Roll!

Bowling was all the rage for this years Tory and Tegan Birthday Week™. Tonight we went to Jupiter Bowl in Park City. Josh, Heather, and Serisa showed, as did Sam and Sophia. Jarrett and Mel were there, and Uncle Nate too.

Watch as Tory nearly picks up a split:

Cupcake candles! Blow Tegan, blow!

We’re still holding combo parties for Tory and Tegan’s birthdays. At least until they scream uncle about it. This year we headed down to Heber City’s Holiday Lanes for a little bowling session. Gutterballs and $2 everything ruled the night ($2 shoes, $2 games, $2 food). Lot’s of friends showed up, and I only got these few crappy shots to show for it. Sorry ya’ll.

Tory and Tegan had a lot of fun, and are very thankful for all their friends coming and for the awesome gifts!

Hugging her new penguin.

Tegan turned three in January, and after a fun night at the Kamas pool came home to find a new penguin in her cache of gifts. She requested pizza for dinner with a cookies and ice cream chaser.

At the Park City Doggy Parade

It’s that time of year again, where kids get crazy with the clothes and run around sugar crazed. Too much fun. I missed the Doggy Parade this year, but (thankfully??) Halloween is more of a ‘season’ than a single day.

Scaring away the crows

Here’s a walk along Scarecrow Lane by the White Barn in Park City with Aspen and T’ai, Heather and Serisa, and Tory, Tegan, and Kari. The kids got to make their own scarecrows afterwards.

A quickie birthday with a slice of gross frosted cookie.

We spent Tegan’s official birthday-day on the road driving back from Minnesota. We got home in the late afternoon and decided to throw together a quick celebration. Kari picked up a slice of frosted cookie thingie. It was very gross. We’ll celebrate her birthday with a little more enthusiasm this next weekend in a combo party with Tory.

We try to make it back to Minnesota at least once a year, and common sense usually dictates that it occurs during the summer months. Since we missed going last year (as a family) all together, we decided that it would be nice to head back for the Holidays. So it was Christmas with the Hoffman’s and New Year’s with the Moe’s.

Overall it was a good trip – the weather behaved mostly, meaning it never dipped below 30° below zero – the kids did exceptionally well traveling in the car (2 days, both ways) and Santa received our temporary change of address.

Mush Doggie

Tory and his preschool pals got to spend an afternoon on a dogsledding adventure. Kari was there too as a chaperone and picture taker. The kids all loaded up into two sleds and went for ride down East Canyon Creek – which is a road, but I’m sure they still had fun and enjoyed it. Especially the hot coco and cookies in the party wagon afterwards.

Tegan at the pool with GP (Grandma Pat)

Grandma Pat and Grandpa Gary came for a visit in late July. I didn’t snap too many pics while they were here – I was at my 20 high school reunion for much of the time – but Kari took a few. There’s some at the pool and some at the park. And one family shot.

Tory takes a ride in the Firetruck. And yeah, there's more ↑

I’ve had to start titling these posts with a year extension as we come around to doing the same events year after year, but what the hey… I could do some kind of clever title, but that’s not what this site is all about so again – what the hey.

That aside, the Kids Fair went off again this year and thankfully the weather has finally turned here as it was a beautiful day. I wasn’t actually there this year, but luckily the camera was and I can live it as everyone else who wasn’t there does. I heard Tory took a tumble head over teakettle style on the big slide and decided he’d had enough… I don’t see any pics of Tegan here, but I know for a fact she was there… Sorry Tegie, this isn’t second child syndrome, I don’t think.