funky white boy

This is what you missed at our ward BBQ and band performance tonight. Jeff had the crowd going wild! And my cute little Tyler rocked it!

First day of 1st grade, and 3rd grade

After a pancake, bacon and egg breakfast, we rode our bikes to school.

Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. McCone (sp?) We're so lucky Brooklyn got 2 teachers!!! YEAH!

Mrs. Waschak and Tyler. She has to be the sweetest teacher I've ever met. another YEAH!

What a beautiful girl Brooklyn is, I am so proud of her. She has been a huge helper to me all summer, getting food for everyone, playing computer games with everyone, organizing play activities.., I'll miss her this year. If you're wondering about the jacket, isn't not cool enough at all for this, but her class room is FREEZING, polar style.

Can you tell this is his "fake" smile. He has such a brilliant smile, but it has to happen naturally.

More half smiles, I think they're just ready to start the day!

We had a great first day of school (well I did at least! :) Brooklyn loves her class, her good friends Kathryn and Keira are in her class! Tyler also has some friends in his, even one from preschool at Good Shepherd. I couldn't have hand picked better teachers, they both seem so fabulous. So, basically I'm looking forward to a wonderful year and hoping for the best!

Back to school Feast and Fashion show

So, we started a new tradition tonight. The fancy feast (isn't that the name of cat food?) is a borrowed tradition that we like. (Especially since Jeff made his """Famous BBQ Chicken"""" , according to Tyler.) Wow, if they only got half that excited when I cook. Jeff cooks once a month and gets an intro like that... Anyway, the feast was all I could have hoped for, they gobbled everything up, Lily even downed the spinach salad, NICE! I think eating off the China and drinking out of goblets made them especially eager to eat!

Grandma Mouritsen painted this gorgeous watercolor and gave to me when I went up, it goes beautifully in my dining room!

Then we took Jeff's sister Katie's advice and did a BTS fashion show. At first they were reluctant, Tyler finally decided that was definitely only for girls (even after I promised girls LOVE guys who are models...) So, the girls giggled and posed for us and we loved it. I love confidence building activities. I loved watching them pick poses, Brooklyn actually had a knack for it, which I was not expecting! So, here it is. We'll have more pictures tomorrow after the occasion. It's been built up so much, I hope they have a good day!!!
FASHION SHOW!

The audience. Must've been one exciting fashion show!!! (Jeff said the flowers on Lily's dress were popping off at him. ha ha ha)

ps this is the dress I made for Lily, don't look closely, I haven't hemmed it yet.

Then we took Jeff's sister Katie's advice and did a BTS fashion show. At first they were reluctant, Tyler finally decided that was definitely only for girls (even after I promised girls LOVE guys who are models...) So, the girls giggled and posed for us and we loved it. I love confidence building activities. I loved watching them pick poses, Brooklyn actually had a knack for it, which I was not expecting!

We topped the night off with Grandma Phillip's yummy carrot cake, which sent the kids into a frenzy!!! That's when you know it's good!

Utah or Bust

1 million gorgeous flowers at Temple Square (2 picked by Lily)

Thousands of dinosaur bones at Thanksgiving Point Dino Museum

$12 the money Brooklyn found at the Davis reunion sawdust money hunt

6 delicioso gelatos - best gelato place ever in Park City (good thing Grandma knew about this place)

5 Jones Family in front of the Beautiful Christus Statue

4 brave hikers go all the way up to Wilson Arch

3/4 mile deep hole -Kennect Copper Mine

3 Park City Trolley Rides - First ever for the kids!

2 kids rock climb all the way up the Mouritsen Rock wall

1 of the most beautiful buildings on earth-Salt Lake Temple

Tree House?

A few Mouritsen's get together at Wheeler Farm for a picnic.

BYU- had to take the future cougs!

tire at Copper Mine used on the trucks that bring the dirt out - MASSIVE!

yum. Gelato. YUM.

PS ---did you know they have a Herrerasaurus???....awesome.

Boutique at Thanksgiving Point....way more fun than the Dino museum or Imax :)

In Mouritsen's house. (my cousins) They have a closet turned rock wall than spans almost 3 floors. Paradise for Tyler. He actually went all the way up, Lily almost did.

Wilson Arch