Cornbelly's

Traci Kyle, Devin and I went to Cornbelly's for a fun night out. We got lost in the corn maze, went through a haunted monster and had a pretty good time. After we went and found Steve at his work, Sub Zero, where you pick your cream, flavor, and add ins, then they, mix it all together, throw in some liquid nitrogen and presto * you have ice cream! It was a very fun night.

Halloween 08

Here are a few pictures from our family Halloween party.

Peppers Puppies

Corry and Traci's dog Pepper just had puppies. They are so new that their eyes aren't even open yet. Of course every one wants to see them, even our little Pomeranian, Pixie.. Here are some pic's we got of Pepper's little family.

First Snow

On October 12th we got our first snow here in Layton, Utah. The kids and dogs wasted no time getting outside to enjoy the fluffy white stuff! Maddy, Ashley, Andrew and Tony had a snow ball building contest.... the results were too close to call, so Andrew and Tony broke Ashley and Maddy's snow ball. :(

As for the dogs, they just wanted to roll around in it. Pixie's fur is so fine and long that when she runs around in the snow, tiny snowballs form on her fur. She doesn't seem to mind.

Sunflowers

These sunflowers were planted by my neighbor -hood birds. See the bird feeder in the middle, kinda to the left, just behind the sunflowers? Yup, filled it up with a variety pack of bird seed. The birds drop more seeds than they eat, and the sunflowers bloomed out of control! I have them scattered in several different spots where the seed could reach the dirt. They smothered out my intended pink and purple flowers, but in the end I thought they were pretty so I kept them. I did however have to pull up the squash plant, don't know what variety it was, but my front lawn was no place for a plant that size to be growing....

Morris Family Reunion 08

August 8th and 9th was our annual family reunion. It was held up Hobble Creek Canyon. It was so great seeing everyone that was able to make it this year. The kids had great time swinging on the rope, acting like beavers and playing volleyball! (You can see all my pictures and order prints at: http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=227496241/a=106270566/t_=106270566

Summer Fun in Utah!

Bill and Liza came to Utah to visit. We went to Lagoon one day and had a blast! The next day we went to Park City. We rode he Alpine slide, the roller coaster and the zip line. It was a ton of fun. For anyone planning a trip to Park city, the Roller Coaster was the funnest of all the rides. Sorry I don't have any pictures of it, the ride was going too fast and I couldn't get to my camera. (Besides, I was having too much fun to think about my camera.) All in all... We had a GREAT time!

SUMMER VACATION 2008

July of 08 we took Ryan, Andrew and their cousin Tyler to Indianapolis for vacation. Our trip to Indy was only supposed to be a couple of days, but full flights extended our stay. We enjoyed our time in Indy with Grandma and Grandpa Chatwin. Next time, instead of planning two destinations for one trip, we will plan two seperate trips.... lesson learned.

Lagoon Day '08

Andrew and Levi on the new Odysea ride. Yes, that is Keith in the back ground.

Andrew and Levi playing in the fountain. Andrew is the one in the middle in a white shirt, Levi is to the right of him. Don't know the kid on the left.

Cassidy, Maddy and Abby on the Tilt-A-Whirl.

Stevie and his purple rat that he won!

June 24th was our annual Delta Lagoon Day. Keith and I brought Stevie, Andrew and a few cousins along with us for the day. We all had a great time! Andrew and Levi played in the water got soaked and cold, dried up, wamed up and did it all again. The girls had a great day riding all the rides they could. Stevie and his friend John David rode some rides and hung out. We really didn't see them much, but they did play bingo with us and Stevie won some movie tickets. Jake didn't go with us because he had just started a new job. Ryan didn't go because he had a baseball game that night. He played the Angels. Ryan got 2 hits, and one run on a strike out when the catcher dropped the ball. Ryan's team, the A's won the game 9 to 4. His next game is against the Braves Thursday at 5:30. The winner of that game plays the White Sox for the championship, right after at 7:30.

Last Game of the Regular Season

June 12th was the last day of Ryan's regular season games. I love little league, watching our kids grow and learn so much. Tournament Play starts Monday the 16th. Ryan's team is currently ranked 3rd. It will be fun to see how they do.

Neighborhood Petting Zoo

Just down the street from our house is a little farm. We love to walk down there and feed the animals all sorts of fruits and veggies that we have. The kids love it! But we have to watch out! If Leia gets too close she'll bite the goats ankles. She got three of them today... OOPS! [Group pic is Stevie, Alyssa, Keith, Kyle and Ryan.]

Graduation Party!

On Friday the 13th of June we got together with as much of the family that could, and had a bar-b-que in celebration of Stevie graduating from high school! We had a great time and wish more family and friends could have joined us.

Keep Your Eye on the Ball!!!

Ryan takes too seriously the phrase "Keep your eye on the ball." His first baseball wound, the famous and oh so proud.... Black Eye.

Saturday Morning Chores

By the look on Andrews face you'd think there is no worse chore in the world, than to mow the lawn.... welcome to our Saturday morning.

Stevie's a High School Graduate!!!

Hello All! On May 29, 2008 Steve Miner became a High School Graduate! The Ceremony was awesome. It was so great to watch my baby receive his diploma and walk the walk.... CONGRATULATIONS STEVIE!!!!

Andrew's Birthday

On Andrew's 10th birthday we gathered up all of his boy cousins that are around his age and went to Kangaroo Zoo in Pleasant Grove. We got in half price because Stevie works there and hooked us up. Thanks Stevie! The boys had a great time playing around and exercising... (don't tell them, they think they were playing. shhh....)

Ryan's basketball game

Here is a 5 1/2 min video from Ryan's January 23rd game. Including footage of Keith practicing with Ryan and Andrew.

Ryan playing basketball

Ryan is playing basketball this winter and is doing great. His team is currently 3-0-1. the second photo is Keith working with Ryan and Andrew before the game.

Christmas with Ryan and Andrew

Chistmas Morning (January 1st) with Ryan and Andrew after they got home from their Christmas vacation in California.