tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44572716275689653832011-12-07T10:58:58.665-07:00Life and adventures with the Boyle Family in UtahThe Boyle Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14154118576737463454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-36978471629810722522011-02-15T21:25:00.000-07:002011-02-15T21:25:14.661-07:00

I've decided to combine my two blogs. I won't be updating this one anymore, so if you'd like to still read about us, please join us at The Corner on Kitty. I'll still keep this one around - moving all of these entries seems like an unbearably huge task, plus I love scrolling through all of our old pictures. Thanks for following us and I hope you come visit us at The Corner!

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It's time for us to change how we blog on The Boyles are Back in Town. I originally started this blog back when Ryan and I had been dating for about 5 months. Nathan and Abby were coming to spend the summer with Ryan. He wanted to be able to share their activities with Nathan's and Abby's other parents in North Carolina as well as his extended family, so I suggested he set up a blog. Ryan and I

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Nathan asked if he could earn some money around the house, too. The lawn has been a little neglected since Kate's accident so it was practically a meadow! Nathan offered to mow it so Dad agreed to supervise. Nathan wore sunglasses for eye protection and chose his California cowboy hat to shade himself from the sun. To finish off the outfit, he wore Dad's lawn shoes so he wouldn't ruin his nice

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 Splish splash, I was taking a bath! While she was visiting, Gramma Alice took Abby shopping for clothes. While we were at Justice for Girls, we found a Pink Snow Leopard Webkinz on clearance for $6. Abby asked Gramma if she could earn the Webkinz, so Gramma told her that if Abby helps out with special jobs around the house, then she would buy it for her. Dad and Kate chose some special jobs

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Dad and Nathan have been super helpful around the house lately. Today they changed the sheets in the master bedroom for Kate. They did a great job! Dad was acting like a zombie while Nathan watched in amusement. Silly Dad! Here's Dad looking a little bit more normal. As you can see, Nathan is still skeptical. Working hard... ...and resting easy. Thanks, boys!

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The ladies of the house decided to pamper themselves today. Kate, Abby, and Aunt Carla went to get pedicures at our favorite nail salon, US Nails in Sandy. This was Abby's first pedicure. She was so excited that she couldn't stop smiling! It was so cute! They washed our feet, buffed them, worked on our cuticles, dipped our feet in hot wax, massaged our legs, put lovely lotion on, painted our

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Before she went back to Wisconsin this morning, Gramma Alice baked a white cake for us. Abby frosted and decorated it for the family when she and Nathan got home from church. It was so delicious! Aunt Carla (Kate's aunt who is staying with us for the next week) blended up a piece of cake with some ice cream, milk, and more fruit so Kate could enjoy a piece, too. Oh my yum! Thanks for making

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Dad took Nathan and Abby shopping for new Sunday clothes. The kids picked out their own outfits, including their shoes. They look pretty spiffy! Abby isn't very into smiling in pictures these days. When we were in Target one day, she pointed out a picture of Kristen Stewart (the actress from the Twilight movies) and said, "I try to smile like that with my mouth closed but with a happy look."

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Happy Father's Day! The four of us had a nice, relaxing day. Nathan wrapped Dad's present... Kate made a card for Nathan to sign... Abby made her own card... and here is the finished product... Meanwhile, Dad napped... But we woke him up for cards and a present! We sneakily chose a Father's Day gift that could be enjoyed by the whole family: Dominion Intrigue! Happy Father's Day,

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Tonight we took the kids shopping for a few necessities. Each kid received some money to spend on either clothing, pj's, or shoes. Nathan found a sweet pair of shoes at Ross that were super cheap. While Nathan was getting ready for bed, Dad put the laces in them. Nathan decided to model the shoes while wearing his pajamas. We loved his outfit so much that we had to take a picture! Tie-dyed

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...even if only for a few hours! Oh blog, how we have missed you! We are so excited that the kids are back and we can blog again. Nathan and Abby made the cross-country trek from North Carolina to Utah with their other parents and their baby sister. Now they are settled in the SLC area for the year and we get to see each other all the time! We got together today for lunch. To celebrate, we

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...we get to be together again! We can't wait!!!

