Kyukido movin' up

Our oldest just graduated up to yellow belt in Kyukido martial arts. He's only been taking since June of this year and he's already moved up twice. Good job kiddo! He actually gets the belt at his next class...not at the test. He did well though. They have to remember everything from their previous belts (Forms, Defense moves, definitions) and then they add on to that to move up each time. This time he had to remember a 24 step form along with his 12 step form. good thing he has a good memory.

NEW FAUCET

Well, I finally got my "new" soap dispenser installed that I received for Mother's Day. I ended up having a plumber install it along with a new faucet he was installing (it came with no instructions so my hubby agreed to my hiring a plumber friend to do it). i got the faucet on ebay for pretty cheap and it's not a name brand or anything. But it looks good and I like it a lot better than my old one (which was falling apart). YEA!

Happy Birthday to Me!

I turned 32 on September 26th. It was a event filled week. On the 23rd I went out to dinner with some friends to celebrate my birthday and one of theirs. It was my first time to the Cheesecake factory. It was delicious. I highly recommend the banana cream cheesecake. YUM!


Then, on Friday (my bday) my friends brought me lunch from Bajio, I received flowers from a neighbor and movie tickets, a yummy cookie bouquet from my favorite Aunt, spice bread from another neighbor, balloons and a wii fit cover from a friend, and a cool potted flower from a friend, and an awesome long sleeved running shirt from the in-laws.


Friday night we loaded up the trailer and went camping as a family. I made a peach pie the day before to enjoy for dessert on my birthday since I'd rather have pie than cake. We lit a match as a candle and the kids and hubby all sang to me. We had a good time hiking and enjoying the beautiful fall leaves. My hubby got me a great heart monitor watch to help me make my exercise more effective and the kids made me cards.

Saturday the celebration extended by going to lunch with one of my best friends and going out with my hubby that night to enjoy some bands at a local park. Thanks so much EVERYONE! I feel LOVED!

BYU FOOTBALL IS AWSOME!

My hubby's brother works for the BYU Football "Corporation" now and gets 2 free tickets to every game. He has to be on the field filming, so he gives them out. Sadly my hubby missed out on the UCLA blowout the week before this game against Wyoming. He was lovingly supporting me at my art opening at the Springville Museum. But this one was just as big of a blowout and fun b/c we were able to go together.

Crazy Hair Day and Not so Crazy Hair Day

So the boys recently had crazy hair day at school and this is how it turned out. My oldest...wearing a girls wig...my other son not adventurous enough to allow anything but spikes.

Then my little girl told me on Sunday that she didn't have crazy hair but beautiful hair and a new dress and that she needed a picture. What a girl.

Seeing RED

Well, I didn't want to have to take the time to do it but now I'm glad that I did...I CANNED TOMATOES. I like canning peaches much better (sweeter smelling and less acidic on the skin). But our garden produced a ton, A TON of tomatoes. There are still a lot of green ones left on the vine. But after an afternoon's work, I canned 13 jars.

Watch out Zack, Here comes your replacement

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