"Opening day!!"

Friday morning, Max woke up saying, "Opening day! Opening day!" I honestly had no idea what on earth he was talking about. He knew.. he was stoked.. he had been talking with his friends at school about Opening day at Sundance. My 4 kiddos love the mountain. We didn't end up going skiing on opening day. We decided to shop around.. find boots to fit everyone.. wax skis.. and check gear. We did ski the next day. The kids could not get enough!! They skied their little hearts out and loved every minute of it. Hopefully the snow starts falling so we can have a super fun ski season.

Stop my heart..

OH MY!! For a boy that was terrified to sit next to a girl.. Max has sure come a long way!! It was so much fun to see his moves on the dance floor. I was half giddy watching him offer his arm to the ladies... turning the girls around.. and around.. and his fancy footwork was awesome. He has been attending an after school program twice a week.. I honestly had no idea what to expect, but I think we may have a little lady slayer on our hands. It was really exciting to see him in action. Way to go Max..

Grandma Time ♥

I had the unique opportunity to spend the weekend with my grandma.. not just stop in and check on her.. but spend the night .. care for her kind of weekend. It was a privilege and an honor I will never forget and always be grateful for. It was mostly, me, Grandma, Jacq, and Taylor. Tim, Lola, and the boys would pop in and check on us.. but mostly it was a "girls" weekend. The girls.. and by the "girls" I mean all of us!! Grandma was right there with these two crazy girls chiming in.. insisting she be apart of everything. We did everything from *coloring * beads * nails * cookies * movies * pizza * lots of "Fox news" * popcorn * visits with Grandma's friends * math games * bath times * gymnastics * brownies * clean up * reading * funny faces * lots of funny faces! * Bedtimes * and even more bedtimes *
It was fun! An experience I will never forget! I love you Grandma! ♥

Decorating the house!

I wish I could say that I have this amazing eye for decorating. The truth is I struggle. I have never been much into putting a lot of time, energy or $$ into making things look beautiful. {I wish} Hopefully someday. I love a beautifully decorated home. Right now I am all about being functional. I know LAME!! That is me.. functional and practical. So when it comes to Christmas decorations..we keep it pretty simple. Just enough to invite the spirit of Christmas, but I don't over do it! Wish I could claim these pictures.. but these are how Max sees our house.. well.. and about 100 other pictures. He may have gotten a little carried away taking pictures.

Photography

Promise.. promise.. I won't blog every single scouting adventure. Look at this face. My Max is a crack up. He took the photo of himself all by himself. He decided to work on his "photography" merit badge.

There is seriously never a dull moment at this house. {Never} I know I will miss it some day.. so I do try my best to soak in all the chaos! Here is his story in photos!
Ready..

Set..

Down!!

A Conley day!

Without fail, I laugh every single time I write.. say.. or think... "Conley." For the first 2 years of Jon and Alyssa's marriage I thought my sister's last name was Connelly. . Ha! We had a good laugh we when both put it together. I will probably still be laughing in 50 years. Anyway.. Big day for the Conley's. Big day for this little guy! So much fun to be apart of Jaxson's blessing day. He is such a cute guy!
I can't believe I didn't get a picture of the little family. I guess this one will have to work. Congrats you two! Beautiful blessing ~ beautiful day!
Me and my cute sister, Alyssa.

Just had to throw in a sissy/mom picture.. All the Utah girlies!

Kind of love that it was at my house. We got to sneak in a little extra time without feeling like we were intruding. This so happened to be the day that my kids decided they wanted to maul Jaxon with lots and lots of love!! Too much fun watching my babies {I know... they aren't babies} hold babies! They are babies!! :)

Congrats to Grandpa Barrett and Lorraine ~

I have been so blessed in my life to have lived near all my grandparents at one point or another. And even better to have their influence in my life and in my children's lives. SUCH. A. BLESSING. I just love my Grandpa Barrett. I really do think the world of him. I have learned so many valuable lesson watching him over the years. Lorraine seems to be a pretty special lady too. I was so excited to hear that they were going to be sealed in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple. Tim and I were able to witness the sealing of Grandpa and Lorraine. What a special event and a privilege to be there with them. We excited for the both of you and the new adventures that are ahead! Congratulations!