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Just some fun pics of the babe

2011-02-10T14:16:00.000-08:00

Christmas Break--trip to AZ

2011-01-12T12:03:00.000-08:00

Visit from AZ friends

2011-01-12T12:00:00.000-08:00

So the night before we were going to leave for AZ, we got to hang out with friends of ours (who live in AZ but were on vacation in UT). SO great to catch up with good friends...look at all our crazy kids!

Merry Christmas!

2011-01-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning before getting to open presents...so excited! And they only woke us up at 7am--not too bad.

Electric razor scooters from Santa
All kinds of other fun gifts from family...thanks everyone who mailed the kids presents!

Santa Claus is coming to town!

2011-01-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

The outlet mall in town plays host to Santa every December. He arrives on a fire truck and then is there so the kids can sit on his lap, and get goodies from the local stores. The kids were SO excited to see him--obviously...

Dickens Festival & Temple Square Lights

2011-01-12T11:36:00.000-08:00

We went to the Dickens Festival at the fairgrounds. There were tons of neat booths and goodies, as well as music and other entertainment. Here are some of the Ghosts from the classic A Christmas Carol. They use these later on in a reinactment of the story. After this fun night we also went to Winder Dairy for 99 cent scones and hot chocolate (our new Christmas tradition FOR SURE!!! SO yummy!)

All bundled up to look at lights--it was cold!

Happy Birthday 9 year old!!

2011-01-12T11:21:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday morning!

The Birthday Boy requested cinnamon rolls for breakfast--we were shocked to deviate from the traditional thin pancake breakfast!

Sweet new CD/iPod speaker system from Mom & Dad

Birthday party with friends at Incredible Pizza

2010 Christmas Ornaments--Thanks Grandma Duck!

2011-01-12T11:03:00.000-08:00

O Christmas Tree...

2010-12-05T13:19:00.000-08:00

Once again...these pics are all out of order (New Year's Resolution: learn how to make a REAL blog so I can put pics wherever I want!)

Our annual tradition of cutting our Christmas tree. We found a perfect place...uphill climb to the trees = downhill drag to the car (smart!). The kids had fun playing in the snow and Brownie the sled dog was in her element! We ended up with an awesome tree (around 14 feet tall again). Still never ceases to amaze me...the tree didn't look that big until we got it up in our living room (pictures of that to come later when we've decorated it!)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

2010-12-05T13:13:00.000-08:00

This was the highlight of our trip to Vegas...Grandma Duck and I took the kids to their first rock concert! (OK it was Trans Siberian Orchestra...but if you've ever seen them, you'll know it counts as a rock concert even if it is Christmas songs). The kids LOVED it. We had great seats and it was a blast. Thanks Grandma Duck!!

Thanksgiving in Vegas

2010-12-05T13:04:00.001-08:00

I can never figure out how to outsmart Blogger and put my pictures in the order I want, so these are actually in reverse order...but oh well.
Anyway, the kids and I spent Thanksgiving in Vegas. We had SUCH a great time. Here's some of the fun things we did:

Visit to Santa. Of course Torri was more interested in other things going on around her!
Playing minature golf. We started out dressed like this then ended up bundled up in our coats--it was COLD!!

Sorry Grandma Duck--couldn't get the sun out of your eyes!

Hole in one?

Pop Pop and Torri

Nanny & Torri

4 Generations! (Torri was taking a nap)

So they have this AMAZING Christmas light display at the Speedway in Vegas. You drive through it in your car. Between mom and I we couldn't figure out the night settings on my camera (should I mention that we have the SAME camera?!) Plus you weren't supposed to stop your car, so we were quite a pair trying to get good pictures of the light display...this is about all we ended up with!

Visit from our BFF's!

2010-12-05T12:58:00.000-08:00

So my BFF and her family came to visit us in November. Their youngest has never seen snow in real life (thank goodness we got a few inches while they were here!) Among other things we did together, the boys went skiing (the first time for some of them). Such a fun time!

