Top Gun

I forgot to post my Airplane shot Ha ha. I can't believe they didn't have a cardboard cutout of Maverick next to the plane, then it would have been perfect!

Thanksgiving

Sorry but I had to post a picture of the whale. As soon as Maddi and I heard one washed ashore and they had towed it to an island you could drive too we had to go see it! I mean that isn't something you see in Utah! NEVER in my life have I smelled such a stink, we all got the dry heaves , it was horrible but what happy Thanksgiving memories we have now! :)

Time to catch up! Life has been pretty crazy the past few weeks so here is a recap to catch up!
We headed out of town for Thanksgiving and headed to see Grandpa and Grandma in San Diego (thanks for having us come!)
It was a really quick but fun trip. We saw a HUGE dead whale that had washed ashore (STINKY) and thanks to some friends of Grandma and Grandpa we were able to go tour the Midway. My favorite part was getting my picture by the Top Gun jet! (You know how I love my Top Gun!)
We went to the beach and even though it was chilly it is still awesome to be on the beach in November. We tried to fit as much in to one day as we could and I think we did a pretty good job. We tried to go up to the Point Loma Lighthouse but everyone else in California had the same idea too so we turned around because of the crowd.It was fun to visit with family and catch up with them because we don't get to see them often enough.We fell in love with the new dog named Hardy. Now the boys want a dog! It was super weird to be there without Mitch but hey, he will be home for next time!
We were were able to stop by my parents on the way home for a quick visit too! It was a fun filled weekend!

Almost......

Well the bad news is that Jacob's team lost their game. Final score 12-7. But the good news is football is over for the season! Hooray! He LOVED playing football and wants to play again next year, and that is fine, but I am so happy it is over. He learned a ton and did really well for his first year. He made some great new friends and had a blast. His favorite Uncle brought his cousins to the game even though it was FOREVER away and FREEEEEEEZING!!!! It was super nice of them to come and Jacob thought it was pretty cool they were there. What an awesome brother I have!!!
Now bring on the basketball! But the countdown begins for the best season yet......5 months until baseball!!!!

NINE!

Nine more months until we see this cute face in person!!!!!! I talked to our awesome Stake Pres. last night and he assured me that the next few months will fly by so fast we won't know what happened. I don't wish for his mission to be over, it has been an awesome experience for him, our family and the people he has taught in Peru, but I miss this kid and I can't wait to see him!!

Off to the Championship!

Jacob's football team had a game Saturday. It snowed Saturday.
It was a playoff game and we really weren't expecting them to win but win they did! They were losing 14-0 at the half but the 2nd half they came back and ended up in a tie and then in double over time they came away with a 20-14 victory. It was cold and snowy but it made for a great game and now 22 little boys are out of this world excited and are going to be playing for the championship this Saturday. Stay tuned..............

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Our Pre Halloween dessert. YUM!!! Pumpkin cheesecake with oreo crumb crust. Thank you Pintrest!

Jacob said he liked it but I think he just liked the whipping cream ghosts on top.

What a cute Super Hero and Super Villain

Pumpkin Patch

I don't know what it is about this picture but I think Thomas looks just like Mitch!






We have been going to the same pumpkin patch for years, it has kind of become a tradition. With the boys being out of school for UEA, we thought we would go. So we got the pumpkin cart and off we went. Thomas always manages to find the biggest pumpkin he can and this year was no exception. Jacob found his and then I made them find one for Mitch and Maddi too. Even though they aren't going to be home for Halloween, I couldn't leave without 4 pumpkins, it's tradition!. Jake was getting frustrated with me because I kept making him pick a different pumpkin if it didn't have a good enough stem. That's the only thing I insist on is a cute stem, that's not too much to ask for is it? So we found 4 perfect pumpkins and I got a spaghetti squash, YUM! We will carve them next week, the boys are already planning what they are going to do. I love halloween but man I miss having all my kids home for family traditions. Now we are off for another family fall tradition, Frightmares at Lagoon but we are down to one kid. Thomas went to St. George with his favorite person in the whole world, his cousin Tanner. So we have uneven numbers for rollercoasters!
Last weekend we had SO much fun having Maddi home. So much fun I forgot to take pictures. We went shopping and to lunch and saw Footloose (SO GOOD). The weekend went way to fast and I hated sending her back, but if you are her friend on Facebook you see that she is doing great and loving school, well loving her friends any way.