What's On My Happy List

Back to School...

Monday, August 15th 2022

I swear school is starting earlier

every year. 

😝

Looky who's a Senior!!!

Brie is a big girl now haha 

and drives herself 

AND Kate to school...

Fun tradition at Murray High...

Sr. Sunrise

that B helped with behind the scenes...

{just some minor drama leading up to it is all...haha

non hiker(s), steep hills, 9 boxes of donuts, 

and a table... = concerned parent, 

therefore got lots of prayers roll'in.} 

🙏😉

Saturday morning Ensign Peak hike...

B with the other Sr. Class officers...

and friends...

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Kate has officially entered 

"the armpit of your life" years...

😂

Hello 7th grade!!

B is such a good sister and came to
back to school night with us so she could
help Kate familiarize herself with the 

junior high school.  

Finding her classes and

getting her locker open and such.  

Kate's lucky to go to school in such a 

nice building.

First day Red Carpet welcome 

lined with administrators, teachers and officers.

Love how they try to make 

the first day special 

for these kiddos.

OF COURSE we had to watch this in honor 

of Kate starting Junior High!!!..

"I'm not pooping til highschool"...LOL

Since 7th graders started a day earlier

than the 8th and 9th graders..Kate had 

Monday off {cuz she started Friday} 

so we took her to breakfast Monday morn. 

Have you tried the dulce de leche pancakes 

from IHOP??? Ya gotta. 

Yum Yum. 

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So we are starting a new

tradition at our house. Did you

know most countries have a 

siesta or break

in the afternoon to rest 

and reconnect?

Too bad we don't have that tradition

here in America. 

Us Cooper girls think we should... 

so we are gonna start our

own version of siesta with "tea time"

every afternoon on school days at 3:15. 

 

We pull out the tea cups and I get to 

hear them "spill the tea" 

about their time at school

while we eat whatever...

milk and Oreos, apple juice 

with crackers & tuna. 

One day it was ham fried rice 

and sparkling water...

basically whatever suits our fancy. 

I've always LOVED hearing about the details 

of my girl's school days, 

so that part is nothing new!

We are just enhancing the experience. 

Some days we even throw in

a game of Nertz after.

We are kinda obsessed with that 

game right now. 

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We had our back to school themed dinner!

Let your light so shine before men, 

that they may see your good works, 

and glorify your Father which is in heaven...

{idea and printable from marcicoombs.com}

We listened to Elder Bednar's message on light...

and ate Hawaiian Haystacks...

A reminder to not 

hide your "light" under a haystack...

oops I mean bushel.

😉

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In other family random....

Emmsie and I helped decorate for a

bridal shower at a lady's house

in our ward. 

Off to Girl's Camp!

The girls had young women's camp 

really late this summer. It ended just a few

days before school started for Kate. 

It was Kate's first time at camp. 

She survived. Only because

Brie was there too! Ha! I'm so

glad these two are such good buddies.

Some of us hiked Ensign Peak 

prepping for said hike

mentioned earlier. 

😂

Chinese checkers has been a go to favorite

this summer....

We even got my mama playing...

Brie's latest drawings....

Emmsie threw a fun happy unbirthday party 

for the activity day girls in our ward!

Kyleigh recently got THIS back...

her wedding bouquet!

Preserved nicely in a keepsake frame 

from Pressed Floral in Orem. 

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In food news....

The latest Kate in the Kitchen creations...

she's made homemade rosemary butter

blue cookies and meringue! 

Apparently it's Percy Jackson's

bday today so she and her sisters

are having a Percy Jackson movie  

watch'in celebration, eating these 

blue cookies (from the books) and the pink

pretend lotus flowers (from that one 

Poker Face music scene in the movie.) 

LOL

Dinner group at La Casa Del Tamal...

a Mexican restaurant in West Valley.

The Tacos de Birria con Consome were a hit!

Pastries from the Farmer's Market.

Oh so good!!!

The back to school treat 

we gave the kiddos in Primary...

{download from wozyworks on Etsy}

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and lastly, 

One of my favorite watches of late....

Some parts I really loved {especially the

costuming, music and scenery.}

Other aspects of the movie where they

try modernizing things....not so much. 

The two older versions

of Persuasion are much better, but it

was still an enjoyable watch.