Random

Here are some cute random pictures~

All-Star Hoops

Since Karson didn't want to play soccer this year, we found a fall basketball league that he could play on. He was put on a random team with kids he didn't know and Brandon ended up being the coach since no other parent volunteered (that always seems to be the case). They didn't win any games, but they improved each game. There was one game where Karson scored like 20 points! He is quite the player! Good job Karson!

Max turns 2

I can't believe that my baby is two years old already. Wow, the time flies by so fast lately. We had a little family party for him. He got some fun stuff. His favorite is the CHUCK truck that he got, he loves it! We are so happy to have Max in our family! We love him so much. He is the sweetest little boy who loves to give lots of hugs and kisses. He says alot of words now...my favorite "Thank you" and "drink of milk please". He makes us laugh all the time. We love him so much!

LOST TOOTH

Paityn lost her first tooth! She pulled it out herself. She showed me and I thought it was a piece of food cuz' it was so small. Then she showed me her mouth. Yep, lost tooth. She was sooooo sad cuz' the tooth fairy forgot to come to her for two days! That tooth fairy must have been really really busy. She finally came and brought her three silver dollars! She was happy!

Halloween

This year for Halloween I chose to stay home and hand out candy while Brandon took the kids around. We went with the neighbors again this year. It's always best to go with friends. Brandon pulled Max around in the wagon that we borrowed from the neighbors. He came back after a short time and then took Max in bike wagon the rest of the time. The kids had fun! I sat on the front porch with the candy and I had Halloween music playing. After that, we went to the in-laws to have soup and rolls. I took the kids and some cousins to a few houses in their neighborhood. They got a bunch more candy, plus some full size candy bars. Good times!

Green Valley 7th Ward Trunk or Treat

Our ward did trunk or treat the saturday before halloween. It was fun! The kids dressed up as a zombie football player, zombie prom queen, mermaid and a karate kid. I dressed up a little, wearing nose rings, and tattoo sleeves. People said they looked real. They all looked so cute! The day before, the kids went trick or treating at Brandon's office at Skywest. They got so much candy. It was Max's first real time going and he was loving it. He'd go up and say "Trick or Treat" and then say "Thank you". It was so cute.

Pumpkin Carving

I invited some neighbors over last minute to carve pumpkins. To my surprise, they all came! We did it in our front yard. It was fun! It got dark too early so Dave DeMarcus went and got his flood light so we could finish our pumpkins. They all turned out really great!

Sunset Express

Lainee decided to do Sunset Express this year. She wasn't going to do it but decided to and had to try out late. Luckily they had an open spot for her. She likes it alot and they do alot of fun performances. So far they have performed at Swiss Days, the school carnival and the Jubilee of Trees. Lots more to come!

Soccer

The girls played soccer again this year. They quite like it! Lainee is the superstar on her team. They all tell her she is the best (she is one grade level older than the other girls because she missed the deadline by 2 days, BOO). She loves playing and is really good. Paityn has gotten alot better and actually gets in there and plays. She made a few goals in her games too! I'm so proud of them!

First day of school

Yay! I always love the first day of school.....not only because the kids are gone ;) but also because they get back to learning and not just playing all day long. Karson is going to Vista and Lainee and Paityn are going to Sunset Elementary. We plan on having the girls go back to Vista next year when Paityn goes all day and I don't have to drive so far multiple times a day. So far they are having fun in school!

Lainee's Baptism

Lainee got baptized! She was soooo excited! Our ward was in charge of the program so I gave a prayer and led the music, grandpa Brown gave the talk and the cousins sang "I like to look for rainbows". They all did a great job. She was the last one so she had to pull the plug from the font. Brandon did a great job baptizing her and confirming her. We are so proud of her!

Lainee's 8th Birthday

Lainee turned 8! She got some fun things and her cute baptism dress! She had a hawaiian swim party with her friends at Grandma and Grandpa McMullin's house! They had alot of fun!

Karson's room

I decided to re-do Karson's room. I did it like the Jazz locker room! It turned out awesome! He loves it!

Zoo

While we were up in Salt Lake, my sister took us to the Zoo. My kids had a lot of fun seeing all the animals. However, there isn't as many animals as there used to be, which was kind of sad. We went to the bird show, and Max thought it was pretty cool. The birds would fly inches over your head, kinda scary but awesome! We will definetly have to go back. Also while we were up there we went to the Living Aquarium. We saw tons of cool fish. I touched a stingray, kinda freaked me out a little. We also saw some penguins and some sharks. Pretty cool place! (Notice Karson's cheesy face in all the pictures? What's up with that!)

4th of July

We drove up to Salt Lake on the 4th of July and stayed the week up there to find a house to rent! We ended up just getting some fireworks and doing them in front of my sister Wendy's house all by ourselves. They were at a rodeo. It was great, even though it was windy and Brandon had a hard time lighting them up! There were fireworks going off all around us and the sky looked awesome. Max would throw the poppers on the ground and step on them to pop them. So cute! The other kids had fun too! Not too shabby of a night!

Swimming

Summer time means doing a lot of swimming, and what's better, is doing it with friends. The kids love swimming at their grandparents pool. We are so lucky to have a place to swim! Thanks grandma & grandpa!