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We just learned for certain that Nathan and Abby will be moving back to Utah this summer! We were so excited when we found out that we were in tears. This means we won't have months and months separating our time with them. We will get to see them every single week! They will be here for 1 year. After that, we'll see where they'll go. Hey, we will take what we can get! We don't have an exact

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As you can see, Dad, Kate, Nathan, and Abby had such a fun winter vacation! Here's a summary of the things we did during our time together. December 20 Nathan and Abby arrive Party with Logan friends December 21 Family Home Evening with Boyle, McDermott, and Roring families December 22 Dental appointments with John Lee Hang out at Aunt Tammy's house again December 23 A Christmas Carol at Hale

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On our last day together, we celebrated Nathan's 13th birthday. His birthday is actually on January 9, but since we won't all be together on that day, we celebrated today. Abby spent a lot of time making this cute card for Nathan, which he loved. It now graces his room. Dad and Abby wrapped Nathan's presents and set them out for him. They also put up a Happy Birthday banner and Abby made a

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Nathan's and Abby's cousin, John Lee, hosted a New Year's Eve party tonight. We drove up to Kaysville and joined John Lee, Erin, Keoni, Lily, and Maya. Also there were Erin's parents and her two sisters; John, Tammy and Bradley; and Anthony and Brittany. Some other friends of the Rorings stopped by, too. It was a full house! Erin prepared an extremely delicious fondue spread. She made different

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It was another quiet night at the Boyle house. We ate dinner at home, played more Dominion (we're addicted!) and watched movies. We enjoyed casserole made from the leftover Christmas ham. The snowy weather we've been having has made us not want to go very many places. Plus we have so much darn fun just hanging out together!

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Cicily and Chase came over tonight for a sleepover! Dad took all 4 kids swimming at the Gene Fullmer Rec Center. It was tons of fun and they stayed for almost 3 hours! Kate stayed home because she has a cold and she decided to keep her germs to herself. After swimming, we all ate fried rice, spring rolls, and pot stickers for dinner. Yum! Cicily and Abby spent some time doing each other's hair

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We had another evening in tonight. No pictures... sorry! We played some games, ate popcorn, watched some TV, made Sweet Chex Mix, and went to bed early. For some reason the kids kept getting grumpy with each other (too much fun?) so the early bedtime was necessary. Sometimes that's just the way it is! ;-) At the end of the evening, everybody was happy again, so that's what counts. Tomorrow the

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We all went to church today. It was so packed that we almost didn't have a place to sit! Once the meeting started, we found out it was a missionary report, which explains why there were so many people there. Nathan enjoyed hearing the returned missionary's talk about sharing LDS teachings to people in Missouri. Abby made 2 new friends in Primary and enjoyed her class. She also saw one of the

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Ethan hams it up for the camera, while Nathan focuses intensely on the screen We had a nice, mellow Day After Christmas. We played our new games pretty much all day. Nathan loves Zelda on his DS and Abby loves Peggle. We also played more Dominion. In the evening, we had some friends over. Dad's and Kate's friend Wayne is visiting from Oregon and our other friend Greg is visiting from

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Merry Christmas, friends and family! We had such a nice day together! The day started at 7:45 this morning when Nathan and Abby woke everybody up to open presents. Santa left presents for everybody, including Carmen & Dizzy, who received bones. We received a lot of clothing and games. We are pretty excited to build up our family game collection! We spent quite a bit of time playing

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Christmas Eve! How quickly you arrived! We spent the afternoon shopping for a few last minute things. We split up: First Abby went with Kate while Nathan went with Dad. Mid-way through the shopping trip, we swapped so that Nathan went with Kate while Abby went with Dad. The stores were full of merry people and it was a lot of fun. We came home, wrapped presents, and ate a Christmas Eve dinner

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We had a treat tonight: We went to see A Christmas Carol at the Hale Centre Theatre. It was really spectacular! This is the 25th year that HCT has produced this play. We saw the last performance of the season, so there was a lot of excitement in the air. It was fun to dress up in our Sunday clothes and attend the play. When the play was done, we wanted to get dessert at Dairy Queen... but

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Last night and tonight we drove to Tremonton to visit with Aunt Tammy's family. We stopped in Syracuse to pick up Taylor and Trevor on our way. We visited with their mom, Kimberly, for a little while. It was nice to see her again. In addition to seeing Uncle John and Aunt Tammy, we also got to see Bradley; Anthony and Brittany; John Lee, Erin, Keoni, Lily, and Maya; Nicole, Shane, and Aubrie;

