Jazz Game!

It's been fun to co-own a pair of Jazz tickets this year and go to some games. Kent and I have gone together and Kent has also been able to take each of the kids individually for some "dad time". We had the rare opportunity to take all four kids to last night's game when a friend of ours offered us his 4 tickets (which happen to be right in front of our seats). Ashley was able to arrange her schedule and meet up with us in Tremonton and go with us. What a fun night! Made even better by the fact that the Jazz beat the Trail Blazers!

Christmas 2009

We had an awesome holiday! Ashley had to work in Logan on Christmas Eve until 10:00 p.m. and we weren't too excited about her driving home alone so late at night so Kent went down to get her. They got home pretty late so we slept in Christmas morning until 8:00. We had such a great day together! As usual, the kids were spoiled rotten but Christmas comes just once a year, right?! After the present opening fest, we had brunch at our house. Grandma and Grandpa Lott, Chris and Ashley and ShayNiel came over to eat with us. The rest of the day was spent in our pajamas watching movies, playing games, eating and just being lazy. It was a perfect day!

Before the chaos started
The cutest dog in all the land!
Tyler and his new Wii game
Kent was absolutely giddy about his new "Ninja" blender!
Sara and her American Girl doll
My two infomercial junkies with their Windshield Wonders
Ashley and her Marilyn Monroe book
Ashley got Kent the leg lamp - it's a major award!
Ashley and Brandon (and the hat!)
Brunch time!

The perks of owning a movie theater!

Okay, I'm going to do a little gloating here so be warned. One of the benefits of being a movie theater owner is the perk of going to "screenings" before the movie actually comes out. We've taken the opportunity to go to screenings over the years and I must say, it's a pretty fun deal. Not only do we get to see the movie before most of the general public but we usually get to make a day out of it - driving to Salt Lake, going to a morning movie and then to lunch. Today was one of those really fun days! Ashley and I went with Julie (our office manager) and her daughter to Salt Lake and saw NEW MOON! It was SO GOOD!!! I have to say, I liked it better than the first one and it definitely had us leaving the theater excited for the next one to come out. Okay, be jealous now - if you must!

Ashley's Dancing Again!

After taking a year off from Ballroom Dance, Ashley is dancing once again! This year she is on the Ballroom Team at Utah State University and is also taking private lessons to compete in Open Latin. There was a competition in Provo on Saturday and Kent and I took Tyler and Sara down to watch Ashley dance. It was so good to see her dancing again! She did awesome and looked so good! I can tell she really missed it and is glad to be dancing again!

Ashley and her partner competing in Open Latin

Isn't she SO cute?!
Momma was proud!
Ashley and the USU Ballroom Team doing their disco routine

A trip to San Diego!

Every year the kids are out of school on the Thursday and Friday before the first weekend in October. This is usually a good time for us to take a vacation because the theater isn't super busy and we can sneak away without too much difficulty. This year we decided to take Tyler and Sara to San Diego. They had never been there before so we thought it would be fun to show them some of the sights. Brandon didn't go with us because it was Homecoming Week at the high school and he needed to be here for that. It was kind of fun to just fuss over the little kids. We have had the opportunity to take the older kids on some trips without Tyler and Sara so it was fun for them to have their turn. We visited Legoland which was a lot of fun. We had never been there before so we didn't know what to expect. It's amazing what they can build out of Legos! We also made a stop at the San Diego Temple. What a beautiful temple that is! We went to Sea World which is always fun - gotta love Shamu! And we took a tour of the U.S.S. Midway which was also a lot of fun. Mostly we just got to relax with the kids, swim in the pool and enjoy the WARM California weather!

Legoland!
Tyler and Sara trying to get the "Lego people" to join us!
Kent and Tyler admiring the Lego lady!
This was the restroom sign at Legoland - too funny!
The BEAUTIFUL San Diego Temple!
Sea World!
Taking a break at In N' Out Burger!
The kids checking out one of the planes on the U.S.S. Midway
Tyler and Sara at the U.S.S. Midway

We love the Fair!

We love the Eastern Idaho State Fair! Every year we spend a small fortune just to pay to get in the gate and buy a $4.00 hamburger! We do this several times in one week! I tease Kent that the money we spend at the fair all week could have paid for a cruise! But it's all about the food at the fair. We have to spend several days there because we can't eat it all in one day! We took the kids there yesterday (Labor Day) which was a very busy day to go but it was the only day we could all go together. Then Ashley, Kent and I took Grandma and Grandpa Lott today for a few hours. Hmm, it's only Tuesday. I'm betting we'll be back there again before the week is over!

First Day of School!

I'm not sure what happened but all of sudden summer was over and the kids were back in school! Ashley is in her second year at Utah State University, Brandon is a junior at Bonneville High School, Tyler is in the 7th grade at Rocky Mountain Middle School and Sara is in the 5th grade at Cloverdale Elementary. To be honest, I love this time of year. I love getting back on a schedule, having a set bedtime, having a clean house until 3:00 and the prospect of Fall weather just around the corner. Happy Back to School everyone!
Brandon had lots of school spirit on the first day! (He's in student council)
Tyler was not so sure he was excited about school! (Or maybe he just didn't want his picture taken)
Sara was very excited about the first day of school and insisted that dad give her a ride to school in the dune buggy!