Rubie is so dang smart!

Rubie is so dang smart! She is almost 9 months old and can already do Itsy bitsy spider and wave bye bye! (she doesn't smile much while she is doing the actions... she has to concentrate) She is quickly on the road to being as perfect as her big sister Sophie!

That's my boy!

Austen did such a great job this year of playing center! He has played both sides of the line all season and I am so proud of him. I just love watching him play!! He had his last regular season game yesterday up in Oakley, it was such a beautiful day for us to take a drive up the canyon, take in all the Fall beauty and watch our sons team win a football game! Playoffs next Saturday! Go Alta!!


I have had so much fun being the team mom this year, I love these boys!


This was obviously a moment I was not in charge of the camera... nice girls! I included the more flattering picture below to make up for this one.




It was fun having Cole, Ashlii, Sophie, Rubie and Amanda there with us as well. (Ryan had to work)

Happy Birthday Dylan!

I just wanted to wish my nephew Dylan a very, very Happy 17th Birthday this Wednesday October 22nd! I love you Dylan!

HOLIDAY TRADITIONS?... HELP!

The holidays are right around the corner... I am looking for some neat family traditions. At the beginning of each month I will post this "Holiday Traditions?... Help!" If you would leave a comment on my blog or post something cool on your own blog if you have one, I would really appreciate hearing some of your ideas, neat memories you have of family traditions while growing up, things you have done with your own families, heard of friends doing... etc. (Traditions, and ideas having to do with the holiday that falls during that particular month).
(My daughter) Ashlii's mother in law makes sure that the "Great Pumpkin" comes to visit each of her grandchildren every year. The Great Pumpkin leaves a fun Halloween surprise on the front porch of each child's home. He leaves it during the beginning of the month of October so it gives them time to enjoy it and helps them get excited about the upcoming Halloween holiday. Sophie and Rubie each received a cute little Halloween outfit and some other fun things as well. You could go very big with this, or very simple! I love this idea! So do the kids! Alot of the kids in my home daycare think it is so cool that the Great Pumpkin came to Sophie's house. Unfortunately.. they are also wondering why he hasn't come to visit them as well? Needless to say, it has started a new tradition in many of their own homes too.
Ashlii and Amanda, if you would help me out by posting something similar to this on your blogs or sending people to my blog... I don't have as many visitors to my blog as you both do! I am really excited about getting some fun ideas! Thanks for your help girls! Mom

Tagged! I'm not brave enough to wait!

I have been tagged... I thought I'd post the "I have no quirks" below and leave it for a day, just to see how mean my girls were willing to be. I'm not brave enough to wait. I'll post my own quirks... thank you.

5 unspectacular quirks about myself... hmm...

#1 I can't stand crumbs... why do people have to leave their crumbs?! Enough said...

#2 I don't like other people to do my dishes, especially by hand! Don't bother...
when you leave... I just wash them over. Sorry.

#3 I can't go to sleep unless I have a phone by my bedside? I just can't!

#4 I don't like Austen to go to bed without showering first. The thought of him
sleeping with all of those kid germs on him... Yuk.

#5 I love to chew ice, it's terrible... I have broken so many teeth just chewing ice. I can't really even enjoy a drink unless it has ice in it.

Those are only 5 of my unspectacular quirks believe me!! I have many!

I tag any of you reading this who haven't been tagged!

Tagged! Quirks? This should be easy!

I've never been tagged! This one should be easy... "Name 5 unspectacular quirks about myself" ... I have none.