Jacob and Janet held a reception of their marriage this summer. The flowers were beautiful (thanks Carmen) and the location was gorgeous. Such a happy couple and lots of kids!! I'm the lucky one to have them live close to me now!
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July 22, 2017
June 25, 2017
Family Reunion 2017
I was the lucky one in charge of the Foutz Family Reunion this time. It was A LOT of work putting it all together but it was so much fun and I'm pretty sure everyone had a good time.
The location was St. George, UT the week of June 18. We had an ice cream theme with an ice cream bar each evening after dinner. Activities included swimming in the pool at the house, Family Fun Center, an afternoon at the reservoir, Girl's outing, golfing, outdoor amphitheater, YouTube night, Kahoot night, celebrated Mom's 70th b-day (a few months early), early morning youth baptisms with Grandpa, candy bar game, piñata, lots of yummy food, and good conversations.
It's always a fun time when we all get together and devote a week with just family. It was even a little more special this time around because Hannie and Ryan's older kids were able to come for a portion of the time. It was great to get to know them better and meet Tay's littles. It's amazing how much our family has grown and changed and morphed...even this picture is already outdated! It's a blessing to know we'll be together forever.
The location was St. George, UT the week of June 18. We had an ice cream theme with an ice cream bar each evening after dinner. Activities included swimming in the pool at the house, Family Fun Center, an afternoon at the reservoir, Girl's outing, golfing, outdoor amphitheater, YouTube night, Kahoot night, celebrated Mom's 70th b-day (a few months early), early morning youth baptisms with Grandpa, candy bar game, piñata, lots of yummy food, and good conversations.
It's always a fun time when we all get together and devote a week with just family. It was even a little more special this time around because Hannie and Ryan's older kids were able to come for a portion of the time. It was great to get to know them better and meet Tay's littles. It's amazing how much our family has grown and changed and morphed...even this picture is already outdated! It's a blessing to know we'll be together forever.
August 29, 2016
Backwards Gennie
Me: Hey Gennie, did you know your shirt is on backwards?
Gennie: Yes!
Me: Do you want me to help you fix it?
Gennie: NOPE!
Me: Ok, lol!!
August 27, 2016
She Did It!
I've been trying to teach Kenzie how to ride a bike for years and she's just not been interested until finally I told her that she's NINE years old and it's pretty pathetic that she can't ride a bike when most 6 year olds can. She finally agreed. We worked on it for 3-4 days on our street and it just wasn't clicking with her. Then I decided to take her to the church parking lot where she didn't have to worry about the neighbors watching her or cars coming and SHE GOT IT! She finally did it. It was so fun to watch her succeed and having fun.
August 9, 2016
Castlewood Canyon Hike
For our last family outing before school started we went on a hike in Castlewood Canyon. I was shocked at how well the kids did!! There was minimal complaining and we were able to hike about two miles. Along the way we were counting all the big rocks we saw and Sadie was up on my shoulders. She heard us counting so she started counting too...one, two, three, two, three, two, one, three. Then she would hang her head down really low so we were eye to eye and she'd say, Hi Mom! She was being such a nut!
On the way back we split up so the big kids could go faster. Charlie took Sadie, Dallin and Kenzie and I stayed back with Lulu and Gennie. At one point we had to cross a small stream on a log. I had Gennie in front of me as I held onto her hands to help her across. I totally missed my footing and slipped on the log and one of my shins got all cut up and bleeding while my other foot landed in the water. So I had to hike the rest of the way with a bloody shin and a wet foot, poor me! Oh well!
On the way back we split up so the big kids could go faster. Charlie took Sadie, Dallin and Kenzie and I stayed back with Lulu and Gennie. At one point we had to cross a small stream on a log. I had Gennie in front of me as I held onto her hands to help her across. I totally missed my footing and slipped on the log and one of my shins got all cut up and bleeding while my other foot landed in the water. So I had to hike the rest of the way with a bloody shin and a wet foot, poor me! Oh well!
