Hunting Season

Since Ty now has his hunting license, he is enjoying his first season of bird hunting. Grandpa Scott buys each grandson their first shot gun once they complete hunters safety . The first bird he shot was a goose. You can tell by the smile on his face that he had a great time! Greg said he is a pretty good shot! On Saturday, he was invited to go out with our friend Cody and he shot his first pheasant.

Football, Football, Football!!

Dalton's football season has come to an end. Even though he was practicing four nights a week, he still didn't want it to end. Dalton played right guard, quarterback, corner and special teams. I think he is by far the smallest on the team but he has a big heart and never quits! He has a great coach, Dave Hobbs. Dalton was able to play with his cousin Preston and his best friend, Jake.

The End of Baseball.....for a minute!

Ty played Fall Baseball this year instead of Football. He had a great time and was able to play a few different positions. I think in the end he missed Football, but he always has fun with Shock Baseball!!! Now it's on to basketball!

WoRk aNd FuN

In September, I had the opportunity to attend a marketing conference in Bend, Oregon. Dr. Coleman sent Shay and I to represent the office.

The first day we arrived, we were starving and the store and restaurant were closed. Anyone who knows me, knows what I'm like when I'm hungry!! The pic is of me wanting to break into the store. Other than that, we had a great time and got a lot of new marketing ideas for the office. While we were there, they took us river rafting. It was so beautiful and a lot of fun!!

First Day of Preschool!

Kate started preschool this week with Miss Amy - a fabulous teacher in Pleasant View. She is in the same class as her friend Payton. She was very excited to go and talked about it for weeks but when we arrived she changed her mind. I had to leave her crying in the teacher's arms but Kelly (Payton's Mom) assured me it only lasted a moment! She has so much to tell us about when she comes home including the rule that Miss Amy does not allow nose picking in her class! She especially enjoyed her "birthday" day when she was able to be the leader for the day! I will have to post a pic of her and her teacher at a later time because she has just not wanted to stand that close to Miss Amy yet! Below is her first day pic with her new backpack - Wow she's a poser!

The "PRINCESS" is FOUR!!!

I cannot believe it was four years ago that we added a little girl to our family! Kate had her fourth birthday on Sunday. We had already celebrated with the Oborn's and Grandma and Grandpa Wilson were out of town, so we had a small family celebration on Sunday morning. Dalton's friend Jake was here too, and that worked out well because that is Kate's "monkey". (we don' know where that came from but that's what she calls Jake)

The boys decorated the front room the night before with balloons and a sign so when she woke up they made a big deal and opened presents in the special room! She loved it!!

Ashlyn, Holly and Preston came over and brought her some sidewalk paint and chalk. They had a great time decorating the driveway for her birthday! She requested a "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast" cake and once it was finished she spent the day waiting to eat it! Later, we had Ty's coaches family over (he was helping Greg with the basement) so we had cake and she played with their little girls. I think she had a great day!

Oborn Family Retreat

The weekend before school started, we headed up to Bear Lake with Grandma and Grandpa Oborn and all our Oborn cousins. We stayed overnight, swam at the hotel and spent the day at the beach. Ty and Dalton loved riding the waverunner! Ty isn't bothered by the cold water and swam all day long! Dalton stayed out of the water most of the time, but played in the sand, played baseball and made ice cream with Grandma. Kate flew kites almost the whole time! She just ran back and forth along the beach and tired herself right out! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa who make sure we go each year! It's hard to get everyone together, but it's worth it!

bAcK tO ScHoOl....

It seems like it came really fast this year, but we have officially started another school year. I cannot believe the boys are in 5th and 4th grades!! I wouldn't say they were excited to go back, but once they met their teachers they were excited!

Ty is in the 5th grade and is in a split class taught by Mrs. Hislop and Mrs. Simonson. He really likes both of them and is doing really well!

Dalton is in the 4th grade and has Mrs. Johnson. He really likes her AND her husband who substituted the other day!

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SuMmErTiMe!!!

Wow, I cannot believe summer is over! The kids start back to school on Monday and I don't know where the summer went. Since I haven't been good at posting this summer, I thought I would tell a little about some of our summer fun. Greg and I have worked a lot this summer, so thanks to Grandparents and friends the kids have done a few things that they wouldn't have been able to.

Grandma and Grandpa Wilson took each child overnight to Lava Hot Springs this summer. They had a great time riding four wheelers and fishing. It's so fun having special time on their own. Greg and Grandpa Scott also took the boys fishing a few times and caught lots of fish!

Grandma and Grandpa Oborn took Kate to Lagoon and joined up with Allie and Ryan. Kate had so much fun riding with her cousins!! She kept telling me that she is Dylan's "buddy" so they had to ride together! Grandma and Grandpa Oborn and Allie also took all the cousins down to the Gateway for the annual "running through the water". We wondered if the boys would be to old for it now, but I guess the older kids had the most fun!!

Ty and Dalton went overnight with Grandpa Mont and Grandma Debbie in their new RV. They camped up to Willard and even went on the wave runner. They think the RV is awesome!

Dalton was invited on a vacation with the Douglas' this summer (his other family). They went to St. George for five days and stayed at Entrada where High School Musical was filmed! Dalton had a great time and was totally impressed with the "high class" place they stayed! They didn't ever want to come home!

We did go swimming a few times, Bear Lake, Park City, night games, doorbell ditching?! (without permission), and lots of sleep overs! To say the least, the boys do not want summer to end! The past two weeks I have tried to fit in a few more things that the kids wanted to do, so below is the run down on those activities.

Ty said he would like to see how they make taffy, so I took the kids to the Sweet Candy Factory for a tour. They really liked it! They give out samples and see how all different types of candies are made. During the tour, the guide asked what our favorite candy is. Dalton loudly announced "Hershey's Chocolate"! Yikes! That is his favorite, but the guide laughed and asked for his favorite "Sweets" brand candy. Unfortunately, they were not making taffy that day but the kids had a great time and left with lots of candy.

The same day, we traveled to the Kennecot Copper Mine. I have told the boys about the man made hole you can see from space and they thought it was worth the trip. Also, their Grandpa Mont worked there when I was born so that is cool too! The most amazing part of the Mine was the large equipment that is used. They had a tire on display from one of the hundreds of dump trucks they operate. They boys were amazed at the size of the tire and the dump trucks that were as big as a house!

We went to the Hogle Zoo last week with Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Mont. Kate had not been there in two years, so it was all new to her! She said she liked the monkeys the best! They have a great bird show that is always fun for the kids.


Last, we spent the day at Sparetime Fun Center in Syracuse on Thursday. We had so much fun! (Thanks to Monty Vorwaller) We played laser tag, mini-golf, arcade games and bowling! Kate wanted to "shoot guns" so I put the laser tag pack on and Kate ran in front of me with the gun. She loved it and wanted to do it again and again! She had to Mom a rest in between games because I could barely keep up with her! I hope the kids had a fun summer and came away with some great memories!