BYU! Go Cougars!

The other day I told Steve that I thought half of our laundry was BYU apparel. Well...half might of been an exaggeration. Maybe a third. Okay...probably not. Not even a quarter of our laundry is devoted to BYU. But I will tell you that we have A LOT of BYU clothing. Here is the proof. You can add to that 11 more shirts, 5 more baseball hats and 3 winter hats. Now I have to go put it all back in closets and drawers. UGGHH!

I couldn't post about BYU and not put up a photo of our beloved flag that we fly anytime there is a BYU football game. We're serious Cougar fans and we're proud of it!!!

Soccer and preschool (again) :)

Emma started soccer last month. She is one tough little cookie. I think it has to do with the fact that she has older brothers. She isn't afraid to run up and knock kids out of the way if she wants the ball. She's scored a few goals. I love the way her brothers yell at her to get the ball and score. What a cutie!

Here she is going for the ball. (Notice she is the only girl in that group of boys.)

Here is the post of her first day at her other preschool. She loves Miss Jodi and all her preschool friends. We'll have football pictures of Jake soon. WARNING - SPOILER: Jacob scored all 4 of the touchdowns for his team in their first game. Way to go Jake!!!

Emma starts preschool #1!

Emma starts one of her two preschools today. She gets to go meet her teacher (Miss Kim, Love her!) and drop off her supplies. She wanted me to take some pictures of her. Have I ever mentioned how much I love having a daughter!

1st day of school! Classic post.

The boys started school last week. Here's what they looked like on the first day. Can you tell how excited Andrew was? Andrew is in 4th grade. Jake started 1st grade. Here's what I have to say about school starting:

Getting back into a routine/schedules. - YEAH!

The boys not asking me every 5 minutes if they can play video games. -YEAH!

Homework. - BOO!

Getting back on track with the budget. - BOO!

Getting back into the groove of cooking real dinners. - BOO!

Good luck boys! Love you!

I've got the runs! (That was Steve's title idea!)

I have been a runnin' fool this year. I enjoy running. I'm not fast or great at it, but I can do it. Anyway, I ran in quite a few races this year. Here's a recap:

Canyonlands Half Marathon in Moab, Utah. March 2010

Time: 2 hours 35 minutes

This is a nice run. It was very scenic. It started off freezing cold but warmed up quickly and is definitely one I would do again. It was organized. Only complaint is that you have to travel kind of far to run it. Not real fond of the fluorescent green shirt and you don't get a medal.

Thanksgiving Point Half. April 2010

Time: 2 hours 35 minutes

This was it's first year. It was organized. The best part is that it is right here. You get up in the morning, go run your half marathon and still make it to soccer/baseball games. It is a beautiful run around the grounds at Thanksgiving Point and then along the Jordan River. I will do this one again. Plus you get BLING!!! They give out medals.

Wasatch Back/RAGNAR. June 2010

Time: 34 hours 53 minutes

If you can run at all you should do this race! It is relay with 12 people, 2 vans, and lasts 2 days. It is 188 mile relay run from Logan, Utah to Park City, Utah.It is So much fun. I can't recommend this one enough. It helps that I did it with 11 awesome women from our neighborhood. We named ourselves 30's Rock since most of us were in our 30's. Plus check out the BLING on this one. DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!!! That's all I can say!

Hobble Creek Half Marathon. August 2010

Time: 2 hours 12 minutes

This marathon brags about being the fastest course in Utah. It was for me! I liked the course, but the organization was lacking. This race started an hour late on a day when temperatures hit 97 degrees. If you want a fast time I would recommend it, but just know that it will start late and be unorganized. Plus it is a bit of a drive and no medal.

I said I was done running this year, but does anyone want to run the Provo, Halloween Half Marathon?:)

Just because...

Bear Lake 2010

Every summer we go to Bear Lake for a week with the Bargeron side of the family. We always have such a great time and look forward to this vacation. This year we were up there for the 24th of July. The resort we stay at had all sorts of fun things to celebrate Pioneer Day! First off was the chalk art contest. The boys got bored quickly, but our girl Emma sat there coloring for awhile.

The finished product. Don't you just LOVE the Spongebob Squarepants Emma made! Needless to say...we didn't win the contest. I was amazed at some of the art. Next was a sand castle building contest. The kids decided to build a sea turtle. I had to head back to the room for Zach to take a nap but I put Andrew in charge of taking a picture. This was the best shot. I mean he is only 9. We didn't win this contest either. Again I was amazed at what people were able to do with sand. They had a rock wall you could climb. So of course ALL the kids had to take a turn.

