Fall Fun!!

I can't believe we are in November already. The kids have already been in school for almost three months. They've already completed term 1. They all did pretty good on their report cards too. Chase is loving school. He has some great teachers. There are 8 boys and 1 girl in his class, and 4 teachers. I have been going to help in his class on Mondays, and it is so fun to work with those sweet sweet kids. Garrett, Brody, and Adri are all staying busy. Garrett just finished up his Cross Country Season. We attended his banquet, and he received an award for most determined and most improved. Brody just finished his first year of tackle football, his team made it to the superbowl, and took second place. It was a great season. Adri is still doing dance and is also taking a performing arts class. Chase has started signing so much more. He comes home doing signs we don't know, so we have to try and figure them out. We spent our Fall break at the sand dunes again. The weather was great, and we had a fun time together. I'm still not too brave on those 4 wheelers. Adri left me in her dust a few times. We had a great Halloween. I'll try to post pictures. My days are pretty quiet with all my kids gone to school. But I am enjoying the time, hopefully I can work on some projects.

Our Summertime Fun 2011

 

Wow! I can't believe Summer is over, and my 4 WILD ONES are back in school. We had a pretty great and busy summer. I think we did a lot of fun stuff. We celebrated Chase's 5th birthday, and Garrett's 14th. Pretty crazy huh? We spent a week in Park City, went to the zoo, This is the place Heritage Park, Olympic Park, and relaxed and swam every day. We had a Nuttall Family Reunion in Heber at a cabin, where we all stayed. We barbecued, played games, watched movies, went to the Alpine Slide, ate lunch at Granny's, made homemade pizza, played more games, and just visited. I think it was fun for everyone. Lyndi, and I were in charge. A little bit stressful, but I think it turned out pretty good. We also had some camping trips up to Payson Lakes and Mayfield. We had season passes to Trafalga, and Seven Peaks so we did that a few times this summer too, and Chuck E Cheese one day too. A lot of these places Chase had never been before, so he really had fun. Wyatt took the 14 Year Olds on High Adventure to Escalante, and had a great time. Garrett loved it too. Anyway that's just a few highlights from our summer. I'll try to stay more caught up so I don't have to sum everything up. The kids are all back in school now, and it is pretty quiet around here. This is the first year where I have all the kids gone all day everyday, I'll have to find some new hobbies, and adventures. Wyatt and I have already had two day time dates(awesome) I also plan on helping in the kid's classroom this year a couple of days a week. Here's to another great year!!

MEET WALT DISNEY

Every Year the 5th graders put on a Wax Museum where the kids learn about famous Americans, and then they get to dress up like them. Brody got to be Walt Disney, he was pretty excited. We even got his hair cut so we could style in like Walt Disney. He wanted to do his poster all by himself, I think it turned out pretty good. He looked good too!

Silly Faces!!!

Everytime we take Adri and Chase's picture they want me to do a silly face one, so here's one of them being silly.

Three Fashion Divas

When the girls get together, they love having fashion shows, don't they look gorgeous? It is so great that they can all be such great friends. They love being together. Gotta love COUSINS!

Easter Pictures

Here are a few pictures from Easter Weekend. What a great time we had.

Happy Easter

We had a great Easter Weekend. I can't believe how cold it was. Saturday we had a ward breakfast outside, it was a little chilly, but fun. The primary was in charge so I got to help with it. We had breakfast casseroles, fruit and danishes, it was pretty yummy. Then we had an Easter egg hunt for the kids. Later that afternoon, we had a picnic lunch at the my mom's house. The tradition is to have it at Murray park,so we can roll eggs down the big hill but Mother Nature seems to thwart our plans every year. My mom does an awesome egg hunt for the kids. And the food is always good too. The kids got their Easter Baskets on Saturday, so they we can spend Sunday thinking about Jesus and his sacrifice. How lucky we are to have the knowledge of our Savior, what a great gift he has given to us all.

