Sleepover

 Ken and Kim went on a couples trip and Cutler kid's grandma stayed with them for the week. But when she had to go and Ken and Kim weren't home yet, we got them for a night! My kids were thrilled! We don't do sleepovers so a slumber party with some of their best buds was a fun surprise!! They had a blast! They played and played and stayed up way too late being silly and having fun. So glad we could help our friends and make some memories!

Fun and Games with Friends

 We didn't do a lot of  "getting together" with family friends this break. The kids actually saw several buddies. But the only time we hung out with friends as a family was once when the Hisers came over to help us eat our GIANT pork loin. (It was super yummy btw). We played games and the girls kicked the boys butts at Bounce Off!

I didn't get any pictures except this one of the kids playing with their friends. I am always happy when Teg and Landon can get together. They have been BFF's for so long and they truly really miss seeing each other!!

HALLOWEEN!

The high school let the kids dress up, but not on Halloween, so Tim was a big rebel and dressed up both days. On Halloween he wore this, he was Bob Ross, the painter. :)

 The trunk or treat is one of our favorites. The kids love it because they get to see all their friends! Jeff and I pretty much like it for the same reason. :)

 Waldos!

 Dinner with the Hisers! Because it's tradition. :)

Visit from Emily and Jaxon!

I haven't seen my sweet friend Emily since she was around 5 months pregnant! And now here is her baby Jaxon already 5 months old! What a cutie. I was so excited when Em texted and said they were in town and could they stop by.

Emily's post :)

Jason

We went to our dear friends funeral. It was a beautiful service. Jeff gave the opening prayer and it was possibly the most beautiful prayer I've ever heard. Jason's brother in law spoke, his sister in law, his brother Brad, his friend/coworker and his sweet wife.
It was a beautiful service, an amazing tribute.
It was wonderful and awful all at the same time.

Thinking about Jason made me think about these pictures from my old blog book.

Midnight Make Up

Samantha started selling make up. Both of our husbands were gone and she asked if I wanted to get together and play make-overs. :) I did! She came over around 9:30 and we had lots of fun getting all made up... to go to bed! Haha! We chatted up a storm like we used to do years ago and Sam ended up staying until 2am! Neither of us had had such a late night in a very long time. But it was lots of fun. And I didn't take it off. I left it all on and just refreshed in the morning. Silly, but I couldn't get all pretty to go to bed.

Green River Day 2016

Green River Day!
Friends and fun!
It's tradition!
It's a blast!

Alice in Wonderland

My kids all had friends in the WWCC's summer kids play, Alice in Wonderland. So, of course we went! Aiden, Tegan, Bailey, Taysum... they all did great! I love how proud my kids are of their buddies.