Emma

Jacob

Andrew

Steve

We spent hours at the pool. The kids love swimming and aren't afraid of the water at all.

Zach

Emma coming down the slide.

I just liked this picture of Jake so I put it on here.

Andrew and Steve playing in the pool.

We did the annual pinata. This year it was a superman pinata. All the kids took turns hitting it.

Andrew had already hit the head off but I didn't get a picture of it so I made him do it again. He wasn't happy about that.

Here goes Zach...

and Emma...

and Jacob...

Oh and here is Andrew with the head he knocked off!

We spent multiple days at the beach. I had a lot of pictures of this but just put up a few.

Jacob is so skinny. His swimsuit was tied as tight as it would go and it still kept falling off.
Steve and the older boys went horseback riding. That is something we do every year.

Giddy up!!!

We rented a boat one of the days. We all went out on the water. The kids got pulled in a tube. They had a great time.

Zach helping dad drive the boat.

Out on the boat.

Emma was brave enough to jump into the freezing water with her dad!

After about 20 tries, Steve finally made it up on the water skis! He was very excited and had a great time.

One of the nights we had dinner at the Pickleville Playhouse and then stayed and watched a play. We saw "Juanito Bandito Rides Again!" It was really funny! The older boys went one night and they even enjoyed it.

All in all, we were gone for 8 days. It was long and we were ready to come home at the end. We're already counting down until next summer. Thanks to the G'ma and G'pa Bargeron for another awesome family vacation!

What to do with all that zucchini?

I'm not a great cook. I just wanted to share this recipe that I got from my neighbor. My kids LOVE these. This recipe will help you use up all that zucchini that you don't know what to do with. I put a little less cheese in when I make them. I also form them into little patties rather than balls. Just a tip...grate your zucchini and freeze it so you can make these later. Andrew ate four of them tonight.

Zucchini Patties

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

2 cups grated zucchini 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

1/4 cup chopped onion salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl combine all the ingredients except the oil. Stir well enough to distribute ingredients evenly.

2. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drop zucchini mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls, and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden.

*Serve with tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce or a dab of sour cream on top.

Enjoy! We did.

Bye, Bye Binkie!!!

Some of you will have sympathy for me. We got rid of Zach's binkie last Friday. He's going to be 2 soon and it was time. Well a few things I've noticed...

1. He is SO loud!

2. He didn't bite his siblings as much with that binkie in his mouth. (What a horrible habit!)

3. He loves to walk around and make clucking noises.

4. He really can talk! :)

5. He still won't let me hold him and soothe him.

6. He is growing up. :(

Farewell our good friend! We had some good, quiet times with you. May you rest in peace in a landfill somewhere.;)

Toy Story 3 and summer movies

I copied this idea from someone else. We were excited to see "Toy Story 3" since our kids are fans of the other two. We had a preview party where we watched "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" and then we went and saw "Toy Story 3". It was a good movie the kids loved it. We go to a summer movie once a week because it is only a dollar. Zach has really figured this whole movie thing out. If you sit next to mom quietly she will shove your face with popcorn, soda and candy! He gets a little better each week! Here are a couple of pictures.

These are the goodies from the preview party!

Nice bandaids Emma! She took a hard fall last night!

MORE SuMmEr FuN!!!

We have a group of moms that get together every Wednesday during the summer break and go to different places. We've already been to the Sweet's Candy Factory for a tour and some treats, to a splashpark in Herriman and up to Tibble Fork in AF Canyon (no pictures of any of those). A couple of weeks ago we went to Wheeler Farm. The kids spent a few hours playing at this little stream that runs through the farm. It was a lot of fun.

They all enjoyed feeding the ducks.

Here are all the kids!

We also went to Midway one day to swim at the Zermatt Resort. The kids always have a good time up there. We swam, rode the carousel, fed the goats (they eat dog biscuits) and of course stopped to get gelato at the bakery. It is so nice to go up there. It always seems like a mini-vacation...a FREE mini-vacation. Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us use the resort so much!

Oh and I had to post this picture of the lizard that Andrew found one afternoon. It was on it's deathbed when we found it and I'm sad to say that despite our best efforts it ended buried in the flower bed next to one of Jacob's crabs. Andrew gave him a beautiful funeral and made him a lovely R.I.P. headstone. Thank you for touching our lives for two hours...you'll be missed!