Staheli Farms

Last week was Rick's birthday and we spent the weekend in St. George with Skylar and Kendra and their families!  On the afternoon of Rick's birthday we packed up the kids and drove into Washington Fields (just a 10 minute drive from our home) to go to Staheli Farms.  Skylar and Sarah had spent some time there last year when they were visiting and suggested that we all try it out.  It was really fun with most of the activities geared toward children:)  There were playgrounds, tractors, races, slides, horse rides, a petting zoo and more.  We all had a fun time wandering around watching the kids' excitement over everything!  

Henry found a little John Deere to sit on.

I was nervous that Rafe would be scared of this horse swing but he loved it!  I kept hearing him yell,,,,Y'ah!!  Just like it was a real horse:)

Henry's getting a ride on Gramp's shoulders.

The horse ride was a hit for Rafe......

.....and Henry.......well, and Brach too:)  

Yes, big Brach got onto a little pony and was led around the pasture!!

We hopped on a wagon to get a ride over to the corn maze.  It was kind of a warm day and I have never been to a corn maze before but I'm sure it's a lot different at night when I believe you are SUPPOSED to walk through a worn maze:)

Rick and I and Rafe with the corn maze behind us!

Skylar and Rafe were the first to make it to the first flag.

Brach and Rafe on the tractor pulled bucket train.

Lastly, a group shot before we head to dinner:)

Scout turns ONE

Yesterday our precious Scout turned ONE!!  Brach and Kendra hosted a party for her on Sunday in their home in Pleasant Grove.   Kendra wanted to have an Indian theme with the colors of purple, gold, and white.  She made Scout a little tutu and a headband with feathers (In none of these photos can you see the feathers, but I promise they were there.)  Kendra and I worked on the decorations shown below.  She made some cute dream catchers that were hanging on the fence next to the arrow garland above the desserts.

  

On the menu was Pow Wow Chili Chow,  Indian Cornbread, Harvest Vegetables, and Wild Berries.  On the dessert table were Treats for the Tribe (cupcakes)  Indian Spears (donut holes skewered with an arrow),  Indian Painbrushes (pretzels dipped in candy melt) and Indian Braids (braided chocolate licorice)  I had made the Indian braids that morning before church but in the travels from Grantsville to PG they pretty much disintegrated!  So we served up pieces of licorice instead.  The kids loved them anyway!  It was a fun night with both the Boman and Phelps family represented!

Kendra got this adorable pic!  Isn't she a dolly??

Grandma and Scout

Happy Indian Princess!!

The kids playing out by the teepee that Leesa brought from home.

table decor.....

The food table.

Kendra painted dollar store animals gold to use as food cards.

trying her birthday cupcake...

...and sharing with daddy.

present time

Scout got two dolls which Kendra says she has been loving to play with!

Happy first birthday Scout a Rama!!!

Daytona Beach

At the first of this month Rick and I took and trip with John and Kaitlyn and Haivyn to Daytona Beach.  We have been planning this trip for about 6 months now.  We flew in on a Monday and stayed a whole week at the Daytona Regency right on the beach.  We enjoyed our time there and got to do some fun things.  John had never been further east than Colorado so this was a completely new experience for him.  Here are some random photos of some of the things we did while we were in Florida.

I spent time by the pool while Haivyn napped and the others played in the ocean.  John tried surfing for a few hours and then gave up.  The waves were getting the best of him!  The water was super warm and Haivyn loved it!  We spent quite a bit of time at the beach and pool!

We visited Ponce De Leon Lighthouse and climbed all 206 steps to the top!

Grandpa and Haivyn enjoying the view!

Went to Universal Florida and visited Diagon Alley.  Pretty Cool!  This building was the Gringott's something or other.  (Candy Store I guess because it was full of candy and treats including Bertie Bott's Jelly Beans)  I have more pics of Diagon Alley plus the Hogwart's express but they all must be on Rick's phone:(

Tool a tour of Angell and Phelps Chocolate store and tasted some chocolate covered potato chips.  Yum!

Visited St. Augustine and had a fabulous Italian dinner there.  We also picked up some specialty popcorn to snack on during General Conference. (Which by the way we watched at the nearby church on Saturday and then on my computer on Sunday.  It was awesome as always!)

Rode beach cruisers on the beach.

Look at the size of those tires.

Ate at Bubba Gump's.......and Sonny's BBQ.......and Joe's Crab Shack.....and one day we bbq'd at the condo and made our own grub!

John and Kait tried some gator tacos!

I made friends with this one!

We took an airboat ride outside of Orlando before our flight to come home.

Isn't Haivyn cute with her earphones???

Held a baby gator

all except me.

Little darlin' having a snack!

and last but not least....ran into a flock of seagulls!

That pretty much wraps it up.  Saw and did some fun stuff!

Birthday Time

Yes, it's true!  Another birthday has rolled around and I am another year older!  Rick and I started the birthday celebrations on Friday the 18th with some shopping.  I bought an awesome pair of jeans from Maurice's that I am excited to wear!  The only problem was the length.  Why do jean makers think that everyone has an inseam of 44.  Seriously, they were at least 8 inches too long!  So my jeans are getting hemmed before I can wear them.   After shopping we got checked into our room and then went to dinner.  Back to The Five Alls!  No surprise there.  It's my favorite place for dinner:)  That night we stayed in the Palace Suite at the Anniversary Inn.

Outside of Five Alls

Some pics of our pretty room.

Rick ordered the fresh rose petals around the bed and the box of chocolates on the table.  The cupcakes are complimentary:)  The left window in the bay leads out to a deck:)

The next morning we went to the Downtown Farmer's Market.  This is such a fun time of the year to hit the market (as compared to June) because there is a plethora of fruits and vegetables available.  I went specifically looking for some more fresh peaches.  We tried five different booths before finding the sweetest tasting.

Rick loves strong cheeses.  Here he is giving some a taste.

I love to go by the bakery booths.  Their breads are SO beautiful!

Plus the pumpkin bread found here is THE BEST!

Speaking of pumpkins........

Aren't these lovely!  They were asking Fifty Dollars for that giant pumpkin.  FIFTY DOLLARS!!

Luckily I had three of them waiting for me at home in my garden:)

Ahh.... Ruby Snap!  Couldn't pass those up:)

After the Farmer's Market we found us a Firehouse Sub Shop because seriously those are the BEST sandwiches anywhere.  Quiznos is a close second, though.  I know that Skylar and Sarah (and Gary because he works there) love Jimmy John's but for me it's Firehouse!  After a little more shopping  (I got some new necklaces and earrings and some much needed Bath and Body) we headed home.  S&S and Kendra came out to spend the evening. (Brach was at his parents watching the late BYU game)  We had dinner at Casa and then three wedding receptions to get to so they basically took our whole evening.  I felt bad but knew that we were all going to be together on Sunday.  Kallie Baker was reporting her mission that day and after church and her luncheon all of our kids (minus Alyssia) came out to celebrate my birthday.  Rick bought a Costco chocolate cake to celebrate with:)  It was good to be with everyone!!

FORTY-EIGHT!

My birthday continued into the next day when my visiting teachers (Peggy and Teresa) took me out to lunch to Applebees.  It was a nice visit with them and a good way to end the weekend festivities!