More in June

The kids begged to set up the tent in the basement:



 

Braiden earned his Arrow of Light:

June= baseball every night of the week.:

And swimming every morning. Braiden and Brody were on the swim team, it was a great routine to be in, and they really improved their swimming. Hudson and Joslyn each did 2, 2 week sessions of lessons. I was one happy mama when they were done! Swim Team practice continued every morning (M-F) through July!

Here's Hudson:

I finally joined the 21 century and got a smart phone. The first app I downloaded was Instagram, LOVE IT! Maybe Instagram is to blame for my absence here. :}

Playing catch with dad in the back yard.

 

Hudson's t-ball game:

I snapped this picture of the outside temp on the way to a baseball game. GAG! That is too hot!!

Finishing up with baseball (the week after the 4th) Braiden's first year in live pitch baseball.

Brody's team played in the championship game and they got creamed! It was a hard loss. They were undefeated all season. :(

 Second Place:

 

 

Somehow in between all of that I managed to find time to read. (I can always find time to read)



 

 

Son was the last book in Lois Lowry's Giver series and it was such a good book!!! Loved it!

 

The best day of the month:

♥♥ June 30th- Nate and I celebrated our 13th anniversary! ♥♥

 

The Pumpkin Patch & More

The football season is over. Brody played his last game on the 11th, he did great this season scoring lots of points! He's really got this game figured out, until next year at least when he becomes the underdog again.  Braiden played his last game on the 13th.

 

"Hi Mom!"

 

 

 Here is Braiden playing center (getting ready to hike the ball)

 

 

They had a small team this year so Braiden got to? had to? play on offense and defense, so if he was ever on the sidelines he was begging, "Dad, put me in. Dad, put me in"  He loves the game!

 

Nate and Braiden (#33) leaving the field.

 

 

So now that football is over and the yard work is very minimal what shall I do with all my free time?

hmmm lets see:

feed the missionaries

go to pack meeting

fight a case of strep throat

orthodontist appointments

get ready for the primary program

cut up a tree (more on THAT later)

and

 

go to the pumpkin patch:

 

 

 Brody

 

 

Hudson

 

 

Braiden

 

 Joslyn

 

 

 Hey, even mom and dad went to the pumpkin patch!!!

 

Braiden and Brody finding their way through the corn maze.

 

Friday evening was beautiful, perfect for hunting for the perfect pumpkin!

 

Here's some great news!

 

This little pumpkin

 

 

is POTTY TRAINED (cue hallelujah chorus) It was my goal to start when we got home from Disneyland. In my mind "when we get home from Disneyland" meant maybe the Monday after we get back or sometime that following week, when I get caught up on the laundry. Well when we got home we had 3 diapers left so I kinda had to do it right then. So Saturday morning the panties were on and I was taking her potty 200 times a day. :) Well Joslyn is queen of the potty and was accident free by Tuesday!! Not to say that she hasn't had an accident here and there since then but she had it figured out! Yay!

Out of the crib, out of diapers, my baby isn't a baby anymore! and NO it isn't time for another .;)

Summer? Where did you go?

Just like that, it is gone. Boo! We were so busy, we couldn't even squeeze in a session of swimming lessons.  Bad Mom! Bad Bad Bad Mom! :/

 

 I registered the boys for school this past Monday, and they will start on Monday. We are ready, then again we are not. They found out who their teachers are and they are so excited about them, they are going a little stir crazy here, they are ready to see friends and start learning (right kids?) I am not NOT ready for the homework, the alarm clock, and being on the go. 

 

 

I will miss their morning plasma car races.  Every morning after breakfast they run out there and ride until they are tired or until they are sick of the dog licking them in the face.  ew.

 

Hudson starts preschool after Labor Day, I am so nervous about it. I hope he has grown out of the "don't leave me, mommy" thing.

 

Joslyn gets to hang out with me, one more year and she can start dance. I can NOT wait, it is killing me. :) I took the kids school clothes shopping a couple of weeks ago, can't miss out on the Old Navy $10 jean sale.  Anyway, I think Joslyn got more school clothes than the boys did, and she is not even going to school. Little Stinker! That's an only girl for ya.

 

 

We made our count down chain for our Disneyland vacation coming up, I don't know who's more excited, me or the kids.

 

Braiden started football, the first practices of the season are SO hot, so what gets returned to me is one very hot, sweaty, hungry, thirsty boy. Loves every minute of it though.

 

We've had a fun and busy summer, we did everything we hoped to do, well except swimming lessons. ;)

That's The Game

Baseball season has come to an end for this year. We had fun! Hudson loved his games and they were so fun to watch.  He loved wearing his team shirt, I practically had to sneak it into the washing machine.  It was fun for him to finally be able to do something instead of just sitting on the side lines.

Go Hudson Go!!

Here's Brody..

He will be graduating from T-ball to machine pitch next year. Braiden will be graduating from machine pitch to live pitch next year!