August 7, 2016
Mountain Vacation
We were bound and determined to go camping this summer but when it came down to it, I just couldn't bring myself to go. So I hopped on the internet last minute hoping to find a cabin in the mountains that didn't cost a fortune. I found a little cabin near Cripple Creek, CO. It's an old mining town that is now transformed into a casino town. However, they still have a few operating mines and one gold mine that is open for tours. We decided to invite Grandma and Grandpa Pratt for the first night of our two night stay. It was way fun and glad we were able to get out into the mountains.
We did the gold mine tour that takes you 1,000 feet down into the ground via a shaft about the size of a telephone booth. All 9 of us crammed into that shaft for two minutes as it descended down into the mine. It was quite the experience! It was a very interesting tour and we learned a lot about mining in the old days and how dangerous it was.
We also poked around a small museum and visitor's center located just down from the mine. Dallin was excited because he had just finished learning about Colorado history in fourth grade and this museum was all about CO and the state symbols and animals.
Later, we took a train ride to see some of the old mines that are no longer in operation as well as the "million dollar track" that is full of unrefined gold. They say it's worth a million dollars but would cost 4 million to extract and refine it! So there it sits!
We also played some games and a few activities from the cabin as well as relaxed and enjoyed.
The morning we packed up, the kids were outside the cabin exploring around. At one point Gennie got upset about something, I can't even remember what it was. She was crying and got mad and I just shrugged it off as typical three-year-old behavior. I remember talking to her for a second and then walked back into the cabin to keep packing. A few minutes later Charlie asked where's Gennie? I said she was just outside with the rest of them. He didn't see her, nor did anyone else. We looked and looked but she was nowhere to be seen. We called her name over and over again but not a sound. I think it ended up being about 8-10 minutes later Charlie finally found her crying on the side of the dirt road that led further up away from the cabin.
It was terrifying as you can imagine. Apparently, when she initially got mad and was crying she was trying to run back to the cabin but got turned around. Later we found out that Lulu "saw a girl walking away but thought it was a different girl, not Gennie!" Oh my!! Anyway, lessons learned and happy ending.
On the ride back home we stopped at Manitou Springs to tour the cliff dwellings. It was pretty cool, the kids had a blast playing and running around through all the rooms and crawl spaces.
We did the gold mine tour that takes you 1,000 feet down into the ground via a shaft about the size of a telephone booth. All 9 of us crammed into that shaft for two minutes as it descended down into the mine. It was quite the experience! It was a very interesting tour and we learned a lot about mining in the old days and how dangerous it was.
We also poked around a small museum and visitor's center located just down from the mine. Dallin was excited because he had just finished learning about Colorado history in fourth grade and this museum was all about CO and the state symbols and animals.
Later, we took a train ride to see some of the old mines that are no longer in operation as well as the "million dollar track" that is full of unrefined gold. They say it's worth a million dollars but would cost 4 million to extract and refine it! So there it sits!
We also played some games and a few activities from the cabin as well as relaxed and enjoyed.
The morning we packed up, the kids were outside the cabin exploring around. At one point Gennie got upset about something, I can't even remember what it was. She was crying and got mad and I just shrugged it off as typical three-year-old behavior. I remember talking to her for a second and then walked back into the cabin to keep packing. A few minutes later Charlie asked where's Gennie? I said she was just outside with the rest of them. He didn't see her, nor did anyone else. We looked and looked but she was nowhere to be seen. We called her name over and over again but not a sound. I think it ended up being about 8-10 minutes later Charlie finally found her crying on the side of the dirt road that led further up away from the cabin.
It was terrifying as you can imagine. Apparently, when she initially got mad and was crying she was trying to run back to the cabin but got turned around. Later we found out that Lulu "saw a girl walking away but thought it was a different girl, not Gennie!" Oh my!! Anyway, lessons learned and happy ending.
On the ride back home we stopped at Manitou Springs to tour the cliff dwellings. It was pretty cool, the kids had a blast playing and running around through all the rooms and crawl spaces.
July 4, 2016
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