The Adventures of Cat & Jack: Looking Back at 2023

(published after midnight on 1/31/24)

Our Favorite Things from 2023:

Ben

- Disney Cruise
- buying a house
- smoker
- Florida trips

Brett
- family reunion
- Park City
- Spring Break trip
- Mexico City with Tabernacle Choir
- LA & NYC with Cat
- Cat's senior recital
- Fields moving to Utah
- Freedom Run & Top Golf
- Tallahassee for Thanksgiving
- temple trips with kids
- service projects

Cat
- new job at Covington
- boys soccer
- Italy
- Jazz game with Robert
- graduation
- HXP
- college
- both trips to St. George
- Park City
- New York
- friends getting mission calls

Jack
- family reunion
- Halloween
- Disney Cruise
- swimming with JM over the summer
- working at Megaplex
- summer trip to Florida
- track & XC
- Dead Reckoning
- Patriarchal Blessing

Liza
- Disney Cruise
- summer trip to Florida
- Park City weekend
- buying a house
- family reunion
- doing dance nails
- club & school volleyball
- Top Golf

Luke
-Park City weekend
-fencing
-ice skating
-Naruto for Halloween
-Dad's Halloween work party
-Florida
-fields reunion
-Disney Cruise

One thing I haven't mentioned on the blog is that I set a goalin 2023 to take the kids (at least Liza and Jack) to a different temple to do baptisms for the dead each month. We didn't make it every month, but we did increase the amount of temple work we did over 2022, so that's still a win.

Between doing baptism sessions, walking through temple open houses, and just visiting temples on the outside, we saw 18 different temples, mostly in Utah, but a few in other states and one was in a different country. I'm so thankful that the temple can be such a prominent part of our lives and for the peace and Spirit we feel there. I'm so glad that the kids are developing a love of the temple as well.

Baptism Sessions:

Payson

Provo

Provo City Center

Draper

Las Vegas

Cebu (Cat)

Saratoga Springs

Mt. Timpanogos

Bountiful

Jordan River

Oquirrh Mountain

Open Houses:
St. George

Orem

Saratoga Springs

Exterior Visits:

Orlando

Salt Lake

Tallahassee

Lindon (not pictured)

Quotable Cat

"Do you even know what LOL means?" (1/11/14)
"Tonight can I exercise on the elliptical? I want to gain a few pounds or lose a few pounds." (6/16/13)
(while "teaching" her friends about fencing) "I had 21 years of training. I trained until I was seven."(10/13/12)
"Mom, can you do the cream cheese? I'm better at eating than spreading." (Oct. 2012)
"I can still go pretty fast cause my mind's pretty big. It can fit a lot of stuff in it." (Sept. 2012)
(to Eliza) "Your breath smells like burned pickles but it's okay cause you were eating a lot of chips." (8/26/12)
"I want to clean my room so it can be fick and fan." (7/10/12)
(Cat asked me to be a wicked witch and I wondered what I should do in the role) "The wicked witch brushes our hair really hard." (7/10/12)
"You always make me cry! Every time I cry it's because of YOU!" (5/16/12)
"Mom, can you find me on Facebook?" (Jan. 2012)

Jackisms 2013

"Why can't we eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonald's?" (10/11/14)
"Guess what? I burped 4 times and farted 3 times. {BURP}. I burped 5 times and farted 3 times." (2/1/14)
"Grammy, how does your sister tickle YOU?" (1/11/14)
"If you're going to marry two boys first you kiss the first boy then you kiss the second a boy on the lips." (6/20/13)
"Pepperonis are the funnest!" (5/25/13)
"Did you know that cheetahs are the fastest tigers on land?" (5/22/13)
"First it was the dinosaurs, then Lehi, then Rescue Bots, then us." (5/8/13)
"Did you know champagne is another word for water?" (5/21/13)
"Prepare to BE a MAZE!" (5/20/13)
"If this bread goes in the trash, it can be recycled. And it turns into a toy!" (2/20/13)
"Mommy, look. My job is easier if I'm a crane. Rrrrrrrmmmm." (2/20/13)
"Does chocolate really MELT?" (2/11/13)
"Mommy. Are you LISTENING to me?" (2/11/13)
"Big bad wolves can't blow this house down cause it's made of bricks and yarn and a little bit of wood." (2/6/13)
(While working on a puzzle) "Ooh, I'm getting so clever at this." (1/24/13)
(While explaining hibernation to me) "Did you know bears celebrate all winter?" (Jan. 2013)

Eliza's Funnies

"Luke tried to eat my whole head, Mom." (6/27/14)
"Mommy, I like how Luke whacks you in the face, and whacks you and whacks you and whacks you." (3/25/14)
"Can I help Luke slobber on his hands because he likes to slobber. (I laugh) I'm serious! He likes slobbering!" (Feb. 2014)
(because I made her eat an egg she wanted me to cook for her) "I wish I didn't have a Mom like you!" (1/31/14)
"Grammy's gonna be late if she isn't on time." (1/3/14)
"I'm a superhero. I save people and I'm stylish and awesome." (12/29/13)
(about Luke) "His kisses are just like slobber." (11/17/13)
"My Daddy is the best daddy ever. He is stronger than ANYBODY." (11/8/13)
"I wish I had a bird on my finger I could keep." (10/25/13)
"Stop talking at me! I'm getting angry at you cause you're making me sad!" --buries head in hands to "cry" for 3 seconds -- (6/14/13)

Looking Back at 2023

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