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Today we drove all the way up to Clinton, UT, to get dental check-ups. Why the long trek (45 miles)? We wanted to see Dr. Roring, that's why! Nathan's and Abby's cousin, John Lee, graduated from dental school last summer and set up practice in Clinton. With our limited time frame, we needed to see a dentist who could fit in both check-ups and fillings, if necessary. Plus we wanted that dentist

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Hooray! Nathan and Abigail are back!The kids had a safe flight from North Carolina, in spite of a snowstorm in North Carolina and fog in Utah.Dad and Kate were really happy with Continental's service. We'll definitely be flying with them again. No more Delta!When we came home from the airport, we unpacked the suitcases, the kids did some exploring, and then Nathan requested that we do something "

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Tonight I made a video of Nathan, Abby, Ryan, and me dancing to "hip hop" Christmas music. Click here to see it. It is so cheesy/funny! I have been laughing my head off about this! I hope you like it, too.

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Has it really been this long since we have all been together? Yes, it most surely has! Ryan and I have literally been counting down the days on a calendar until we all see each other again. Finally we are under a month. Yay! Nathan and Abby will be arriving in Utah on the afternoon of December 20. They get to stay with us until January 2! After much agonizing and shopping around and talking

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Our dear friend, the fabulous and talented Michael Burge, took family pictures of us at the abandoned West Jordan Sugar Factory. We are thrilled with how they turned out.We all love each other so much. Thank you, Mikey, for capturing our spirits!

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One of our favorite things about the cabin that we rented was the hot tub.On this particular evening, Kate whispered to Nathan, "The grown-ups are going to hang out in the hot tub. Do you want to come, too?" (After all, Nathan is 12 now!) So Kate, Aunt Deb, Uncle Norm, Dad, and Nathan all snuck out to the hot tub while the girls were playing with their stuffed animals.But before you know it, look

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While we were staying at the cabin, all four cousins got to stay in one room - in bunk beds! How fun!Uncle Norm snuck in their room one night and took pictures of this tickle torture...Our favorite action shot:There were no tears or tattles, so we're assuming that Abby was laughing, not crying, and that Nathan's knee didn't really land on her face!

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After we left Quake Lake, we drove on to Ennis, Montana. Ennis is a cute little town that is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. We stopped at a soda fountain for lunch where, remarkably, Kate ran into some old friends! Of all the places to see them!After lunch we wandered through Ennis to see the sites. Soon enough we drove on. We had a ghost town to see!Abby, Melissa, Claire, and NathanSoon

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Today we drove to Virginia City, Montana. It is a real-live ghost town! On our way there, we stopped to see Quake Lake. As you can see from the sign below, this didn't used to be a lake. It was a canyon through which the Madison River ran. An earthquake in 1959 caused a rock slide that damned the river, which then formed a lake.This was really beautiful. The dead trees sticking up out of the

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On Sunday evening, we drove with Uncle Norm, Aunt Deb, Claire, and Melissa to West Yellowstone, Montana. We had rented a cabin for the eight of us to stay in. We started our evening by cooking dinner and relaxing in the hot tub and the sauna.Uncle Eric surprised us by driving up and spending the night with us - awesome! The next day he came with us to Yellowstone.The kids woke up first. The

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Uncle Norm, Aunt Deb, Claire, and Melissa are so popular... everyone wanted to see them! We had a family BBQ today so that they could see as many relatives as possible. In attendance were Dad, Kate, Nathan, and Abby; Aunt Kristy, Uncle Byron, Emily, and Hayden; Aunt Tammy and Uncle John; John Lee, Erin, Keoni, Kerstin, and Maya; Shane, Nicole, and Aubrie; and Aunt Brenda and Taylor. What a

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Uncle Norm, Aunt Deb, and Melissa arrived today. We were pretty excited to see them! We had a nice pasta dinner, hung out on the deck and enjoyed the sunshine, and got everybody settled in. Dad, Kate, Nathan, Abby, and Claire slept in the back yard in a tent! It was super fun.