For Piper

2010-11-04T21:23:00.001-07:00

So my friend's 2 1/2 year old daughter is obsessed with looking at pictures of "her" baby Torri. These are some new ones just for her! (BTW the cute flowers are from The Floppy Flower. A friend of mine from high school makes these--they are darling! Check her out on Etsy)

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-04T21:22:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Aubri!

2010-11-04T21:16:00.001-07:00

Aubri coming upstairs on her birthday morning.

She woke up early so I asked her what she wanted to do until breakfast...she wanted to play SkipBo (a game she ALWAYS beats me at!)

Opening her birthday presents from Mom and Dad.

A new CD player, and some CD's

Her birthday cake I made for her party. She had a "Trick or Treat" birthday party on Halloween. It was a costume party. SO much fun! 25 kids in costume playing games, eating pizza and having a dance party!

Torri-speak!

2010-10-14T16:29:00.000-07:00

Instead of working....

2010-10-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

Confused at why I keep taking all these pictures!
This picture sounds like a squeaky laugh!

Say cheese!

"oooo I am so cute!"

This swing is moving kinda fast..but I like it!

Soccer with Pops & Jenna...mom's camera was dying and taking blurry pictures

Looking cute for a night out in Park City

Check out the drool! Teething much?

Mom played dress up with me

Fun with Cousin Rome!

2010-09-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

Torri's Baby Blessing

2010-09-22T14:07:00.000-07:00

The Many Faces of Torri

2010-08-30T14:12:00.000-07:00

In no particular order...

Torri hospital pics

2010-08-30T14:00:00.001-07:00

These are all out of order...but I am posting one-handed while I hold the sleeping babe...so what do you expect?! It was so great to have my BFF Jen with Chris and I during the delivery even though I probably gave Jen an anxiety attack (I can wait on the epidural...I'm fine!). We also had lots of visitors..including Kim who I haven't seen in a few years and Anna who happened to be in UT on vacation!

Welcome Baby Torri Paige!

2010-08-19T08:43:00.000-07:00

Torri Paige born August 16, 2010 5:04 pm
7 lb 2 oz, 19 inches
The link below is to some pics that were taken at the hospital. Other pics to follow :-)

http:bellababyphotography.com/

Click on VIEW Photos put in password: 0816torrirupp

Draper Days and Bees Game

2010-07-25T18:34:00.001-07:00

July has been a lot of fun. We went to Draper Days and the kids had fun on the carnival rides and bounce houses. We got to watch the fireworks from our deck which was great! For Pioneer Day we went to a Bees baseball game. After the game, we got to go onto the field to watch the BEST fireworks ever! So much fun!

Baby Belly

2010-07-25T18:29:00.001-07:00

Um...yeah...so I am pregnant...and due in August! This pic is LOONNGGG overdue. I haven't taken any pix of this pregnancy...just so busy! Anyway, we're all excited to welcome Torri Paige really soon!

Trip to CA

2010-07-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

The kids and I drove to CA the week after 4th of July. We had a blast swimming at Paw-Paw's house, stopping by Pops' for Mountaineer Days, staying with the LeBaron's, eating yummy Hawaiian food with the fam and playing at the park at Grandma Duck's house!

SO Behind!!!

2010-05-17T21:20:00.000-07:00

So Blake got sick with strep throat right before we were supposed to drive to AZ for Baby Lucy's baby blessing. Chris and I already had the time off work, so we decided to take the week off anyway. Instead of AZ we did a really random family trip that consisted of visiting Monett's parents in Vegas, then staying in Mesquite for the rest of the time. Every day was an outing of some kind. We went to Valley of Fire and hiked, we spent the day in St. George, and went to Zion for a day. On the way home we stopped and took a tour at Cove Fort in Fillmore, UT. Nothing planned...but this had to be one of the best vacations ever!!

