Halloween 2011

Adam was Robin Hood. This was his first year to go with friends (supervised by parents) and he had a great time!

Jacob was a Zebra. He scooted all around the neighborhood for his treats. 

We took the kids to Sam's work. I don't know where Jacob was for this picture, but Brynlee wore his costume and he was a Lion.

Headlee Family Reunion

Once we were all fully exhausted from our pre-reunion, our Headlee family reunion began!

We began with a morning at temple square. Everyone got to see the new version of the Joseph Smith movie there. After snacks we headed to a local rec center for swimming. As you can imagine, Jacob kept making the life guards panic because he spent more time with his head underwater than above. Adam fell in love with his Meyer cousins all over again!

That night we had dinner at a church and then a Family Missionary Night. My cousin Tim shared his conversion story with the family. Later, my mom and dad talked about their service as mission president in DR Congo, Africa.

The next day we spent at Noah's (sort of a conference center) where we all enjoyed bounce houses, crafts, games, and of course, family pictures. The first picture is the entire Headlee family--my Grandmother, her children, grand children, and great-grandchildren. Below is my parents, children, and grandchildren. We're big enough for our own reunion!

We had our traditional memorizing poems and scriptures "contest"--and everyone earned a little cash. Grandma Headlee handed out special books of favorite inspirational poems and quotes, with many originals by my grandfather.

The Zoo

Last summer we had a family reunion, and a few days before my 3 sisters and their kids stayed at our house. It was pretty much bodies on every soft surface (beds, couches, carpet), and TONS of fun!

One day we all went to the Hogle Zoo. At the time, they had a bunch of dinosaurs on display. I love this picture my sister took of Adam (above). Adam loved running around with the cousins, and Jacob was afraid to ride the train.

Another day we went to a local splash park. The kids played night games in the cul de sac. And the highlight (at least as far as Adam was concerned) was a trip to Cowabunga Bay. He still talks about it every time we drive by.

(PS The title is a double reference--the Hogle Zoo, and my house at the time)

Annual Trip to Temple Square

It's become such a fun family tradition to ride Trax from Sandy to Temple Square to see the lights every Christmas. Jacob was really nervous about riding the "train," but he adjusted just fine as long as we were holding him.

 Pretty soon the boys were swinging from the rafters (literally) and enjoying hot chocolate.

Translation services needed

This is old, I'm thinking at least last year. I know it starts "To Dad" and I see "Mom" twice. It's definitely signed "Luf Adam"--which is the best part anyway!

So Behind

So you know how sometimes you get behind, and the more behind you get the more you can't face it. And you keep feeling more and more pressure the longer you wait, which makes it nearly impossible to do the very thing you are so behind on?

Yep. That's what happened.

Playing the ipad

After a bath, I found Jacob playing the ipad. In the buff.