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Tonight we loaded up the car and drove down to Happy Valley so we could go swimming with the Tatums. We love their pool... but we love their 4 little girls even more! Oh yeah, and Seb and Precia are pretty cool, too. ;-)We all took turns holding the newest addition to their family: baby Meadow, only 4 months old! Meadow is such a love, so mellow, never makes a sound, and loves the pool!Zinnia is

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Nathan has been begging for a new map on one of our xbox games. The price was $10. Dad and Kate made a deal with Nathan... if he mowed the entire lawn - front and back - while Dad trimmed, then we would buy it for him.It took Nathan about an hour and a half to mow... but he did such a great job! It looks fantastic! He was so proud of it when he was done. He was super excited to download the map

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Claire arrived today for a visit! Dad picked her up at the airport and brought her back to the house. We spent the day hanging out, playing games, and talking.Stay tuned for more adventures with Nathan's and Abby's cousin!

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...we all scream for I C E C R E A M !Yay! Nathan and Abby are back home again! They had a really fun visit with their other mom's side of the family. They also got to spend some time with their step-dad's family.Our house was so quiet and boring while they were gone. Dad and Kate were so happy to welcome them back home!We went to Cold Stone tonight and used a $15 gift card we had received as a

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Nathan and Abby are gone for a few days. They went to stay with their other mom and her family for the weekend. We miss them tons already and can't wait for them to come back to us on Monday! Hurry back, kiddos!

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Abby & CicilyIt's become a tradition to meet our friends the Blanchards for movies and popcorn whenever Nathan and Abby are with us. Tonight we went to see Ice Age 3 in 3-D at our favorite cheapie movie theater where you can get popcorn and drinks for $1. It was great to see Nate, Julie, Cicily, and Chase again! Cicily was looking so cute - she has pink streaks in her hair for some summer fun,

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On Sunday, we went downtown to see a Bees game. We got tickets through Kate's work and our seats were excellent: 10th row, right behind home plate!We went with April and Justin, just like we have in the past.This year was nice because we were in the shade the entire time. That didn't make it any less hot out, but at least we weren't melting! We got our usual Snowies - it's tradition!Abby took

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No pictures today... but we had a great 4th of July! We had a BBQ and were joined by Lucas, Aunt Brenda, and our friend Cathie (Brett's mom). Later on Shane, Nicole, and Aubrie joined us for fireworks. We love our yearly Lighting of the Fireworks in our driveway. It's more fun than fighting crowds and ashes at a public park!

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Today we met up with Santosh, Vaishali, and baby Yashvi to take a tour of the new Oquirrh Mountain LDS Temple. Usually temples are closed to the public and only card-carrying adult members of the LDS Church can enter them; however, this is a new temple that has not yet been dedicated, so we were able to take a tour. The Bhagats, who are practicing Hindus, were excited to see what an LDS temple is

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Tonight we took an impromptu camping trip up Big Cottonwood Canyon. This campsite, too, is on a river - the Big Cottonwood River. We camped with our friends Michelle, Amy, Anmaree, Uyen, and Stacie. We stayed up late roasting marshmallows and telling funny stories. The next morning we played Skipbo, explored by the river, ate breakfast, and did a little walking. Playing Skipbo... Abby was

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Today while Kate was working at home, Nathan and Abby were playing Need For Speed on the Xbox. For some reason, they kept getting really mad at each other and bickering. Kate gave them a warning that went unheeded... and before you knew it, Xbox privileges had been revoked!After tears and stomping (and maybe, just maybe, a brief stay in bedrooms and then talks about treating each other kindly and

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Have you gone to see Up yet? If you haven't, put it on your calendar now! We went to see it at the cheapie movie theater tonight and got popcorn and drinks for $1. We loved the movie - it was so sweet!But... nobody warned Dad and Kate that it would be a tear-jerker! Kate went through six napkins with all her tears. It was very touching. Be sure to bring some Kleenex!

