Mckayla Maughn's Wedding

Mckayla Maughn got married and Maxine was asked to be a bridesmaid!

The colors were pretty fall colors.

She looks so happy. They had their reception in a greenhouse nursery. I wish they did this in Southern Utah.

Lots of old friends from the mission were there! I spy Emma.

That same day, Juliet decided to run up to the temple and do baptisms. She went by herself. I'm proud of her.

 

Birthdayssssss

We are wrapping up our Fall birthdays! It was a big year for birthdays! Maxine (21), Jack (18), Juliet (16), Mikayla (11), Mark (10). Not all of them are monumental but a lot of big numbers! I sneaked over to decorate Jack's truck for his 18th! He actually caught me. 😅

We had cheesecake at the house but we only got video. Maxine was here for the weekend and we celebrated while she was here!

Karalee came down for the temple open house.

Maxine went to Vegas for a show! I drove down with her to help her get home because the show didn't even start until 10:30 p.m. Bro, I'm old and that's late! She saw some of her favorite celebs and had a good time. 

M+J

Utah started making these fun black and white minimalist plates. I thought for a while and got one that said M+J. I freaking love it! It makes me smile every time I come out to my car.

 

Pre Ride for Baja!

Merril is going to Iron Man the Baja 1000 this year and went down early to pre ride some sections. Ryan Rosenberg and his Dad went with.

Unfortunately he crashed and smashed his finger. He broke his handlebars too. When he first called me, he thought it was broken. After sitting there for a minute, he thinks maybe it's just badly bruised. I don't know what this is going to do for his Baja race but it's still a few weeks away. Hopefully it gets better. I think he's going to lose that finger nail, no matter what. Anyway, after a bit he switched bikes and kept riding.

Halloween 2023!

One of my favorite times of the year! Here comes Halloween! 💀🎃👻 I saw these skeletons at Walmart and they were $29. I had to have one!

We got the pumpkin on the grass!

Mikayla was a green goddess. All things magical and green and growing.

I decided to be a scarecrow!

Juliet was Rapunzel. I was surprised to see a few other girls dressed up in the exact same way that Juliet was. I thought we were being so clever.

The boys were Hurricane Hooligans. I bought Jack a mullet wig and it was hilarious!

After a super night of trick or treating, the kids came home to sort and weigh their bags! They each had between 5 and 7 lbs. of candy. That's so much candy! 🎃

Jack mentioned wanting to go to Walmart to buy Halloween candy the day after and get the 50% off discount. I want him to help Mark and Mikayla eat their candy. 

Happy Halloween! 👻🎃💀

Mountain Bike Awards

Jack is a Senior rider this year and also received the award from NICA for riding all 6 eligible years. There was a cute picture slide of Jack with pictures of him riding through the years.  

Juliet received the "All In" award. She competed at every race she could.

Both kids had a great year!

It's a little sad that it's Jack's last year. That's what happens when you're a Senior! 🚲

Sadies 2023

Juliet and her friends made the hoodies for Sadies with freezer paper and Xacto knives. They put their nicknames on the back. Cute kids! Nicole seemed like it's worth it to purchase printed hoodies next time.

Jack and Leighna went together.

They are adorable! 😍

Mark turns 10!

The last of my kiddos is out of single digits! Only double digits from now on! 10 years old!

He requested a donut tower and we were able to go dirt bike riding at Dylan's pit bike race in Cedar City.

It was a great day!