Recent happenings I haven't blogged: My sis Diane got married about a week ago! Yeah Diane and congratulations! My older sister and two of her girls came down and it was lots of fun! Otherwise we have just been busy with football and volleyball. Kyla has her last game on Wed. It is really fun to see them get better and learn to work together. Jake starts playoffs on the 7th. I have loved watching him gain more confidence in himself. Here a a few pics from Saturdays awesome game.

Last night was our ward trunk or treat. The kids were so excited to get into their costumes. Aly decided early on that she was going to be Minnie Mouse and we got this cool SWAT costume for Matt. Jake and Rachel didn't decide until a couple of days ago what they wanted to be. It is fun to see the kids all dressed up, but honestly Halloween is probably my least favorite holiday. It costs a lot of money. I could have gone to the U2 concert for what we spent on Halloween. Stupid Halloween.

Jake is a vampire, Rachel is a trendy witch, Matt as a SWAT team member, and Aly as Minnie. Here is Kyla and her friend Maren.

They scared the kids by randomly screaming. Kids just stood there staring at them. It was amazing how cool this trunk looked. Maren's mom is my hero for being creative and the girls won best decorated trunk. We had a fun night and the kids have been eating candy ever since. Who doesn't love candy for breakfast??

Brace Face and Other Exciting Things

Jake is now a brace face! (which by the way he DOES NOT like to be called.) He got them put on Monday and we have heard the whinning ever since. It is fantastic. I think he looks cute in them and even a little older. The ortho gave him paper that had instructions on how to brush and keep them clean and also what would happen if he didn't do it and he read through it all and told me he is going to take really good care of his teeth, because he didn't want to have anything bad to happen to them. I think it freaked him out a little.









Matt and his hair. This kid just wants his hair to go forward. NO spiking. He usually lets me do his hair and it looks alright. But the other day, he INSISTED on doing his hair himself. He was so proud and he thought he looked soo good. I laugh just thinking about how silly his hair looked. I actually let him go to school like this.

















His hair sort of reminds me of Mr. Collins hair in Pride and Prejudice (BBC version). I should win mother of the year for letting him out like that.

In other exciting news around here:
Kyla got randomly picked to be tested for drugs at school. Hope she passes! Just kidding.

I took Rachel to the doctor for her insanely loud breathing. They said it is probably just allergies. Hmmm, allergies ALL the time? I mean it. ALL the time. We are going to try some allergy stuff for a month and see if it helps. I hope it does.

All the kids went to get their teeth cleaned and no cavities!! Which is good, cause now we are paying for braces and can't afford cavities.

Today was Matt's parent teacher conference. It was at 10:30 this morning. I got there at 10:32. Someone was already there so I looked at the paper with the list of names and times, and he wasn't on there. "That is weird" I thought, "I am positive the note said Monday at 10:30." I was already down there so I waited under a tree. I was sure it was today. Even though his name wasn't on the paper. So I waited for 20 min. In the meantime, I watched another lady come and go into the other classroom. Then finally the door to room 16 opens and out comes....the other kindergarten teacher. What??? OHHHH YEAH! He is room 15! Luckily his teacher was able to see me still before her next appointment. And he is doing really good.

PG-13

On Friday, Curt was wanting some gourmet pancakes, so we went to the finest of pancake places, Denny's. They had these TV's around the place that was playing different things like videos and entertainment and sports news. Well this video played.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2011282188

Now call me a prude, but I was a little disturbed that they would show this video in what I consider a family friendly restaurant. Thankfully we only had Aly with us. Plus I was trying to eat. Come on now! And it isn't even a good song.

Yippee! She's Three!

Aly turned three on Sept. 11th. I can't believe our little baby is now a"preschooler". Aly is a blast. Every one of us has fun with her. She loves to laugh and play. She loves to sing and dance. She loves to cry and throw fits. She loves the color pink and loves her friends. But most of all I think she loves me the best!! She is my little buddy. Especially now that Matt has started school. I now know why my baby sister was so spoiled. I used to blame it on my mom and dad. But I know that we probably had a lot to do with it also!

I was babysitting a couple of her friends on fri afternoon, so we got out the little pool and sprinkler, and had a little pool party. The kids had a blast. It was the easiest bday party ever! I love you Miss Aly!

Sunday Naps

Sunday naps are the best! Except they are traditionally taken at home. (Thanks Traci for the pic)

Sharing is Caring

Have you ever wondered if you've done a good job raising your kids? Have you taught them to be kind? To share? To love others? Today, I realized I have done an amazing job! Matt is home sick today. He keeps bugging Aly, touching her and such when she doesn't want him to. Well he turned to me as I was getting Aly dressed, and said, "Do you know why I keep touching Aly?" I said, "No, why?" He looked at me with a sweet smile, and said, "Cause I want her to get sick." Then he walked away. Now isn't that love and sharing? I always tell them to share. I am so glad they are listening!