All three kiddos. Morgan was Ashoka from the Clone Wars, and Chandler was a Clone Trooper. I think...
Jeremy and Renae's family got in on it too. Renae was Leia. Little Jackson was an adorable yoda. And Jeremy, I think, was Darth vador. I only saw him in costume for about 5 seconds though, so I can't be sure. :)
LOTS of Purse cakes (or cupcakes I should say) . I saw this idea on Pinterest, where every cupcake was topped with a cute little purse of its very own. 
Sauce:
We did our annual trip to the fair, and thanks to Matt's boss, we didn't have to buy tickets, or pay for parking. In fact, we were even given another premium parking tag. These are more precious than gold if you've ever had to hike 2 miles from the parking lot, stand in line to get your ticket, and then hike further into the fair where all the good stuff is. With premium parking, you park right behind the Erwin building where all the action is. In fact, several times while we were there, we ran stuff back to the car, or went back for a jacket or something and it was no big deal. Our first stop, food of course! The kids all shared a brick of fries, Matt indulged in a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich, and Chandler bought a big bag of cotton candy for them all to share. I of course had to have the fried zuccini. Yummmm.
Morgan being our cute little Eskimo girl 
The petting zoo is always a must when we go as a family. The line was long but moved fast, and before we knew it we were chasing baby goats and piggies around with all the other kids and parents in that zoo. 
This little bunny was funny. He kept jumping up to Chandler, trying to get him to pet him. And when Chandler was done, he'd stand up to walk away but the bunny would hop over to his leg and put his front legs up on Chandler. Too cute. 
Morgan's dream came true as we rounded the corner and she saw the pony ride line wasn't very long. What little girl doesn't love the pony rides, hu?
Gabe is our middle child, and like most middle children, is often overlooked. Chandler is the oldest, and has required more attention where his education is concerned. Then there's Morgan, the typical baby of the family. Not only that, but a girly girl and total princess to boot. Gabe has been the best middle child we could have asked for. He has been good at school, a joy for all his teachers, respectful, kind to others, and a great help at home. Just last week, he was at Cross Country practice after school, and they were running hills. Apparently another kid leaned forward going down a hill, and took a pretty bad fall. Gabe stopped where we was at, and went back to help the kid up and walked back to the school with him. Now, I'm not a delusional parent. Gabe does have his faults, for sure. We often refer to him as our blind child because we'll give him specific directions to go find something and he can walk into the room, have the item right there in front of him, and he still can't find it. But by and large, he's a really good kid, and a blessing in our family. 
This was definitely a Jam making year. The strawberries were amazing, and our Raspberries did surprisingly well this year too. I made Strawberry jam, strawberry lemonade jam, raspberry mango, Pear, Mango, Apricot, Tropical Strawberry, mom made a batch of Lemon Curd, and my new addition to the jam family this year, was Carrot Cake Jam. Major yummy, and on a dare from a co-worker, I entered several in the State Fair this year, and was so surprised when I actually did pretty well. The Strawberry Lemon took first place, Tropical Strawberry third, and my Carrot Cake Jam took Best in Show. I also took 1st place in the C&H category and won 5 bags of sugar. 
They weren't too happy with me. They thought, after all, that it would be a picture posing free weekend.
And Gabe made friends with the other kids. Notice the other two people are wearing chest waders, and my kids just out there in is cloths? Why did I even bother buying that kid boots?
I found out later, after we left that the lady behind Gabe is actually a friend from High School who was there fishing with her family. (Heather Hepworth) I didn't even realize it when we were there, and I took this picture of Gabe. Small world.
I don't have any pictures of us dip netting from the boat,(mostly because I was working about getting my $800 camera wet. Wierd hu?) but we had so much fun. In fact, Matt went back this weekend to do some more fishing. Thank you Bobbie and Steve for such a fun weekend, and for being such wonderful people and friends.
My three sweeties on Temple Grounds.
Come on. We had to take a picture of Gabe behind the podium that used to be at the tabernacle.
And.....this is what happens when your husband hands the camera over to a teenager to take our picture in front of Angel Moroni. What? You mean you wanted the whole statue in the picture? Seriously.
They had these skirts for the girls to put on and twirl in. They even had videos that showed the kids how to do an authentic dance.
But really, in the end, its all about the twirl.
Morgan gardening.
Chandler building a ship
Bringin' home the bacon. (I mean chicken)
The boys trying to copy Hebrew.
Morgan cooking up a storm in the play kitchen.
Morgan standing next to the alter from the Manti Temple where Grandma and Grandpa Christensen were married.
3 Generations. We enjoyed learning about how Grandma was raised in the church and how things were different for her as a primary girl. (back in the day:)
LOVE. THIS. KID!!!!!
We slipped into the back during a tour, and let the kids hear a pin drop from the podium. They thought the Tabernacle was pretty cool, and would have loved to explore it more.
The the top of the JSM building, overlooking Temple Square. So glad I married my best friend. can you believe its been 12 years?
I love these kids.
