September 2021

 Google's Then and Now for the month (Ivy- June 2019 and September 2021):

A collage of Ivy's many selfie faces:

One evening Ryan and I went on a short walk to see Bridal Veil Falls (it had to be short because I was recovering from a pretty bad cold). In fact, someone in our house was sick from the end of August to the end of September (it rotated around). That's what we get after a year of the kids wearing masks to school and then suddenly not, I guess.

We fit in one more kayaking trip to Silver Lake Flat in September. The road in and out was absolutely terrifying, so we will never go there again, but we did make it safely. The lake itself was pretty much a ditch, due to the drought, but we still had fun and the scenery was pretty:

Ivy likes to watch cake videos with me on the couch when she's tired, which always ends up as a nap (and that's pretty much the only way she'll nap, except if she falls asleep in the car):

This month we were able to take Hyrum to the temple for the first time to do baptisms for the dead! It was a really special experience, and I'm so glad we were finally able to make it happen:

We got some ice cream afterwards as a special treat for a special day!

One Saturday this month we went apple picking at Rowley's Red Barn in Santaquin. It was simple and great! We also got some delicious ice cream and apple slushies:

It was September 11 that day, so I was glad to be able to stop at this flag display in Santaquin to talk to our kids about that day:

Kid chain with Daddy:

We got season tickets to the BYU football game this year, and Hyrum and Ryan got to go to the first one with Mindi and her friend! They had a great time (even with some rain), and it was an epic win against U of U.

I randomly saw that there was a Lego Masters finale event at a nearby theater one night, so we jumped at the chance since the kids (especially Hyrum) love the show Lego Masters.

It turned out, a ton of the cast of the show was actually there to watch the finale in person! Hyrum even got to ask them a question:

Then we waited in line for an hour and a half to actually meet the contestants from the show! Hyrum was in heaven, and all the kids enjoyed the little trinkets they gave out:

Love this cutie:

My parents came into town this month, and they got to watch one of Zane's soccer games. It was pouring rain the whole time, but they are die-hard fans!

Zane had an awesome season playing soccer, and he loved having Ryan as his coach:

We went out to lunch at Denny's while they were here to celebrate my Mom's retirement!

My dad got to go to one of the football games with me and the older two kids, and it was another super fun game to watch with another epic victory! Three generations of Cougar football fans:

Ryan and I had tickets to go to the 5 Browns this month, and it was a cool show!

Ivy did great with her first season of soccer! Her favorite part: the treats.

All of Ivy's team was kids from our neighborhood, and most of them were also in our ward, so it was fun for her to hang out with them!

I threw a baby sprinkle for my friend this month, and it was so fun!

While Ryan was in Germany, I took the kids out to a new chicken tender place:

I also took the younger two to their first football game! They did great and had a really fun time:

Twinning Sisters!

Hyrum caught a grasshopper on their walk home from school this month:

Hyrum also went on a field trip to a space center in Utah Valley, and he was chosen to be lead commander over all the other teams! I heard he did great and he loved the trip!

Ryan and I finally went to breakfast to celebrate our anniversary (only a month late due to tons of sickness). We went to TruReligion, which is delicious!