FOOTBALL!! Snow 27 Arizona 7

What a fun...HOT...but fun day!!...The game started at 1:30pm, in the sun, the heat, etc...we were all melting. I especially felt sorry for the "Badger"...he had to be deep frying in that costume...he was really good and played the crowd well...fun guy. We sat next to the Band..they are actually really good. They have a lot of fun and it shows. The bleachers for the Badger fans were full...they get a lot of support for their home games...it's like Magna and Cyprus, lots of home town and student support. They really need to add more bleachers so everybody isn't so jammed in...especially in the heat!



The team!!! What a bunch of great looking, hard playing young men!! They are doing the Haka, something they do before every game. Kati is funny, most of our team is made up of a great bunch of Poly boys...only a few white folk on this team...Kati calls it "where's waldo" when looking for the whiter few. They are all great guys, and what a team!!





Here are the Badgeretts...they are going onto the field to perform their first dance together as a team. They did a hip hop number that Morgan and Kati choreographed...it was really good and they did a great job. I can see this is going to be a fun year for performing...the team really danced well together and you could see they were having fun..that makes all the difference...



We took the new Legacy Parkway to South Ogden to take Staci and Max home...I really like it..the speed limit is only 55 mile an hour, but the bonus is no Semi's allowed on this road...they have neon lights reminding truck drivers so they can't say they didn't know....I think it is really nice! The police are waiting to hand out a little speeding ticket ...heavy footed people beware! All in all, it was nice and did skim a little time off the drive....PROGRESS, what can I say!!

Utah State Fair.. &...Max

We went to the Fair!!! Max really loved the amimals..(animals)..the pigs, sheep and cows...and as you see, the ponys!! He was such a big boy riding the pony, the men put the kids on the ponys and hooked the strap. One of the kids had a huge hat on that fell off his head and startled his pony..it went wacko and jumped and tried to run jostling all the other kids including Max..he looked startled, but held his ground (or the horn on the saddle)...I just yelled at him "Max, hold on tight" the men running the pony ride jumped on the pony that was freaking until it settled down...fun ride for the kids..not for mom's and dad's!!! Time for my soap box...the cost was too high, $8, the food is too expensive, the water bottles were $3, you even have to pay extra for the rides, etc etc etc...this should be a family event, something that families can afford, but no...too expensive!!Done with soap box, for what good it did. Anyway, it was fun...Oh, Max LOVED Suessical the Musical!! He now has named our stuffed elephant Horton, and we bought him a "clover on the end of a pencil" at the theater for him, and yes, he is sleeping with both as we speak. It was a fun day and night, especially for a little boy!!! Tomorrow is FOOTBALL!!! GO BADGERS...stay tuned for highlights of the great game!!

Oh...I just couldn't pass this picture by....isn't it precious!! Ha Ha Ha



THE END (I know, old joke...BUTT still funny....sorry, couldn't resist)

Keeping up with Myself!!!

Sometimes I think I need to slow down a little, but as long as I can handle it, I am sure this is how I will live my weeks...Wednesday after work I went to So Ogden to spend some time with Staci and Max...can I just tell you how much fun that little boy is and how in Love I am with him!! I love being a mom and grandma!! We really had a great time, playing with his toys, reading his books, talking and listening to a 3 yr old, hearing "Grandma You?" (this is his way of pronouncing Grandma Lu, which comes out Grandma You).. every two seconds, going in the back yard, picking and eating the cherry tomatoes (Max loves tomatoes just about as much as I do, and Trevors tomatoes are yummy off the vine) playing on the swing and slide, running to Target to get Max a few wintery cloths and listening to Max say the whole time.."I want to go home Grandma You" (he just isn't going to be a shopper for sure)... then last night I went to a cooking class with our ward learning how to use our food storage, this time learning how to cook with legumes..some really good ideas and some I will use in our home...especially loved visiting with the ladies in our ward...it was a great night out. Today when I get home from work, Staci, Max and I are going to the State Fair for a while, then we are picking up Grandma Bahr and going to the play at the Empress Theatre "Suescical the Musical"...I helped make costumes for this play and of course, the carmels....tomorrow, we go to Kati Jo's first football game at noon, over to the Armitsteads with the Astills and Marcusens for a night out with friends, then Sunday back to Ephraim for a visit with Kati's ward Family day....could we do any more? You know, the only thing I don't like is we don't get everything done when we have weeks like this...but I love it!!! I love my family and everything I do to try to keep up with them, which can be very entertaining sometimes....foot note..Krisit's friend, Jocelyn Dickison just came home from her mission to Figi last night and I really can't wait to see her and give her a great big welcome home hug...this I will need to fit in for sure....and so on and so on and so on...