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For our last evening at the camp, we had our traditional dinner of roasted hot dogs and brats, baked beans, and chips. As it got later in the evening, we pulled out the marshmallows for roasting. That's when we realized that we had forgotten to pack our big marshmallows - we had only packed our mini marshmallows. However, that did not deter Abby!Dad, Kate, and Abby made banana boats (Kate's

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We woke up on Sunday to the lovely sound of rushing water. We ate a tasty breakfast of bacon, pancakes, OJ, and bananas cooked by Meridith and Kate. Then we settled into the lazy camping life!The girls played Skipbo... Abby and Kate vs. Olivia and Meridith.On the second round, the teams switched up. Kate and Meridith each played solo against the united Abby and Olivia!Abby and Olivia hide their

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On Saturday we embarked on our camping trip with the Ethington family, a.k.a. the BoyRacers. (Dad and Nathan play Xbox with Jared, who goes by BoyRacer on Xbox Live.) We stayed at our favorite campsite, Tanners Flat, which is on the Little Cottonwood River.First we set up camp, and Nathan was a terrific help unloading the car and carrying things to the campsite.After lunch, we embarked on a hike.

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These two great people are getting married in the Salt Lake Temple tomorrow!Anthony and BrittanyTonight they had a Pirate Open House to celebrate their marriage. And yes, this is the only picture we could catch of them... they were too busy greeting people, hugging, opening gifts, having sword fights, and preparing for their nuptials!But that did not stop us from having a great time with the rest

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We made calzones for dinner tonight... lots of fun! Calzones are made with pizza dough and pizza toppings. You make one batch of pizza dough and divide it into 4 portions. You roll each portion into a rectangle and pile it with toppings (we used lean pepperoni, olives, sauteed peppers and onions, and cheese). You fold the rectangle in half and seal it shut. Bake it for 15 minutes and enjoy the

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Kate's best friend from high school, Jennifer, sent our family a hammock for a wedding present. It is one of our favorite gifts! Tonight Dad, Nathan, Abby, and Carmen had fun hanging out in the hammock. Kate had fun, too, even though she's not in the pictures... but soon enough, the mosquitoes drove her back into the house.

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Remember this sweet little baby?This week she turned 2 years old!Aubrie blows out the candles on her cakeAubrie's mom and dad, Nicole and Shane, threw her a nice birthday party in the quad of their student housing. Lots of friends and family arrived for the festivities.Aubrie had a lot of fun opening up her presents, like this cute, Aubrie-sized rocking chair from Big Lots. Nathan and Abby had

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Dad and Nathan make a great team! Today they worked together in the yard. Nathan mowed and Dad trimmed. Nathan mowed 3/4 of the front lawn all by himself. Even though it was hard work, he thought it was a lot of fun. He worked so hard that even though he was wearing work gloves, he got a blister! Dad took over the mowing after that. It all looks so nice now! We look forward to doing more family

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Abby is in love with the May Bird series written by Jodi Lynn Anderson. She read book #1 at her house in North Carolina. Now she is reading books 2 and 3. They are so captivating that Abby can hardly put them down! It's fun to see Abby reading on the couch with either Carmen or Dizzy snuggled up at her side.

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Dad took Nathan and Abby to the library this afternoon. We had finished a few of our books, plus we had a reserved a few books that were ready to be picked up.Naturally we found something to make us all laugh: the "make a masterpiece of yourself" display.Next we went to the driving range to hit golf balls. Dad forgot to bring the camera but we had a lot of fun.

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Drum roll, please...We present to you the Boyle Family Cleaning Wheel!As you can see, this year we have implemented a cleaning wheel so we can all take responsibility for keeping the house clean. This is a fun way for us to do it. The jobs are small enough that they can be done quickly. Other odd jobs are assigned here and there.First we banished "the girls" to the back yard. They were very

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Tonight we made spring rolls for dinner. Abby was a lot of help in the kitchen! First Kate cooked the filling, which was made of onions, garlic, carrots, celery, cabbage, corn, and soy sauce. Then she showed Abby how to roll it up in egg roll wrappers. After that, Abby made about 2/3 of the spring rolls and Kate made the rest. Dad and Nathan kept us company while we worked away at it.Here are

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Tonight we had a family dinner with Aunt Tammy, Bradley, Nicole, Shane, baby Aubrie, Uncle Doug, Aunt Brenda, Taylor, and Trevor. It was so great to see everybody! We had Hawaiian haystacks - always a hit at a family dinner!The cousins hung out in the family room and talked video games.Nathan, Abby, Bradley, and ShaneNicole kept a close eye on Aubrie - who, by the way, has grown sooooo much!

