Carving Pumpkins!

We try to make it a tradition to carve pumpkins as a family every year during October. Last  night was our night! We had picked out these pumpkins a few weeks ago at the Pumpkin Patch on the Highway by Teds. Kira picked out extra pumpkins for the dogs (which we did not carve!) She loved using the wheel barrel and hauling them to the car. Last night after homework and dinner we carved pumpkins. Maria had given us a pile of books and carving utincils so we were set. Kira did a Cat, Stacey did a pumpkin that says boo and Andy did a Scare Face. It was fun! Kira loved cleaning the guts out. She said "Fall is just my favorite time of year".

We tried to light the candles inside the pumpkins and didn't have a lighter long enough. Andy used paper instead. Next year, I need to get a long lighter! :)

Getting a good photo of the two of them on the porch was a pain. Kira is always laughing and laughing and doesn't smile super great but we'll take it anyways!

Park City Fun

Our annual Hawkes trip this year was to Park City. We stayed in the Silverado in a great room! It had 3 separate rooms with two couches and a loft. It was perfect for our group. We mostly stayed at the hotel to swim, but a group of us did go to Park City Resort to ride the Coaster and Alpine Slide! That was fun. Kira loved the slide best. It was a great relaxing weekend away. Plus, we did some back to school shopping while we were there. And boy, kira wants everything in the store! 

I was impressed with how much Kira had improved on swimming. her and Collin could dive and get the toys from the deep end. They were both doing great. Oakley wanted to be on her own in the pool and was fearless to fall in. Taylie and Lexie loved floating. Steven was doing so well too! Jaycie and Dylan played toss/catch. Overall I think we all had fun. 

Hawkes Boating Day

Every Year the Hawkes family usually does a trip to Bear Lake. This year we opted to go to Park City instead (photos to Come). But since we missed out on a fun time at the lake we decided to plan a Hawkes Boating day at Hyrum Dam.... and it was epic! We were there nearly 9-1/2 hours! SO much fun. Boating is one of my all time favorite things and I am so happy we can enjoy this as a family! 

Collin, Kira and Steven all tried to ski for the first time! Wahoo! Then Andy used the snoopi skis and ski'd with them. Andy, Shayna and I wakeboarded! Jaycie and I went on the tube! Oh and I rode with Collin and Steven. Steph rode the tube with Taylie and Lexie too. Shayna and Oakley rode the tube for a minute. 

While we were at Hyrum we also BBQ'd. It was the perfect day. SO much fun and awesome memories! Steven asked me to plan another day like this so he could go boating again :) 

San Francisco!

San Francisco Work Trip California Tourist - Yes, That's exactly what I was last week. A Tourist. I had one night, literally only a few hours to spend in San Francisco so I made sure to make the most of it! It's safe to say that I saw a lot of stuff! I loved the city and will definitely hope to make it back there again some day!

I went to an NQA ISO 9001:2015 Transition Conference for my job at Hycomp. We are working on moving to the new ISO Standard in the next year and this training provided some insight into how to prepare and successfully implement the new standard at Hycomp. I flew into San Jose and drove to Milpitas for the Conference. Once it was over I headed to San Francisco which was about 2 hours away (less without traffic).

Here's a quick list of what I did in San Fransisco. I only had a few hours of day light left so some of this was in the dark. I actually LOVED driving around the city. The super steel hills were awesome!

1. Pier 39- super cool and fun!
2. Viewed Alcatraz from afar
3. Drove down town, the hills and saw the stacked houses and city train cars/carts
4. Golden gate Bridge (even drove across)
5. Drove Lombard Street and saw the crazy steep and zig zagged road.
6. Saw the AT&T ball park
7. Drove by the National cemetery of SF
8. Survived driving in California

San Francisco Work Trip | California Tourist

San Francisco Work Trip California Tourist

Creative Captures Photography Workshop

Last week I went to Minnesota for the Creative Captures Photography Workshop! I met Jennifer Nace and Caralee Case. We took photos of newborns, sitters, one year cake smash and went over work flow and editing. I learned soo much! I also met some great friends in the Newborn Photography world. 

We met up at Dicks at the Mall of America for an interesting experience with dinner. Super Funny. 

Feb-March Updates

 This is totally random. Some updates going on these few months
1. Kade was baptised and Kamden Blessed.
2. Hanging out with Ryan and Kelsey
3. Keys on Main for Megan's Birthday
4. Collin's birthday at Chuck E Cheese
5. Remodeling Kira's Room and New Carpet
6. The Jeep was moved from the Garage to the Shop - It's going along. We need more parts but they are taking forever!