The pumpkin patch!!

What a beautiful Fall we have had! I won't even complain about the snow we got last weekend because it was beautiful and didn't stay long. So we made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch and let the kids pick their pumkpins to carve. As usual...Kaden was the last to pick his...he is terrible with making decisions. There was a small corn maze there also and the kids had fun chasing each other through it. We didn't stay long but it is always worth a photo op!

My baby is getting soooo big!

Kaden showing off his muscles!

Lagoon Frightmares

So did you think I fell off the face of the earth? Well, kindof. Just trying to get a grip on life. So we had a long weekend and decided to get out of town and play. We went to Frightmares at Lagoon and had a GREAT time! We went to Utah Friday afternoon and went to Lagoon Friday night. Saturday morning we let the kids swim at the hotel, then we got ready and headed home. Quick trip but we had a lot of fun!

Is there any way to slow down time? Conner is 4 1/2 and in his last year of preschool! As you can tell he was quite excited to go back to Miss Becky's this year. She is so sweet with the kids and Conner just loves her. It always amazes me the things he learns. Miss Becky must have a way of teaching that makes the kids just love learning. Well we are officially deep into another year of school with all the kids. What will I do next year when all the kids are gone everyday? Well, I guess there's always more scrapbooking that "needs" to be done!!!

I can't believe it, we have a "real" teenager in the house! Boy did she make that transition without any problems....give a girl a cell phone and she morphs into something else!!! Makenzie turned 13 on August 25 and we celebrated with her closest friends at Craigo's. She had been anticipating the party and fun friend time for weeks. Luckily the actual event didn't disappoint! Her friends spoiled her as well as mom and dad. She got a new cell phone with "unlimited text" and MP3 player and a camera. Now we have some bargaining power when it comes to grades! She carries it with her everywhere and texts her friends non-stop! Overall, we made the move into teen world quite smoothly!

Back to School!

Even though Conner didn't get to go to school on the "first" day, he wanted to be in the pictures too. Kenzi and Kaden had GREAT first days of school. They are both so excited about their teachers. It may be hard to pull them away any time soon if we sell our house, they seem ready to hunker down for another year of school here. Only time will tell but I am sure proud of them and their enthusiasm about school.

Youth Conference at West Piney

Jeff and I were asked to be adult leaders at Youth Conference. I was sooo looking forward to getting to know some of the youth of our ward better. The beginning of the day started out kindof hectic but once we were on the road to West Piney I was so excited to start all of the activities. I guess I totally underestimated my limits with my new diagnosis. By the afternoon of the first day (dinner time) I was in quite a bit of pain and knew I wasn't doing well. The night was quite rough as the girls didn't go to sleep and I had a killer headache. By the end of breakfast the next morning, Jeff and I were packing up to come home. Bummer, I really hated having to leave but I knew if I didn't I would be in real trouble. The time we spent there was so fun and the food was amazing! The youth are great and have some outstanding leadership abilities. The church is in great hands with these kids!

Mom's tub!

And if it is too late for the hot tub, or mom "really" wants us clean, there's always mom's big tub! The boys love getting in the tub together and having bubble fights and playing "guys". I will miss this tub when we move, but I miss "the girls" more!