Utah Food!

So apparently, although DC is the capital of our country, it is not the capital of good food. Sam said that there are mainly boutiquey type restaurants that are really expensive and a few fast food chains like McDonalds. So when she was here there was a strict plan in place to eat at certain restaurants....

Marleys in Lindon. They are part of the new Harley Davidson place. SUPER YUMMY sliders!!


Breakfast at Magelby's Fresh in Provo.

The remnants of the sent from heaven syrup for the all you can eat pancakes and french toast. if my trainer is reading this, I had two bites!!

Costa Vida!! So Yummy is the half salad!

This picture just cracks me up. It was taken just before the above picture. Not everyone was ready and Sam looks really concerned! She was asking if I was taking a picture of the whole table or just one side.

Chinese Buffet in Orem. We went to lunch with Shawn's family. It was so great to see all of them again!

Sam's Birthday Visit to Utah!

So Sam flew out here to Utah for a WEEK! So we could celebrate her 30th birthday with her. Every minute was planned so she could pack everything in. It was so FUN having her here and I was WAY sad to see her go!

This is the stack of scrapbook pages that she finished. She did over 300 pictures while she was here and filled two albums.

Sam in action!

Sam and Tay

Mom took us out on Friday for both of our birthdays (three days apart). Of course we chose to spend our birthday money at Archivers!!! BTW....I look like a giant in this picture! Sam has started wearing flats of all things!

I love this picture because it looks like I have really long hair!

This is the first picture of getting mom to do kissy lips! We went to see "New in Town." Really cute show!


Sam and Ben

Dr. Ping Pong Von Laserstein

This is NOT Dr. Ping Pong. This is "Rex". **Not his real name**. This is a neighborhood NON-stray that has a family, but took up residence all summer and fall on our porch chairs. Then when Ben moved in he started feeding the cat, named him Rex and he became a permanent fixture outside our home. Knowing that the kids of this cat might be upset if we "adopted" Rex and made him our house cat, we instead took a trip to the pound and found...

Dr. Ping Pong Von Laserstein. (Ben is responsible for the name.)

Happy New Year!!

New Years Eve is usually a quiet time for the Weiland's. We don't stay up too late. In the past we have had a "New Years Noon" party. When the clock strikes 12:00 (noon) we celebrate and ring in the new year! That way we can go to bed! It worked really well when the kids were younger, but even Cooper proved his stamina this year!

Cooper was invited over to the Collier's home for a New Years Eve party. Here he is with his friends Porter and Peyton at 11pm!! I was a bit of a party pooper and took him home, but he'll have something to look forward to next year when he's 8!


Ben and Grandma and I played a rousing game of Scrabble!! Watch out!

My brother Ben lived with our mom for a while and then came to live with us. It was really great having him around. He is now back in the hospital for some needed care. He's doing alright, and I will update you when I have more news.

This is a picture of Tim and mom laying new carpet in the spare room at her house. The funniest part for me was when they finished (I was sick, but supportive! I laid on her couch the whole time.) Tim came out and said I should go look at it, it was done, then mom followed up with "And I helped" with a southern accent just like the little girl said it on the Shake n bake commercials from a million years ago. FUNNY! Guess you had to be there.

Shake it to the Left...Shake it to the Right...

So I walked up to my house one morning and just giggled at this sight. My car parked next to my brothers Ben's car. He moved in with us about two weeks ago now and it's going really well. It was just funny to see what opposites we are laid out so profoundly like this. {tee hee}

SpOOky Haunted House!

Coop was the overscheduled first grader Friday night. He went to his friends birthday party at 5, I picked him up at 6 and we went to his schools Fall Festival and then we met Sue and Reid at a spook alley at Lindon Elementary at 7:30. then of course we had to get a treat at McDs after. I was so glad we could sleep in the next morning!!



This was Kate as Princess Leia helping the "lost travelers" through the Star Wars maze at the Spook alley. She was fantastic!!



This was a working R2D2 that Kates-boyfriends-brother made. It was really cool. It spins and beeps and all that.



Marde Gras Monster? No. It's just Ben in his halloween mask that he made from a Batman mask and some sweet feathers.



Mini Marde Gras Monster....