Fall Break Fun

Fall break is here again! Weds after the kids got out of school we ran down to Jaker's Pumpkin Patch to pick out some pumpkins and have fund playing on the haybales, digging heads into the dried corn, and smelling the sweet smells of barn animals!

After finding the perfect pumkins we headed down to the Orange Peel and ended up finding a delicous expenses family treat! The funny thing is that all treven wanted was a green smoothie and Avacado Vanilla became veryone's favorite that day!

I ended up working that night and then going to the temple with Janette, Lezlee and Julie so we didn't get to pain the pumkins until later Thursday afternoon. A miracle happened at the temple and we got to see Ashely our niece that has been in the MTC for 3 weeks. So to make a long story short there was a lot of hugging and talking and some quiet screams, and we only had to be told once to use our temple voices from the temple workers, and it was one of the best days at the temple and see how much Ashley was glowing with the spirit! After the temple I came home and Helen joined us in painting pumkins. The girls were the only ones that wanted to paint them while the boys were off playing. After painting pumkins if was off to the Nicklarcade to win some prizes and have some fun. I found out why I can't go to Vegas since I saw my obessive side come out when I was buying more nickles for me all because I wanted to win the big jackpot off a game! Emery had to come and say, mama lets go! Treven got to go to the movies with his friend Cole to see Diary of A Wimpy Kid 3 and came home laughing and telling me it was the best movie EVER!

Friday we all slept in and then it was off to Salt Lake to do something Tyler has been begging to do, go the the gaint sporting good store Scheels. Well it was indeed big and we ended up staying for 4 hours! I don't think I have every stayed in one store for that long, but we had a fun day. It had a lot of fun things to do and also shop for. We rode the big ferris wheel first and Emery, who has never been on a ferris wheel, kept telling me it was tickling her her tummy! Then it was off to the eatery and lunch. Then we played on their jungle gym, went and did some shooting, putting at the golf green, and ending with some mini bowling. The kids loved the store, Ryan as mad we didn't wait for him so he could go with us, so I guess we are going to have to go back again! Oh yes and lots of photo shoots with the local wildlife! After our 4 hours of fun it was time to go home and get some playing time in with friends and then all settle down to watch the Lorax together. Can't wait to see what Saturday will bring!

Treven's 9th Birthday

I can't believe my little Trevy is 9! For the last 2 months Treven has been asking for a ezy roller that some of the kids on the block have. He even tried to bribe me with money and told me he would pay me to take him down to get it and I then coud hide it until his birthday. He just wanted to make sure that we had it! Well the big day finally arrived and of course he was awoken with breakfast in bed and our wonderful singing! Treven then went and found his present from mom and dad which was a new bike. He loved it but you could tell he was wondering were his ezy roller was. I picked Treven up from school to go to lunch with Ryan and my mom and dad. Again Treven asked if by chance he had one more gift and could it be the ezy roller. I tried to tell him that he had no more gifts coming from mom and dad and even though he didn't cry I could tell he wanted to. When we made it to Two Jacks Grandma and Grandpa brought a nice big gift from them and from Grandma and Grandpa Strong which to his suprise was the ezy roller! Well Treven turned to me and told me that this was the best day ever!

After lunch with my parents it was back to school. That night we had sloppy joes up at Grandma and Grandpa Strong's house along with cake and ice cream for Trevens birthday. That night we let Dylan and Luke sleepover. Treven had a great Birthday!

September days

Oh September..... football, soccer, more soccer, sunny days and waiting for those cool fall nights, and of course more football and soccer! This month has been a busy one for this family with Ryan coaching Tyler's football team, Tyler playing football, Treven playing HC storm soccer and flag football, Halle playing soccer and mom helping with her team, and then poor Emery getting drug to every game. But I wouldn't want it any other way!

Tylers Football team has been doing awesome and is at this moment undefeated. Tyler has been playing corner back on defense and loving every minute. Treven now has the football bug and loves playing defense and getting those flags. Soccer has been a great thing for Treven and I don't think I have ever seen him so happy and tired, yes Treven tired, by the end of the week with playing two sports. Halle has been kicking butt in soccer and every game gets a goal and has this very unique way of kicking the ball. She runs with her hands out and when she kicks the ball it is like she jumps up and kicks her legs with it. I need to video her doing it because it is like a mad ballerina!

Now that Tyler is a big Jr. Higher Tyler went to his first dance. Carter and Tyler went down and hung out with the football team. They both came home with smiles and Tyler told me he really liked the dances and can't wait for the next one. Tyler must of have liked them since he got asked to dance by two girls and then he was brave and asked a girl to dance! I didn't think he would be so daring since I remember my first Jr. High dance and I stood by the wall with a group of girls to afraid to ask a boy to dance.

Poor Emery has to spend her mornings with mom and most the time it is spend with mom trying to get the house clean or doing some project, so Emery is getting good at entertaining herself if we can't find a friend. This morning she found a "beautiful dress like a princess" and had to wear it all day. She even asked me to take her picture! And if I must say so myself she does look like a pretty princess!

We were lucky one night and Lezlee let Ryan and I babysit Elsie and boy did we have a fun time having a snuggly baby around again!

This year Ryan bought his dad's season tickets to the BYU football games. Tyler and Ryan have been having a blast going to the games together!

This year it was Ryans 20 year high school reunion so we had fun being a part of this years high school homecoming! First was the light parade down at the high school along with the burning of the S. Ryan was in the parade along with Treven who was faster than Halle and got to jump up on the float with dad. Next day was the homecoming assembly were Ryan got to be a world class syngernized swimmer. It was a great assembly and Ryan did really good!

Steve picking up the crew from the burning of the S in Niel's golf cart

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