September 2020

Here is September in no particular order.  The girls decorated the house before October 1st.  I love that they are creative.  And I love all our home grown pumpkins.  

Abby got her stitches out finally.  Now her nail is growing back slowly.  Abby also got to go do a fun craft at a friends house.  They loved swimming in the pool and hot tub also.  

My mom friends and I went on a short steep hike to Lake Blanche.  We saw several moose which was fun.  

Tyler is still teaching Abby piano lessons.  I love that they are getting better and better at working together.  Sophie and Ella with similar dresses on at church.  

A beautiful bike ride with Ella up Corner Canyon.  Abby drew our Family Tree with the Balls side and the Harston side.  She is very creative and made a Mandarin Chinese character in clay.  

Crazy hair day at Draper Elementary.  So hard to see with al those masks on.  Tyler got his learner permit and someone how I got older!  I sure don't feel old enough to have a 15 year old.  

With Nolan living with us for a few weeks we love seeing the boys all the time.  So glad they can all get out an do some bike rides together.  

Pictures with Grandpa in uniform.  He dedicated the grave for a friend who passed away and stayed dressed up so we could see him.  

Grandpa Harston made us some delicious pumpkin pie.  What a treat.  We sure love it when he is in a baking mode!

 

Tyler's 15th Sushi Birthday Party Celebration

 Tyler official birthday was on Saturday but since he was at a bike race we celebrated it on Sunday.  It was so fun to have Nolan and his boys there to make it a party.  The kids all decorated and had gifts for him.  Even a wrapped tomato! Tyler requested Valree Dowlands Creme Bruele French Toast for breakfast.  

With the Harston cousins next door it was a complete party.   Jeana taught us how to make Sushi which Tyler has wanted to do for a very long time.  Then we had crepes for desert.  Grandpa and Grandma stopped by to sing happy birthday and eat with us.  

Vernal Mnt Bike Race on Tylers 15th Bday

 What a great weekend.  My kids racing is so much fun.  The atmosphere is fun.  They both pushed so hard. The most fun is watching them compete hard against their good friends.  It was Tylers official birthday.  We may have forgot to wish him a happy birthday with all the rush and getting Ella to her start line.  But we tried to make it up to him.  We had the announcer do a shout out to him.  The announcer had some friends sing to him.  He got doughnuts to share with friends.  We went out to dinner after the race where we sang to him and he got an ice cream sundae.  We loved seeing our Rupp cousins at the race.  Friends and good times at races!

Upper Bell Canyon Reservoir

 I finally made it to the top of this hike.  I have tried twice and not made it.  It. was. a. BEAST!  It was long and steep.  It was so long that we didn't get home until 4:30 in the afternoon and it was so steep my legs were dying for a week after.  The Lower reservoir is easy to get to.  We have done that so many times.  Then you hike on to get to the Lower Waterfall.  That was so neat.  Steep but beautiful.  Then you carry on to the most beautiful part of the trail.  Finally making it to the Upper Falls.  Then you keep going to get to the upper Reservoir where the pioneers built a dam years ago.  When we finally got to the dam wall we said we were never so happy to see a damn wall.  The leaves and company were great. The granite cliffs were spectacular.