Christmas at the Homestead

We all volunteered for a Christmas event at Ryan's museum. Lincoln sang, Marina was an elf and helped with some of the other activities, and I did whatever needed to be done. It was a great way to start the Christmas season. Marina and Lincoln also had Christmas performances at school. Marina's choir performed for the school Christmas assembly, and Lincoln's drama class did A Pirate's Christmas Carol, in which he was Santa Claus.

Fall 2015

This will be a bit of a catch all post from the end of summer and fall. 

Cousins visited Ella, Kaden, and Carter

At the museum: Ella Carter and Kaden

At the airport headed home after lots of summer adventures.

Guess whose backpack this is. One hint: it's not Lincoln's. Marina is joining the Paul family superhero fandom. 

Celebrating Marina's birthday

Continuing the Paul family superhero fandom is Lincoln and Ryan attending ComicCon as a birthday present to each of them. They had a great time!

Some the the photos from ComicCon:

Jenna Coleman

Our friend Carrie (as Han Solo)

The Weasley Twins (Harry Potter)

Lincoln got braces!

There have been lots of fun activities at Frontier Homestead. We go there a lot.

Spontaneous public art at the museum. I LOVE this. 

First day of school photos

First day of 8th grade

First day of 5th grade

We visited Cedar Breaks National Monument for Ryan to give a program about Iron County. It was a great day to be up there.

Marina got to meet her favorite Festival actor: Allie Babich. Allie was in 3 plays that Marina saw this year: South Pacific, Charley's Aunt, and Dracula. Allie has a fan for life, and was great to hang out with Marina at a Festival party.

Lincoln's 13th birthday

Super hero in training

At The Taming of the Shrew in the final season of the Adams Shakespearean Theater. 

A few photos of the Adams theater from the last performance. Bittersweet. We'll be opening a new outdoor theater next summer. 

Ryan at Thanksgiving Point

More Thanksgiving Point gardens

5th grade photo. Concept and styling by Marina

Lincoln's drama class play. He is the Chef. 

We had a fun family reunion with the Terry family. We stayed in a historic building - used to be a courthouse, and had tons of fun!

Ella is the judge and Kaden is testify as to whether or not Ryan does the dishes. I think Ryan lost on appeal, but there were too many giggles to tell for sure. 

There was a playground nearby for even more fun

This painting was hanging in the hall - the kids all decided she was creepy.

Marina loves her cousins!

More events at the museum - Halloween!

Crazy hair day at school

Vanellope Von Schweetz and Link