A Day in the Life

 A Day in the Life of the Pages

Saturday, December 23rd, 2023

Brian:  Snuggling twins in Utah!

Kathy:  Snuggling twins in California!

Ty:  Frosting cinnamon rolls is serious business.

Michelle:  I got to go to the temple this morning with Ty.  

Happy birthday Grandpa Applegate and Joseph Smith!

Afton:  While Mom was grabbing a few things in Walmart, 

I decided to put away some stray carts.

Eliza:  Climbing a big oak tree in the Walmart parking lot 

while Mom grabbed a few things inside.

Kathryn:  Ditto.

Calvin:  Helping make cinnamon rolls to deliver to friends and neighbors.

Josh:  Reading a bedtime story to all FOUR of my kids!

Elizabeth:  I'm still shocked there's two of them.

Layla:  Uncle Ben wrapped our presents in a huge box!

We loved unwrapping it!

Ellie:  Paaaaaaa!

Carter:  Cooper and I discovered the fan!

Cooper:  Snuggling Pa before he leaves.

Joseph:  Is Christmas here yet?!

Jayna:  Celebrating Grandpa Applegate's birthday with hamburgers and root beer freezes!

William:  I'm going to be the cutest shepherd in the Applegate nativity tomorrow night.

Nora:  Since I learned how to climb out of my crib, 

I enjoy bringing things into my bed in the morning.  

Today I'm reading books.

Dallin:  Out on a family walk!

Courtney:  Decorating cookies with Benson!

Benson:  I love running with Dad at the church!

Sarah Jane:  Santa's little helper.

Marx:  Something has to fall off.

A Day in the Life

 A Day in the Life of the Pages

Thursday, November 23rd, 2023

Brian:  Happy Thanksgiving!  We picked up Grant and had dinner at Greg and Cynthia's.

Kathy:  Enjoying post Thanksgiving leftovers and Frosty the Snowman!

Ty:  Helmet hair.

Michelle:  E-mail proof that I got my package!

Afton:  Hanging with Buc-ee the Beaver.  

I got the best picture!

Eliza:  Hanging with Buc-ee the Beaver.  

Excuse me, I got the best picture!  Very stoic.

Kathryn:  Hanging with Buc-ee the Beaver.  

Mine is the best--I sacrificed my foot for this one!

Calvin:  Hanging with Buc-ee the Beaver.  

You gotta admit, I'm the cutest!

Josh:  This is the closest thing we got to taking a family picture on Thanksgiving.

Elizabeth:  Entertaining two babies!

Carter's more impressed.

Layla:  I love feeding my baby brothers!

Ellie:  I cut this nativity out of the Friend magazine and glued it all by myself.

Carter:  My very first bottle feed!

Cooper:  Happy to be in the 23rd club!

Joseph:  Strawberry rhubarb pie--one of my favorites!

Jayna:  A simple Thanksgiving, a wonderful day.

William:  Dad helped us make leaf wreaths for Thanksgiving!

Nora:  We needed a few extra things for Thanksgiving.  

I thoroughly enjoyed cruising the candy isle and adding things to my cart.

Dallin:  Pillow fight after dinner!

Courtney:  Our whole family took this side of the table at dinner.

Benson:  I had the best time being chased and carried and thrown into "jail" by my big kid friends that came over for Thanksgiving!

Sarah Jane:  I love napping with Dad!

A Day in the Life

 A Day in the Life of the Pages

Monday, October 23rd, 2023

Brian:  Trying some of Mom's yummy homemade granola!

Kathy:  Taking homemade ice cream to different people for FHE tonight!

Ty:  On my way to Airline Training in Atlanta!

Michelle:  Ty and I went to a Killers concert with Abe and Grace.  

It was very loud.

Afton:  I won two awards for the first quarter at school.  One was for my grades.  

The Citizenship Award was given to one boy and one girl in the entire 6th grade!

Eliza:  It was fun having my cousins, Henry and Hazel, with us for a few days!

Kathryn:  I had a fun time with my cousin Hazel over the last few days.

Calvin:  I sulked to the car after school because it was raining lightly.

Josh:  Ellie trying out her stand-up routine on me.

Elizabeth:  Look what Toyota sent us!  

It's not a mini van like I was hoping for, but very cute and fun.

Layla:  Doing my Dia de Los Muertos project on Grandma Gladys.

Ellie:  I'm trying to figure out why Mom doesn't like my snack choice.

She told me no more treats, so I made homemade trail mix.

Joseph:  Still working on the deck and still loving it!

Jayna:  Snuggles with the cutest little cow.

William:  I had so much fun playing hide and seek with Ghostie today.

Nora:  I could play with my sensory bin for hours.

Dallin:  Started my on-call day at the empty dog park for Marx!

Courtney:  We ended a great day with Handels!  It was delish.

Benson:  Had a blast at the zoo!  

I loved seeing monkeys, elephants, seals, and sting rays.

Sarah Jane:  This is the only pic of me all day, 

but I was a trooper through the zoo and play ground!