Sunday the 11th we went to church, Ellen had the Scripture, so we went in to watch her give her Scripture, Church was very nice.
Monday the 12th the girls had a back to school night - just to meet the teachers and see there class rooms, Reed and I stayed home with the 2 little ones, the girls are so excited to start school tomorrow.
Tuesday the 13th got up and got the girls ready for school, we walked them down to school, Ellen is starting 3rd grade and Bug is 1st grade she will be going all day long for the 1st time ! and taking a lunch - getting so big !
We walked down to get them, after school, and they both had great days, they just love school " at least for now " Wednesday Steph has YW and Eric is out of town, so the kids and Reed and I had a movie night - we watched The Incredibles, they loved it.
Thursday's the kids all have Gymnastics, so after school we give them a snack and then head right over to the gym, they all 3 are in classes and they all love it.
Saturday the 17th was Olivia's birthday, so last night we decorated the house after they all went to bed, and got all the presents wrapped and ready. Steph made chocolate pancakes her favorite for Breakfast, they Steph, Olivia and I got ready and we took her to Build a Bear for her birthday present from Reed and I - She picked a My little Pony, called Twilight Sparkle, she loves her and got to pick her out and her clothes and a brush and her side kick Spike, she is one happy BUG !
Took her to lunch at Einsteins Bagels and back home to show off her new Pony -for dinner she wanted Haystacks, Steph makes them and its her favorite dinner, after dinner she got to open all her presents, then she picked a ice cream pie instead of a cake for her birthday cake, everyone loved that, so in the end she had a great day.
Sunday the 18th we went to church and right after we drove to the Garden of the Gods and Reed took pictures of Ellen for her Baptism and family pictures, we had perfect weather, and the pictures turned out great !! we will have to go back and spend time hiking a little bit more another time.
August 19th its Steve's Birthday, they actually celebrated yesterday, its just easier on a Sunday, he had a nice Birthday, and today was the Boys 1st day of school - Ryan is in 2nd grade and Ben is in 3rd Grade, Brooke won't start until next week and she will be in full day Pre-school.
We had the Gulbransen's over for a family birthday party at the park next to Steph's house, we had pizza and salad and fruit, root beer and Costco cake, we had a fun time, the kids played ball and we had a piñata, plus there is a great play ground for the kids, us adults got to visit, so nice to see everyone.
Tuesday the 20th of August Reed flew out to SLC for a 2nd dose of his infusion, Steph and I went to the new Adult education class that her Stake started today on the BOM, we just loved it and the teacher was great, they have daycare provided so it will be a nice break for Steph when I'm gone - I will start the BOM again now with this class and try and stay up with them so when I come back in November I will be right where they are.
Steph and I went to Ikea and had lunch there, and got some great Idea's, we love to go there and just wonder.
Eric met us at Gymnastics and switched us cars and places, so we could meet Kim at the Temple and so a 6:00 Session, this was the 1st time for both of us to see the new film, and we LOVED it, can't wait for Reed to see it !!!!!
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