August and September
In August Oma and cousin Nalani came to visit for two weeks. We had so much fun showing them a good time. Then the kids started school, and before we knew it, they were already on a three-week break. During this time, the girls entered a kids entrepreneur contest at the mall. They made soaps and salts and did pretty good working their very own store. They even took credit cards and calculated transactions. We were so proud of them.
While the leaves changed colors, we spent many days going on adventures and exploring parts of Utah we don't get to see very often. Manuel had a health scare and ended up in the emergency room early one morning. We threw an end-of-summer party which is our new tradition since we no longer celebrate Halloween. Cambrey's best friend moved to Kansas. Gabe advanced in scouts, we discovered a new pizza place that's amazing, and we attended the Layton City Fire Station Open House. We finally got around to taking our family pictures, and we can truthfully say it was an eventful two months!
This is how we do sloppy Joes!
Vanilla White Chocolate Apricot Cake - my own creation.
Having fun with cousin Nalani.
Fun at the Aquarium.
I made BBQ chicken nachos.
Hiking in the rain.
The cheese factory in Logan.
Bear Lake Raspberry Days.
Ogden Farmer's Market.
Cambrey's bets friend Niyah.
My homemade bacon cheese burgers and fried pickles.
Cherry Hill!
"This is the Place" Heritage Park.
The breakfast Gabe made.
Lagoon.
Pine View Reservoir.
Dinner at Grandpa Roger's.
Nalani came to school for an hour.
The kids had a lemonade stand. They sold cotton candy, slushies, and popcorn.
I made Tennessee hot chicken, biscuits, pork and beans, corn on the cob, fried wontons, pumpkin pie and strawberry rhubarb pie.
Pumpkin cheesecake cobbler.
Plum, peach, pear, blackberry cobbler and salad from our garden.
The boys had their well-check appointment together.
Gabe's first day of 7th grade.
Grandpa Roger had us over for seafood that he caught in Alaska.
Hurricane cake.
Cambrey and Paisley planned a girl's night with me.
Manuel and I went on a date to Valter's.
Lemon honey sorbet.
Tatem's first day of school.
Tatem playing church.
Our end-of-summer party.
Cambrey saying goodbye to her bestie.
My homemade German dinner.
"This is the Place" Heritage Park - again.
A cat that tried to claim us. Our neighbor's took it in.
Jalapeno cheese bread sticks.
"Piggy Pizza" from Louis Pizza.
Sandy Heritage Days.
Primary party at church.
Manuel's accident. He walked int a dresser and passed out.
Cambrey made a giant paper airplane.
Gabe advanced in scouts.
