Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was great this year!

We started the day at the Mesa city Turkey Trot.

Kevin and Tanner decided (the day before) to run the annual 10K.  I've never seen so many people in my entire life...

Tanner came in under 55 minutes and made his goal, and Kevin came in at 1:04.  Pretty good for not training at all, if you ask me. 

So, you're probably wondering about the girl...well, that's Sadie...and she likes my boy...and my boy likes her.  I don't like any of it, but what can I do?  He has to grow up...I guess.
Oh, and Tanner beat the Turkey!  Don't ask me how that guy ran a 10K in a full-on turkey costume, but he did, and everyone who beat him got a certificate.

 

It was great to have G&G Lewis down to celebrate with us!  We finished off the day with pie and multiple episodes of Downton Abbey.  It was a fantastic day!

How Is October Almost Over????

I can't believe it's the 24th of October already...

The speed at which time is flying by is shocking to me.  I can't seem to get a handle on it.

I also can't believe how bad I've been at blogging lately.  I guess I just don't have anything to say, or at least not anything worthwhile.

The boys are insanely busy, which makes me insanely busy.  Between Kevin's work schedule, the boy's baseball practices, and Tanner's Student Counsel responsibilities, it seems like we are always running and none of us are ever in the same place at the same time. 

I have been really thankful, lately especially, for some really great friends who have been so helpful with giving rides, etc, to help me out.  I have found that it is truly impossible to be in 4 places at the exact same time, no matter how hard I try. 

So what exactly have I been up to?   Well, I have been obsessed (to put it mildly) with politics lately.  I can't seem to get enough information.  In fact, just a couple of minutes ago I watched Donald Trump offer President Barack Obama 

FIVE MILLION DOLLARS

 to the charity of his choice if he would offer up his college applications and his passport application.  FIVE MILLION DOLLARS to do something he should have done four years ago.

Heck, he can have my college and passport applications in exchange for FIVE MILLION DOLLARS payable to the Lewis Family Charity!!!!

I got giddy when I was filling out my early voting ballot.  It makes me happy to be able to VOTE!  What a wonderful privilege!

I'm excited, however, for the election to be over only for no other reason than getting rid of the horrible, viscous, and untrue t.v. advertisements.  The amount of slander and disrespect in this country seems to be at an all time high, and I am sick of seeing it every 15 minutes.  (That is, when I actually have time to watch t.v., which isn't very often.)

What else? 

The boys had their Fall Break from Oct 12-19th.  We basically just chilled out for a whole week!  It was fantastic!!  We did go see the movie "Here Comes The Boom", which was excellent, and we also watched a lot of movies at home.  Kevin took the boys to an ASU game but they ended up leaving before half time because ASU was getting massacred!  They came and picked me up and then we went to get a Bahama Bucks. 

On the 19th we went to our community's annual Fall Picnic.  It wasn't as good as years past, but we still had a good time...

until we couldn't find Tate...

for 45 minutes.

We finally had to send out all of our friends to look for him.

I had a smallish...or huge-ish (depending on who you ask) panic attack.

Ty FINALLY found him INSIDE the video game truck.

Don't ask me why he was INSIDE the truck, but he was.

Dang kid.

 

This week I have Treyson and Tate's Parent/Teacher conferences, and then this weekend is the big Halloween Scream Baseball Tournament.

Treyson plays in Peoria, Ty plays in north Mesa, and Tate plays at Big League Dreams in Gilbert.  They all play at the same times...not sure how we're going to do that, but as usual, we'll figure it out.

I'll post photos this weekend.

That's all for now...

Now on to my day!

Labor Day Weekend 2012

On Thursday morning, Sara and I went to Utah on our annual Swiss Days trip!  We spent Thursday in Salt Lake City at the City Creek mall and enjoyed lunch at Kneaders. 

Friday was spent in Midway enjoying the Swiss Days festivities!  We had lunch with Bonnie, Rebecca, and Michelle, and when we finished in Midway, we headed down to SLC to visit with Murline and go to dinner with her.  We went to Layla where the company and the food were fabulous!

On Saturday we went to Dear Lizzie and then to have lunch at  Blue Lemon.  We shared fettuccine alfredo and a pannini...yummy!!   After lunch we headed back up to Salt Lake to go to a few boutiques and then it was time to head back to Phoenix.  It was such a fun trip and I'm already looking forward to next year!

 

 

Sunday morning, Tanner and I were up extra early to drive to Flagstaff to meet Kevin and the rest of the boys.  Ty's club team had their first tournament of the season this weekend and I was really excited to see Ty play!

They did so well, and Ty did exceptionally well with many RBI's, including a 3 run, 320 foot home run in one of his games!!  Awesome!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTAH: Day 21

Our last day...

Ty spent the day with Grandpa H because he doesn't like malls.

They went to Cabela's instead. 

