Breakout at the MTC

For FHE on Monday, August 27th - we went to visit Mom and Dad at the MTC! We got a sneak preview of what we'll see in a few short months when Alex goes. It was a great fieldtrip. We felt a little criminal busting Mom and Dad out for dinner with us at the Brick Oven - but we found out that the Senior Missionaries... don't have the same rules as the Elders.. I wonder why??? :) This was actually our second visit - so for the SL Tanners, we've hardly had time to miss them yet! Can you believe they are already serving the 2nd week of their mission? We've also made 2 visits to the creamery.. Kenyon and I have both gained 5 pounds since Mom and Dad left a week ago!

There was such a great spirit on the MTC campus and Mom and Dad shared lots of great stories with us about all that they are doing and learning. They have such a spirit about them right now! They are studying every night and reading together more than they ever have. They both seem to be enjoying every moment. Don't worry - we got them back by their 10:00 p.m. cerfew - so they haven't kicked 'em out yet!

It's fun to go visit them - and will be even more fun when we can visit them on the beaches of the Carribean!

As you can see - Kenyon and Alex fit right in with the dress code at the MTC...

Take a little off the top!

Alex and Brock have grown their hair out ALL SUMMER! But Sunday, August 26th was "haircut night". The boys cut each others hair into a mohawk - then with a little help - got their heads shaved. It was fun to watch!
BEFORE!!!

DURING

AFTER

Nice - well groomed boys, aren't they!

Melisa and Lauren had to jump in to help clean Alex up a little bit!

Q - How many girls does it take to give Alex a haircut?

A - 2... as long as one of them is Lu!

These are a few of my favorite things!

A jellyfish, a jellyfish fish!

Our annual Young Women hot dog roast was held on Wednesday, September 22. We love the hot dog roast because it's our last activity before the girls head back to school. For the 3rd year in a row, we have gone to Ledgmere campground in Big Cottonwood Canyon. We build a fire and eat hot dogs, smores and dough boys!

I love these girls!

Missionary News

Mom and Dad are officially at the MTC. We are so lucky - we got to spend time with them before they left. A friend of Mom's threw an open house for her on Saturday, August 18th so even though it was mostly for her girlfriends, Alex wanted to go with me! So he and I went to the brunch / open house! Luckily Dad came too and there was another friend of dad's there -so it wasn't totally awkward.

We also got to go with them on Sunday, August 19th to the Stake Presidents office to see them set apart. The spirit was amazing - the best part was hearing the Stake President set them apart as "Full Time Missionaries". It was such a great experience. Mom and Dad will be so good on a humanitarian mission. It will just be so natural for them! Now if Mom can just get past the "water and seafood" part of the Carribean - they'll be fine! Hopefully, Hurricane Dean will blow over by the time they get there.

I took my camera to the open house, but only snapped one photo of the "elders" below! :) Also - here is a photo of Mom and Dad for everyone to see! Brother and Sister Tanner of the West Indies - Guyana Mission! We love you Mom and Dad!

Lots of other good Missionary stuff happening at our house! Alex has had all of his Dr. and Dentist Appointments - we are just waiting to meet with the Oral Surgeon to get his wisdom teeth pulled, and then his papers will be submitted. We are guessing we'll have a mission call sometime in September. Derek entered the MTC last Wednesday - headed to North Carolina and - Dustin Hamren - another one of Al's good friends got called to Charleston, West Virginia.. Way to go Elder Hamren!

Harvest Days - Most Fun EVER!

On Saturday, August 18 - we went to the Midvale Harvest Days concert with our friends the Forrests. We had a great time, just laying on the grass on a blanket hanging out with our BFF's! Kenyon dozed most of the time, while Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband played. Ideally, we would have been at "Brian Regan" but since we are "entertainment retards" and didn't know he was coming, we pacified ourselves with "The Corndog Song"... it's a catchy little tune -"corndogs, corndogs, they are so good to me.. good when they're hot, good when their cold, good when they're fresh, good when their old".. Yep - like I said - "Most Fun Ever!!".

After the concert and the "pee in a port-a-potty using a lighter" experience (dang - I wish I had taken a picture of that - you guys would have LOVED it!) - Midvale put on a serioulsy amazing fireworks EXTRAVAGANZA... It was so cool! The show was about 25 minutes long and we had a great seat... except for the burning cinders coming at you at the speed of light - it was awesome.. Fortunately - no one was seriously burned (until the next day, when I cooked soup - but that's another blog).. no no.. I'm fine!

Me and Kenyon - right after the corndog song - see how happy we are?

Me, Wendy, Erin and Claire! I HEART YOU!

Fun in the Sun

On Wednesday, August 15th, our Bishop took the youth to Jordanelle to play on the boat for the day. We had so much fun! Since I'm the YW President, and Kenyon is the YM President - we both got to go! Kenyon tubed and even got up skurfing for the first time ever.. (without getting motion sickness) The camera ran out of battery before I was able to snap a photo of Kenyon - but trust me... he looked good! He's now decided it's his favorite sport and he wants to buy a boat! haha..

During our day, a storm came in and tried to blow us away - but after our adventure last year where the boat nearly sank - we toughed it out!

Alex skurfed too - see attached photo of him!

There's also a picture of Alex and his ummm... I don't know what to call her for fear she'll read it and get embarrassed... let's just say it's a photo of Alex and his "friend" Lu! Most people that read our blog know the story - so now you can see them up close... awwwww!

Fridays Off Work = A Good Thing

This summer has been great! Not only have I had a chance to spend time with the girls at Camp and Trek, but I've also had some Fridays off to do whatever the heck I wanna do! Wendy and I went to Lagoon a few Saturdays ago - as we were floating down the lazy river, Wendy said "ya know what would be great? If you didn't have to work, we could play all the time!" Amen sister! Well - Fridays off are about as close as I'll get to that dream!

Last Thursday night, I drove to Bear Lake to hang with Wendy, Erin, Duncan and Claire AND their cousins.. yep - 7 kids! It was great fun - and completely squishy (water pipe broke)! But we made the best of it! Fun in the sand and sun!

Check out the hotties! I was kinda nervous to put bathing suit photo's out here, but we've all probably seen worse!