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This is the first Father's Day in several years where Dad has actually been with Nathan and Abby. He was so happy! Abby made a really cute Father's Day card, which she presented to Dad when she and Nathan gave him their Father's Day presents. Dad loved the card and the presents... but what he loved the most was being with his kids.We took this picture after church today when everyone was still

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Abby embarked on a solo career today - she mastered simultaneously singing and playing guitar on Rock Band - all by herself! She had three captive audience members: Dad, Kate, and Carmen. Abby did a great job... plus she looked so cute, too!

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We were forced to make a change in plans today. Dad and Kate had been looking forward to visiting Cascade Springs with Nathan and Abby... they've been looking forward to it for months. Well, today dawned cloudy and stormy. KSL warned us of severe thunderstorms with possible flash floods, so we decided to play it safe and stay out of the mountains (through which we would have to drive to reach

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Tonight we had our friends Santosh, Vaishali, and Yashvi over for dinner. We had lentil tacos, a veggie tray, and chips with guacamole. Vaishali brought an appetizer of English biscuits with spicy pesto and Parmesan cheese - delicious!Does it even need to be said that Yashvi was the star of the evening? She is getting so tall! She "talks" a lot now and is very inquisitive and always reaching for

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Today Nathan, Abby, and Dad had fun together. Yay! Kate had to work. Boo! The nice thing is that Kate gets to work from home in the afternoon, so we all get to each lunch together every day. It's really nice.Dad took Nathan and Abby to the pool in the afternoon. Kate was very sad not to go with them. She had to go back into work until 7 pm. Double boo! But here is Dad with the kiddos as they are

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Tonight we went the library. Nathan and Abby signed up for their own library cards!We came home, ate dinner, and played a few games. Kate ran to the store for some things that Nathan wasn't able to pack in his suitcase since it was a carry-on.After a "midnight" snack, the kids read books in bed.Abby was actually reading (cuddled up with Fuzziear and Baby) when we took this picture. When we went

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Nathan and Abby arrived today. Everyone was so excited to see each other again! The minute we drove up to the house, Carmen and Dizzy ran to the front window and whined for the kids to come in. Abby came running into the house and immediately was jumped on by two excited, wiggling, Springer Spaniels!The first thing Nathan said was, "Can I go see my room?" He likes his new bed frame and comforter!

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Let the party begin!

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Our tenative schedule has been updated.Volunteer at Pet Adoptionon one of these weekends:June 19-21July 17-18Visit Oquirrh Mountain LDS Temple open houseon one of these dates. We'll be taking some friends who are practicing Hindus who are interested in seeing an LDS temple.Tuesday, 6/23Wednesday, 6/24Thursday, 6/25Tuesday, 6/30Wednesday, 7/1Thursday, 7/2Friday, 7/3Tuesday, 6/16Nathan & Abigail

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This is our dear friend, Maranda, with her little dog, Sassy. Maranda is the volunteer coordinator for No More Homeless Pets in Utah. Dad and Kate volunteer for this organization when schedules permit because NMHPU helps animals find new homes - a cause we believe in! NMHPU also helps spay and neuter animals to help combat the problem of dog and cat overpopulation. This will help Utah have fewer

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Over the weekend, Dad and Kate got the kids' rooms ready for them. Now we're ready and waiting! Only 20 more days till we see our sweeties again!Nathan's new comforterAbby's new pillow

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We are so thankful Nathan and Abby could come to Utah for Spring Break! We wish we had them every single day of the year.

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In January, Nathan turned 12 years old. This age is a rite of passage for every young LDS boy - he was ordained a deacon in the LDS Church, which means Nathan is now a Priesthood holder. The LDS Church has a conference twice a year. LDS Church leaders speak to the members of the church during 5 separate meetings. One of those meetings is specifically for the Priesthood holders (men only) of the

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Nathan and Abby love hanging out with their cousins, Taylor and Trevor. Over the years they have spent a lot of time together. They really love and look up to their older cousins.On Saturday morning, they made a band together on Rock Band 2. They wanted a name that really popped - they came up with the Kamikuzzies. You know - like the kamikazes of WWII. Get it?Taylor played lead guitar, Abby sang

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Carmen and Dizzy love Taylor and Trevor! The pictures speak for themselves.

