Thursday, December 13, 2012

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year.  We had a fun morning, good dinner (no pictures), and then a relaxing evening.  The morning started off with Steve keeping the kids busy while I finished up some pies.  That almost always means wrestling. 


 Then some basketball.  
 I kind of stopped taking pictures at this point in the day, but the dinner was good and then we relaxed and watched The Grinch with the kids. 

Friday we all went skeet shooting.  


 We discovered that Sagan is a dead eye with the shotgun.  (yes I know that's not a shotgun in her hand.)


 Then we headed up to the mountain to hunt down some trees.  It was such a warm nice day.  Lunch was like a spring picnic. 

 This one works great for the basment!
 Our very own lumber jack!

Although I like to cook and love to eat, I have never loved Thanksgiving.  But this year I really enjoyed the spirit of the season. We were asked to speak in church the Sunday before on gratitude. I think this helped me really feel grateful for all that I have.  I am truly so very blessed. 

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Kade is 2!  

Last month we got to celebrate Kade's second birthday!  I had a lot of fun doing his party. I think because he was so excited with every tractor he saw.  During the deer hunt we spent a lot of time out at "the farm" and found out that Kade has a serious thing for tractors.  He spotted everyone we drove by and played with all of Grandma's all day long.  So his theme was easy this year.  


Before the party we gave him some dinner.  He had to eat with his tractors of course.  

The cupcakes and cake. 


 The kids made a "Happy Birthday" sign out of mud.  


Then we stacked hay bales on a trailer.  Sienna won all of the older kids!!

Kade was very interested in this game. 

 Then we raced tractors without using hands or feet!

 And blew out the candles.
Love this little guy!!!

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Happy Halloween!  

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Pumpkin Carving!

Sienna has been very sick all week and was still not feeling very good.  So dad was kind enough to clean out her pumpkin for her! And yes, Kade is standing on the table. There is a reason he is always looking beat up. He won't keep his feet on the floor. 

Notice how Landon is cleaning out Bronsen's pumpkin.  My kids have never really liked digging into pumpkin guts. 

 Finished products!




 Cutest Trick or Treaters Ever!
 The Avengers!!
 We added Thor to complete our theme. 
 Kade totally made my night!  He was so excited to go trick or treating.  We clocked him running about 5 miles an hour down the sidewalk.  He wasn't about to be left behind.  He was so excited that people were just handing him candy!
 Then he refused to come to the passenger door so that I could help him in. He climbed in the back hatch with the rest of the kids. 
 This house had a light on but nobody answered. Kade refused to leave even after all the other kids were back to the van.  At one point he sat down on the step to wait it out.  I eventually had to go haul him off, kicking and screaming of course.  


I've never loved the hulk so much.
It turned out to be a super fun night!  Then we headed home to a house that had been invaded by teenagers.  These are the ones we got pictures of.  I think there were about 40 kids there at one point. But it was fun and I'm glad they all came over.   

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Still the best month!  

Towards the end of September the Francoms invited us up to Camp Jackson for a night at the Lodge and some fun.  We stayed up talking, laughing and bugling elk.  Then spent the next morning riding 4 wheelers, playing by the lake and enjoying a crisp fall day.  It was so beautiful up there. I wished that I would have planned for family pictures!


 Kade can never get enough of 4 Wheelers

Bronsen and Bryant stayed out on the water most of the morning I think. 

 Just before she fell out of this tree!

Parker recruited some help in making his beaver dam. 

 Steve had to try fly fishing, but had no luck!


We left the mountain a little early and headed over to the farm to get a load of wood.  

 Some of us work a little harder at getting wood than others!

Some of us just sit and look cute!
 



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Catching Up!  

I am a little behind on keeping up the blog.  As soon as soccer ended (which I didn't even get pictures of) football began.  Steve coached Parker's team.  They played hard and had a good time. Parker had some fun friends on his team. And Steve survived trying to direct 10 rowdy boys.   


The 3rd graders were all on the same team and divided up each week to scrimage and keep the teams evenly matched.  It was a great way for the kids to get some experience without one team dominating.  Bronsen had a lot of fun. I think he enjoys the social aspect of sports as much as the competition.  




This is the end of this year's sports for us.  It's nice to catch a little break before basketball and wrestling start with the new year. 

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