Halloween

Isaac was a pirate for Halloween this year. He loved the costume!!! Mike took him house to house trick-or-treating. He would not say anything until he got home because he was being shy. He told me about the house with the scary spider that he "DID NOT LIKE". Other than the spider he had so much fun.

The entire month of October he told me "I don't like the OOOO-AHAHAHAH...it scares me".

Cassady & Joshua had fun at their dad's this year. We missed them terribly!!!

Football Season Ends

We were sad to see the end of Joshua's football season. It has been a great growing experience for him. He is, all of a sudden, so grown up. Mike & I are so proud of his dedication and hard work.

He is already looking forward to next year!

Temple Trip

Few of my friends and I were able to attend the Timpanogos Temple together. Maryanne Holtz, Kassie Leavitt, Rheanna Dow and I were the gals who went. It was a beautiful night, I felt so blessed to be there with friends. These 3 ladies have become such great friends to me! We went out to eat after and just talked and laughed until the wee hour of the morning. I wanted our picture but I am always scared to ask people to take it...I tried to split into twos and take more pictures but Maryanne was not going to have it. She asked a man to take our picture. He got a close up of us but you could not see the Temple. So, she asked someone else...this time it was a bit blurry. I was bright red with embarrasement. Thank you ladies!!! I love you!

Nevada Family

The best part of visiting Nevada was the time we got to spend with our family. We stayed with my mom & dad, the kids love to sleep in Nanny & Poppy's room!

We got to have a birthday dinner for my dad at my Aunt Chris & Uncle Tom's house. Chris always makes the BEST most AMAZING food. She always makes my favorite...Bruchetta. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I did not take a picture of Chris & Tom or my cousin Rick and his daughter Derian. I am not sure what I was thinking! They all look so great and it was good to spend time with them. This was only the 2nd time I have seen Brynn, my cousins Brandon & Erika's daughter. She has gotten so big! Brandon tormented Josh...as usual.

I love babies and so I was in heaven with my sister Sheri's little Gavin and Mike's Sister Julie's little Catherine. They are both about the same age and we have only seen them once before as well. I LOVED holding and kissing them!

On the Lake

We were able to take a short trip to Nevada the end of August. My parents took us out on the lake (Lake Mead). We had a blast. It was really windy and cloudy so most people got off the lake, that made it not so crowded. Also, it was not too hot but the water was warm. We love riding the tube behind the boat so the big waves the wind made were PERFECT. Joshua would do everything but ride the tube...he is afraid for some reason. Isaac rode on the tube with me until the wind sprayed the water into his face...then he was done. Cassady wanted to ride everytime and was so cute with her cousin Kara, making sure she was having fun. It was great using my new camera because it takes great action pictures. I got the kids in mid air jumping off the side of the boat. What a wonderful day!!!

1st Day of School

Cassady & Josh started school the end of August. Don't they both look so old all of a sudden???
Cassady has Mr. Rasband who is very organized and she loves it. She has never been more comfortable in a classroom before. She works really well with good structure. She says he is really funny too.
Josh has Miss Olson. She is amazing! She is the PTA teacher rep so we were already working together. She is really good about telling me the good things he does. He really looks out for others if they are hurt or being bullied. We are working on getting him to tell a teacher and NOT taking matters into his own hands when someone is being bullied.

Josh Starts Football

This year Josh decided he wanted to play football. We have put him in all kinds of sports but this is without a doubt his favorite! They have them run in practice and he is getting really good at it. We am so proud of him! He plays on defense, right on the front line. His team is the Spartans. He looks so grown up when he has his uniform on.