Blake's Eight!!

2010-01-27T09:39:00.001-08:00

Where does the time go? Blake just turned 8. That doesn't seem like it should be allowed! He got some fun presents and the traditional thin pancake breakfast. He was also baptized, and has been having fun going to Cub Scouts. Love you buddy!

Cutting down our Christmas tree

2009-11-28T08:16:00.000-08:00

We hiked up in the hills by Grandma Jo's house to pick out our Christmas tree. It was lots of fun--not too cold and not too much snow to hike through. Ours ended up being 14 feet tall! We measured once we got it home. It looked so tiny in the forest! Thank goodness we have vaulted ceilings!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-28T08:11:00.001-08:00

Aubri's Pilgrimage

2009-11-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

So Aubri woke me up one morning to tell me she "just had to" dress up as a Pilgrim for school that day. No, it was not a requirement, but Aubri wanted to dress up since they were making Pilgrim houses and various activities that day. So out came the sewing machine, and we ended up with an apron and coif (that is the hankerchief thing that they wear on their heads--yes we looked up the name of it!). She wore her getup to school and throughout the whole day--the only person dressed up. That is my Aubri--no cares for what anyone thinks of her style...

Halloween

2009-11-02T13:54:00.000-08:00

So Aubri went from being a vampire cheerleader (at our ward trunk or treat) to a rock star (on actual Halloween). Blake went from being Boba Fett (at trunk or treat) to opting to stay home and pass out candy on actual Halloween. I think it was because he got to be on candle lighting duty with the jack-o-lanterns...so Fire vs. Candy....candy didn't stand a chance!

Happy Birthday Aubri!

2009-11-02T13:38:00.001-08:00

We started out with a birthday breakfast of rolly-rolly pancakes. Then fresh snow (as ordered by the birthday girl). And a room full of balloons as a surprise after school.

That weekend we went horseback riding--even though it was pretty cold, the kids had fun and seemed to love it. The place we went was the same place the animators from the movie Spirit came to film horses to draw for the movie. The horse Aubri rode was the exact horse that inspired "Rain" Spirit's girlfriend in the movie. Cool!

SNOW! (For real this time)

2009-10-27T11:49:00.000-07:00

Aubri ordered snow for her birthday...so as long as this doesn't melt overnight she will get it!

Cornbelly's

2009-10-24T21:05:00.000-07:00

So Grandma Jo took us to Cornbellys, which is a really fun Pumpkin Patch/Carnival/Fall Extravaganza type thing. We watched pig races, rode the mechanical bull, shot paintball guns (my kids are really good shots--scary), went in a 3-D haunted house, rode on a cow (train), dressed up like a princess (well Aubri anyway), pedaled a tractor, roped a steer (except that Aubri kept roping herself), ate yummy fried food (including foot-long corndogs), got lost in the corn maze, shot corn and pumpkins out of cannons and slingshots, and picked out huge pumpkins to bring home. Phew! What a fun day... P.S. Note Blake and his "Rupp tongue" during moments of intense concentration...too funny!

What happens when you leave children unattended...

2009-10-24T20:55:00.001-07:00

Stewarts Falls

2009-10-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

We took the kids on a hike to Stewarts Falls. It's a 4 mile round trip hike near Sundance. It was gorgeous with all the fall colors!

Ummm...Snow?!

2009-09-30T15:36:00.000-07:00

It's September 30...had a rainstorm last night and this morning the mountains had snow on them. Then after school, it actually snowed a bit--too wet to stick, but the kids thought it was fun to catch snowflakes on their tongues anyway!

Fun Run

2009-09-23T18:36:00.000-07:00

The kids had a Fun Run at school today. It was the real deal--streets blocked off by police officers and an escort motorcycle for the lead runner. Lots of fun! Here are some pics of our runners.

