Braces... Snow.... Lots of Changes

Rachel got braces! Isn't she cute?

And... we got the first snow of the season today. Rachel and Adam went out immediately to play in it and Rebecca did when she got home from school. Joshua is beside himself with joy that the snow is starting to pile up in the ski resorts. He can hardly wait.

Having a Blast in October

Last week I took Rachel and Rebecca up to Park City where we stayed at a hotel for one night for a Mother/Daughter Overnighter. We figured the boys get to go on the Fathers and Sons every year so we should go for once. We had a great time. We went ice skating. We went swimming and hot tubbing. We went to dinner at the oldest restaurant in Park City called Red Banjo Pizza. We played games, watched movies, stayed up late, and slept in. On our way home we stopped and went to a movie. It was so nice to spend time with my daughters. I love them both so much.

Rachel made this gingerbread haunted house. YUM!

Rebecca and Adam went to a costume party at Rebecca's gymnastics place. They had a great time and as you can see, Adam went as Batman and Rebecca was a monkey. (I stayed up til 1:00 am making Rebecca's costume. I lost the pattern and had to make up my own since there weren't any left at the store. It turned out pretty good and she was thrilled).

It was crazy hair day at school for Rebecca.

We had FHE at Cornbelly's. We spent about 4 hours there and had a blast. Adam's favorite thing was the Hay Ride. Joshua, Tanner and Rachel went through the Cornophobia Haunted Corn Field. They said it was pretty scary and really fun.

Happy 11th Birthday, Rachel!

Rachel turned 11 on October 14, 2009. I found this cute picture of her when she was about 3 1/2 or 4 years old. The next picture is of her having breakfast in bed.

She got to have presents on the day of her birthday and one present was a new fleece blanket in her favorite design.... tie dye.

The next day I took Rachel and Adam on a walk in the mountains to see the pretty leaves. Fall is definitely in the air but a lot of the leaves haven't changed yet.



We had a a birthday party for Rachel on the weekend. She invited 8 girls over and they had a blast. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I posted a post a few weeks ago about Joshua and his first date on his 16th birthday. Here is the picture of him and his date, Ali.

Boys, Boys, Boys

The last few weeks have been busy as usual. My mom and dad came for a visit. It was so nice to see them and it was fun to get together with Curtis and family as well as Terry and Tera.

We went to a Court of Honor for Scouts and Tanner received several merit badges and Joshua advanced rank to Life. Congratulations Boys!

Adam has begun spinning on his head. I'm not sure where he learned it but he's really quite good at it. I just hope his neck holds up.

I love it when Adam gets his look of wonder and surprise. It just reminds me to enjoy the world around me and get excited about little things.

I finally caught a picture of Joshua reffing a soccer game. He spends quite a bit of time doing it and so does Tanner. They make really good money so now they have a little spending money.

Tanner played his last game of the soccer season. They tied which means their team was undefeated. Obviously that doesn't mean they won every game but they never lost either.

Tanner played keeper for a few minutes and had some great blocks including the one I actually caught with my camera. Go Tanner!!