Visiting the Burr's

November 5, 2010

Burrs and Elders at the Zermatt in Midway

Giant Chess Set in front of resort

Jenna and Catheryn on the oldest Merry Go Round in the world

Rock and Cory on ferocious beasts

Colby and his boar

The beautiful scenery and background

Catheryn's room/bed

View from Cory's room into the bathroom

View of the front room and kitchen table

Writing letters to Cole and Steven

Cory and Rock playing Legos

The outdoor pool

Jenna, Cory and Cat diving for rings

The outdoor Hot Tub

Check out the rooms behind

(Amazing November weather)

Mal gets her braces off!

Mallory got her braces off today. Here is a before photo, taken on her 13th birthday, and an after picture. Her teeth have always been straight; the braces focused on her bite. That's why there isn't a drastic difference. She only had them on for a year and a half. Happy day for Mal!

Halloween 2010

"Please can I be a Batman Pirate?" begs Rock

Jenna's costume for TRIO class

Charleston Dress sewn by Grandma Cole for Lorene

Braxton's costume...well, mask at least

Mallory's Costume

"Pink Ladies" Jacket

Her group of friends wore them to school and then to a party

The zombie soccer player from Mexico

Jenna's Costume for Dance Class

Poodle skirt sewn by Grandma Cole for Lorene

Jenna's tasting our pumpkin seeds

Jenna's 3rd costume for school

Hermione from Harry Potter

Rock the Pirate (minus the Batman shirt)

His treasure box was filled with jewels and coins.

Everyone went Trick or Treating except Mallory who was at a friend party. Braxton, Jenna and Rock brought in a fair amount, but it was Colby who weighed in at over 10 pounds of candy. Ouch. The next day, on Sunday, I came home to find the kids already sorting, trading and eating the lot. I thought this picture was so fun because they are still in their church clothes and they have their piles in front of them. Colby better be prepared to share...check out that mound! Poor Mallory has a jar in front of her and is asking for donations. :)

Braxton's Eagle Scout Project

Braxton's Eagle Scout Project

September 18, 2010

Planting 5 trees at Honeybee Park

Draper T-shirts provided by Draper Youth Council

Trees donated by Draper City

Thank you all for supporting Braxton!

Nick Taylor, Dustin Gale, Braxton, Mike Linares and Tanner Ogden

The finished project

Doughnuts for everyone...thanks for working so hard!

Braxton with his tree....hey Nick, what are you doing back there?

Colby and Michael Jones help break up the dirt

Jenna's Baptism Sept. 4, 2010

Jenna Elder was baptized on Sept. 4, 2010 by her father, Steve Elder

Jenna sang "I Know that My Savior Loves Me" for the musical number

She is wearing a dress sewn by her Aunt Francine Bednar. She got baptized in it.

Celebration Cake

Jenna with both of her Grandmothers

Charlene Cole and June Elder

Jenna with both of her Grandfathers

Dick Elder and Ross H. Cole

Jenna and her sister Mallory

Jenna's ready for church the next day

First Day of School 2010

I didn't get a picture of Braxton this year. (He's getting smarter about that kind of stuff)

But he is a Junior this year at Alta High.

Mallory in 9th grade at Midvale Middle School

(Her braces are coming off on November 9th!!)

Colby in 5th grade at Alta View

Jenna in 3rd grade at Alta View

Rock (aka Iron Man/Spiderman/Batman) Preschool at Swenson Station

Thank goodness he only goes 3 days a week. I enjoy every minute with him. We have special days together. He's such a great helper this year. He's really growing up.

Jenna's 8th Birthday

Jenna turned 8!!

Here she is with her mud cake.

Mousse pudding inside with crushed oreos....mmm.

Checking out the gifts:

Scripture Quad and Bag, White Baptism dress, Zhu Zhu pets and accessories, a few more Polly items, a hula hoop from Mal, school clothes, treats....

This is how it's done

On her birthday, Jenna had her first TRIO performance. TRIO is a song, dance and performance group started by my cute high school friend, Tricia Tueller Anderson. Here they are singing "Happy Birthday" to Jenna before the show. Thank you, Trish!

Jenna and Tricia after the performance

Park City

Park City Trolley

Grandma Cole and the boys

Park City Trolley

Grandpa Cole and the girls

Lorene and Steve

Riding the Ski Lift up to the Alpine Slides

We spent a fun day at Park City Mountain Resort

Zip line, Alpine Slide, Alpine Coaster

Games and Pogeybait (treats)