Thanksgiving 2018 Memories!

This year we decided to spend Thanksgiving in Utah. It gave us an excuse to pull out some winter clothes and of course spend time with my family. I also needed to get the kids passports renewed and it was going to be way more convenient doing it there than here in Florida. So, I pulled the kids out of school a few days early and away we went for ten days!

First stop for the boys was seeing Noah! Here they are together before playing in Noah's BYU ward turkey bowl.



It was so nice to be back in the mountains and although we didn't see snow until our last day in town, we were in full winter clothing mode...something we don't get to do too often in Florida! Here are a few of the highlights~

A family hike at Sundance and Sage determined to throw a snowball at her dad...made from frost.




A BYU basketball game



On one of our days, after a nice lunch up at Red Ledges, we stopped by some friends' house in Heber to say Hi and let Sage see their horses. While there I noticed what a cool backdrop their barn would make for a family photo...and of course we were almost at the end of November and I had yet to think about our holiday photo. This was going to be the perfect opportunity at least until I saw the photos and saw that while everyone else looked good in them, I did not. And since I do the Christmas card, I get to pick the photo...lol! At least the kids and Jack looked great...with the exception of the cowboy hat that I just have to cringe over...ha!





As we were driving back down the canyon to Provo I insisted on another try at a family photo because I knew that if I didn't get a photo now, it just wouldn't happen. Thankfully between the trusty tripod and a patient family, there was a couple photos that made the cut. Next year however, I'll be back to booking a professional.



Happy Thanksgiving! With the exception of Teagen and Chaz, the whole Knudsen clan was here!



Of course a snow storm ended up arriving the night before we flew out so with a few hours to spare, we rushed up the canyon to get our white powder fix. Sage was especially happy at what we found!



A few goodbyes until next time...



Thanks mom and dad!!!

Windermere HS Swim 2018

This year the boys high school swim team made a lot of progress. With them being a brand new school last year without any seniors they struggled a bit but this year they had made big improvements. They took first in Districts and runner up in Regionals. Ty just barely lost out to States but he's hopeful next year he'll be able to make it. Considering the boys have never swam club, they get complimented quite regularly from both coaches and parents on their swimming which is encouraging. I think Ty will join a new club team just up the road to see how much more he can improve before his high school years end. So proud of both of them and how well they have done! While Ty loves to swim free and fly, Connor enjoys breast.

A few photos from Districts. I guess swimmers like to show off their muscles...haha!



Getting pumped at Regionals!






Our little tadpoles!



Coach T



Because everyone needs a nice big mongolian meal after a day of swimming...

Halloween 2018

Our days of watching excited kids prepare to head out trick or treating are just about done. This year Sage had a party to go to, Ty went to his girlfriends to hang out, and sweet Connor stayed with me to greet the trick or treaters...who hardly showed. Needless to say we were left with a stash of candy but no one was complaining about that! Here is our sweet "smarty pants"...today and everyday...