New Glasses

Josh got his new glasses today. He is very excited.

A Day of Discovery

It wouldn't be right not to post on an activity that was literally an all-day event. We left the house at 9:30 this morning and got back just in time to make dinner and eat at 6 pm. I took the kids to the Discovery Gateway and they had a blast. I will have to get the house clean tomorrow.

Thank you Janay for sending me the wonderful deal on admission.

What We've Been Doing

I finally off loaded my camera and thought I would share what we have been doing lately.

We have been struggling with the kids being reverent, listening, and yelling at mom. For two weeks in September we had them earn stickers for specific behaviors. With the stickers they would earn a trip to Boondocks. The kids did very well and now we know what they are capable of doing. We know that it will always be a challenge, but at least for two weeks they were great and they earned the prize.



Our city fire station had an openhouse. The building is very nice and they had a great turnout. The kids really enjoyed themselves. They even got to spray a fire hose outside in the rain.

For another Family Night we decided to drive up Trapper's Loop to try to see the fall leaves. We were late in leaving so we didn't have much light but it was still beautiful and we had fun together.

First Soccer Game

Today Josh played soccer for the first time ever. He had a lot of fun and did very well. His coach is so good with the boys, making sure each boy got a turn to do certain things, and game was very relaxed with no pressure. They didn't even keep score. We look forward to the next game.



This was his turn at the second half starting kick

Father and Son Trip/ Girls day out

The last weekend of August Graydon took Josh on a trip...just the two of them. Josh was so excited. They left for Wyoming early Friday morning. Josh got pretty bored on the long drive to Cheyenne, arriving there around lunchtime. There they had an appointment to see two large, working steam engines with a personal tour given by the conductor. The tour included the turn table and roundhouse along with a very fancy coach and the machines used to make replacement parts for the engines.

They were able to visit a park see Cheyenne's Big Boy Steam Engine and chase ducks and squirrels and stay in a very nice hotel room with a fully-equipped kitchen.

After the boys left on Friday the girls went to the Boondocks to have fun. We spent time crawling around in the Kiddie Cove, playing mini golf, bowling, and playing in the arcade. We finished the day with dinner at Olive Garden and going home and painting our nails.

Saturday, Graydon and Josh left early to head to North Platte, Nebraska. Here they were able to go to the Golden Spike Tower and observe the largest train yard in the world, Bailey Yard. It is 13 miles long and two miles wide and moves around 10,000 cars a day. Josh was able to sit and watch the freight cars roll down the hump as they were sorted. He also got a new toy train and enjoyed picking gifts for his sisters.

Sunday was the wonderful day that they had to drive all the way home. However they made good time and arrived just in time for a family party.

The funniest part about this trip is that Josh and Emily wanted to constantly call each other. They probably called each other 3 or 4 times a day. Then as soon as they arrived home, after the party, they started to fight.

Still Waiting

I had a doctor's appointment today and I was hoping to find out the gender of our baby. Last month he was guessing it was a boy (60%)and all my cravings have said boy, they are similar to what I had with josh.

This morning he said it was a girl (90%). I am not completely convinced yet, the baby was not in a very good position and I could barely see what he was looking at. To me, it looked like the baby was keeping its knees together. Not very helpful.

Anyway, I am going to have to wait until my 3-D ultrasound in four weeks to be absolutely sure of the its gender.

I can't wait to see which of my two names I will get to use.

Mission Memories

About two weeks ago we had the chance to have a FHE with a family that Graydon had taught and baptized while on his mission. He had a great time reminiscing and seeing how they had changed and what they were doing now.