Long Random Post!

Happy Birthday Papa Lew! My awesome Dad just turned the big 5-0. I love him, he is a great Daddy and example to me! Love you Dad!




Okay, so this is going to be long, but I had a lot of cute pix to post, so brace yourself! We took the kids to the pumpkin festival this weekend and they had a lot of fun activities, starting with eating donuts off a string with no hands! They all did a great job, and we laughed our heads off!






Andie and Lisa got to do a lot of fun things at the festival, the decorated cookies, got temporary tattoos and face paint, decorated pumpkins, and went pumpkin bowling. We will definitely go next year!


Cedar City has a lot of random parades, this was the sheep parade, there were a lot of big trucks, some horses and; of course, some crazy sheep. ... Random, but fun!

Okay, new subject, this is Mike's brother Ty. He was playing the piano with Max and I just thought it was a really cute picture...


Also, just another cute pic of Max, I was trying to take some pictures of him for a fall photo contest but he wouldn't cooperate! He is screaming in all of the other pix from that day!

We got some Lightning McQueen undies for Max to maybe encourage him to want to use the big boy potty. They were huge on him, as you can see, and he kept telling us that they were Connelly's (his cousin.) When we asked him if he wanted to use the potty he said "I can't mom, I'm just a tiny baby!" I don't know where he got it, but he makes us laugh every day! It will be a while before we cross the potty training bridge!
This weekend we also did a little arts and crafts and Max discovered his love of "cuttin!"
Just another cute pic of the kids as they are trying to delay bedtime. They are all so cute together!
Cute little stinker!

Rockband!

We love our new Rockband! Mike won a Wii from his company banquet, and since we already had one we decided to trade it in for Rockband. We jam out almost every night and have mastered some sweet skills! Jake and Michelle came over a couple weeks ago and we played for hours!
The kids were exhausted after we finally finished. They were delirious1 They are so cute when they get giggly!
Max loves to 'rock out' with us. He just screams into his little microphone the whole time!
Emmy was digging the drums! Jake was having a hard time controlling her. She is a little musician in the making!

Skiing at Quail

This is my first time posting a blog, so if it doesn't come out right I'll blame it on Jessica. She didn't want to post pictures of her skiing so I'm going to do it instead. We've only been to the lake a couple of times this year but it is one of my biggest passions. So here's some photos of our good times.

I know it's been said that Max is the cutest kid but here is just a little reminder of how cool my boy is. He always says "Papa'a boat . . . so fun!" He loves being outdoors.

I liked the sun in the back of this picture.
The lake was so smooth. If only I could ski for hours like the good old high school days.
Look at the form. I love that Jessica will try anything and everything. She really is the coolest wife. Max kept saying mama's awesome! Go mom go! Everyone has to eat it now and again, and because she didn't want me to post pictures of her skiing I'll post these two pictures. I don't know what she's doing but I wouldn't call it skiing. She's a good sport. I hope she doesn't mind that I'm sharing this with everyone.This crash looked like it hurt but she got right on the tube and took another beating. She's feeling it today.Still smiling after all the abuse. Oaklyn loved swimming after a little persuasion to get in the lake.What kind of brother would I be if I didn't put a picture up for Dan. Not too bad for an old man. I don't know why there's a line under all the words half way through my post but Jess is at cheer practice so I'm on my own. Oh well. Maybe next year I'll get back on and do another post.

Camping!

We went camping up Cedar Breaks last weekend and we had a blast. On the way up the puppies were just snuggling Max. It was so cute!
Look at my cute little boy! He loved seeing the fire, roasting marshmallows and hot dogs and seeing the stars!
It got pretty cold while we were up there and although Max actually slept well, I was freezing most of the night and especially in the morning. Max looked at me and said "let's go home mama, it's sooo cold!"
My favorite part of the whole weekend came after we finished eating, Max looked up at me and said "Mom, you're awesome!" It melted my little heart. I love that kid!
Max loved exploring our little campground. He kept saying, "Mama, look at the big trees and trucks!" He loved that we brought grandpa's truck with us!

Shay and Brett's Wedding Cake

For those of you who care, here is a pic of the cake I made this weekend. Many hours were spent on this cake. I hope the bride loved it! I don't think it will ever get easier, I am a stress case!

Back in Cedar!

After changing our plans 50 billion times (I know I'm dramatic) we are back in Cedar City in our town home. Hopefully for a year or so! I won't be ready to move for a really long time! I'm sick of packing and unpacking, we have moved over 15 times since we've been married! Crazy! Mike is still working for living scriptures as a regional manager. Now he will be in charge of recruiting out of SUU rather than USU. So, it was really a blessing that we didn't sell our house when we tried to last year. We would have been in a pickle!

We are loving Cedar. We have made friends with our neighbors and Max has a lot of new little buddies. The picture above is his best buddy Mikey. They live right next door and everyday Max bangs on their screen door and yells for him to come and play. I love watching them play, it's so funny! Max is trying to tackle Mikey here. They are actually really good at sharing and always swap their toy cars.

Mike is loving his vacation. We just joined Gold's Gym so we can get in shape. Mike goes with his buddies in the early morning and I go at 10 with Michelle. Hopefully we will start seeing results soon! I have been sore everyday since we joined!

I have been keeping myself busy as assistant cheer coach for Cedar High. It's been fun to get out of the house for a couple hours a day. Teenagers are really moody! I laugh at them everyday, because they remind me of myself 10 years ago! Sorry mom and dad! I have also been making more cakes. I have a five tier wedding cake due next weekend. It's going to be really awesome, and time consuming!

So, that's about it for us. We love being back in our cozy little house with cool fall weather and not blistering heat!

My little man!

Our friend Holly took these pictures of Max yesterday. He was really happy, but we couldn't get him to hold still when he was smiling and laughing. I think he still looks so cute, even with his serious face!