HaPPy ANNIVERSARY to US!

We have been MARRIED for 10 YEARS on October 21st So we celebrated in Jerome!

We stayed at a bed and breakfast for 2 nights (where one of Dan's patients owns and runs it!)

The kids celebrated with Grandma Sorensen and Aunt Cara.

They promptly cried for Grandma and told us that our discipline techniques stink cuz' we don't do a prize bag!

We WINDOW SHoPPED

Enjoyed Cool weather and a warm and cozy room

with a warm and cozy breakfast and warm and cozy hot chocolate on our front porch every morning

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The CAT pictures in our room were NOT warm and COZY

In fact, this one with a small psycho pirate cat in it freaked me out so much I made Dan sleep on that side of the bed!

This eery glowing lamp did not help

AND as many of you know Jerome is famous for its ghosts...so LUCKILY at check out we began to hear the stories of the bed and breakfast, particularly our room...ooooh!

The views from our room were breathtaking

We took a day trip into Prescott over the mountain to do some shopping, see a movie and eat "all you can eat" shrimp at Red Lobster!

Jerome is also known for its quirky artist, quaint & colorful stores, and buildings sliding down the mountain as well.

Before we returned home we went and visited the state park museum that had been closed down for 2 years for budget cuts As well as a recently opened mine shaft

Jerome is also well known for-mining!

I was officially FREAKED OUT standing above it on a plate of glass!

and I would have OFFICIALLY FREAKED OUT having to ride this small thing down that long long long shaft!

Dan also gave me his heart out of some cool minerals and rocks there

&

New BLING to my wedding ring (pictures forthcoming)

10 years, 5 kids, grad school, moves, sickness, surgeries...we are making it and loving having someone by our sides!

LOST: FIRST TOOTH!

GUESS WHO LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH?
&
ACCIDENTALLY ATE IT for LUNCH at SCHOOL?RYLAND!!!
(that's allright the toothfairy understood)

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PRESCHOOL DaYs

is For....
We had a great time making a BIG "H" and a baby "h"
out of our very own play-doh

We also had a HAPPY time of making

HaLlOwEen HaNds (purple gloves from Dan's work)

full of HaLlowEen CaNdY and PoPcOrN

we also read LOTS of HALLOWEEN STORIES (inlcuding the classic Hutchings seasick witch!)

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...and later that afternoon my kiddos enjoyed Eating our Halloween Hands on the front porch swing!!!

Even little Rhett begged for a bite or two

HAPPY H Preschool Days!!!

Fall Break Part 3:a fall BREAK for MOM

During Fall Break I decided I needed a little break

and

organized a group of friends to head down to

TIME OUT for WOMEN

PHX

put on by deseret book

I always have a hard time forking out the check for it. I feel it is a bit overpriced and that they are trying to make money off the gospel

BUT...

then I go and it is so worth it for me. The speakers were PHENOMENAL!

They always get the best of the best for this venue

We had a day and evening of being enriched, ate lots....

7 of us stayed at Dan's parents house (who were out of town) and did not go to bed until 2:30am...talking all night

I LOVE my girlfriends, and I LOVED a fall BREAK for MOM

now to catch up on sleep!

(thanks Dan for holding down the fort of five kids while I was gone)

Fall Break Part 2: BaCkYaRd FuN!

Ever Spring and Fall break the weather either, COOLS down or warms up enough for us to have some FIRE PIT CAMPING in our backyard!
Last break I missed the camping and fire because our little Rhett entered the world that very night

SOOO we decided to introduce Rhett to FIRE

Which he loved watching the few minutes before bed!

UMMM-SMORES are a definite part of the night

we even had our friend Brandon sleep over

They stayed up until later then I was awake to play the game Sorry by lamplight (Dan got a new lamp for fathers day)Other Backyard FUN that week included making BuDdY the dog a "hide-out"You see, Aunt Cara and Uncle John own buddy...and since they have been such a part of our lives this last little while-buddy has become a part of our family as well

Its kind of like getting the benefits of a dog without the hard work

We don't even have poop patrol sometimes!

Luckily buddy is temperate because our children abuse him(dance,lay on him, pull his tail, yell at him because they can, throw toys at him, soak him with water) and love him (feed him, walk him, play with him) with the best of them.

This was a good day for buddy-as he became royalty of the clubhouse!

The rest of the week consisted of free High School Wrestling Camp for Colton and Sterling (they promptly hated it), a day at the library (even RHETT!), and some swimming at the rec center!

Happy Fall Break