a SpOOky NiGhT!!

Halloween has become one of our families favorite traditions. We have such a great neighborhood for trick or treating and an awesome haunted house across the street. First we go visit our Grandparents then back to our house where Ty and Dalton's friends hang out, eat and trick or treat. Kate was really excited to go this year and she even braved the haunted house twice!! We were able to see all our cousins at our Grandparents house and even had a pinata at Grandma Oborn's. It was a great night!

YANKEES

Ty has been a Yankees fan for a few years so when it was time to re-do his room, we went YANKEES all the way! I had promised him a new room since Dalton moved downstairs so it's been fun to decorate just the way he wants. I'll post more when his room in completed, but now that the walls are complete it's really cool!

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!