The new cuz!!

This is Allee...she is really sleepy...and she has a new BROTHER!!!

 Thomas Blake: 8lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long

Give Me FOOD!! He's adorable, of course.

The First Snow

I know, I'm crazy, but I love winter! I love snow! I love everything about it! I really do! Tuesday morning we woke up to this. My kids were so excited. Jacob ran out in his jammies to eat it. He keeps looking out the window and yelling, "It hasn't dried yet!!!" He means melt, but I can't get him to say melt.

These are my flowers. Now I can rip them out! Tuesday's snow melted, but Wednesday we woke up to more. Bring it on!!

Pumpkin Carving 2010

Monday night grandpa and Suzanne came over for our annual pumpkin carving event. We had to buy our pumpkins this year because grandpa's garden was too crowded with yummy food...we may have to discuss this next year. We opted out for Caleb, and only carved 3, for sanity's sake. Brielle insisted on carving her's all by herself...Ella did!!! So, I was a little nervous, but she did great, and yes, I helped her, but just a tiny bit.

Grandpa is very focused when it comes to carving pumpkins

The goo!!!

And the finished product...Brielle's has hair!

On the porch...notice the snow! And Jacob's awesome pose...

Can't wait til next year!!

The last soccer game...

October 19th was the girls last soccer game of the season. They had a great time. They may need a couple more seasons to get the hang of it, but we had a good time watching them!! The boys loved it!

Their numbers are 25 (Brooke), and 33 (Brielle)

You can see them both running in this picture. They are the two yellow players in the back.

UVU Halloween Party

Last Monday, the 18th, I took my kids to the UVU Halloween Party. They had a fantastic time. There was a fishing pond, a cookie making station, a cake walk, bingo, a movie, coloring, etc. Brooke's favorite part was Bingo. Caleb was in a fog, he really just couldn't figure out what was going on. Jacob loved the movie, and Brielle...any guesses what her favorite part was??

Here is a clue...

That's right...the cheerleaders were in charge.

It was a fun time.

This little witch is my neighbor. She was wearing my little witch costume and looked absolutely adorable. I have to say, there have been 2 costumes that I've actually been really sad that my kids outgrew. This is one of them...

And this is the other...

They were both Brooke's. And...if I could...I would have more kids just to wear these two Halloween costumes! I have a feeling Jacob's "Spidey" is going to be the next one.

Super Capes!!

When I was little my mom made these capes for me and my brothers and sister to play with. We loved them! There was a superman, a nurse, and this red and yellow Y one. My whole life I thought it was Wonder Woman. Hmmm. Anyway, we would put them on and run through the dining room, through the kitchen, and jump off the family room step onto the beanbag. We had a blast. I've been wanting some for my kids for awhile now, but haven't been able to find the pattern. So instead, I borrowed the old ones from my dad, and took to them to my mother-in-laws house.

Between the two of us (mostly her) we created these beauties...

A Wonder Woman, a pink Super Girl, a Superman, and a Captain America. So cute, huh? I helped a little with the cutting and ironing, and she did all sewing. And she did a fantastic job!! Thanks Grandma!!!

Weekends

Who ever said weekends were supposed to be for relaxing?! We have had another month full of crazy weekends. The Thursday after we got home from Yellowstone, I left Chuck with my 4 kids, and headed for sunny St. George with two of my friends. We were there until Sunday, and we had a great time...for the most part ;) I have no pictures of our girls trip, but we ate good food, shopped a lot, got pedicures, got in a fender bender, got massages, ate more food, did more shopping, went to Tuachan to see Crazy For You, and stayed up way too late talking and watching movies every night. I was a little out of it for a few days afterward, but it was a good time!! As for Chuck and my kids...they poured cement at the cabin, had some carpool/bike mishaps, went to soccer, watched movies, and played, played played!! It was fun to come home to 4 happy kids!

The following Wednesday Chuck and his friend headed to Beaver for the muzzleloader hunt. Another weekend apart. I think we are done with that for awhile. We missed eachother! The weekend after that we had a nice weekend at home. The girls went to pajama-rama, and on Saturday we washed, waxed and winterized grandpa's boat. Then lunch at Taco Time and to Provo to run some errands.

On to this weekend, we were back in St. George. It was Fall Break for the girls, so we left on Wednesday night. We spent all day on Thursday in Zion's National Park. We thought we had gone late enough in the year that we could drive in, but not quite. So after we drove through the tunnel and had lunch, we hopped on the shuttle, which my kids actually thought was kinda cool!

We rode the shuttle to the end of the route and then went on a hike. When we got to the end we decided to let the kids put their feet in the water. Caleb's shoes came off, and he ran full speed ahead, right into the Virgin River. He ran til he was about waist high, then lost his balance and fell in face first. He was dripping from head to toe.

We wrung his clothes out, let him play for a minute, and put them back on him for the hike back to the shuttle. I would've thought he would've been miserable, but he didn't act like it phased him.

Stopping for a rest

And a sword fight with sticks

And a family picture!

We only had time for one hike, and then we were back on the shuttle. Caleb slept the entire way down. That night I went shopping...Krumpets...Witches Night Out...with grandma, and got some great stuff for cheap. Then to Texas Roadhouse with Charles and Joe. It was a great day, and we were definately ready for bed!!

The next day the boys golfed and the rest of us sewed (pictures to come) and swam. Then we had pizza and watched baseball.

Caleb was a crazy man in the pool this trip. That kid has abolutely no fear of the water. The first time we went out I was blowing up floaties, the cover was still on the pool, and I heard one of my girls yell, "Caleb!!" Grandma and I looked up and, sure enough, there was Caleb, fully clothed, in the pool. Grandma is much faster than me, she yanked him out. The whole incident didn't even phase him. He spent the next two days jumping off the side of the pool. If you were there to catch him, he would jump to you. If you weren't, he would jump anyway. Freaks me right out...I love that he loves the water though!!

Saturday was more golfing, swimming, and sewing, and then we were on our way home. We had a great time! I have to say though, it is kind of nice knowing that I have absolutely nothing planned for the next 3 weekends!!!   Yet...

Fall Soccer: 2010

So I finally broke down and put my girls in soccer. It is their first season and they are loving it. They started on Sept. 21st and the season ends this Tuesday. It has flown by. They missed their game last Saturday because their awesome mom thought the came was at 10 and it was really at 9. Grrr. Their coach is Coach Duncan and they really like him. The weather has been great, and my boys love cheering on their sisters. Well, and Caleb loves running onto the field to play with them. Once he got away and was in the middle of the action before I could get to him. He got a ball right in the stomach and it didn't even phase him. He's a boy. Their games last close to an hour, and they are a lot more into it than I thought they would be. No goals yet though! It really makes their day when dad can get home from work early enough to come, and when Grandpa Carlile shows up. They also love the snack at the end.