Wicked Girls Weekend!

In mid-September Sheryl got the trip of a lifetime! Time away from the kids to spend with her mom and sisters up in WA! I flew to Seattle with my Mom and met up with my sisters and their families. It was wonderful to be back "HOME" where I was raised and visit my old stomping ground! While there we all went to see the Broadway play WICKED! It was my first broadway play and I loved it! I got some fabulous bonding time while shopping and eating out with my sisters! Jeff stayed home with the kids all weekend for some Daddy bonding time while I enjoyed my weekend get-away! I hope we can do this every year!



Also while in Washington I got to go see some of my old schools! We visited my Elementary school, my middle school and my High School! All in Everett, WA! I hadn't been there in years so there had been a lot of changes! But is was good to be back to my childhood home! I also got to see my dearest friend Kristin! I loved spending a day with her in Edmunds! We went on a fairy ride and did some fun shopping! (Utahns don't get to go on Fairy rides so I was really excited to do this!) We also found a yummy crepe cafe and enjoyed lunch there! Thank you Kristin for a really fun day together! I can't wait until we can do it again!

Kara's First Day of Dance class!

Kara's first day of Preschool was also her first day of dance class! (We had a lot of firsts in one day!) She is going to a studio called "Central Utah Stars" and is learning ballet and jazz. She is in the class with another little girl that she is close friends with and she loves it! She makes her mommy so proud!

Kara's First Day of Preschool!

Here is Kara on her first day of preschool! Our next door neighbor is her preschool teacher and she has a whole classroom set up in her house! So Kara can easily walk to school! She loves it and is doing GREAT! One of the goals of the preschool was to have all the kids be able to write their name by the end of the year. Kara could write her name long before her first day of school! We are so proud of her! (already an academic nerd like her parents...ahhh)

Our Trip to Idaho!

At the end of August we took another trip back to Idaho! (Can you believe it, twice in one month!) This was so much fun for the kids! They got to spend some time with their cousin's on Jeff's side which they love! Constant play time from Sun-up to Sun-down! We got some good family and cousin pictures while we were there too!


Kara with Cousin Dani hangin' in a tree!


Kara and Trevor on a kid sized porch swing at Grandma and Granpa's house in Idaho.



The cousins! They love being together...but getting them all to look in the same direction at the same time AND SMILE is quite a chore!

Happy 7yrs to US!

Jeff and I celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary on August 10th! With two kids out of diapers we figured this was our year to celebrate with a night at Anniversary Inn! This was the first time since Kara was born that we every spent the night away from the kids! We had such a great time! We went out to an elegant dinner and then to our room which came with a jetted tub and chocolate covered strawberries! It was so relaxing! A big Thank you to our good friends Kisha and Warren for keeping the kids overnight so we could celebrate!

August Family Reunion Fun

Sheryl O., Ashlee, Sheryl, Colleen, Julie and Patti doing a "girls" dance to the song "Any Man of Mine" on the last day of the Stout Family Reunion! We we awesome ladies!


Kara with cousin Sheryl O. on a Ski-doo! Kara was laughing all the way saying "Go Faster!"



Jeff, Chris, Randy and our Trevor having fun at the beach! Payette Lake, Idaho.

August Family Reunion

In August we had our 2nd Stout Family Reunion in McCall, ID! Despite the rain we had a lot of fun! We even got out on the boat and ski-doos when the rain slowed! On the last day we had a Family Variety Show and Kara and Trevor rocked the house! We are so proud of them!