Fall Highlights

 John celebrated his 38th birthday.  The kids made this fun poster for him!

 Kelsie had her 1st orchestra concert.  I can't believe how much she's learned in just a couple of months on the violin.  The concert was impressive!

 Matson and I went with our preschool friends to the fire station on a field trip!

 We bought this little guy a high chair and he is delighted to join us at the table (even if we still don't give him any food to eat).  He loves his new chair!

 Someone is getting way too big for the bouncy seat!  :)

 

 The girls performed in Oklahoma at the Lehi Arts Center!  They spent the fall doing a 6 week workshop in Lehi.

 Enjoyed some trips to the canyon to enjoy the fall weather and colors. 

 

Love this little guy to pieces!  He's so happy and smiley!

 

We had a crazy, but memorable fall!

Reflections

 Carter won 1st place for Photography!  He was pretty proud of his giant camera medal! 

 Emily won 2nd place in 3D art for her "Recycle to Save the Earth" sculpture. 

Kelsie won 1st place in Photography at the Junior High Level.  So proud of all 3 of them for their hard work on their projects!  They did a great job!  This year Kelsie and Carter's projects went on to the regional competition.

Fall Soccer

This fall we had three kids in soccer which meant we spent every Saturday at the soccer fields.  I was thrilled when the final game was played, but the kids and John miss it.  They love soccer!

 It was Matson's first season of soccer and he loved every minute!  He was more interested in chatting with friends and running around than trying to score a goal, but he sure had fun!  And he was past proud to have his very own soccer medal!  I loved watching him play.  Four year olds are adorable.

 

 Matson's Team

John coached Carter's team this fall.  They had fun going to practices and games together.  Carter is intense and driven on the soccer field (and in all aspects of life)!  He gets a bit disappointed when his team mates don't share his passion for the game-we are working on that.  :)  He has a strong leg and can kick the ball all the way across the field.  He scored a handful of goals and is great at defense. 

 Carter's Team

Emily didn't make it to any practices (much to the disappointment of her coach) because our fall schedule was so crazy, but she is a good little player and scored several goals and was always trying to get the other girls to pass to her.  (They didn't really get that part of the game).  She plays best when her dad is on the sidelines yelling at her and cheering her on! 

 Emily's Team

At the Pumpkin Patch 2014

 Went to our favorite pumpkin patch to pick pumpkins and take pictures!  Kelsie (12) Emily (9) Carter (6) Matson (4) Tanner (6 mo).

 

September Highlights

 Emily came home from school with a fish!  We now have three pets!  Aahh! 

 All the neighbor friends doing water painting!  My boys best friends are all girls!

 Cutie boy took the longest nap of his life and was so peaceful I had to grab a picture.  Yes, he has a pink ballerina blanket from Emily.  It's his favorite blanket. :)

 I was in charge of PTA Fitness Week at school.  We organized recess games which the kids loved!  Here is Carter, Will, and Matson playing Red Rover!

 Another Fitness Week picture of Emily and friends playing Red Rover!  This was the best PTA thing I've been in charge of.  I loved hanging out with the kids.

 

 Tanner is 5 months old and too big for his bouncy seat.  Every time I stick him in it, he wiggles right out and grins at me!

 He's big enough to sit in his little car.  He looks SO big in it!

 He's sitting up all alone (5 months) and so happy about it!  The blanket is his new favorite.  He picked it out himself at Target and screamed everytime we tried to put it back.  He's spoiled already.  :) 

Matson's new haircut and "faux" hawk!  It's so cute but he won't let me keep it like that for long. :(

Crawling

He turned 7 months and started crawling that very day!  

He's my earliest crawler and I was so sad.  He's growing up too fast.  But, he's so proud of himself!  You can't wipe that grin off his face!  

7 months old