Thursday, October 18, 2012

What is the college version of a "High School Harry"?

Did you know someone in high school that after they graduated kept returning to visit their teachers, or hanging out at high school parties and spending their Friday nights at football games?  Yeah you know the ones, High School Harrys!  So what do you call one that can't leave the college glory days alone...Alumni! 
Evan and I decided to stick around Utah for the rest of the week and enjoy some homecoming festivities before heading home.

This picture was taken to show the "Y" on the mountain, but as I was talking the picture Autumn got distracted by a girl walking by who had a flower in her hair.
Then the sweet Zoobie stopped and held out the flower  so we could get a picture.  Only at BYU do you find people who would do that without even being asked.
Since Evan and I weren't married in college, and hence didn't have any kids, we didn't get to do the cute "married with kids while in college" thing so we went and fed the ducks. 




Playing at the Eyring Science Building.
This is where it got real high school harry-ish....Evan and Autumn at the Cougareat.


We went down to campus to participate in "True Blue football Foam."  It is a giant slip-n-slide of blue foam.  I felt real stupid showing up after I found out we had to have a school ID to get in.  So we stood behind the gate and watched my brother participate, who only went because he knew we were going.  He said he felt silly being there because it was a "freshmen thing," which naturally made me feel even sillier, but not Evan...

That dark blue spot to the left is Noah.  He is "skiing" down the slip-N-slide
Tug of war
Noah and his roommates

Like I said previous Evan was not at all embarrassed for being at the "freshmen" event.  In fact as we were leaving Evan wanted to get a picture to "prove" he was there.  So I asked a passer byer to snap a photo for us.  Then Evan proceeded to invite the photo snapper's friends to join in the photo.  My poor brother was a little embarrassed.


Then it was my turn to get embarrassed.  Evan wanted to take a picture in front of the testing center as we walked back to our car.  "Ok, that's weird but whatever" I thought.  Then he wanted to make it look like he was studying for a test.  "Fine.  Sit on that bench", I said.  Then Evan asked the poor stranger on the bench if he could borrow a piece of paper to make the photo more authentic.  He said "sure" but when asked if he wanted to be in the picture he definitively stated, "NO."  I was embarrassed.
The next night we went to a BYU woman's soccer game with Noah and Hannah and ate J Dawgs.




Captivated by some geese flying overhead

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Four Generations

After I picked Evan up from the airport we had some lunch then headed to Grandpa Norby's house.  Evan is just like his dad who is just like his dad.  Evan is 30 years younger than his dad, who is 30 years younger than his dad, who is 30 years younger than his dad.  Each one is the second child.  So naturally Evan told me we had to have a child born in 2012 and  the child had  to be a boy and our second child.  Oops missed that opportunity.  Grandpa Norby has some great stories, it just so happens he tells the same ones over and over.  He is a little chatty Cathy just like Evan.  Grandpa Norby also served in World War II.

Four Generations
After this picture was taken and we were saying goodbye Autumn lovingly grabbed Grandpa's loose skin on his cheek and stretched.  She was in awe.  It was rather funny (and yes she is chewing on my hoop earring).

Heber House

Saturday after hearing the big news, of the age limits changing for LDS missionaries, I headed up to "Heber House."  "Heber House" is Evan's mom's parents "summer home" which they retired to several years ago.  Lots of big events have occurred at Heber House, a handful of grand kids have been married there, lots of Fourth of July flag ceremonies and Christmas morning breakfasts.  It holds lot of good memories for Evan.  So off we were for Autumn's first visit.

Doing what grandparents do best....take pictures of their grandchildren.  On the swings at the park on Main Street.
Eating in a retro high chair
Not sure how she feels about the reindeer singing, "grandma got run over by a reindeer" 

The following pictures I took on a cold morning of Autumn dressed in her Reindeer suit, because it is warm and she is cute!





On a walk with grandma exploring the plants.
Getting lots of attention from her second cousins, Angel, Pristine, and Eden.
Autumn loves feet.  They are funny looking and they wiggle when you touch them.
Autumn learned to climb the stairs at Great Grandma Robins and perfected it at Great Grandma  Jeanne's house.
Evan went to a conference in San Diego while I was in Utah and joined us at the tail end of our Heber visit.
Four generations
Grandpa and Grandma Norby

The bridge over the "Crik"

Uncle Cameron


Between Grandmas' visits

After I decided to head out to Utah I found out my in-laws were also coming to Utah SOOO I extended my trip.  In between Autumn seeing her grandparents I got to catch up with some of my BFFs and also had dinner with my Roberts cousins.
 

Jetta and Autumn sharing
Playing at Great Grandma Robins'

Part One of the Utah Adventure

My baby sister up and decided to serve a mission a couple months ago (before the age limit changed) and she leaves in January.  Since I'm not going home for Christmas I knew I needed to find a time to "say goodbye" to her.  My dad had business in Utah and my mom was tagging along so I bought airplane tickets.  Yes I realize that she isn't leaving for a few months you Utah people who always get to see their families!

Autumn and Aunt Hannah.  Autumn took awhile to warm up....basically after my parents left.

four generations


Hanging out on BYU's campus with Uncle Noah eating a muffin


Desecrating Hannah's bedroom.  She made that quilt pretty talented huh?

Autumn's new obsession eating ice. 

"swimming" in Great-Grandma's bath tub.

playing at the parks with grandma and grandpa


Autumn sporting her new hair style.  hannah lovingly calls it "the fountain".

Weeeee!!!!




playing with cousin It Grandma Pattie
The family



Right after Autumn broke a bowl while she was eating dinner.