Halloween Fun.........

as been going on all week and the kids have enjoyed every minute of it. We have had school parties, Trunk or Treat at the green belt, and headed to BOO at the zoo tonight. Here is a sneak peak at the events so far..........

Mom and her Lil Pirate

My Rock Star and Lil PirateThe Group at Trunk and Treat
The Three Amigos
Jake at School
Mike so happy for another picture
My Lil Pirate at Boo at the Zoo
Mario
The 2 grandpa I found at the Zoo

Jake's 1st day of Pre-School

Jake started Pre-School today and was so excited he could barely wait till it was time to go. He has wanted to go to school like the brothers and has been waiting for this day to come. He was up and ready to go way before it was time. I was so proud of him and he was such a big boy walked right into school met the teacher(Grandma Carter) and sat in his desk. We have been so lucky to have grandma be a Pre-School teacher my kids have loved going to grandma school and we couldn't ask for a better teacher to get them already for kindergarten. Thanks mom! I just can't believe how big he is getting and he brings our family so much joy and happiness.

1st day of School

I can't believe that summer is over and the boys are back to school. We had a great summer filled with lots of fun things to do. Know it is time to get back to the grind of schedules, homework and the dreaded bedtimes. The boys were really excited to start school. Tanner was super excited thought it was pretty cool to be the in the oldest in the school 6th grade. I can remember feeling pretty special being the oldest kids in the school. He got a great teacher so he should have a great year! Austen headed off to the MIDDLE school. I just can't believe he is old enough to be in the middle school. Call me crazy, but he should still be my little boy who loves to play in the dirt and with his cars, but instead his interests have changed to sport, sports, sports, and more sports. They both looked very handsome heading off to school. I am super proud of both of them and wish them the best school year!

Breakfast before we get ready for the 1st day of school

Ready for the 1st day of school

And so it begins.....................

that would be football season for us. Austen and Tanner have both started football and are loving every minute of it. They have been practicing every night and working really hard. This Sat. they had a Jamboree and both did very well in it. I love this time of the year and watching them makes me one proud mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aust at practice Tanner at practice Aust at the Jamboree

Tanner at the Jamboree

Jake showing off his football

Camping with Grandma and Grandpa

A couple of weekends ago my parents invited us all up camping with them at West Yellowstone. We packed up all of our camping stuff and off we went Friday afternoon. Once we got there and got camp all set up the kids were off playing. They had tons of things for the kids to do and believe me they did it all from swimming, ride bikes that you can rent there, miniature golfing, and anything else they could come up with. My parents had a great idea to watch a movie under the stars one night so the boys put up a sheet on the side of the camper and we watch How to Train a Dragon it was a lot of fun and the kids thought it was great. We had a great time relaxing, laughing, playing game and just doing nothing. Thanks mom and dad for a great weekend and for making such fun memories.

Hannah and Uncle B

The Movie
J and Aust
Grandma and Grandpa
The crowd
Kabe jumping over Jay, Aust, and Justin

Jake

Grandpa just bought them ice cream

Miss OaksHalle and Jake

Luv this Kid!

I just love my boys they bring Mike and I lots of joy and happiness and watching them grow is fun but yet challenging hoping that you guide them and raise them to be good boys. Saying this I have always wrote down little things that they say and Jake is going through a little stage of saying the cutest things. The other day we went to my sister's ward and he saw a picture of Joseph Smith. It was so cute he knew who he was and that he went and prayed in the forest and that Heavenly Father and Jesus came to him. Well this last Sunday on our way home from camping I was asking him these following questions our conversation went like this:

Me: Jake what did Joseph Smith do?

Jake: Prayed in the forest (action folding his arms)

Me: Who came to Joseph Smith?

Jake: I don't know mom( long pause)

Me: What angels appeared to Joseph Smith?

Jake: The Blue Angels

I looked at Mike and we just busted up laughing, he was so funny and was as serious has could be. Later after we stopped laughing he says, Mom I kidding it was Heavenly Father and Jesus. This just melts my heart. When I don't think he is listening cause he is going up and down and all around while we are reading the scriptures he is and he is taking it all in.

Soak City!!!!!!!!!!!!

After 3 days at Disneyland and California Adventure we headed over to Knoxberry Farm and Soak City. We had a lot of fun. We went to the water park and I felt like a horrible mom. Tanner got burned really bad on his shoulders the day we were at the beach. I was really good about putting sunscreen on everyone before we let, but he had his shirt on and I missed his shoulders. He tried really hard to be tough and enjoy the water park, but with his shoulders burnt he enjoyed soaking in the wave pool and relaxing with me in the sun. The kids loved the water park they played for hours. Jake and Carter loved the kids area and the bigger boys headed over to the crazy slides. It was a nice and relaxing day.

My Tan Man

Austen and Jake in the lazy river

Jakie Oaks and some crazy hair!

Hannah and CarsonTanner's sunburn

The kids area
Jake and Carter