Friday we went shopping. In the evening got together and had dinner and then a talent show.

The dinner was very good.

So was the talent show. Our boys sang "Heavenly Father Loves Me". They did great. Kyle was the MC. Kyle, me, and others did a lip sink thing to an army song. It was fun.

At the very end all the cousins got up and sang "I Am a Child of God". It was really cute. Everybody did great.

Saturday we went to Castles and Coasters. That was actually a lot of fun. I was a little worried that it wouldn't be but it was. We all wore our tie-dyed shirts there. The were some rides that the kids got to enjoy and some that the adults did. We also got to play a round of miniature golf. It was fun.

Sunday we got together for our final dinner. It was a great week. It was very very busy but fun.

Thursday

Thursday was fun. Kyle was planning on playing football with the boys at 8 so I decided to run the Turkey Trot with Kiera (note: I have only been jogging once since I had Zack and that was only for a half an hour running 5 mins walking 5 mins.)

I wasn't registered so I was planning on getting there around 8:30 and registering and then running but Kyle decided to sleep in so I didn't get there until 9:20 (the race started at 9). I just joined in with Kiera when I got there and then at the end bought a tee-shirt for $5 instead of $22!

So I really only ran like 3 (or 4 miles I ran to my car and back to get my wallet for my shirt afterward :) ) But it was a lot of fun. My mom watched all of our kids. (Thanks mom)

For dinner we went over to Neola's. It was very nice. There was so much food. After dinner we went over to the Nielsen's side to see them then we all went over to my moms house to watch a movie. By the time we got everything ready our kids (and myself) were really tired and grouchy so we had to go home.

Wednesday

Wednesday we went to the church building and played kickball and tie-dyed tee-shirts.

Hunter showed us how to do it.

They all turned out really cute.

All the kids got to pick their own color. Bradley absolutely loves his!

That night we went to the Kyle and I were going to go to a Cold Play concert but instead sold the tickets and became $700 richer :) So, we went home and did homework instead. (Yay!)

Rappelling

Tuesday we all went rappelling. That was a lot of fun.

It was perfect weather.

I hadn't done this forever. I wasn't sure if I was going to because ever since I have become a mom I haven't really had an interest in putting my life in danger anymore but I did and I really enjoyed it. I went 3 times! :)

Jason is the one that organized this. He brought all the stuff. Thanks Jason and Jen!

The cousins all had so much fun together. (There are so many of them!!! And all under 6!!!)

This is Kyle trying to decide if he wanted to go commando

This is him deciding he likes his life better than trying to be cool.

Up on the mountain Egyptian style

Kiera and the other girls were sitting in the chairs just talking and all of a sudden Kiera jumps up and yells "SPIDER!!!!!" There was a huge taranchula looking spider right next to her on the ground!

It was crazy! And then Hunter and Craig had a great idea of picking it up!

And then there is Zack again!

That night we all got babysitters and went out as adults!! That was really nice. We went out to dinner and then went to a movie. It was fun. (Thanks for babysitting Ashton!)

Monday

Monday we went to the park and had lunch. It was a lot of fun.

We played at the park,

rode the carousel,

and the train!

After the park some of us went bowling. The kids enjoyed that very much.

So did the boys :)

Zack was very good this week. (He is always good)

That night we went to the drive in. That was a lot of fun. We saw Bolt. It was cute.

Sunday

My family all came down for Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun (and work :) !!!) They got here Saturday night. Sunday morning we went down to the temple and took some pictures.

(the temple)

Bradley!

Us

Our huge family!!!

Sunday Night

After pictures we all went to Justin and Karyn's ward to hear Kent in his primary program. It was very good. Kent did excellent!

Then we came back to my mom's house and made a Thanksgiving dinner. I made an cherry pie and an apple glaze pie :)

There was a lot of this

and this.

After dinner we had a family night about families :) It was very good.

Reminders

I was having Bradley and Ethan clean up all of their toys in the loft today. I was trying to get them to hurry because I needed to go to the store before it was their nap time. They weren't going very fast (they are 2 and 3). I started to get impatient. So, already being on the floor I decided to put my head down for a minute and re-evaluate my approach. I remembered that I was having the boys clean the loft so that they could learn how to work hard. I remembered that I chose to have these sweet little boys to teach them how to be good adults. I remembered that I chose to stay home with my boys so that I could raise them and teach them all the things they need to know. I remembered how much I love them. I remembered that it doesn't matter if we make it to the store or if the loft gets cleaned or if they get home in time for their naps. Then I felt guilty for being impatient. I sure love my boys and am so grateful to be able to stay home with them and for this time that I have with them. I take it for granted so much!

So after sitting there feeling guilty I look over at my boys (who are supposed to be cleaning) and Ethan is laying on the ground holding a toy and Bradley is rolling on a big ball making a funny face(which he is obsessed with doing right now) and bumping into me! I love these boys! They are so sweet! I sat up and grabbed Bradley and just hugged him. He is such a sweet little boy. All three of them are!

While I am holding him I told him I was sorry for being impatient with him and he corrected me by saying, "Mad."
I said, "Yes, mad. Sorry. It is hard to be a mommy sometimes. Do you know why?"
Bradley responds, "I don't want to be a mommy."
Taken back by that I asked, "Why not (besides for obvious reasons)?"
Bradley says, "Mommys clean all the time and I don't want to clean all the time."

I held him and just laughed! I love my children. They are so precious. They remind me to smile and slow down and enjoy life!

I guess I need to clean less and play with them more :) (better yet play by myself ha ha yeah right!)

Zack 7 Months

Zack is 7 months old now!!! I really cannot believe it! It has gone so fast!

He is such a sweet little baby. He pretty much sleeps through the night now.

He wont eat anything but milk! I have tried rice cereal but he refuses! I tried giving him a pear to suck on and he made the most disgusted face ever :)

He is 18 lbs!

He sits like a champ!

The boys still love him to pieces.

Bradley is such a good helper with him. He loves to try to make him happy.

I absolutely love holding him. He is my sweet little baby and I love him so much!

Peter Pan!

Bradley in his Halloween costume. I didn't get very many of him at the Halloween party or any other time and he wanted me to take pictures of him after I was done with Zack so I got some now since he was already wearing it. I would have done his hair too but I didn't want to push it and have him not want me to take his picture anymore. But he looks cute anyways. He loves his costume. It has been hard to get him out of it.

I love his smile. He has such a happy smile.

Peter Pan (Do do do)

What a handsome boy!