Girls Fun City

Hi! My friends from high school and I go up to Park City every September for our annual girls weekend away. I don't know why I say high school - Go Vikes! I've known most of them since the sixth grade when my family moved back to Utah. And some of them have been friends since they were toddlers. It is always a fabulous time. I am always so tired. We are up way too late, and we just chat, laugh, eat, shop, play games, snack, laugh, snack some more, and we try to venture out and do something.

This year a few of us were feeling brave and went to the Olympic Park and did the extreme Zip-line. I wasn't really scared until right before. They make it as scary as possible by strapping you in and your knees with your whole body leaning against a door that flies open and you go shooting down the mountain. It was a blast! I would totally do it again. Only if the wait in line wasn't like 2 hours long! What!? At least we got a lot of good chatting in.

 

I really wish we had a group photo of all of us. We weren't thinking I guess. But here is a few of us.

 

Here's the dilly on my good old friends:

Amber- was my zip-line buddy, and more importantly my Birthday buddy. I've known her since we were just finishing the 9th grade. My family then moved to Bountiful and into her ward. When I met her I knew we'd be life long friends. There seemed to be something familiar about her. (Maybe because she reminds me of Monica from the sitcom Friends?) We were college roommates and she was my BFF at the time- until she up and got married on me! We were spring chickens - ha ha. I can tease her. And I hope to be friends forever.

 

I happened to move into the Parrish Canyon Ward in Centerville the summer before 6th grade. And in that ward is where I belonged. All these life long, together forever friends I would meet. We were all the same age, and we still get together every month. Very rare and unique to have that.

 

Aspen - we moved to Centerville a week apart from each other. So we were both the "new girl" right before the 6th grade. I remember thinking, everyone likes her better than me. ha! She is awesome! I am so glad we are friends. She is great at humor and a brilliant writer. I hope to be friends forever.

 

Alison - I met her in that ward, she was always in the "friends group" that I was a part of. She always had the cutest neon clothes. I've always liked Al's laugh and smile. Oh, and her hair. And she has to little mini Alison's at home. Darling blonde girls. I hope to be friends forever.

 

Elizabeth- she never comes to Park City -Boo! but she was my first friend in Utah. I played with her often that summer. I have always been so grateful for her. We walked to Jr. High together, and hoped someone would pick us up in the awful snowy days. She is fun to be around. I hope to be friends forever.

Jolene - I remember the night we "became" friends. At a Merrie Miss sleepover. We dominated the Ping-Pong games. Always BFF's. Junior High, High School, whenever. She was a staple I was always with. I would spend hours at her house. We had good times as young single adults too. She is in many pictures I have. I hope to be friends forever.

 

Becky - Friends Forever. So many memories with Becky. Another friend I spent hours with. Many pictures with her too. Visiting at college to being roommates for a while before I got married. She is the epitome of fun. I'm so glad she is in my life. I hope to be friends forever.

 

Britnee- She was friends with my ward friends, so that's how I met her I suppose. We would hang out in high school. And she married her high school sweetheart! She is talented, has gorgeous hair and is a "real cool" person. That sounds corny, but she really is "cool". She tells great stories and is another fun one. I hope to be friends forever.

 

Tawna- I met her in high school. She is always so nice, selfless, and very pretty, she makes pretty kids too. We are sad she is currently living in Idaho - boo! And we are hopeful she'll be back again someday. We won't lose contact. She is a good friend to have. I had a lot of great times with her while other friends were all up at Utah State. I hope to be friends forever.

I do wish I lived closer to these friends-o-mine. It would sure make it easier to see them more than our once a month get-together. I'll just have to work harder at texting or something. :)

Extremely Shy

So this kid is my shy one. Here he is back on the 1st day of preschool. What a cute handsome big boy. Happy at home. He seemed excited to go to school. Although he refused to take his back pack. And he refused to go calmly once we got there.

 

 

The week before in his orientation, he wouldn't have anything to do with the teacher, or talking, or any kind of skill at all. A few weeks before school, we got a new ward Primary Presidency. And that's when it all started. He got scared I guess, seeing all these new ladies in Primary, and he had a substitute teacher that week. So he freaked out and cried. They had to bring him to me. This went on for several weeks. He gets all scared and cries and won't do anything or go anywhere.

Same with soccer last week. He refused to go on the field. And at school, I have to walk him to the door, then I say goodbye and turn and run away. Literally. He's finally stopped crying and screaming, but he isn't quite going on his own free will. And I still have to leave quickly before he gets all attached.

Weird new behavior for Bodie. So now my shy boy is extremely shy and scared to do anything! Ugh! I'm ready for this phase to be over.

 

School is moving right along. Creed loves it, but is also bored out of his mind. It's all review and easy stuff for him. I guess his kindergarten teacher jumped ahead. And Creed comes home with new band-aides every week. Cuts and scrapes all over. Some of them he might have needed stitches.

And Jax is Jax. Complains often about what he doesn't like, he really doesn't like his English teacher this year. But he loves his friends and is usually a big help in the mornings trying to get everyone out the door.

Non-Labor

We had a fun filled Labor Day weekend. No work this time. We went camping at Albion Basin at the top of Alta with our friends the Martins and Erickson's. We couldn't get a camp spot during peak wild flower season, but at least it was a holiday weekend. Here is the best picture I have of the group at dinner. The Lorenzon boys are all on the table. In the back is Josh, Sarah, then Hunter Martin in the high chair. On the right is Spencer, Celeste with little Crew Erickson. And then the very out numbered girls on the trip, plus Rafe. (9 boys to 3 girls).

 

 

It was 30 degrees colder up where we were. 97 in the hot valley and we were at like 67. Crazy. But it made our hike on Saturday up to Cecret Lake totally fine. We even had a little cloud cover. The boys did great. I held Bodie's hand almost the whole way. He was a trooper.

 

Here's all my boys making the steep trek

 up to the top.

 

It started to rain right as we got back to camp. We had to hurry and pack up and leave. Up at the lake the boys all had fun throwing rocks in and the older two had fun exploring.

 

 

 

On Sunday we went to a little family reunion at a park and then Greg's mom took Jax and Creed to her house to spend the night at Grandma/pa Lorenzon's. And then Monday afternoon we had a little BBQ and pool time at our neighbors house our friends the Abbotts. It was a fun time. Jax and Creed flipped and jumped in the pool while Bodie and Rafe played in the shallow end.

 

 

Now summer is truly over. Completely over!