HALLOWEEN

Halloween week seemed very busy this year. With Van in kindergarten it added a bit more excitement to our calandar. Also the pictures on this post are taken with our new camera, YIPEE! At school we had a halloween parade, then the kindergarten put on a little song program. The camera was not purchased at the time and Van was pretending like he was not sick, when really he was. So naturally I was more concerned about how he was feeling than the program. Later that night Shannon invited us over to the Days annual pumpkin carving fest: I know the picture is fuzzy, but it was the cutest one. Van was so excited to

be able to carve with Shannon.

Later in the evening Aaron took Van over to the Days once again to do the final carving-here is the finished product. Aaron did one too.

The next day was Halloween day, Shelly invited us up to decorate cupcakes, the kids had lots of fun eating the cupcakes and candy involved. The finished products turned out really cute.

And of course trick-or-treating:

Aaron did a pumpkin too, and finally we went to the Silver's for the after party - the kids were tired and ready to be done. It was a fun holiday, and I am glad for the new camera to capture it all!

Day One

Yesterday was the first day of school, it is a different feeling to have a first day of school that includes your child going to actual school. I was excited for Van, and nervous. He now has to wait until next Monday to come to school full time (the rest of this week they do testing). I really like having him at my school, I am excited to see him during assemblies, and in the halls. Finn was excited to go back to see his friends and teachers - I am so glad my kids have been able to go to Viewmont's Daycare!

Two gone

Two of the Silver boys are out of town this week (Aaron and Van). Grandpa Gary took them to the air show in Oshkosh, WI (I think it is in Wisconsin?). While they are away I am trying to find activities to keep my littlest busy body busy. Today we had an eventful day: We did our usual Cherry Hill Monday (met up with Shelly and Olivia), came home for nap time (always fun!), went to run an errand to Salt Lake to find out I did not have what I needed to resolve the errend, when I got home there was a message from Shelly inviting us to get some dinner with her and Olivia (San Fansico Sour dough Pizza -YUM), we then joined Shelly and Olivia for a hike up Muhler Park canyon - the kids had a good time and did really well considering all the distractions.
Thanks Shelly and Livy for the day of fun!

Gary asked Van what his favorite part of Oshkosh was so far, and Van said "resting in the tent.

Finn and I have been enjoying our time with just the two of us. He is so funny, I am laughing out loud many times aday. This is a picture of Finn talking to Jesus, this is how the conversation went

"Hi, Jesus...gibberish...gibberish...my mad...gibberish..." (my mad means I'm mad)

Aaron and Van get home today and I we can't wait to see them. I am glad they were able to go and spend time together with Grandpa Gary, Thanks grandpa. Here are just a few more pictures of Van enjoying all the planes.

First Timer

Van was so excited to race his first race. He participated in the Bountiful kids K (.62 of a mile) He was so cute while running, I think he was more interested in his surroundings than the act of running, I was nervous he was going to trip.

When the race was complete they gave out medals, and Van is cherishing his race number (he is convinced he won the race) Good job Van!

Newest member of the family

Just wanted to say WELCOME HOME to our new cousin, baby Layla Marie Day. What a journey and adventure Kevin and Shannon have been on. Visit there sites if you have a minute, make sure you have a kleenex.

Here is the sweet picture of the boys and thier cousin Layla, not to be confused with Lila (their other cousin on the other side). I think we have permenantly confused Finn, he now refers to Layla as my cousin.

Documentation

I have decided it will be my pass (or is it past) time to blog - at least for now. I have been trying to get pictures of all the things we do. For awhile I was a bit sad on how when I looked at others blogs how filled with fun they were. I am not sure why I felt sad, WE (the silver's) have fun so here is our fun the past few weeks:

I met up with my cousin Jessica to go to visit the Thanksgiving Point Museum, there was lots for the kids to do: they ran (mostly Finn) around the museum looking at the all the bones, then there was a section where they could play in the sand/water, as you are exiting the museum there is a fossil diggining station the kids had a good time.

One of the many parks in Bountiful, it has not been super hot yet, that makes park days a lot more enjoyable for the adults.

Aaron's parents invited us to see the Utah Symphony perform at Thanksgiving Point, they have an outdoor ampitheater with grass. Seldom do I get in the pictures, and now I know why (look how much of the picture my teeth take up) It was fun to spend time with them and have an evening out with out the kiddies - Thanks Gary and Mary

Late afternoon is when Van will conk out in the car if we go somewhere. We went to run an errand and Finn (who already had his nap) was comforting Van as he dozed off "cmere Zan, is ok" I love hearing Finn talk, he has made HUGE progress in the past 6 months. But this whole scene was one of the sweetest I have seen.

They have been re-doing our road, and starting today we can not park in our driveway for a week. Late last night Aaron and I took our cars down to the school to be safe. As we left the house today for our day of outings my arms were loaded, the kids were slowly fallowing me (lots of tractors to stop and see), I got to the car put ALL the stuff from my arm in the car, go Van in and Finn was nowhere on the walking path to be found. Van says "there he is" I could not see him, as I continue looking I glance up and there he is up in the tractor ready to go help with the road. Even though I was scared the workers were going to yell at me for him touching and pushing every button available to touch and push, I had to get a picture. Anyone who knows Finn knows he gets away at an incredible rate, and thinks he is doing no wrong - I love our monkey harness!

This post looks sort of like one of my sisters - no offense Kris. Perhaps I should post more often, I always tell her she puts so much on one post as I read through her blog I think of comments but by the time I get to the bottom, I forget what I was going to say on each of the pictures or comments. Lastly I am having a fun summer being at home with my kids - organization is key!

Truckin right along

Man, summer is flying by. We have in the past few weeks been going, going, going. Aaron got a new truck, he traded in his commuter car for a manly vehicle - and he does feel more manly. They boys rather enjoy it too.


















I have been doing all that I can to stick to a schedule for my sake and my kids sake, this is a tentative schedule of our daily routine. So far so good, it has been fun to try to come up with activities for my kids to stay busy.





















I bought this puzzle to take to the cabin a few weeks ago and we didn't get around to completing it, so I brought it home and finished. Every once in a while I get into a puzzle funk, I think it is good for the brain?



















Next on the list of summer stuff is to start getting my ideas put together for next years school year - it is difficult because there are so many ideas out there trying to put them into working order can be overwhelming. But I have great confidence this next school year will be a success!