RANDOM!

We had such a fun weekend. We started out watching "How To Train Your Dragon" with Jess, Trevor and Ethan on Friday night. Saturday we were booked...it started with a 9.5 mile run in the morning then meeting up with the boys at the park, donuts, tutoring and then off to the golf course for my first round of real golf with Amanda and Chad. That night we had friends from work over for a super fun game night and finally went to bed around midnight! SO FUN!!!!

Woot! Woot! Golfing for the first time....

Amanda actually beat everyone! I did terrible, but I am determined to do better next time.

It was quite comical!

This year I decided to spice up my classroom with some extreme fun! I love games, so I figured out how I could incorporate game into my lessons. We started with Sorry, then Chutes and Ladders. We are now moving onto CANDYLAND and I have to say that I am SUPER PROUD!!! Chris helped me make my color dice, because I always thing throwing a dice is much more fun than picking a card. I will have to get a pic of my other gmaes soon. It is super fun and it keeps the kids engaed which is so good. They actually fight over who gets to answer my questions. Can't get better than that! Candyland: Each city/town/place they get that kind of candy!
I heart my Lollipop Lane!

On a side note: We LOVE having CHRIS back! He is so much fun!!! And he gives the BEST horsie rides! He can even do double and make it fun!!!

Calculators Baby!

Alright STOP!

Calculate and listen

We are backin the greatest invention.

Numbers, grab a hold of you tightly

Haunting your dreams both daily and nightly

Will it ever stop?

Yo, I don't know

With this gizmo they will slow

To the extreme you calculate your decimal

You got your answer and glow like a candle

DANCE

Rush long division of gloom

No more killin your brain with fractions of doom

DEADLY, when left to your mind

The wrong answer you'll always find

Love it or leave it

It is the only way

To get your answer without having to pray

Any math problem

Yo, I'll solve it

Check out my skills with my calc I'll resolve it!

Calculators Baby! My last performance as a Logartithm was on Friday. Here is my AMAZING math dept + 1 science nerd :) We made break away MC Hammer pants and changed songs half-way through, but the beginning was our rap to the tune of Ice, Ice, Baby! This is one of the things that I will really miss when I leave this year. Maybe I'll make a guest appearance. Ha!

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

We are so excited to announce that our daddy came home this week! It has been so much fun to have him back with us. The boys have especially enjoyed him. Daddy knows how to do all the fun things that boys like to do! We are so glad to have you home! Happy Birthday Chris!!!!

To our daddy: We love you!

My little eyes are watching,
My ears are listening too.
They take in everything
That you say and do.

My little hands are eager
To do the things you do.
I'm hoping and I'm dreaming
I'll grow up just like you.

I am just a little guy
Who knows that you are wise
You'll teach me what I need
For someone just my size.

I'm a bright eyed little fellow
Who is watching what you do
And I'm waiting for the day
I'll be grown up just like you

(Patsy Gaut)

Daddy took the boys golfing on Friday! They had so much fun!!!!

We had a little party on Friday night and decided that we wanted to catch crawdads in the ponds out back. It was so much fun, Daddy took the boys out and caught another crawdad in between conference on Sunday.



Fishing for Crawdads!

Our Daddy is our Favorite PAL!

The first ginormous crawdad from Friday!

Our little friend from today :0)

Balloons!

Saturday (9/11) we braved the dark and woke up early to go see the Hot Air Balloons. This is something that we did every year when I was a kid and I wanted to take the boys at least once before we move. My dad and Amanda came with us along with our friends Lindy, Ava and Kelsea. It was so much fun! Luckily, my kids crashed at 11 and slept for 4 hours after so I was able to get a nap after waking up at 4 in the morning. However when I told this to Chris, he reminded me that he used to get up at 3 and have to work a 12 - 15 hour day. I felt a little bad that I was able to nap :)

Walking down to the park at 4:45am.
We got to watch the "Glow Show" up close an personal. I never knew there was a glow show..I only ever knew about Dawn Patrol...but we got there early enough to see this and it was breath-taking.

The crew!!!

Our friends, Lindy, Ava and Kelsea

All of us minus one

They did a tribute to 9-11 with with and then had a fly by in the "one man left behind" formation. It was powerful.

We found a sweet parking spot after the early morning show and sat on our car and watched the balloons rise into the air! The boys were mesmerized!

Grandpa Steve and Logan

Amanda and Tracen- he is a goof!

My boys just love Grandpa Steve! They will sure miss him when we move! I guess they will just have to come out and visit a lot :)

The balloons! They are spectacular!!

Here is the end of the glow show...the battle of the balloons! It was pretty cool!

I Finally Got My Camera Back!!!

So here are all the pictures...I will try and keep them in sequential order, but you never know with this program :) Here Goes nothing!

T-BALL

Tracen played T-ball through the YMCA this year. He enjoyed it a lot! Here are some pictures from the little ceremony to give out medals!

Mom and Tracen making funny faces :)

One day he may learn how to smile for the camera

Daddy and Tracen making Monster faces! (ARRRRRRR)

FIRES with KENTON

When Kent was here we had a couple of nights where we had a fire outside. Jace and Tracen having a fun time being buddies!!!

Kent and Chris doing fire dancing with sparklers!

Kent and Morgan even showed off their patriotism

Fourth of July

This was our last fourth in Reno/Sparks so we headed down to Victorian Square to watch the fireworks! Tracen hates loud noises so we brought his ear muffs and he was able to enjoy the night and watch the fireworks!

Bear Lake

I once again braved taking the boys out to Utah for about a week. We had a great time!

Here they are on the plane.. they were so good on the way there.


After the plane ride we had to drive about 2 hours up to the Lake. The boys zonked out in the car. Check out their super pillows! Curious George and Buzz Lightyear. I made them mini pillows for school (with matching blankets...not shown) and they worked out perfect for our trip!



Tracen is out!

We stopped in Logan and caught up with my friend Megan! It was tons of fun!

The boys loved playing with Grandpa Jay when we got to the cabin!

This is my favorite. Chris so reminds me of his grandpa!

Me and Logie on the boat!

Tracen loved driving the boad with Uncle Kent!

We didn't all ride the tube, but we floated. Tracen was a bit nervous!

Logie went on a tube ride with Alex and had so much fun. At one point when we told him he was done, he told me "No, I want more mama!"

The Zoo

Our last day in SLC we went to the Zoo and the little elephant was having her 1st birthday party so we got cupcakes. It was fun!