Hello, Hello! It's been a while! We went to Utah and I came home and everything started going full speed ahead and I just have not made time to blog. So...here's what all we've been up to!
Finishing up summer time with our friends!
Evan and Rykin at Jump 'n' Jungle!
The weather started to get nicer and it was actually pleasant to be outside!
We woke up and went straight to the park for breakfast!
We call this the Spider-man park. Yes, the same one Afton broke his little arm at!
Thank goodness for squishy floors!
Thank goodness for squishy floors!
Here we are trying to be creative with our photography! Ha Ha!
First day of "school"
My sweet Rykin all passed out in the car on the way home for a long weekend!
We pulled into town and went straight to the football game!
Braydon and Daddy watching the game!
The fabulous three...Kaywen, Kacy and Hannah. I never know what these girlies will do next. They love each other. The older ones are running away from Kaywen in height!
Rykin and Keyan.
Keyan has always made time for Rykin.
Rykin adores him!
Keyan has always made time for Rykin.
Rykin adores him!
Looky who was there too!
Party time again at my parent's house. We all went out there again to celebrate Taylor's birthday. Garron loves his little car!
And playing in the dirt!
Crazy big kids like little cars too!
This doesn't turn out well...Taylor is not a very good driver!
Spencer and Maggie got to come play too!
Little princesses!
Grandpa and Afton taking a ride!
Classic Garron and Jaiton relationship! They get into some crazy fights for such little guys!
Cooking treats with Maggie and Spencer in Grandma's new kitchen! Nice!
We went to the football field to play. That is another one of those special places in Childress! We love going there to run around. We all went and spent the most part of the morning expending lots of energy!
Well...some of us!
Richie's nap gone incredibly wrong!
Ready set go!
I love Rykin's face. Billy's going to get him!
Our spectators!
The BIG Boys had a race too as the grand finale! Spencer won!
Garron and Afton stepping on their shadows!
Braydon and his frogs...so yucky!
Garron got roughed up a little this morning at the football field...then he tripped and skinned his knees on the concrete...then he reached up on the table to get some bubbles (that didn't have a lid)...he poured them all over his face...in his eyes, in his mouth, up his nose! Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day! Poor baby!
Jumping on the trampoline! What fun!
Silly Afton!
Christopher thought he would try out the hamock...passed out cold!
Dirty little babies out for a ride!
Tootsie Roll Mustache....eeeewwww!
Babies in a basket!
It rained!
Braydon's Bendaroo ABC's. He worked so hard to get them all stuck up there just right!
A trip to the Veteran's War Memorial
Astronaut statue
Playing with the ducks!
Daddy surprised us with tickets to the circus one day after work. We ended up getting us all in for $7!
I can handle that! Very cool!
Here we are...waiting for it to start!
Kaywen feeding a lama!
Afton poking this poor little goat!
Braydon was so excited to go to the Circus that he wouldn't eat his supper. He was so hungry that he finally pulled out his own wallet and paid for some cotton candy!
The only picture that turned out! Elephants!
Rykin and Evan
Homeschool Day at the Corn Maze! Lots of fun! We met up with all of our friends for a day out! Christopher was unable to go with us this year...I got lost before I even got to the maze!
Afton and Tank munchin' out on some goodies!
Stopping in the middle for a picture!
Riding the Cow Train! Yee-haw!
Mom making us stare into the sun! Cheese!
Buddy Holly theme this year!
Rykin went outside to play one day. It had been way too quiet for way too long so I called for him out the back door and this is what jumped out from behind the wall! Mud Man!
We decided to go to the park one Saturday. The kids had way too much energy and no place to be, so off we went. We had a crazy time. They all decided to go in together and get Daddy!
That never works out like they wish that it would!
Braydon running for his life!
Garron trying to keep up!
Kaywen did not get away! Ha Ha!
Afton sneeking down the slide!
Rykin doing a pretty good job of getting away!
Kaywen had this annoying little tooth that she just couldn't get out...so I had to help. She woke up late one night with it bothering her. We tried string, we tried dental floss...and nothing would hold on...so, well, pliers were the next best thing! Worked like a charm. Got the tooth out, no more hurt, went to sleep! Happy kid, happy mom!
Garron watching TV with Daddy...he got himself all perched up there just like his dad...too cute!
Kaywen and Maggie
Our ward had a family camp out. Some of our greatest friends paid us a surprise visit. They were the highlight of our weekend! The kids all just played and played while we visited. Such fun!
Rykin and Liza collecting treasures!
I have a love/hate relationship with Halloween. I am all about the 'fun' stuff...dressing up, being with our friends, eating candy, having parties, etc. It's all the 'yuck' stuff that I could do without...people trying to be creepy and spooky. That just totally drives the Spirit away...how is that beneficial to anyone?
Anyway...on to the the good parts!
Here are these crazy girls again! I love them!
Here's my whole crew! We actually did Halloween 3 times...they dressed up different every time!
Ahhh...this is Afton's favorite spot at night time when we are at Grandma's house. He crawls up there with Richie and just zonks out!
Duck...Duck...Goose with Billy!
Kaywen turned 10! Can you believe it?!?
The Nannies
Afton loves Richie!
Kids just flock to Celesta! They all love her so much! These guys were holding on for dear life...spinning around in circles!
And one last 'too cute' Halloween picture. This is Afton and his little buddy, Tank...at our ward Trunk or Treat.
And there you have it! The last few months in one huge post! And now, as most of you know, we are packing up for our big move! We are headed home this weekend!
