Choir Concerts

Abby has choir as one of her elective credits this year. Choir was not her first choice, but she is having a good time. She had two concerts this month. One at the school, the other at Barnes and Noble.

Birthday Bonanza

TEENAGERS!! Wow! Oh how we love these three kiddos. They make us proud each and every day. When it is time for their birthday, a lot happens around here. It was the boys turn to have a party with friends.

Family Parties:

We went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner with the McNeil side of the family. The Coccimiglio family gathered at our house, and apparently I can't host and take pictures at the same time.

Boys Party: Paintballing

The Gang

Jeremy, Uncle Nate, and Seth

Uncle Tony and cousin Chris

Seth, Zach and Jeremy

The boys, Spencer and Adam

Chris, Kohlten, Jackson, Seth, and Adam

Canyon, Seth and Spencer

YW in Excellence

Abby was asked to share her creative cooking and artistic talents as part of the YW in excellence night. Each girl displayed something that they had accomplished or a talent. Abby did an amazing job with these cupcakes. They were lemon with a raspberry filing. She made white chocolate 'temples' for each cupcake. They were delicious. She is so talented. We are proud of her.

Halloween Night

Traditions change as the kids get older. We usually host a halloween dinner party, but due to the age of our kids, and their desire to hang out with friends, we changed plans.


Danielle and Abby

Nerd cousin Chris, cousin Michael, Seth, Zach and friend Adam

7th Grade Halloween Party

We had a two part Halloween party. Abby's friends came over in the afternoon, and at dinner time, the boy's friends joined in for a few games and dinner, before they left for the 'haunted corn maze'.

Abby and her friends, Marissa, Sam, and Laura had fun doing a photo scavenger hunt through out our neighborhood, decorating cookies, painting pumpkins, and hanging out with the brother's friends, when they arrived.

Seven Peaks

We had season passes to Seven Peaks this summer, but we had a very difficult time using them. Someone always had an injury at our house, that prevented us from being able to 'swim'. We did sneak down a few times with friends and cousins.

Spencer, Zach and Seth

Abby and Kaylie

Zach, Seth and Chris

Danielle and Abby

FOOTBALL

As a 12 year old, Seth decided to jump into the world of tackle football. Most kids in our area begin when they are 8 years old. Seth never had any interest until this year. He had an amazing year. He had great coaches, who taught him a lot. He played center. He learned a lot, became physical fit, and learned the value of team work. We are so proud of him. His coach commented, at the end of the season, that he was a super 'coachable' player, which is a very important quality. He can't wait to do it again next year. We loved watching him. We were sad to see the season come to an end.

Middle School/New School

At the beginning of August we received a phone call for a charter school in our area, stating that they had accepted our kids for the upcoming school year. It was not an easy decision. In the beginning, the number one factor that convinced the kids to give it a try, was the fact that school didn't start until 8:15am. Our regular middle school required them to catch a bus at 6:50am. They strongly disliked the idea of having to wear a uniform. Although I will say that Abby was the one excited to not have to worry about her outfits everyday. I love the whole theory behind the uniforms.

Call 911

We are grateful for health insurance and doctors. It has been a busy summer in the ER:

One week into football practice, Seth decided to try and chop off the tip of his finger. He was fixing his bike, and was spinning the wheel. He decided to stop it from spinning with his finger. It did stop :)

Abby smashed her finger at girls camp. The camp nurse thought she broke it, so I ran up to camp and picked her up. We visited the Park City emergency room, luckily it was not broken, just a deep tissue bruise.

Zach broke his wrist. He was racing a friend through the neighborhood, around the elementary school, took a corner too sharp, and supermanned off of his bike. Ouch!

Earlier in the summer, Seth smacked his on the side of the Draper Pool, while doing a back flip. He received 5 staples.

Chip Foose and Over Haulin

While in California, the kids and Grandpa Mike, decided to go and find Chip Foose's studio. My kids are big fans 'Overhaulin'. We got totally lucky. Chip Foose was in the studio. He was very kind to the kids, he signed autographs, and even sketched on Zach's cast. A definate highlight of this vacation.

Huntington Beach

A little family vacation before school starts. We earned the Disney service passes early in the year, so we decided to head to California to use them. We spent 1/2 day at Disney, it was very crowded. We spent the rest of the time exploring the Newport/Huntington Beach area.

Bike ride around Balboa Island