I Love Jared - Graduation

We've been living in Provo Utah for the past 2+ years

while Jared has attended BYU.

He walked in April.

We couldn't be more proud!!

Geography Dept. Group Photo

Professor Golightly

There's Daddy!

I Love the Hobbit!

Marigold finished reading "The Hobbit" a while ago 

we decided to plan a party to celebrate, 

and finally had time to have it!

We invited Sheri and her boys, and had a great time!

We started with a Hobbit Feast of fruit, 

pistachio scones, dates, nuts, and two round seed cakes

We followed our map to the Trollshaws,

where we played a freeze dance game...

While the lights were out and the music played,

we would dance.

When the lights came on and the music stopped,

we pretended we turned to stone.

Then we looted the Trolls' hoard, and found 4 "Stings"

They glowed blue on our trip down the dark goblin tunnels to...

We had to go into a totally dark room to find a gold ring,

 and some swedish fish to eat

"Is it tasty, it it sweet, Precioussss?"

(I know, the rings aren't plain gold bands...

but I made them out of gold garden wire from the dollar store)

Aided by our new invisibility, 

we made it out of the caves, and traveled to...

Where we stopped for a snack of Bread, butter and honey!

Then we traveled through Mirkwood to play a game called...

"Attercop, Tomnoddy!"

                                          

After defeating our captors, we traveled on, 

and eventually made it to the lonely mountain.

Smaug was out, so we went into the Dwarf halls to play...

(Yes, a terrible late-night misspelling, I know)

The halls were hung with armour and weapons!

And there was a huge pile of treasure!

Then we helped defeat Smaug in our last game

The kids took turns being Smaug.

Smaug would fly out of the front gate of the lonely mountain,

to Laketown, where the people threw arrows at him :)

Everyone got a 14th share to take home!

(gold=rolos, silver=kisses, and a ring pop)

And there were dragon hats for all!

It was a really fun adventure!

I love Catch Up...

That's right, catch up, not Ketchup...

I've been super busy for a few months, 

so I've let our family blog go for a while.  

Here are pics of the most important things 

we've been up to over the time I've been away!

Thanksgiving - Here is a pic of our Thanksgiving Tree...

We all put something we were thankful for on it every day in November

Visit with Grandma and Papa in Early December

Santa Visits - Caleb asked for snow

Ashlynn was confused

Marigold asked for a remote control car

Everyone got what they asked for - they must be good kids!

We went to see the lights @ Temple Square

Jared said his ears were cold, so Caleb kept them warm ^_^

Ashlynn's First Christmas!

Christmas Morning

Happy Kids!

Daddy's Beard ^_^

Happy Birthday to Aunt Sheri, Tirion and Happy Chinese New Year!

It was an all in one celebration for the Pursers, and I got to make the cake!

Visit with Omi!

We had TONS of snow this winter!

Visit with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop

Happy Birthday Ashlynn!

We had a Neapolitan Birthday 

Happy Birthday Caleb!

We had a Monster Party!

"Monster's Ball"

All our little monsters

The kids had so much fun playing with these balloons!

"Feed the Monster"

"Mmmmm..."

Grandma and Papa were in town for this party too!

Pin the Eye on the Monster

I have the cutest nephews!

^_^

HOLI  FESTIVAL!!

Caleb was afraid of the crowds

There were thousands of people there ^_^

I'm still finding color in our van 

Visiting the Unit with our family

Aunt Jacalyn and her boys were in town, 

so we went to see where Jared works

The kids always love playing in the helicopters!

So, now we're all caught up!  

I'll be blogging again soon!