It's Almost Been a Month

The kids have been keeping mom and dad busy with sports.  Kathleen LOVES playing the goalie on her soccer team.  And she is pretty good at it too.  I just worry she will break a bone.  But she loves it.

 Cody isn't quite as good, but he sure does have fun.  Brandon is playing football, but I don't have any pictures.  Ryan has them all on his phone.  So as soon as I can get them from him, you can see those too.

 More goalie.

Brandon got to help with the flag ceremony at scouts.  He was pretty excited about it.

 We had present day again.  Best holiday ever.

 Kathleen took some time to do Brandon's hair.  Isn't he lucky?

 Brandon and I went on a date and drove bumper boats.  It was so much fun.

 Brandon made us dinner one night. 

 Cody started piano lessons and is LOVING it.  I was worried he wouldn't like it, but I guess he does.

 Our neighbor has a puppy that she lets us take for walks.  Cody loves her dog.  And here is how he takes 'Rosie' for walks:

 Yesterday was rough at our house.  BYU vs. BSU.  Brandon is a blood traitor and has no qualms about it.  But he sure is cute.

 Kathleen with some of her friends at the bus stop:

Bathroom Remodel

Okay, so I didn't "remodel", but I did make it look better.  The kids bathroom has really taken a beating since we have lived here.  So it was due a little fixing up.  Here are the nasty "before" pictures.

Here it is "during":

 And after:

 Much better!

First Day of School

The kids had their first day back at school today. It took more effort than expected, but I didn't cry (too much).  They were all smiles when they got home.

 Naturally, on the first day, the kids get ready faster than normal.  So the boys sat on the stairs playing games with their backpacks on.

 For some reason they love taking this picture every year.  I guess they are officially turning their backs on me.  Ha ha.

 We had to get as much swimming in as we could before school started.  No one else had that idea.  Kathleen even got to have the pool to herself for a while (the boys were cold and got out).

 Kathleen and her friend had a peach stand and sold $25 worth of peaces at $0.10 a peach.  She was pretty excited.

 Cody and Kathleen started soccer and Brandon started football.  This is the only picture I have so far, but stay tuned for more.

 We canned peaches.  Man our trees have so many we don't know what to do with them all.  But they are delicious.  We have had peaches in every meal in some way it seems.

 Brandon's best friend (his primary teacher) was released on Sunday.  He cried.  So then, of course, I cried.  We had a nice long cry together.  We love him.

 We went out for frozen yogurt to celebrate our last day of summer vacation.

 The boys were big helpers picking peaches.

Lake Fun

We went on a trip to Washington to visit family.  The morning we left to go, Cody lost his first tooth!  

 Brandon LOVES, LOVES, LOVES... his cousin Tanner.  And Tanner is a wonderful cousin to Brandon.

 Cody and Cousin Will read books to the leopard.  I am sure the stuffed animal really appreciated it.

 We spent most of our time at the lake.

 Cody in a pit:

 Zombie Cody rises from the pit (covered in mud):

 These cute boys are so fun to watch.  They would play in the sand for hours.

 Cody is obsessed with the dogs, of course.

 Ryan and Sadie (so cute):

 Kathleen thought she was super funny stealing mom's sunglasses.

 The big-kid cousins had so much fun playing the whole time.  Tanner was a great leader and I think the kids would have done ANYTHING he told them to.  So it was good that he was kind in that department.

 Cody and Uncle Jon invented a game where the kids would sit on one edge of the tube, then Jon would jump on the other end, sending the kids flying.  It was a riot.

 "What, is something wrong with my hair?  What does yours look like after a day on a boat?"

 Grammy and Pompa set up an outdoor movie one night.

 We took our kids and some friends to the Old Penitentiary.  They had a ton of fun.

 My kids fit right in, the little hoodlums:

 We also went to the fair (I guess I need to update my blog more often so I don't have a million events at once).

 They all took turns milking a Cow.  Cody thought it was the best time of his life.