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In addition to her pizza/cake/cousins party, Abby received a few birthday gifts. Everything came packed in a cute shoulder bag/purse.A scrapbookThe game "Enchanted" (based on the movie) for her DSA real pearl necklace!Pretty pearlsIt's so fun for Dad and Kate to be with Nathan and Abby when they open gifts. We decided that when the kids are here for Christmas, we'll have another early birthday

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656190953152074988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-61558521467823422082009-04-03T21:00:00.000-06:002009-04-04T02:50:29.002-06:00

...starring Dizzy Doggy!We invited Nathan's and Abby's cousins Taylor and Trevor to come to come to our house for a slumber party and to celebrate Abby's birthday. We decided to make pizza for dinner. We prepared 2 batches of dough from scratch, waited patiently for 2 hours so it could rise, and finally rolled it out onto our baking stones.Please note the brown and white dog skulking in the

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Abby's birthday is coming up, so we decided to have an early birthday celebration for her. She requested angelfood cake with strawberries. A special girl deserves a special cake, so Kate made one for her.Kate was a little intimidated about making an angelfood cake from scratch... it's more of a complicated recipe that involves a dozen egg whites, sifting flour, folding things... she worried it

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656190953152074988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-32138966872642161972009-04-02T22:00:00.009-06:002009-04-03T11:53:44.307-06:00

Dad had about a bazillion meetings today that he couldn't miss, so Kate, Nathan, and Abby were on their own! After eating lunch at home (pasta, carrots, and kiwi), we headed up to the University of Utah campus to visit the Utah Museum of Natural History. We've never been to this museum before and we were really impressed with all the cool things there were to see and do!We started out at the

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Abby and Kate love hanging out with "the girls," Carmen and Dizzy. Abby, Carmie, and Dizzy:Kate, Abby, and the girls:Pretty soon we kicked them off the couch. We had some Rock Band to play! Luckily Carmen and Dizzy are an excellent audience (though we did put them to sleep after a few songs).Now everyone in the house is asleep but Kate. That means it's time for bed!

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Happy Spring Break!After a late arrival last night (and a last minute flight change... stressful...), Nathan and Abby arrived safe and sound in Utah. We are all so happy to be together again!Tonight we went to dinner with Dad's and Kate's good friends, the Bhagat family. They are really good friends of the family and Dad and Kate were excited for Nathan and Abby to get to know Santosh, Vaishali,

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Just a few more days till we get to see our sweeties! Here's a tentative schedule for next week.Tuesday, 3/31/2009Kids arrive!Wednesday, 4/1/2009Dad stays home with kids while Kate works.Lunch with Kate (at home).Dinner with Santosh, Vaishali, and Yashvi at India House. The Bhagats are so excited to meet Nathan and Abby! They are some of our best friends. The kids will love Yashvi.Thursday, 4/2/

Katenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-22656580716464923842009-02-15T14:58:00.003-07:002009-02-15T15:10:57.627-07:00

Nathan & Abby, Spring Break 2008We can't wait for March 31st. That is when Nathan and Abby arrive for their Spring Break visit! Ryan and I are so excited that we can hardly stand it. They'll be here till April 5th. We can't wait to see our sweethearts!

Katenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-87205964184979240912009-02-06T10:23:00.002-07:002009-02-06T10:44:12.645-07:00

The Boyle Family squaredAunt Deb and I have been working out the details of our trip to Yellowstone, plus the other days that the other Boyle family will be in town. Here are our tentative plans:Monday, 7/13 or Tuesday, 7/14 - Claire arrives to hang out with Nathan and Abby.Saturday, 7/19 - Uncle Norman, Aunt Deb, and Melissa arrive in SLC. We will all stay at our house in West Jordan.Sunday, 7/

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Guess who's coming for a visit this summer? Cousin Claire!Claire will fly across the country by herself and stay with us for one whole week! At the end of that week, her parents and sister will join us and we'll all take our afore-mentioned trip to Yellowstone.We are really excited for Claire to come stay with us while Nathan and Abby are here. We will have to do some really fun stuff while she's

Katenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4457271627568965383.post-25078675454924749732009-02-01T19:19:00.002-07:002009-02-01T19:24:14.804-07:00

Last night Ryan and I looked through old photos. I was completely enchanted by the pictures of Nathan and Abby when they were such little kids. They were so darling! Because I met them when they were a little older (ages 8 and 10), it's hard to believe they were once that little. Through these photos, it was neat to see them grow up into the great kids they are today.I just have to share a few of

