Fun Fall Days

So...I took lots of photos this afternoon. The light was great and I couldn't resist as the sky was so blue. These are a few snapshots of mainly Ali...she is the most entertaining now a days.


This top shot is Ali eating a peanut. Aren't you glad you are not that peanut!!!

Ali decided she must water the pots this afternoon. We made an exchange...I would fill up her water bucket if she would go potty on the toilet. My highly trained negotiation skills were in work there.


These photos crack me up....the story plays out exactly as it seems....Ali is on an "inventure" with her kitty. They are looking for baby animals to save. They found a monkey....a koala bear...and tucked them into the seat of her trike for safe keeping.



Kitty is a good sport....she doesn't scratch or bite...but if she did I wouldn't blame her.



Yes, at this point Ali is trying to put Kitty into her Easter basket....poor kitty....what should she do?



Kitty is biding her time...just waiting for her chance...Ali is saying, "Here you go sweet little kitty."


And she got it.....Ali is running after her screaming, "Oh no my kitty....my kitty....my kitty." It wasn't long until Kitty was recovered by Ty and brought back to the loving and adoring Ali.

PLAY TIME AT THE PARK

For family fun on Saturday we took the kids to our park....I can pretty much guarantee our park is funner than your park. We have got beach sand, which has somehow become a scarcity at parks and everything spins.....this is how it has earned the nickname...spinny park or more affectionately named by B, Puke Park!!! No one has yet to actually puke yet, but Mom has come the closest.

There is spinning.....

And spinning...

And more spinning....

Love Ali's hair in this photo!!!
She is the swingingest girl there ever was. Seriously she would sit and swing for however long someone is willing to push her. No interest in anything else, unless of course you tell her to try and pump and then she is off the swing and into digging castles in the sand.

THIS IS THE PLACE HALLOWEEN PARTY!!!

We went to the This is the Place Monument park for some early trick or treating. They hand out candy at the little pioneer homes and you get to do crafts and run through the corn maze. It was a fun afternoon. The pony's weren't too back either
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Hanging out in the hay with the cousins.

Funny Story: Yesterday at dinner we were talking about how Byron was going to learn how to ski better so he could go bailing over a 80 foot cliff. Then Byron was joking how Carter would come with him. So, Carter politely declines the offer stating how he would die if he did that. Then Ty says being totally serious and with a look of true and honest concern on his face... "Oh no ...if Carter dies...then I will have to turn in all his homework." Yes, that would be the first concern on my mind as well.

All in all we had a fun weekend and are going to be so sad to see it cool off around here. I pulled out all my tomato plants and managed to get two loads of garbage out this morning. I fill up the can once and the trash man does our side of our street. Then ten minutes later he does the other side of the street. So, if I can catch it on time I can refill my can again and run it across the street. Two loads of garden trash out in one week....I really think it is genius.

I managed to get one closet cleaned out today. Ali's bedroom was a disaster but after much sorting and giving away of clothing to some neighbors we are back into control. She had enough clothes to dress three little girls.

Tomorrow we have Carter's last dentist appointment to look forward to....Poor kid. He was just laying on the floor by me saying how the dentist is a tooth's best friend. At least he is old enough to understand why he is being tortured.

Well, the 8 o'clock bells are ringing for bedtime so it is off we go.

Welcome to the Pollan Post

Welcome to the Pollan Post

This is my attempt at keeping a journal, writing cute little things my kids do, keeping a vacation log but most importantly having a place for my mother in law to see cute pictures of our kids.

With the Holidays closing in quickly on us I need to get my booty in gear. We have been lingering in the last few days of summer, hoping they will extend as far into winter as spring did into summer. Those hopes have been quickly dashed by the 6 inches of snow we received this last week. The kids had way more fun than is even reasonable out there sledding and throwing snowballs. Ali came inside after playing and said, "I had FUN in the snow." We had a weekend of gloves, boots, snow pants and missing hats. The snow melted into the carpet causing wet socks to the unexpectant feet. I am still deliberating on whether to welcome winter with open arms or crawl up in a ball and cry. Ali does make it harder to feel down when she is so excited about the "snow everywhere." She has even declared she wants to learn how to ski.

Carter couldn't be convinced for most of the weekend to go out and play with the younger kids. He finally came around and did some surfing down the grass in the front on Sunday after church. You will find Carter begging to go to the fire station lately so he can get another thing passed off for his Wolf badge. I finally got his Bobcat and a few other badges he has earned sewn onto his scout shirt and he couldn't be more pleased with himself.

Tyler is the two-wheeler king now. He recently mastered the art of balance and has taken off on his two-wheeler. He is loving the last few warm days we are having this week and rides his bike all around outside.

They keep running commercials for the widows-weekend events they have for the deer-hunter wives and I keep wondering when I will see an add for the widow-events for the bird hunters wives. Byron is off again today with his girl Jessie trying to get a grouse or a chucker or anything else that flies. He reads and studies the maps all week and then on the weekends he heads out to see what he can find. I will say it has improved his waist-line if nothing else. We have enjoyed one lovely meal of grouse-shishkabob. I just hope he doesn't get to good at this bird hunting. I really do prefer chicken given the option but as we tell our kids, you kill it...you eat it. Anyone interested in a bird hunt, now is the time to visit. Byron would love to have you.

I have been busy with the art gallery. We got our sign on the window so now people can see there is a gallery in the restaurant as they drive by. I added a new artist this week and her work is amazing. We should have an article run in the Deseret News and the Clipper this week. Really though word of mouth is the best review you can get.

Hope you are all doing well and enjoying the fall season. I have started noticing christmas lights sneaking up onto peoples rooflines and the anticipation of the joy the season brings to the little ones is contageous. We all need to reflect more on the things we are grateful for and get out there and vote.