After School Sports - Tanner

Tanner and Carter are loving their after school sports. They couldn't help themselves. They had to add a little more craziness to their extra curricular activities. I think, they think that my calendar was looking a little dull.
Tanner has been playing Flag Football. He loves it. He was the quarter back and a middle line backer. His coaches refer to him as the 4th coach. While the  Bears  may not have had a winning season(lots of new players-1st timers), Tanner gave his heart and soul to the game and that is all that matters.

WIWS - What I Wore Sunday

I have seen a few of my favorite bloggers do a post called WIWW - What I Wore Wednesday. Their posts have inspired me to mix things up in my own wardrobe. I am also trying to get inspired to blog again and I thought it would be fun to document my new (growing,piece by piece ) Sunday wardrobe. Since I have shed a few lbs., I have had more fun shopping for church clothes instead of everyday clothes. Go figure! Here is today's outfit, my first WIWS.

My dress was found @ Ross for $12.00 - SCORE( For that price, I had to purchase the grey one too. I am sure you will see it soon -LOL).
The tank top was found @ Old Navy, on clearance for $3.99.
The cardigan was found at Target, on sale for $15.00.
The necklace is an oldie but goodie! Who knows where it came from...it has been so long.
The shoes were found at TJ Max, on clearance for $30.00.

If you feel inspired to play along, let me know so I can check you out :-)!

Tradition

One of our favorite, yearly traditions with the Young Women is to head over to the Sacramento Temple for pictures. Our friend, Angela is so wonderful about sharing her photography skills/talent with us. She makes the girls feel like a million bucks! We spent about an hour, getting the perfect shots of the girls. We totally had their undivided attention until they learned that Jimmer Fredette was on the Temple grounds, preparing to give an fireside -LOL!  Here are a few of my favorite photos from the evening!

I am so thankful for these wonderful ladies. I get to work/serve along side of them in the Young Women's Program. They are amazing, talented, kind, strong, selfless and beautiful...inside and out!

16 years and counting!

Today, John and I  celebrate 16 years of marriage!
I say this often and I will say it again, I am so happy to have John by my side as we enjoy this roller coaster ride we know as OUR LIFE. I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to spend each day with him. We are a good match. He tends to be the calm to my craziness(crazy in a good. productive way). He is the Ying to my Yang. The Peanut Butter to my Jelly. He is the sunshine on a cloudy day. He is my ONE and ONLY!He works so hard to provide for our family. He is a great Dad and a fabulous husband. I had a friend who would tell her husband about the nice, kind, wonderful, fun things that John would do for me and for our family. When she would relay them to her husband, his response was "Well, you should have married John Krupp!" That comment would make me laugh every time and and make me realize how lucky I was/am. How did I get so lucky??? Our actual anniversary day(today) was filled with shuffling kids around town. We attended Tanner's Flag Foot ball game, Carter's Cross Country meet and Garrett's soccer practice. We have plans for next weekend, already penciled in on our calendars. We can't wait to celebrate then!

Life of a Scout

We attended a Court of Honor for all of the Scouts in our ward. These boys are all working hard AND they never cease to amaze me with what they can accomplish. They are so busy with school, homework, sports and scouting. We are very proud of Tanner. He earned/received  the LIFE scout rank tonight and 6 merit badges. Woot-Woot. He is on his way to becoming an Eagle Scout.

The Moms earn a pin each time the boys advance a rank! You know the saying "Behind every Eagle Scout is an awesome Mom"...or something close to that :-). I say "It takes a village!"
P.S. Yes, I know! Tanner is now officially taller than me-wahhhhhaaaaaa!

Carter advanced a rank too! He is now a Tender Foot. The Boy Scout program is new to him this year and he is busy working  on a few Merit badges. We are proud of him, too!

Sweet 16

After a day at the beach, we headed to my sister, Amber's house. They were throwing a party for her oldest (she has 3 boys). Malakai turns 16 this weekend. Where in the world has the time gone??? Malakai was born 2 weeks before John and I got married.  September isn't just a sentimental month for because I married my sweetheart but because I became Auntie Raimi for the 1st time :-). He was the cutest baby with the biggest mop of hair you had ever seen. He was adorable and still is. We had a great time celebrating Malakai and visiting with our family and Kai's friends.

Happy 16th Birthday, Kai! We love you!

Baker Beach

We FINALLY had a free day from sports and were able to escape to the beach. Our destination today was Baker Beach in San Francisco. While it wasn't the warmest day to hit the beach, we still managed to have a great time. The cold San Francisco water did not stop our boys from getting in and having a great time. We picnicked on the beach. The boys made sand castles. They played a little football and we manages to get some good family photos!  Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.