Seven Years

This was our first birthday party with friends...  I've waited for two years to throw this party...

Even though she doesn't like cake, we had to celebrate with the girls somehow!

 Eight little girls went through two cheese pizza's, while we watched the new Tinkerbell movie

their toenails and fingernails were painted and then they opened presents:

But they didn't just open presents.  These dainty little girls turned into a ravenous pack of jackals! 

 It was: open mine first, I'll help you with that wrapping, it cost this much, or I already have one of those!

 Their color choices were very interesting.  I think my favorite were the striped toes.

The party was a hit and they all had a great time.  They rushed through the time I planned for opening presents so for the last fifteen minutes before they were picked up, they ran around screaming really loudly all over the house.  Luckily I had one of my activity days girls come and help me out.  She volunteered to help paint toenails and then stayed because the movie was her favorite.  Chloe got a lot of lip gloss and couldn't be happier.  I just have to watch her pockets from now on when doing laundry!

I sent these pajama clad beauties home hopped up on sugar and ready for bed wondering when I will be ready to take on another party with friends, maybe in another seven years!!!

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Family Tree

This is the page we made for Activity Days.

Thanks Martha Stewart!!!

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Chloe doesn't want to be a Muggle anymore!!!

We got the Harry Potter Lego game for the wii last week and Chloe has been kicking our butts beating everyone by getting up early in the morning and getting as far along in the game as she can. I told her Sunday night that she needs to work on cleaning up her bedroom instead of working on Harry's second year at school. She is so excited for her party that she woke up around 3 am to clean her room... She was tired Monday morning but nervous after I promised her we would be watching the first Harry Potter movie for FHE. She has so many questions, who was that, where are they going, how do I do this and that!!! So many questions for the question queen. We just finished watching the scarier half and she didn't even have to hide her eyes because she knew what was coming ~ since she already passed the year off on the game! Hopefully no nightmares tonight.

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It's a Moose, Mom!!!

Seth spotted this while we were driving down the road and said take a picture mom, take a picture!!!

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More Bear Lake!!!

We left Thursday afternoon for an extended celebration of Chloe's birthday.  It took us the rest of the night to unload and settle in.  On Friday morning we woke up with a visitor.  Dan snagged my camera and went out onto the deck to try and get this moose's attention.  He was hollering and jumping up and down when he noticed a smaller visitor...

 A baby moose was straggling just behind having some breakfast with momma!

 Then there was another little surprised ~ TWINS!!!

 The hills were on fire with Red, Orange and Yellow leaves!

We had an awesome weekend spending our early morning hours in the boat but didn't catch anything.  The moon was full or close to it both nights and the fish were up all night gorging themselves and weren't interested in our attempts to hook them, take a picture of them, and then put them back into the big blue lake called home!

 It has been so much more fun up at the cabin since Grandpa and Grandma installed a trampoline,  

 the jungle gym dome and the swing set

On Saturday morning, Dan decided to try starting out on the other side of the lake and I was so excited to see this:

This tower used to be blue but it was always the first thing we would see when we were children just before we arrived to Grandma's trailer!

This path leading to the beach and so many memories!  On the way back to the cabin we snagged these photos and I talked with the kids about some of my favorite memories.  Bear Lake has been apart of my life for as long as I can remember!

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Chloe's Big Day!!!

She came home with this huge roll of paper.  They traced her and each class member signed it!

If you were wondering how old she is now... She's Seven!

For weeks she has been telling me she wants a new camp chair. 

Seth got her the little family peoples:

And Daddy picked her out a new bike:

She took a few calls throughout the day and loved all of the attention!

Then Dan showed her how to pop a wheelie and she thinks this bike is just too big!

This is the present she picked out and spent the money on the Grandpa Davis sent her:

We went out to cafe rio for dinner, her favorite.  We were going to go to the movies and watch Despicable Me, but it didn't start until 7 pm and I didn't think Dan would make it through the entire show!   We will have to catch it another time, instead we got Lego Harry Potter for the Wii and she showed us all to play!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Chloe!

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Happy Birthday Grandma Rita

We got together this afternoon with Grandpa at her grave side for a memorial.  I know she was there, Great Grandma Hannah was probably there too.  I just can't get it out of my mind that her mother, who lived to be over 100, just kept tisking, reminding her that Rita died the day before her 75th birthday. 

It was so nice seeing many of Dan's cousins and Aunts and Uncles.  After we shared some great thoughts and memories, we visited at Grandpa's over banana splits.  I loved it when Grandpa said he wasn't going to change their outgoing message on the answering machine, unless he can find a way to record the recording of Grandma Rita's voice!  She is missed so much!

I love you Grandma!!!

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Do you know these three bikers?

Can you tell were they are headed?

This is the second mile marker (the first one is mile 7).

It was a race to see who could win to each sign!

They saw some Antelope, Buffalo & Coyotes

If you guessed Antelope Island, you are a genius!!!

They road over the seven mile causeway and an extra three miles to the visitor center and then the beach!

Dan gave me a call and had me pick them up after they had spent some time in the water.  I am so proud of all of them.  This was a goal they had set and were determined to make it all the way to island before it snowed.  They have been working on their mileage by trying to ride their bikes to Aunt Wendy's and to the park nearby.  They are so, so awesome!!!

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There's a New Sheriff In Town!

After school yesterday, Chloe and I stopped to pick up Seth from Auntie Jenn's {AGAIN, THANK YOU!!!} and I was able to pick up the gun that Seth is inheriting from Grandpa Thomson.  Dan was just going to put it away, but thought Seth would like to see it.  He showed him how to hold it, and told him you never point a gun a people.  Seth was so excited but the gun was a little heavy and for some reason the end of the rifle kept leaning towards me!!!  He did say he was excited to go hunting and wanted to know "just what are we going to kill, Dad?"

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School Days

Man have I missed being at school with this girl.  I was able to go into Chloe's classroom once a week last year and her new teacher just assigned those of us who can a morning once a week to come in and listen to the kids read.  That starts next week...  Today I went into her class room just after recess and we

scrapbooked as a class!!!!

I feel like I missed so much that first day of school so here is her seat with three other kids at her table:

Here she is pointing out some of her work:

We finished scrappin' early and her teacher let her go a few minutes early:

{She has her own locker!}

She got to put her scooter in the trunk of the car today!

I can't believe how big she is getting.  I dropped Seth off at Jenn's to play with DesiRae, on the way he told me that he would soon be five and be able to drive himself places!!!  They both are just too big for their britches!!!

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