You know you're married to a Pharmacy Student when...

Cutie pie school girls...

Rocking their pose of choice. :)

SLC

We were hoping to do something fun for Labor Day weekend...until we found out James had to work on Saturday and Monday. Bummer. BUT, then on Saturday he found out there had been a scheduling error, and the Pharmacy was actually closed on Monday! Yay! We hopped on Priceline and got a deal for a hotel room in SLC, and after Sacrament Meeting, we drove down to UT. We walked around Temple Square and got a tour of the Conference Center. I always love being on Temple Square, surrounded by the beauty and peace of the temple, and being reminded of the amazing faith, sacrifices, and work that went in to building it. That evening James took the older girls for a quick dip in the hotel pool, and then we settled in for a loooong night of five people in a king-sized bed. It was awesome! ;)

In the morning we grabbed a quick breakfast and headed down to Ikea. Love that store. The rest of the day was spent walking and shopping a bit, and James took the girls to the Children's floor of the Church History Museum, while I stayed with a napping Claire in the car.

On the drive down, I gave each of the girls a scavenger hunt of things they needed to do/see while we were in UT. If they completed them all, they got a special surprise. The list included things like spot 3 temples, hold the door open for someone, spot 3 animals, ride the TRAX etc... The girls earned their special prize which was a trip to Build-A-Bear. The girls were in heaven. I'm so glad we could have a little getaway!

 It drives me crazy to have strangers take pictures...out of focus and Claire with eyes closed. :(

  

Washing their new friends ... Emery with "Cutie"

 

Claire with "Pinkie"

Avri with her bear "Angel Belle" (Photo bombed by Claire!)

First Day of School: Emery

Emery was so excited to start a new year of Pre-School! She has a new teacher and is loving it. Her first morning after I snapped my 20th picture she told me, "Taking pictures is SO boring"...followed by several suggestions for more poses and requests for more pictures. Silly girl. I'm so excited for how much she will learn and grow this year to get her ready for Kindergarten next year!!!

 

August Instagrams

8.2.2013

So happy to be back home with these three little ladies and my man!

#backfromgirlscamp #missedthem #lovethem

8.9.2013

Hello Bear Lake! #bearlake2013 #summerfun #summerbucketlist #comeoutsunshine

8.11.2013

I think Claire's a fan!! 

#raspberry shake #bearlake2013 #mmmmm

8.14.2013

A little county fair action with the Ormonds! 

#animals #cottoncandy #rollercoaster #creepycarnies #sanitizerplease

8.22.2013

Pretty sure this is the cutest piggy bank ever. The proud new owner is pretty cute too! ;)

8.28.2013

Avri is off to her first day of first grade!

Summer Bucket List 2013

For FHE at the beginning of the summer, we made a "Bucket List" of all the things we wanted to do. We didn't get everything done, but we sure did have a busy, fun summer and made lots of memories as we spent time together!