FHE

 We had a fun FHE last night. We made pumpkin cookies. I won't post the link that I got them from because they didn't taste very good. The kids don't care, but I am all about how things taste. I am going to try again with a better recipe and if it turns out I will post that.

They even make Frankenstein!!

These are they pumpkins they made. They had a blast making them. They got to bring them in their lunches today.

10 years old on 10-10-10

My Tyler had his 10th birthday this month. His bday was 10/10/10! How cool is that. We went up the cabin to party! He help decorate his cake. In case you can't tell that is the death star and lots of other Star wars things on there.

Daddy's Bday Hike

 For Travis's Birthday we went Hiking! It was a really nice day. We only made it a mile into the hike before the kids were done.
We used the burb as camera stand to snap this picture so it is a bit off.

We got to play in a creek. The water was so cold, but a warm day needs that to cool off.

Happy Trails!

All of the kids swam in it except Tyler. He only get up to his knees. Gracie was the first to dive in. Hunter couldn't let his little sister show him up so him and Lucy jump all the way in next.

On into September

It is lonely here tonight. Travis is on his second long weekend of wood badge training. I miss talking to him after the kids go to bed. I should go to bed myself, but it is always hard when he is gone. I have to get up early and go to cub scout training in the morning. Yippy!!
On another note I have been wanting to tell you all about Gracie and her swim lessons. I won a free month for the Hubbard Family Swim School off of I Heart Mesa Blog It has been great. Gracie is now going across the pool on her back(Lucy can't even do that yet). She was swimming ok before she started, but they have really stepped her up to the next level. I would really recommend them. They have been great.

My new calling is keeping me busy in a fun way. I am really enjoy being Hunters Den Mother. He is such a fun guy. He is just eating up all this scouting stuff. There are only three boys in the group right now. I am liking those numbers. It will jump a lot next year. I think there are like 10 boys turning 8 next year. That should be interesting!!

Well another year of school has started! We now have a 4th, 2nd, and Kindergarten in the family. It seems crazy to have three go to school now.

Lucy's big day!! She was excited to start going to school with her brothers and even ride the bus home.

This picture was a couple of days before school started. Gracie sure misses her buddy everyday. Mom is not as good at playing with the toys as Lucy.

Another birthday has passed for me. This year was the big 30. I don't even know what to say about that milestone in my life. I just know that I wouldn't have changed anything about the last 30 years.

What a Month!

Hunter turned 8 on 7-11! He was baptized a few days later on the 17th. He is now a cub scout. I am the lucky one and get to be one of his den mothers. It has been a Hunter Month!!! We love our sweet boy and are so proud of him. He was able to be baptized by his Uncle Weston(my brother). It was Weston's first baptism.

Time Flies

When you are having fun it seems like the summer is just a blink. I heard this week we only have a month till school starts that made me so sad. The kids and I are having a fun summer. Last week we spent a week up at the cabin in the nice cool weather. Trying to find another week to do it now. It was so nice my kids were great up there with just the siblings to play with. Here is our summer in pictures:

Here is my Grandma with Gracie and AJ having a picnic.

My Grandma made all of her great grand kids these mohawk hats. Lucy wore hers the whole time.

Of course we had to do the redneck pinata again. It is a cabin favorite!!

Hunter just loves it!!

Tyler loves playing this taken apart piano.

The kids don't need snow to go sledding.

 My Dad, my hubby, and two of my brothers.

Tyler did a puppet show for me with his dirty socks!!

This last picture is from girls camp. They had two sides and you competed to see who could get the farthest before it violently pulled you backwards. Jenn and I went against each other and had a blast. I am no longer in YW. I am going to miss things like going to camp. Now I am in Wolf den with Hunter. I am super excited about the new calling.