Catching up

We got back from celebrating Jeremy's homecoming and a couple days later the Penrods came up with the kids going to BYU. Annie, Jeremy, and Erin all moved in and got ready for school with Mom. They spent the week getting ready (Erin spent it at New Student Orientation) and then relaxed a bit over the weekend to prep for school. Dad was able to come up for the last little bit and we had a great time seeing them all at seeing my Grandma in Alpine as well. It's going to be a busy year for them, but we're excited to have them all up here with us! Makes me wish a little bit that I was still in Provo around them :)

My parents left that weekend, and at the same time, the Highams arrived to drop off Debbie for school. We had a great dinner with them on Sunday and then hung out with them all week. It was a lot of fun seeing them, and we even got to see a couple of newer movies (which Jim and I never do...) through their Redbox picks. Jim and I know so little about new movies that we wouldn't even know what to pick, but we liked the ones they chose--especially Push. Kind of weird, but still pretty decent.






We also had a lot of fun that Saturday at the Challis reunion in Fillmore. We got there a little late since we went shopping that morning and got Jim some good clothes. For the first time we actually went shopping and I didn't get myself anything! Crazy--that really never happens :) We made it for the volleyball game and lunch, then enjoyed a relaxing afternoon. We left that evening about halfway through the BYU game and ended up stopping in Provo to watch the last hour or so of the game. It was so great and lots of fun being in Provo when they won! Yay!

By this time Tori was so exhausted and irritable--so we quickly drove home and promptly dropped. We were pretty tired too.

We spent the next week just going about work and life in general, and then went to our ward neighborhood barbeque this weekend. It was really fun and one of the easiest activities planning-wise we've had yet. I love simple activities!