Mockey David Schroeder!!! Our Best Friend

Not a very good picture of Mockey, I think he was shy....ha ha...he is now 16 years old. We remember the first day we got him...our other dog Sandy had died about a week before... we actually decided we didn't want another dog...loosing Sandy was so sad..but Marcusens came down with this sweet little dog, (and I am not kidding when I say little) they tried to keep him with their family but just didn't have the time to train him, and of course our hearts melted when we saw him....we watched him run circles around our livingroom, under the couch, falling off the stairs, etc etc, knowing full well we had just inherited a challenge, but we didn't care, we were already in love with him. Rob was around a year old at the time. Marcusens named him Smokey, but since Rob could only say Mockey, we renamed him and thus the name....he has been a joy and a pain in our house for 16 wonderful years...mans best friend for sure..very loyal. He used to run paths in our back yard, since his age, we don't see those paths anymore...he can run a little when needed, but not that hyper run that he used to do. He also hated fireworks and thunder...he would get so upset when we had a storm or during the 4th of July etc...since he has lost most of his hearing, he has no problem with either...bitter sweet...he also has cataracts, but they actually don't slow him down much...he loves to lay outside on the deck and chill...lot more lazy...time does take it's tole on the poor guy...but we can't ever ask for a better pal for our kids...he now loves Max and gets excited when he comes over...not really sure if it is because he knows there will be action of some kind or what, but he does get excited...we are hopeing for more years with Mockey dog, he is our best friend for sure!

What a FUN weekend!!

First of all, Gary and I got away and went to Park City...I love Park City, it is so beautiful and peaceful (when there isn't a Sundance going on)..they have these huge Moose with paintings on them..this one is on main and is dressed..funny..next is our room..really a nice one...the last picture is main street..not a great picture from my phone...anyway, we have started a tradition of going somewhere on our anniversary and attending a Temple that we haven't been to before... we went to the Manti Temple last year, 2 years ago we went to the St George Temple, this year we planned on going to the Logan Temple...we couldn't get a room...some Bike thing had all the rooms booked...I really want to go there someday, maybe next year...we thought about the St George again, or even the Las Vegas, but I was sick of driving since we had just come back on Monday from Las Vegas...so we decided to go to Park City and attend the Mt Timpanogas Temple on Saturday..we have been there before, but a long time ago...it was really nice and beautiful...I think for comfort purpose, I really like the Bountiful and Mt Timpanogas..they are beautiful and roomy...what a nice place to be....I think next year, for our 28th, we need to branch out and maybe go to the Las Vegas Temple, or even one in California...we might need to start going on a 1/2 year anniversary and attend Temples all over the US....wouldn't that be fun!!

Kati came home this weekend, we took the kids to lunch at the Golden Corral...that is funny because our family really doesn't like buffets... we were in the mood that day...it was ok...the rolls were really great!! We just spent time with each other...really, these are moments, and I mean moments when your kids are as old as ours are, that we cherish....today we had Sunday dinner with grandma's and Kati left to go back to Ephraim...back to school!!! Kristi starts school tomorrow...she is almost done!! Hurray!! This was a great weekend!!

Gary & I have been married for 27 Years Today!!

Wow!!! How time flies!!! 27 years ago today Gary and I were sealed for time and Eternity in the Salt Lake Temple............4 wonderful kids, 1 fantastic son-in-law, and the very best grandson later and here we are! We can't ask for anything else..we have it all! Love you Gary!! Ready for another 27 long years....and more of the above to join our family!!

Labor Day Weekend in Las Vegas

Kati, Kristi and I spent the weekend in Las Vegas visiting with our favorite family the Taukinukufilis!! We had such a great time...we just love the hospitality and friendship this family shows us...this is a picture of Joe, Vaughn, Sierra and Cheyenne.




This is Sierra...she and Cheyenne have the most beautiful hair...Sierra's is curly and really pretty...she just wanted to see it straight so Kati got out her straightener and straightened her hair...this is a before and after..or half and half...her hair is so long straight!! Cheyenne is standing in the room...that is the back of her head...her hair is down past her butt!!! So pretty...



Of course, we had to go to the strip ... the only time the Taukinukufili's go to the strip is when the Schroeders come over...it's fun to see...and of course, we had to have the Fremont Experience...this is where they enclosed Fremont street and have it as a walking street...there are different things there, but the fun part is the video they show to music on the ceiling....it's kind of hard to see .. I took the picture with my cell phone...I always forget my camera!!!




This is Red Rock Canyon...this is out west of Las Vegas..it's really beautiful...We went out Monday before we left to come back to Utah...Cheyenne stood on this rock that had a drop off behind it.. you can't see it with this picture, it is really deceiving, but it really was high with a long drop off behind the rock ...it was scary...Bryce is with her in the other picture...the rest of us were too chicken to get up...not good if you're afraid of heights!!
We just thoroughly enjoyed our visit...we hope to get back soon!! Love ya Taukinukufili's!!!