Fraser Hill

Waiting for pizza after a day of tubing.
I couldn't take off my hat because my hair was so crazy.


This is how gloomy the day was and it was as cold as it looks!

Jeff and Jamie Downs family. Obviously the guy in the back didn't realize a picture was being taken. He works at the office too.

Let the dancing begin!

DJ Downs heading up the "get to know you" games.

Rich and I just before we left and the sun was finally poking out.

The top of the hill. Those are people on the right. We easily flew past the very furthest people you can see.

Thank goodness for the tow rope!!

Rich and the kids ready to go. We would all attach to each other and try to go down without losing anyone. We actually kept trying to do our whole group of 50 but always seemed to lose people.

The kiddos! The one that is so bundled that you can't see any skin-Cade.

This place is a blast!! It's called Fraser Hill and it's only an hour and a half away from us by Winter Park. We went with Rich's work for 24 hours of fun! We left the night before and stayed at the Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA. It's a bunch of lodges spread out and they have a separate mess hall and rec center. There was about 50 of us total. After dinner we all went to the rec center and laced up our skates for some crazy rollerskating. Some chose to play basketball or climb the rock wall or table tennis. Everyone seemed to be having a blast except Cade who had been on an antibiotic all week for strep throat and a severe sinus infection. He still wasn't 100% but didn't want to miss out on anything. Poor guy. After the rec center we went back to out lodge and had the privilege of being entertained by DJ Downs. He is one of the owners of the company, former bishop, and has his own dj equipment that he uses to dj church dances. Hence the name the youth have given to him, DJ Downs. It was a lot of fun and a good way to see what people were really like(since this was my first time meeting most of them).

The next day after breakfast(nothing like unlimited coke for breakfast!), we all set out to the tubing hill. It was a blistery cold day with snow and wind the whole time but we all bundled up and managed to stay warm. On the way home we all stopped at a fun pizza place. Everyone looked so exhausted but had a blast! It's always more fun when someone else pays too!! Thanks Best System Practices!!!

Here and There

My pics were suppose to be at the end of the blog but I forgot what I was doing and they ended up first. I guess it has been too long since I did all this.

The boys after Cade's class program.
Proud pilgram.

Cade in the back with the striped shirt.

Raegan and Halli in there costumes. In case you can't tell, Raegan is a gypsy and Halli, obvious.

My little devil!

My stinkin cute kids!!

I know, I know. I promised that I would stay on top of my blog. I honestly don't know how time slips by so quickly. So here's what we've been up to since end of Sept. I took a road trip with the kids to AZ to visit the fam. Thank you to all who helped make that possible and you know who you are! We had such a great time! I was able to spend time with my dad who had spent the last 5 weeks in the hospital recovering from two surgeries. My sister Jodi (who has 8 kids of her own) was kind enough to let us crash at her house for a few days. I helped her paint her entertainment center while I was there and I know she was quite nervous about it. Then we moved on to the next sisters house, Robin. Her husband, Justin, makes the BEST homemade popcorn on the stove! We bugged him every night to make us some! Robin's school had a FAll Festival that we got to attend. The kids had a blast! Cade, Kennedi, and Brigg got to chase baby chickens and if you catch 'em, you keep 'em! Cade and Brigg both caught one and were so proud of themselves. Shoot! I didn't think they'd really catch on so what were we going to do with them now?! Well we carried them around for a couple of hours and then this guy wanted to buy them for a couple of $ each. Yes! Problem solved!

The little kids also chased a goat that had dollar bills attached to it and Cade walked away with $6! It was hilarious to watch! I don't have any picks yet because I was using my mom's camera and she is still learning the download process.

We also fit in a BBQ with the Kempton side, lunch at Reynosos (Kempton family fav), pumpkin carving, cookie decorating, necklace making, flower hair accessory making, spend the nights with cousins. It was a full and fun time for all! Thank you to our families! We love you so much!

Then of course there was Halloween.

And now here we are nearing Thanksgiving.