Fishing and random wildlife

2009-09-12T21:36:00.001-07:00

So Katie and I scored some major Mom Brownie points by taking all (5!) kids fishing...sans menfolk! Thankfully we didn't actually catch anything, but if we had...we surely would have earned Mom of the Year Awards for having to take the slimy things off the hook! As it was, we spent most of the day untangling fishing line, and trying to keep kids from getting hooked by the frequent rogue fishing hook. The girls set up their own photo shoot after they got tired of fishing, and Mackenzie practiced her Violet look (from the Incredibles). At the end of the day, they all waded into the super gross water. I did read the sign--promise--it was not toxic! Fun times!

And these next pics are just a few of the creatures we find around (not inside thank goodness) our house! The praying mantis survived...at least until the kids thought it was fun to fill the cup with wood chips...not sure how he fared after that because I lost track of the cup. The snake is actually dead. So our cat Zoe caught it outside, and the kids were super excited because they wanted to keep it. I was all for it until I realized that it was not moving. You know that scene in Dumb and Dumber with the kid and the bird..."Pretty Bird"??? Well...that was my kids and this snake. No matter what I said, they were certain it was still alive. Finally I gave in and let Blake put it in his frog tank. Later that night, I tossed it in the trash can. Well the next morning I was woken up with a snake in my face, and Blake telling me I killed it. He still tells his friends the snake died from being in the garbage (surely it couldn't have been from the flesh wound inflicted by the menacing claws of our jungle cat). So I am forever to be known as the Snake Killer.

"Hiking"

2009-09-09T13:46:00.000-07:00

The kids and I took a walk and explored some of the trails in our "front yard". We walked up to the golf course fence and collected golf balls. On the way up.

We saw a couple of deer along the way...turned the corner and there were a couple of them in the bushes. My camera is not very good, but I would say were were about 20 feet away.

self portrait...gosh these are hard!

This is what the kids call the "break room". It's a little section of bushes just off the path. You have to hike up to it, but Blake said it's a great place to go to the bathroom...not sure if he knows that from personal experience or not...

Swiss Days

2009-09-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

So every year in Midway, they have Swiss Days...two days of yummy food (think giant scones with homemade jam!), yodelers, rows and rows of vendors selling all kinds of things from cute baby stuff, to weird wrought iron yard decorations (think giant 10 foot horse, costing $30,000), to homemade breads and candies. We went this year with Grandma Jo and Robyn & Navi. Navi was sporting the "Swiss Princess" onesie that Grandma Jo brought home from Switzerland. We also got to bring home a HUGE, yummy zucchini that Grandma Jo grew! Yum!

First day of school

2009-09-02T13:30:00.001-07:00

Aubri in front of the school. Yes, I know the

outfit is a bit crazy...but it was RED day, and

it's Aubri...what can I say?

Blake in front of the school. It was really

sunny..can you tell???

UTAH!!!

2009-09-02T13:17:00.001-07:00

So we have moved to Draper, UT. We had to leave HB
VERY early in the morning

This was before Vegas...sun is just barely coming up.

Fast Forward to our new house. Robyn and JoAnn
made us a Welcome Home banner and stocked
our fridge with yummy Utah goodies...Grandma
Sycamore Bread, Creamies, Howie's rootbeer...yum!

Deer sightings on our first morning!

Across the street in the neighbor's yard.

In our back yard!

Election 2008~

2008-11-04T17:40:00.000-08:00

So the kids have been learning about the election process at school, and they got a chance to "vote" for President today. Blake said he voted for Obama "because he likes basketball" and Aubri chose McCain "because he doesn't have yucky teeth." Hilarious! Those reasons are as good as any I could have come up with!

4th of July HB Surf CIty 5K

2008-10-02T19:57:00.000-07:00

Our first Blog

2008-09-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

So I think we have graduated to our own blog. You can still see Chris's family blog at ruppkids.blogspot.com, but we wanted to start our own too so we aren't monoploizing the Rupp Kids blog with all our stuff!

Enjoy!