DOUBLE COUPONING!!

So I decided to be brave today, and try the double couponing at Walmart. All the Utah County Stores double your coupons up to a dollar on Tuesdays. I wasn't sure if there would actually be anything in stock when I went, but decided to try it anyway. I was very happy with the results. Pretty much everything I went for was in stock(shocker) And the gal who checked me out did a great job. Anyway check out my haul for 35 dollars. ( a total of 55 items) If you haven't given the couponing thing a try, I highly recommend it. It really is awesome!!

SAND FUN!!

We had a great time at the sand dunes, it was a little chilly and windy, but still fun. I am still not as brave as the kids are when it comes to riding. You should see Adri on her's. Brody got a new 4 wheeler, so Adri inherited his, and you should see all three of them go! They didn't get the courage or thrill of an adventure from me. They must have inherited it from their daddy. Anyway it was a good time, as always, we had a few mechanical problems. Garretts sand paddle went flat, and Brody's shock fell off. What's a camping trip, without Wyatt having to use his mechanic skills to fix something?

SPRING BREAK at the DUNES

Garrett built this swing for Adri and Chase while we were out at the Sand Dunes, they loved it.

OUR PRINCESS IS 8

So I am a few months behind. So rather than try to go back, and catch up, I will just update you on the latest happenings with us. Our little Princess Adriana Lynn Esplin celebrated her 8th birthday and was baptized. Wow, it seems like I just had her. It's been a quick 8 years. We so enjoy having her in our family. She loves to make us cute little cards. The other day she made me one, that said I am the bestest mom in the world. She always draws a picture of me and her(pretty cute, priceless treasures). She is doing so well in school, and in piano and dance, we couldn't be prouder. For her birthday party, she took her friends bowling, and then back home for pizza, and presents. Pretty Fun with 6 giggling girls. Then a few weeks later she was able to be baptized. She passed her interview with the bishop with flying colors. There were 15 other baptisms that day, but it went smoothly. We had a nice lunch after at our place. We feel so blessed to all our family that came to support us on Adri's special day. We love you sweetheart!

Adri's Christmas Dance Concert

Adri had her Christmas Dance Concert on Dec 20th. It was so fun to watch her perform, and see all the things she has learned. She looked super cute in her dance costume too. Her grandparents came and watched her perform too. What a great little dancer she is becoming.

Disneyland 2010 Just me and my HONEY!

Wyatt and I took a trip to Disneyland all by ourselves for a whole week. It was our Anniversary, my birthday, and Christmas gift all in one. Lots of people asked me why I would go to Disneyland without my kids? Who wouldn't want to be at the happiest place on earth with their most favorite person in the world. We had a great time. We stayed in Las Vegas on the way, and went to the wax museum. That was pretty cool. Then Sunday we left for California. Not too smart to travel on a Sunday, plus it was Thanksgiving Weekend. It took a little bit longer than expected. But we didn't have the kids to ask "Are we there yet?" Anyway we stayed at the Double Tree, Orange County. It was pretty nice hotel. I price-lined it and got a pretty good deal. I did miss having the free breakfast, and they charged for parking. But they had a free shuttle to the park, which worked out great. Monday we went to the Beach, and just hung out all day. Then Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we went to Disneyland. It is pretty cool there with all the Christmas Decorations. It feels even more magical. There wasn't too many long lines, but it was busier than I expected. Wednesday night we went to the World of Color show. SUPER AWESOME! It's a can't miss. We also ran in to some of our good friends, Heather and Dan. It was great to be with my honey. I loved going to all the shows, and riding all the rides with him. We found some great places to get cheap souvenirs too. It is a totally different feeling being at Disneyland without your kids, but we had an amazing time. Wyatt's Mom watched the kids while we were gone. It was nice to not have to worry about them, because they were in great hands. Thanks MOM! The kids want to go soon, so we might plan a trip for next December.