Solar Eclipse

There have been a lot of blog-worthy events at our house, just nobody blogging about them!

We had fun going to a viewing party at Weber for the solar eclipse that occured a couple of weeks ago.  It was pretty awesome.  The kids loved it and we thought it was pretty cool too.

Layne spent the better part of an afternoon helping the kids with these science project "viewing boxes." They worked really well!

Produce Basket

I've devoted a little bit of my time lately to getting a produce co-op started in my neighborhood.  It has been a fun experience (if not a little maddening at times)!  The company that we get our supply from buys local (as local as they can) and seems to be really good quality.  They also deliver to my house free of charge, which is awesome.  Once we start getting produce from local stands, we will start buying from them too.  It's kind of a learning process and I'd like to see if we can get more organic suppliers, but for now, things are good.  It's been fun and keeps us eating healthy.

Girls Weekend

One of my favorite events every year is when I get together with my mom and two sisters and we have a "girls weekend."  We eat out, shop, get pedicures and do other fun stuff that our husbands won't do with us.  :)

We spent some time walking around the new City Creek Center.  Lots of fun stores.

Such a great way for me to be rejuvenated.  :)  Already counting down the days until next yer....

Spark The Fish

A few weeks ago, I was out running some errands with the kids.  We drove past a pet store, and as always, they started begging incessantly to go in and look around.  I wasn't in a hurry, so we did.  In a moment of weakness, I got the kids their very first pet:  a beta fish.  They were completely overjoyed.  I was kind of proud of how little it took to make them happy.  I love little kids.  Anyway, Spark The Fish has been a member of our family for probably 3 weeks, but his health took a turn for the worse and he died last night.  Trenton was devastated and cried for at least a half an hour.  We decided that Spark The Fish, needed a proper funeral since he was so loved.

The kids all gave a few words:
R:  Goodbye Spark.
T:  I loved him.
S:  He was an awesome fish.

Then, we buried him in our yard.  It was a somber moment.

Happily, kids are resilient and five minutes later were practicing wrestling moves on each other.

Elbow to the Face

Does anyone else ever wake up like this?: