a few more pics from utah

Utah Trip

OK, this is my last posting. You better enjoy it because it will probably be months before I get back to it again. By the way, I'm still sitting in my bathrobe and it is 1:30 in the afternoon. I've just been blogging and playing with the kids all day. Nice as long as no one knocks on the door.

OK, this was my Utah trip from several months ago. It was my first trip with the kids, but no Wyatt. I felt very brave, and luckily there were no major travel catastrophes.

It was a great trip because I got to see lots of both sides of the family. The first couple days were spent with Sarah, her kids, and Marion (my sisters). Most of the pictures were of these days. Being around Marion makes me feel like taking photos. I have to keep up! Those of you that know her, know what I'm talking about. She is always making everyone stop having fun to pose for a photo. Well, and since everyone is posed, I snap a shot too. We had a really good time seeing the Frampton clan in Spanish Fork, going the the BYU Natural History Museum, going to the BYU football game, swimming at Solitude, and a hike up at Silver Lake.

I'm sad that I did not take more photos of the second part of the week. The few I took, didn't really turn out. :( We stayed with Wyatt's sister, Trisha and her family for the last part of the week. They have a set of twins too, so it was interesting to see how they all interacted. The last night we knew that they had bonded when Rachel was listening as Trisha read good night stories to Grant/Alex, she wanted to snuggle in right there at the foot of Alex's bed and spend the night. When I pulled her out, she cried for "cousin Alex" for a good 1/2 hour. That's love. As famous Dursteler tradition, we all got together for several "game nights." It was really good to see everyone again. I'm am lucky with my in-laws.

Becky's Trip

Ok, now I'm really getting caught up! Becky (Wyatt's Sister) and her two daughters came to visit So Cal in October. It was so good to get to see her. She is one of the most remote Dursteler Sibs (montanta), so it seems as if we don't get to see her enough.

The very first night the girls (Julie, Becky and myself) went to see Wicked, the musical in LA. Very fun girls night. I recommend it! Go see it soon, this is the last month.

The other following photos are of a trip down to Sea World and another day at the beach. It is funny James kept calling Ali, Alex, which is another cousin. There are so many, he cant keep them straight. Anyways, we were sad when they left. It always seems like too soon.

Go Utes!

SAY WHAT?!! Yes, it is true that when U of U isn't playing the good ol' blue (not lookin' so good for Sat Cougars) I would call myself a Ute fan. This is simply for the fact that my husband is totally over the top for them that it is the easier path to go along with.

We had a great weekend last week, and when I say "we" I mean me and Wyatt. Hooray for a break from the kids!! Julie and Sterling and some of their favorite cousins took the kids on Friday night so we could go down to San Diego for a romantic night (nice dinner, James Bond and the Hilton) and then a quick temple trip the next day. Julie and Sterling got two babysitters for the cousins and joined us at Qualcom for the Utah/San Diego football game on Sat night. The Utes dominated, all the San Diego fans left so we scooted down to the best seats. Very fun! The ladies pretty much chatted the whole time and would stand up an yell at each touch down. That is the best kind of game in my opinion. We miss going to more football games (well, I kinda miss them).

**By the way, we would love to crash a football party this weekend for the BYU/UTAH game. Anyone gettin' together? You will have to put up with the UTE fan though.

Pickin' Apples at Riley's Farm in Oak Glen

A couple of Saturdays we went up to pick apples at one of the local apple farms. We are new to Beaumont and this was our first time up to the Oak Glen. The day was perfect. The weather was lovely, the kids were happy, the apples were yummy, the pie was even better. We spent most of the day up there just enjoying the countryside.

Happy Halloween

Hooray for a Happy Halloween! We had such a fun time for Halloween. First of all, I'm loving my new job and how I'm not having to work as many holidays. The holiday working is BY FAR the worst part about my very cool job, so I'm glad that things seem to be working out better at Loma Linda. (I'm very happy there)

Our Halloween started a week early at the Ward Party. The Beaumont Ward has an awesome activities committee. They really put effort into things. The kids loved getting dressed up, getting candy at various booths, decorating cookies, and seeing friends. Wyatt tried to drag them through the Haunted House, despite vocal protests. They are still sleeping with their lights on and talking about "scary ghosts." Thank you Wyatt. He thinks that it is hilarious. Anyways, now it is so funny, any time that we drive past the church, they get all excited and want to go. "Mommy, Mommy, it's the CHURCH PARTY!!!" Not a bad thing right? Wait until they figure out that church doesn't always = candy.

For the actual Halloween night, we went out with a few friends from the neighborhood, the Jamisons and the Gardners. We had quite the group! James and Rachel totally grasped the concept that trick-or-treating meant candy at each door. James was leading the pack as always, Rachel was lagging behind looking at her various princess accessories as always. Opposites. James showed his true candy collecting dedication and valor when he was the only kid willing to go up to the door that the owners had decorated with all sorts of scary lighting, goblins that jump out and make loud noises. He made the decision to go, let go of my hand, ran up to the guy, grabbed the candy and booked it out of there at full speed running past me on the way out. Too funny.

Pumpkin Patch

Hooray! I know that everyone is doing a happy dance because I'm finally updating my blog. Sorry that it has been so long. I am trying out a new look, but I need help to make it all cute and custom the way some of you blogger do. Help a girl out will ya?

We are getting more familiar with the area and have been finding some fun "fall" stuff to do. These are photos of us at the pumkin patch just up the highway a little. I'd have to admit that it was not the perfect day- the kids had the grumpies, therefore Wyatt had the grumpies, and i followed suit. We made them have fun anyways despite it all. Here are the pics!