love the gulf!!! The beaches, the water, it is wonderful!

Walking around the pier, I just had to snap a shot of this because it was so funny! She fits right in with all the teenagers around there.

Swimming in the pool at the hotel.

Cute kids

Universal

Enjoying the ET Ride

Just being cute as always!~

Raegan's fun

Raegan helped me make some cakes for some friends. She did the lady bugs. They were sooo cute!!!

Mommy and daughters date to the cheesecake factory for cheesecake and then we went and watched Nanny McPhee Returns. We had a great time with the Duncan girls and look forward to another day at the cheesecake factory!!!

Roller Coaster

That's Logan screaming not us girls!

After 5 years of living in Orlando we finally went to Wet n' Wild. Jake's work sponsors a night every year but the kids have always been too little but this year we felt they would enjoy it and they did! We were there until 11pm, and they were still going strong! We had a great time on lots of slides and had a ton of fun as a family. It was nice that Brielle barely met the height requirement and could ride most everything, and even though she had a terrified look the entire time once a ride was done she would immediatly say, "I want to do that again!" She is FEARLESS!

This was a giant bubble you could climb to the top of and then bounce down. I have a great video of it but for some reason it won't load. Oh well.

Video of Logan showing he is absolutly in his own world, all the time. Jake and I were saying we don't know if he even knows there are other people around him. Other people have to wonder if he's all there when they walk by and he's doing stuff like this...

Yesterday and today

Yesterday.....

.....TODAY, 5 inches lighter

She looks really cute! She was super excited to cut it off.

Some random photos

Just because she is so cute, even in curlers!!
Raegan and Brielle drinking out of their cool cups, thanks grandma! Brielle was very stylish that day, panties, butterfly wings and a halo.

Logan has been saving his allowance for this iron man mask. It has taken him about 3 weeks to work to get the money. He was very excited to be able to buy it himself.

Iron man blasting off!

1st Days

Logan's first day of school at VPK. He goes to a Presbyterian school and is really liking it. I am interested to see what kind of bible stories he comes home with. I am sure it will be the same but always interesting. He has two teachers and they are very nice. There is also a puppet frog that he is already in love with that will give him a kiss if he is good. Hopefully he turns to a prince and not a frog.

Coloring at his desk.

Raegan's first day of 1st grade. She loves school and was excited to go back. Her best friend from church is in kindergarten now so she was happy to see him at lunch and at the school bus.

Waiting at the bus stop with dad and Logan.

This was Brielle's mode of transportation and what she thought of going to school today.

A "Man's" Bike!

Logan riding his new boy bike. This is good for Jake's ego. Logan didn't care he was riding a girls bike, he was just happy to be able to do it. Now life is even better since we found a hot wheels bike at a garage sale. Jake is content ;)

Swimming

Logan's swim lessons

Raegan was really cute with Brielle the other day and dressed her up like snow white, did her hair and jewelry. Brielle loved it.

Doing jumps off the side of the pool.

Logan and friend Brian

Jumping off the side of the pool.



Swimming lessons

He finally jumped in. I don't know why he was scared that day. He doesn't seem to have a tail and gills like the other two girls ;)

Our ward party...who knows where Logan had run off to!

Starting potty training.....hoping if she sat and relaxed she would eventually do her business. No such luck! I thought she was pee trained but after TWO big puddles on the kitchen floor today I have changed my mind.

Raegan and Sarah with twin hair. They had a slumber party and were so cute. I could hear them in bed together giggling and laughing and whispering. Reminded me of all the fun slumbers I had growing up.

This video is for grandparents so they can see Logan ride his bike for the first time. He did such a good job today! We tried a few months ago but the bike was so wobbly he just was scared and wanted nothing to do with it. Last week we went on a family bike ride and he was way too big for the child carrier on the back of Jake's bike, so we decided he needed another try. He needs to practice the fluid, continuous peddaling motion, but seems to be getting the hang of it (as you can see in the video). He also has Raegan modeling correct behavior for him, as evidenced by her zooming past multiple times showing him the good form and feed for which he should strive. The biggest concern at this point is that he's riding his sister's old sissy pink bike- Mom and Dad will have to do something about that...