For Family Night we decided to load up the crew and go get our Halloween Pumpkins. Since Halloween is a big deal at our house this is a big deal too. We were kind of bummed this year when we found out that the patch we went to last year wasn't selling so we headed up towards Perry to our other pumpkin pickin destination. The kids were super excited to pick out that perfect pumpkin even if it was just picking them out of a box.

(as you can see it would of been horrible.. maybe even life threatening to step out of the texting world for 10 minutes)

Another Perfect Weekend

This weekend started off with another football game. We beat Fremont 31-0.. Go Weber! They did so great. It was Fremont's homecoming game so they were a little bummed. Saturday Kelly had to work until noon so the kids & I spent the morning doing some cleaning and listening to conference. Later in the afternoon we headed up to Cache Valley.. our very favorite place. It had been rainy so it was perfect. We walked around the little zoo, hit the cheese factory, had dinner in a parking lot while we enjoyed the beautiful evening and then stopped by to take Grandpa some cheese on the way home. There is nothing more fun than being together as a family.

As we were walking around the zoo I was watching the kids play together and jump over puddles and was thinking to myself how blessed I am. They were playing and laughing together... just having fun together. I even snuck a picture of Kolton & Jasmyn holding hands (so sweet!). As many times as we've been to that little zoo we never get tired of it.. there aren't really any exotic animals.. pretty much just lots of ducks, turtles, some coyotes, mountain lions, deer and porcupines (mostly animals that have been injured and can't live in the wild) but we love it and are thankful for this place where we can walk around, enjoy eachother and nature

OOPS!

We went to do yardwork of a neighbor who just lost her hubby to cancer 3 weeks ago. Kelly, Hayden & I picked up peaches & apples that had hit the ground while Kolton mowed. Kolton got done mowing and parked the lawn riding mower. He felt his pocket and his phone was gone. He started back tracking thinking he left it on the porch. Nope.. it wasn't there so he walked around the back yard and found it.






Yep, it had dropped out of his pocket and had been chewed up by the lawn mower... he knew he had ran over something at the time but had thought it was just an apple. Poor kid.. he was so upset... I don't know how many times he called himself an idiot. I just kept telling him accidents happen. There were a few times I had to turn my head and bite my lip because I really wanted to laugh.. It's so funny how you can see the words "sprint" and "upstage" on some of those pieces.

He has worked so hard mowing lawns this summer so he could pay for his monthly phone service

LOL... Look close and you can even see the pieces of grass in that pile of chunks

playing out back

I didn't get as many pics as I thought I did But here are a few.. We had Dave, Sarah, Owen & Eli, Steve, Erica, Mom, Dad & Michael over the other night for dinner & smores. Eli fell in love with the chickens

Nerds..

I had to tell this story..

Yesterday the 3 younger kids came home from school upset that a "new" kid was being picked on by other kids at school. They brought it up many times throughout the day. They were all really bothered by this.

During dinner they brought it up again and so I took the opportunity to let them
know how important it is to be nice to everyone especially the underdog.. I told them to make sure to be good friends to everyone and to be extra nice to those who didn't have friends or those who were getting picked on.

Hayden had sat there quietly listening until I said this.. then he says "yeah but you want to especially be nice to the nerds because some day they will be your boss".

It made Kelly & I laugh so hard to think that at 12 years old he's got it all figured out

Go Weber!

Weber's sophomore football team is doing awesome! They just won their 3rd game (undeafeted) last night against Northridge 19-0. They have 2 mores games and hopefully they do great since they've beat the hardest teams already. Kolton is #55 and has made some great tackles (he plays middle linebacker). (These pics were taken during the 1st & 2nd games). Yeah Kolton!

Whale of a Garnish

Hayden loves to be in the kitchen. When I'm making anything he's my right hand man. He loves to get things out, then put things away but prefers to be stirring and cracking eggs. Grandma gave him this book on garnishments so he came right home and got busy.. check out his masterpeice

Jasmyn's First Lost Tooth

Kelly & I were out enjoying the yard when Jasmyn came to talk to us. Kelly noticed her tooth was sitting forward and asked her if she had a loose tooth. She said no. Kelly had her come closer and wiggled it and sure enough it was hanging by a thread and was out within 10 minutes (it took her a minute to build up the courage to let me pull it). She was thrilled! Chet helped her write a note asking if she could keep it and the tooth fairy came. I can't believe my baby is losing her teeth already :(

Willow Park Zoo

Labor Day Weekend

We had an awesome Labor Day Weekend. It was a mellow weekend filled with b.bques, friends and family time. Friday night was spent just hanging around the house doing yard work and spending time with the kids, Saturday we had friends over for hamburgfers on the grill and smores in the backyard, Sunday we had the family over for dinner and celebrated my mom & dad's anniversary, Monday we spent the day in Logan. We had a blast! It was just a good weekend. It's always fun to spend time with the ones you love most.

First Day Of School

Well.. after almost 16 years my kids are in school all day. I have dreaded this day for a long time but at the same time it didn’t seem like it would ever come either... It was so cute this morning while I was doing Jasmyns hair, Chet asked me what I was going to do all day by myself. Before I could answer I heard him say.. "you could go see your mom." Then Jasmyn said "you could go to the store and buy some fruits & vegetables" (why she said that I'll never know.. lol), then Chet said "you could go to the zoo with Grandma" (ugh.. like I would ever go without kids.. they were the only reason I went there in the first place). And then Jasmyn told me I could go to a movie. It was so cute how concerned they were that I was going to be by myself all day and they were going to give me ideas of things I could do.

Last night as I was telling Hayden that the neighbor was driving carpool the first week so I wouldn't be taking him to school on his first day. He said "Mom.. I wanted you to take me." When I asked him why he said.. "so I could give you one last hug." It melted me! Needless to say I called the neighbor and asked her if I could drive the first day. As we pulled into to the school parking lot I thought to myself.. Hayden isn't going to give me a hug in front of this other kid.. sure enough, when I came to a stop he stood up and gave me a huge bear hug and told me he loved me. Not only did it make my day but it also helped me realize there is no better pay off to being a mom. I'm so thankful I get to stay home and be there for my kids to drive carpools or rush to the school to pick them up when they call home because they aren't feeling well. I'm so thankful Kelly works as hard as he does to support us so I can stay home... Thanks Kel!