Blackout Game

What a night! Yep, it was a bit of a stressful game and Yep...the Utes pulled through for the win against TCU! This was a huge win since TCU beat BYU this year.

We rushed the field and had a ball, taking pictures with the players, forming a Congo line dancing through the crowds, chanting "BCS" over and over with everyone and doing the huge group high fives.

GO UTES!! 10-0 baby!!!!!

Catching up!!

It has been way too long since my last post! So here you have about four new posts showing things that have happened over the past couple of months. More to come...I really should learn to pace myself...

Pancakes anyone??

This is apparently the kind of thing that goes on Sunday mornings when Mom is still in bed. Oh well, I got to sleep in and the pancake king got to have some fun!!

Snowbird Tram Ride

We went up to Snowbird to take a fun tram ride for our family night. We were surprised to find so much snow already up there (this was over a month ago). It was really pretty and we had a good time checking out the amazing scenery!

Hola Mexico!

We found a killer deal on a cruise over UEA and jumped on board, so to speak. We went on the seven day Mexican Riviera cruise. The ports included Cabo san Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.
In Cabo, we had a blast parasailing! We all did it and I must admit, I was a bit scared....when my KIDS were up there!! Tan and Liz went up together and absolutely loved it! When I was up in the air, I was contemplating how many sharks were down below and wondering if I could spot any. As I was scoping it out, I saw a huge sting ray gliding by. It was amazing!
We were in Mazatlan for Liz's 11th birthday. We gave her a fun certificate telling her that the next day she would be SWIMMING WITH THE DOLPHINS! She was so excited!
So, in Puerto Vallarta she and I went in with the dolphins and it was awesome!! We got to touch them (including her tongue), hold them, give some commands, and ride around the pool on her belly! That was great.
It was a really fun family trip and we had a great time just being together. The kids loved sharing their own room right next to ours, swimming in the pool and going down the slides, the fun excursions and hanging out together. Good times!!

Happy Halloween!

Oh my...I'm not ready for Liz to wear make up!

The Halloween season started with the annual party at the Evensen's home. We had a yummy dinner, played fun games and made crafts and enjoyed being with grandparents and cousins! This is a really fun tradition.
Then I had the opportunity of planning and executing Liz's Halloween party for her class at school. We had some fun games and everyone seemed to have a great time. I decided that morning to dress up to make it more fun, so I turned myself into a pirate. :)
That evening, we had our annual chili fest with the Orgills. We were glad to have G-ma and G-pa Evensen join us! After dinner, the kids went their separate ways and I went home to hand out candy.
A short time after Bob and Zack came home, Mindy's daughter, Jess, called me asking me to come over and goof off with them. We had so much fun!! We were singing and dancing to Mama Mia songs, making the kids dance for candy, jumping off the porch and laughing at Jess's dance with the jumbo umbrella. It's a good thing we don't drink (although some neighbors may be questioning that at this point). :)
It was a happy Halloween this year.