Soccer and the Liahona

Well some of you know that Tanner started soccer and he loves it! He does way better than I thought he would. He is actually pretty quick and loves to kick the ball. This last game that he played his team got a little distracted because the other team had two little boys who were a little naughty. I heard them calling some of our kids "fried chicken". And then of course came the response, "No I'm not you are." One of our kids even tried to tackle the other team. Quite entertaining. We weren't very quick at getting some action pictures but here's a little something every kid does. It is so funny.



Last night for home evening we talked about Lehi and the Liahona. For our activity we made Liahonas. And despite the look on braydens face he really had fun. He's upset because I made him take another picture. We have even had to take our Liahonas to Lowes so that we would know which direction we were supposed to go!

Tanner's 1st day of School

So I was a little worried about Tanner going to school. Really only because I wanted him to talk to people which unless he knows you chances are good he might not even acknowledge you. And because when we went to Back to School night a few days before school was to start he still did not have a teacher. I thought we would find out who is teacher was when we registered so I told him that and he was excited. But then we didn't get a teacher at registration. Well then I was told we would meet the teacher at Back to School night. But that didn't happen either. A teacher had been hired and resigned the day before. So his classroom was pitch black and no decorations that night.... bummer. So finally we got a call from his new teacher the saturday before school saying who she was!!!! Well when we showed up to school the room was dark again. Thankfully his teacher was close by and she came over. Well he seemed excited in the morning and this is what I got.

When I dropped him off this is what I got

Thankfully he kinda smiled before we left!!!
He has already prayed that he will not have anymore homework.

Shoe Fetish

So I'm just wondering if McCall has a shoe fetish. I was hanging up some winter clothes for her and matching up shoes and by the end the only conclusion was that she has way to much stuff. She had 17 pairs of shoes, and a so many clothes they couldn't be all hung up. Greatest part of this all it was all free. My mother in Laws neighbor gave her all of her old girl's clothes and shoes and thus I inherited them. Even after giving away 6 trash bags full of clothes her closet has more clothes and shoes then mine.

McCall's 1!!!

We celebrated McCalls Birthday today! My In Laws came to town for a visit and to celebrate her big day. We started off with the traditional number pancake and then we got to eat cake early in the morning so my in laws could be there for the fun. Unfortunately McCall has been a little grumpy lately (I'm not sure if it's just her teeth bothering her) so I don't think we have any pictures with a good smile in it. While we were singing Happy Birthday she reached for the flame so Mo pulled her hand away and she cried the rest of the time. Thank good she enjoyed her cupcake!

The Boys also enjoyed helping McCall eat her cake!

We also had a party and invited all of the kids in Tanner's Primary class. I think they had a lot of fun. I divided the kids into groups and let each group make their own volcano. Then we poured the baking soda and vinegar into them and watch them erupt. Well I don't know what one group did different but theirs totally exploded everywhere. It was sooooo funny. They weren't quite sure what to do. Even though they had just watched everyone else's erupt they were so stunned!

I also had a bunch of different items like: goldfish, rice, noodles, bouncy balls, etc. for them to feel and they guess what it was. I think the best was the jello!
All in all I think the party was successful!

Brayden was so tired after one day that he fell asleep eating some garlic bread. It is so funny watching him try to eat while sleeping.

Family Reunion

We just got back from a fantastic time in Maryland. We went to my brothers house for a family reunion and had a lot of fun. My kids are tuckered out still! We got to go see a lot of fun places. We watched pig races, saw the Antietam Battle field (bloodiest day of battle during the Civil War...I think!) went to Gettysburg, ate at the Pennsylvania Dutch Market, went to a baseball game, played lots of games, saw DC and lots more. While we were in DC we got to see Arlington Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. I was sweating up a storm there. I have no idea how the guards could stand it. I was watching the guard as he was walking away from his post and he was soooooo sweaty. I knew arlington cemetery was big but it was way bigger than I thought. We also Iwo Jima, visited the Air and Space Museum and drove around and saw some other monuments and the white house. The cousins had lots of fun playing together and NEVER wanted to go to sleep. We had to have someone sit in their room until they would fall asleep because they were playing around so much. At the baseball game we had 3 people ejected from the game and an idiot fan run around the field for a LONG time before every cop in the stadium was close to or on the field to catch him. We had lots of fun playing some games where we had to knock over water bottles with a ball and panty hose, eating an oreo off our foreheads using only the muscles in our face to get it in our mouths! We had a great time visiting with everyone. Thanks Jason and Dadra for hosting the mad house!

Brayden's 3!

Brayden turned 3 this past week. To say he was excited was a major understatement. He kept talking about all his friends that were going to come over for his birthday so I figured I had better have a party. We had several kids come over but apparently 13 kids were not enough. Tanner and Brayden kept asking why we weren't inviting some of their other friends. When I said we had enough people coming they took it upon themselves to invite 4 more people. We had his party outside with a couple of water games. We painted the fence with water, had the kids push a ball with their nose from one end of the pool to the other, a water ballon toss and then I had all the kids chase Mo and peg him with water balloons (I think the kids liked that part), and a couple other games. But I think the kids liked jumping on the trampoline at the end. It's a good thing we have a net on the trampoline because we had all 13 kids on the trampoline at one point (chaos..not recommended if your neighbors like quiet). We had a Beach Ball cake all though I don't think it really looked like that. Brayden loves all his presents and Tanner has tried to slowly make them become his. Thanks to everyone who was able to come. Some of the pictures are us at Bridal Veil Falls with my brother Lance.

Where have all the post gone?

Well our computer crashed so it was out of commission for 3 weeks while they fixed it. Everything came back great on it except for all of our pictures and videos we took are gone, including McCall's baby pictures. Got to love technology. Anyways since the last post we've worked on finishing the basement. My in laws came to town to help. Ok maybe they did most of the work. It helped that they knew what they were doing. We finished the electrical, put up drywall and started mudding. . With the help of his dad Mo installed a ceiling fan. He had to put the hole in the ceiling and all since there was not currently a light there. We painted a little and the boys couldn't get enough of splattering it everywhere and climbing on the ladder. They even helped cover buttons to make our curtains with. We still have lots we'd like to do but are glad we've made some progress. And for all those who have been asking this past week we took McCall down to Primary Children's to get her chest checked out. Long story short the doctor is totally confused as to where the mass came from or why it's there. We did a scan and discovered that the mass is where lung tissue should be growing and there are blood vessels and stuff in it. So because surgery would be too risky and she is acting and growing normal we are to just watch for any signs of infection and come back in the Spring. We are grateful for all your prayers and help with watching the boys. They had so fun much every place they went. We got to see Uncle Lance and hike Bridal Veil falls while we were in Utah! And sorry I couldn't get the slide show webpage to work fast enough so here are all the pictures.