Category: Topher

Dear Aunt Amy,

Thanks for the tickets to the REAL SLC soccer game.

We had an absolutely great time.

Truman loved seeing the soccer game, the players, the balls, dancing to the music,

giving the lion cuddles and big high fives and eating snacks while were there (Can you say Sugar High?)
Tucker loved seeing the REAL Lion mascot,

and we loved cheering anytime something good happened,

seeing when the soccer ball going into the goals, and eating.

Can you tell we had a Fabulous time?

You are super thoughtful and wonderful,
LOVE YOU!
Em and Fam

ps-Thanks to you too Eric, we couldn’t have gotten in with out you finding us to give us the tickets! Love you too!

At Tucks school, they pass around a binder. The News and Weather Binder, is an opportunity for the children to act as “reporters” and to report about things they see as news. Well Tucker says he is a “Lucky Ducky”, because he got to bring the Binder Home.

Here is what he dictated to me, the news:
“On Monday we went to the fair and we saw a robot named Seamore. We saw a giant dog, we saw horses, pigs, sheep, cows and goats. We went down a giant yellow slide, I got lots of ice-cream, and I got to meet the Dairy Princess. We saw a bus ride that went up and down. I had lots and lots and lots of fun.”
What a great summary, here are a few pics from the fair..(Unfortunately the camera battery went dead, before we got more pics with the kids and REAL animals.)
Gathering Eggs:


With the sheep…

Planting Seeds:

Future FFA Tucker…(I thought it looked more like Harry Potter, but whatever…)

Feeding the Fake Cow…
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Milking the Cows:


cute…

After gathering the food, they were off to the market… (I would TOTALLY buy fresh produce from kids who looked crazy like this… 🙂 )


How many Horse Tall Are YOU?

Bailing the Hay, and taking the Tractors for a spin:


Seamore a real life, talking Robot….Tucker was in Heaven.

Tucker saw his shadow, and was making it into fun shapes, including a T:

They had stuff for sale in booths all over, and Tucker saw big fleece blankets, basically a HUGE THESEY:

It was a fun night, we met up with the Greene Crew, and we loved seeing all the animals, and the big yellow slide.
WE LOVE THE FAIR!!!

Don’t be jealous, because I have cute kids, be jealous because my kids smiled like this for the camera.









These darling pictures, along with Breakfast in Bed, nap after church, red velvet birthday cake, lettuce wraps and chicken curry were a few of the things that made my B-day so special. I am glad I have a good hubba and darling children.

Last Thursday, Tuck, Tru, Andy and I, set out out to SLC. If I had know what an adventure it would have been, I might have stayed at home.
It really wasn’t that bad..but I have forgotten how hard it is to keep track of 3 preschoolers that all have their own idea of what they want to do and where they want to do it at.
We were coming up to have lunch with Topher at his office, so they boys could see where he worked, and decided to stop at the DI in Murrray that was having its grand re-opening.
Lets just say, I never knew how many people/children could fit into a DI. There was a line all the way around the store when we got there at 10:05. It opened at 10:00 so there was already 5 minutes worth of people who had entered the store, by the time I parked the car, the line was lessened considerably, and when I entered with 3 boys, there was only 2 carts left in the cart area.
Anyone who has been to a DI knows that for some reason the Carts there are not regular sized. I put Tru in the seat of the cart, and made Andy and hold the sides, but within 2 seconds they both had let go and were running in directions to get the free balloons that they were handing out. So in order not to loose anyone, I threw both of the 4 year olds in the tiny cart, and began to push them around the PACKED store.
After an hours of making ONE loop around the store, we had acquired 2 Halloween costumes, a movie and some pairs of pants for Tucker. We were all anxious to leave, and I don’t know how the boys stayed inside the cart so long, if I had my camera, you would see a pictures of two boys entangled together inside a cart.
After the DI the kids were overwhelmed, overstimulated, and we were off to the Church Office Building for Lunch (words that should not all be in the same sentence). Thank goodness My sister Amy met us there, and I was grateful for her helping hands, with Toph, each child had an adult hand to help guide him to the cafeteria.
We walked into a grand piano playing beautiful music, and we ate Prime Roast. The kids loved being there, but I felt out of place bringing my crazy children to what felt like and adult restaurant. They did magnificantly, they did not throw food, or burp, they just fought over the apple juice. But I will take it.
After we left, Tucker said we should have more of those “Prime Rib Picnics”.
I agree.
I can’t wait to have lunch with Toph again.
PS-(the favorite part of the day was parking under ground… they talked about it all the way home)