UTAH: Day 20

Today we went to half hour (THE BEST!!!) church at the hospital branch, then I came home and did laundry and fixed lunch. 

Later in the evening we went to Becca and Rob's for dinner and one last wiffle ball game with the cousins.

I'm sad that our summer vacation is rapidly coming to an end.

Tate and Treyson went home with Michelle and Todd for a sleepover, and Ty and Tanner slept over at G&G Lewis's.

UTAH: Day 19

Uncle Bevan and Aunt Donna come through again with the annual trek to Slide Rock...

The only thing missing this year was Tate.

He didn't want to go because, "the water is too cold!!".

 We finished out the day with the annual Hawkins Family Reunion complete with a barbecue, croquet, and Steel Days firework show!! 

UTAH: Day 18

The day started here:

and ended here with the Schow family and Grandma Bonnie.  YUM!!

UTAH: Day 17

Lunch with my oldest and dearest friend, Amy.

Oh, how I love and miss her!!

UTAH: Day 16

The boys ended up staying over at Michelle's house until about noon.  I sent Grandpa H over to get them because mom and I went to two of my very favorite places in Utah...

While Mom and I shopped, Grandpa H took the boys up American Fork Canyon for some hiking and fishing.  The also went to Cascade Springs, and finished off their adventure at Granny's in Heber City for onion rings and milkshakes!

When we got home, I met G&G Lewis over at Kreed and Gage's little league games, and afterwords we just went home and went to bed. 

UTAH: Day 15

We had dental appointments today...it's the vacation day that the kids actually dread. 

But, we think that Dr. Steve {Blackhurst} is THE BEST, and we're glad he is willing to work us in every year! 

We had no cavities, but found out that Tanner and Ty need their wisdom teeth removed (although Ty's aren't as urgent), and that Treyson has a tooth laying horizontal in his gums and will need braces to pull it down.

That wasn't the news I wanted to hear today.

Oh well...

When we finished at the dentist, I told the kids I would drop them off at Seven Peaks for a few hours.  While they were there, I hung out with mom and dad.  Mom had a colonoscopy today and wasn't feeling very well, but she was a trooper and came along with me to drop off the boys.

I went to Cherry Lane Boutique in Provo, and then we went to the Provo Town Center Mall to wait for the boys to finish at the water park.

We ended the day at Kreed and Gage's Little League tournament, and then the boys went to Michelle and Todd's for a sleep over.

I think I'll sleep in tomorrow... 

UTAH: Day 14

Today, an AWESOME movie and fun with the cousins!

UTAH: Day 13

Today Included:

Church

Visiting

Lunch

More Visiting

Airport

and....

TYGER!!!!!!!!

UTAH: Day 12

{Newton Family Reunion}

The kids (old and young) played a fun game of baseball!

Me?  Well, I tripped on one of the picnic tables and broke two toes!! 

I also fell down the stairs in my parents house a few days ago.

Let me tell ya...I'm on a roll!
  Next thing you know, I'll be in a full body cast at the hospital.

Good grief. [sigh...]

Besides the toes, it was a wonderful day spent with wonderful people!  I sure did miss my sis though!  (Love you Trish!!)

UTAH: Day 11

UTAH: Day 10

My boys have described today as

BORING

I, personally, thought it was quite productive.

I got the brakes fixed on my car.

We finished school (clothes) shopping for Treyson and Tate.

We did some grocery shopping.

We visited with all of the Grandparents.

AND

We went to bed earlier than we have during our entire trip.

That's not very BORING to me!

I miss my Tyger...

I haven't talked to him for 5 days now.

Only 2 more days 'til I can squeeze my him again! 

Can't wait!!

UTAH: Day 9

Today included school shopping at University Mall...

...Wart removal at the doctor's office...

...And "MINI" shakes from Iceberg!!

UTAH: Day 8

SEVEN PEAKS WATER PARK!!

{Gage and Tate}

UTAH: Day 7

Today was pretty low key.  Mom and I went to the University Mall for a while, Tanner drove Grandpa H around in his truck, and Treyson and Tate went to hang out at Grandpa L's with Ryker and Slater.

We went to dinner at J Dawgs, then met Bryan and Rebecca at the Orem Owlz game. 

UTAH: Day 6

Sunday.

1/2 hour church at the hospital branch.

Enough said.

OK, not really enough said...

After church we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Young for a while.  It was nice to see them!

When we got home, we had a big lunch of steak, chicken, potatoes, rice, and salad, prepared by the one and only Grandma H. 

After lunch I helped Kevin and Ty pack their bags to fly to Arizona.  Sadly, Kevin's vacation had come to an end and Ty had to go home to go to Scout Camp for a week. 

We rushed over to the Lewis's so that Kev could say goodbye and then I took them to the airport.  I hated to see them go. 

UTAH: Day 5

Family Day!!

Trafalga Fun Center for mini golf and an Orem Owlz game!  Fun Fun!