To start off where the last blog left off:
After a fabulous and eventful 3 years in the Middle East, we moved back to the States last summer. Before we settled in we spent the summer doing fun things.
We attended the Fullmer family reunion in Circleville, UT. My mom and her twin sister are the two in white shirts in the front row:
We went camping with family in the mountains of Idaho:
Beat the heat by playing in the ditch:
Took advantage of some friends' fun toys:
Visited Utah's Hogle Zoo:
Took advantage of Grandma & Grandpa Cummings' fun toys at their cabin in Island Park, ID:
Lived a few weeks in Idaho Falls, Idaho at the town home of Todd's parents while we waited for our home in Utah to be ready for us. His parents are on a mission at the Cebu Phillippines temple. While there we enjoyed time with the House family who we knew and loved in Cairo while they were in Idaho Falls staying with relatives:
Went bowling with the Eccles family. They kindly housed us the few days before we were able to move into our home and then when we finally did get into our home, the Eccles provided us with air mattresses, blankets, pillows, lawn chairs, kitchen equipment, etc. etc. until our shipment arrived from Egypt.
The Eccles even provided T with a cake and a party hat for his birthday while we were staying with them:
But a few days later we were finally in our home, Todd was back from the Middle East, so we celebrated his birthday with the family:
A few days later we were celebrating Batman's birthday:
Then it was time for school to start. After our year of homeschooling in Egypt, all the kids quickly adjusted back into public school here in UT.
We got back into some of the sports we enjoyed before leaving for the Middle East, and started enjoying some we hadn't tried before. Batman started football. It's times like these I wish I was a better photographer but in all the "action" shots I took you can't really tell which one is Batman. So here he is getting some coaching (#83):
Red played flag football. He's the one in the light blue on the far left with his hands on his knees:
Nic played soccer (#2):
Cricket played soccer:
And I took up running again--at least for 1 week--to participate in a "marathon relay":
In the midst of all that our shipment finally arrived and we're still trying to turn the chaos into some order:
Despite the chaos, Nic was able to find some scissors to help herself get rid of the pesky bangs that were bothering her:
Our home is in Herriman and if you didn't hear, we had a fire up on the mountain not long after we moved in. This was taken from our back door:
In October we got back into the American traditions first by visiting a pumpkin patch:
Then carving them at home:
And enjoying trick-or-treating/parties:
Also in the fall we celebrated Todd's and Critter's birthdays:
And Petey got her driver's permit (Yikes!):
We waited til the weather turned cold and then decided it'd be a good idea to try a 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. My vote is we should decide to do these things when it's still warm weather. Honestly though, I think it's just because I'm bitter because all the kids placed (and got a medal) in their age divisions. Yay kids! I, however, did not. The kids all felt sorry for me and all day kept telling me I still did a great job:
We are learning that Herriman gets some pretty strong winds late at night that turn into snowstorms by morning:
And Santa brought us a puppy for Christmas--our first family pet.
That about catches us up for now.
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