Say Cheese!

My family and I were invited to a blogger event sponsered by 

Tillamook Cheese as part of their Loaf Love Tour. 

My Pearls cheese tasting, getting buttons 

and fun little loaf love mini buses.

The Tillamook Brand Ambassadors were so welcoming and wonderful.  

They put on a terrific, fun and relaxing event.

The face painter is a true artist.

She did an amazing job.

The balloons were a Bang, literally.  

They were fun even though they didn't last long.

The balloonist put sprinkles in some of 

the balloons which made them extra fun.

There was also a game of toss and a bounce house.

We participated in a grilled cheese contest.

Look at the spread we got to choose from. 

(Okay, not the best photo.  All of my photos at this event were done 

with my iPhone.  But trust me, it was a delicious spread)!

Miss M likes hers simple, Say Cheese.

This is my grilled cheese (pre-grilled) that I entered for the contest.  I didn't win, but it was still a lot of fun.

See.  My Pearls couldn't get enough of the "face" painting.

 

I even had to get in on it.

Miss M got to toot all of the horns and check out the engines of the mini vw buses.

I loved the mini buses too.

Loafy came for a visit.  Miss A rockin' w/ Loafy.

 

Miss B enjoyed hanging out with 

Pro Skateboarder Adam Taylor.

 

The atmosphere was casual and 

made it great for meeting other bloggers.  

I'm pictured here with Brandi, Carolyn and Carly. 

I also met Jyl and Ashlee.  

All are so talented and fabulous.

 

Thanks Tillamook and Blogging Friends

for a great afternoon!

First Day of School

~ Miss M had to sleep in her clothes.  She wanted to make sure that she was up and ready in time to go to school.  This year they start earlier, 8:30am.  They get out early on Fridays, of which I'm happy about.

 

Miss B ~ 4th Grade

 

Miss M ~ 3rd Grade

 Miss A ~ 1st Grade

 

M & B have been planning on wearing their matching shirts for a long time.  So I let them even though it wasn't the nicest looking.  I can't believe I let them go with their hair only combed too.  I wanted them to have a Great first day and so didn't care to make the morning "getting ready" stuff a big deal.

 In front of their new school.

 Miss Rachel and Miss Nessa

 Miss Melissa and Miss Carolyn

 Miss Sandi and Miss Renee

 Baby looking for Miss M while she was gone.  She kept thinking she was in the van.

This photo is for Little Mr. R.  

These clouds were really soft looking. The photo doesn't do them justice.  Made me want to fall into them and relax.

After 1st day of school celebration with ice cream.

YEAH! for a GREAT First Day!

Summer Fun Week 11

It's over.  No more wishing we did this or that.  What's done is done...and we LOVED IT!

We had a great summer and now look forward the fun of Fall.

~ Missed photo.  I snapped the shot just as they moved.  Darn.  They were sleeping and Little I had her hand resting on Miss A's face.  Her fingers were in one of A's eyes.  And then Miss A had her arm over I's leg.  It was comical.

~ Went to Miss B, M and A's new school.  A couple of them had assessments.  They are so excited.  Me as well.  One excitement for me is that I can go on the field trips.  Before I couldn't because I had the other little ones.  But now they can come along.  The teachers are loving that I have a 12 passenger van.  They all will take about 2 field trips each month.  Miss M even starts her first week off with one and I'm going too :0)

~ I got to hang out with Noah for 4 hours.  I was a volunteer at Thanksgiving Point in the Children's Garden. 

~ Some wonderful evenings eating on the patio and then "swimming."

 This bee was really enjoying this piece of pork.

~ Hot tubbin'.  I tried to get a group photo...

 ~ Splash Pad 'n' Park with a neighbor group.  The last meet up of the summer and will finally met up.

~ Musical Concert

(I'm having trouble uploading the concert videos, so you'll just get to savor the first one).

~ Master Gardener Class: Temple Square Tour (of the gardens)

Tree at the Lion House.  Brigham Young had this planted when they first built the home.

~ While I was at Temple Square, Rob to My Pearls to their school's Back to School BBQ.

~ Piano lessons.


~ Fun at Provo River Resort

 ~ Dentist appointments.  (always so fun)

~ Getting excited and ready for school.

 

~ Stake Conference this weekend.  We got a new Stake Presidency.  The old and the new presidencies overall are very contrasting in character (even w/ one of the previous counselors becoming the new President).  It will be interesting to see the changes.