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It is never too early to start planning for Nathan's and Abby's summer visit. We had so much fun last year on our trip to California that we've decided we want to take another "big" trip (though on a smaller/less expensive scale) again this year. We've been talking a lot with the kids' Uncle Norm and Aunt Deb. Between the 4 grown-ups, we've decided to all take a family trip together to

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Happy Birthday, dear Nathan!Our dear Nathan is now 12 years old. He's a teenager! He's in middle school! He is a deacon in the LDS Church! He passes the sacrament!Ryan and I are so proud of Nathan. He is such a good son. We thought of him every day last week and especially on his birthday. We wished with all our hearts that we could be with him on his special day.In addition to talking to Nathan

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Before we left to bring Nathan and Abby back to their other mom and dad, we took a few pictures of all the cousins together. This picture does a good job of capturing the fun and good-natured teasing that goes on between Nathan, Abby, Claire, and Melissa.Smile nicely for the camera!Uncle Eric with the kids."Let's take another picture... this time without the gang sign, Nathan," Kate said. "It

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Just for fun, last week Dad and Kate gave the kids a few early Christmas presents. One of Abby's gifts was a CTR necklace ordered from HomeStudio on their etsy site. CTR stands for Choose The Right and it's a concept taught in Primary (the LDS children's Sunday School). LDS children often wear things (usually jewelry such as rings or tie tacks) displaying CTR so they will remember to choose right

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Last summer, Kate told Nathan and Abby a story that they have not forgotten. It has to do with brushing teeth.When Kate and her brother were younger, they did not like brushing their teeth very much. Their bedrooms and bathroom were upstairs so every evening their mom would call up the stairs, "Have you two brushed your teeth yet?"Jon and Kate would run to the bathroom, put toothpaste on their

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When we were done with lunch, we left the Post Office Building and headed in the direction of the National Museum of the Native American. We had heard that it is a neat museum to visit and none of us had ever been there, so we decided to give it a try.We passed a lot of sites on the way, including the White House.Dad, Nathan, and AbbyAunt Deb knew we'd be passing by a carousel and she promised

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One of DC's best kept secrets is the Old Post Office Building. You can climb to the top of it (or take the elevator) and enjoy a wondrous view of Washington, DC. Instead of waiting in line at the Washington Monument, we went to the Old Post Office instead, and we saw the exact same view!First we walked through town to get there. Uncle Norm led the way. The cousins like to laugh, joke, chase each

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Someday, this necklace will belong to Abby.Abby has a jewelry box in her bedroom in Utah. She often likes to wear necklaces, bracelets, or rings. Kate brought some of Abby's jewelry to Virginia so Abby could wear it while we were on vacation together. Today, Abby asked Kate if she could wear one of Kate's necklaces. In particular, she loves Kate's black pearl necklace. She was very polite when

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One of Melissa's favorite games is Blockus. All week long she played it with various people in the family. Tonight we played a group game of Blockus: Kate, Nathan, Melissa/Uncle Norm, and Uncle Eric. It was a lot of fun.Starting out...Nathan concentrates...Almost done!We love Melissa's sweet little foot in this last picture.

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It is becoming a tradition to eat at an Ethiopian restaurant with Uncle Norm's family when we visit them in Virginia. Nathan and Abby are not picky eaters; in fact, they are always willing to try new cuisines, so they were excited to eat Ethiopian food once again with our family.The traditional way to eat the food is to sit on chairs that are placed around baskets that are like small tables. The

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On Friday we decided to go do some sight-seeing. Nathan, Abby, Claire, Melissa, Dad, Kate, Uncle Eric, and Uncle Norm, and Aunt Debbie all drove into DC with plans of seeing several museums: the Natural History Museum and the National Museum of the American Indian.Of course, important things must be decided first... like who sits where in the car. Abby and Claire in the waaaaaaay back of the

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I can't believe this, but I was enjoying myself so much with our family and friends that I forgot to take pictures of the family on Thanksgiving!Ryan, Nathan, Abigail, and I are staying with Norm, Deb, Claire, and Melissa for the holiday. We were joined by Deb's dad, Grandpa Bob, as well as Deb's aunt and uncle, Aunt Paula and Uncle Eric.We ate a delicious turkey dinner prepared equally by Deb

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