Homestead

For Mother’s day Jeff gave me a night at the Homestead.  I was in early stages of my second transplant so we it put it off until I was up for it.  SURPRISE!  This last weekend he took me, McCall, Callie, and some of their friends (Rachel, Chloe, Sophia) up to Homestead. We stayed in a really nice 2 bedroom suite (which sleeps 8).  The girls ran around for a while and then we took them over to the Heated Crater. (You might have seen it on the ”Bachelorette Show” this past season). It is a large crater naturally heated you can swim in all year.   It is REALLY steamy this time of year so I could not get photos, but the girls LOVED it.  The water is around 89-99 degrees depending on the time of year.  Scuba divers can scuba the bottom as well as yoga classes in the morning.   The girls and Jeff swam for about an hour as I watched.  Oh how bad I wanted to be a part of that.

We warmed the girls up and headed to the hotel restaurant for dinner, hot chocolate and laughs.  Back at the room they showers, ran around, watched football and giggled.  I was asleep early but they all stayed up late.  The next morning we were out by checkout and into Heber City for breakfast.

We came home and were amazed by all the snow.  We counted about 20 inches (more than Heber had) and the kids loved playing in it.   It was so nice to get out of town just for the night.  It is the little things like this that make life fun!! 

The Heated Crater

 McCall and Bindi in the snow.

 Bindi LOVES the snow. 

 Look how much we got?

 McCall and Sophia playing in it.

 My sweet SIL Janine.

HALLOWEEN 2012

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I helped Callie's class with fun activities this year.  I set up the donut grab.  Jeff (and another mom) took the kids downstairs to a "haunted basement" experience.  Another mom let them wrap each other as mummies with toilet paper.  We did try and get some healthy food into them before the day was through.  I missed the party 2 years in a row and getting back into it was fun.  Too bad this is my last year in elementary school.  Kids were dressed up cute but back into uniforms for the party.

 I had to make the "brain" for the class. Yes!!  You can eat it....and some of the kids did

...but it isn't very good.

 Kicking legs!!

 All BYU fans look like this ...right? 

He scared more people than anything else. Ironic huh?

THING 1 and THING 2 got enough candy to feed a small village'

It was easy and fun making the costumes. 

We had a TON of kids this year.  I am sure it was the 70 degrees outside.  I only had 4 kids cry and not want to come to the front door.  It makes me feel bad...but laugh at the same time.
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Clinic was OK today.  Only had to give blood and could leave.  Already looked up my numbers online and they are holding good.  My platelets are still coming down which is weird and probably medicine related.  Liver is MUCH happier and almost normal numbers.   Waiting to hear about the immune numbers. (They usually take the whole day to get results) but I feel good and no bone pain today!  (Claritan is awesome.)