Wrestling with Dad

Barry likes to occasionally remind everyone in the house that he is still the king. I don't think it will be long before Logan gives him a real run for his money.

Sunday Naps!

Jaidyn and her Sunday afternoon naps. She rarely makes it home

from church awake.

Football---- Football and a little Cheer

Meghan cheering at her first game/ My Sister-In-Law, Cynthia with Laton right before his scrimmage gameLaton weighed in at 89 lbs!

Logan playing safety @ his scrimmage game

Logan with his teammates

The boys listening to the coach

First Day of School :) :(

Today is the first day of school for our children. I feel sad and happy at the same time. I will miss them dearly during the day, but am thankful that they will be learning the things they need to know. I love having my children home, but know that they need to go to school. It seems like we just got out for the summer and now they are returning to the school year. The time seems to go much to quickly. This is when I tell myself that it is o.k. because we have eternity to spend together!!

I didn't get any pictures of Logan as he was out the door at 6:15 for seminary. I barely had time to make him a lunch and tell him I loved him! Then it was Latons turn to get ready for middle school. Last but not least it was Meghans turn. My schedule for the kids will be busy to say the least! Logan goes to seminary @ 6:30 everyday. Laton goes to middle school which starts @ 7:30 and Meghan is at Riverview Elementary which starts @ 8:50. Then..... Laton gets out @ 2:07, Meghan gets out @ 3:15 and Logan gets done with football practice @4:30. Laton has football from 5:00-7:00 and Meghan has cheer from 5:00-6:00. WHEWW!!! I didn't mention that Meghans school is about a 12 minute drive from the middle/high school and they all practice at different places! I do look forward to all the fun football games though. Later I will post pictures from the first scrimmage games they had!

Carson City Childrens Museum

Karissa & Jaidyn
Abbie & Cynthia playing air hockey

Karissa flyin a flight simulator

Abbie playing bank teller

Abbie exploring the sand and shells exhibit

Meghan & I playing the full size piano

Their were mirrors that distorted you in all different ways.

Cynthia & I laughed and laughed!!!

This one made us look like we were munchkins

from the Wizard of Oz

Cynthia helping Meghan climb the wall.

Jaidyn pushing around the medical cart.

Cynthia & Jaidyn on the piano

My Sister-In-Law, Cynthia and two of her children Abbie and Karissa came for a visit from Idaho. We had a blast. Our days were packed with fun. These are pictures from the day we spent at the Childrens Museum.

Fun With the Dayley Family

YUM!!!

ready to rise

sprinkle, sprinkle

American Idol here we come! We had quite a few

concerts from these two.

Looks like fun :)

WEEE!

How did James get roped into this???

The amazing fish tanks- I sware my kids could spend hours here.

Buried Alive

Some of our favorite members of the Mortenson family came to visit. Jenny, James and their family came from Idaho and Kristin, Rob and their family came from Utah. We are lucky to live near one of their cousins in Dayton. It was kind of like a family reunion. We have always felt like the Mortensons were family :) We had a fun-filled week. We went to Lake Tahoe on day- The weather did not co-operate at all. It was windy and cold. The boat stayed tied up to a buoy the entire day :( We spent one day in Sparks at Scheels. Of course we had a great time there. We probably looked like we were running a daycare with all the kids. We tried the lake once again going to Lahonton but once again the weather did not cooperate! We were there maybe 15 minutes before packing up and going home. It was literally 15 degress cooler and it is only 20 minutes away. None the less we had a great time with their families. Jenny and I took a try at making the famous Mortenson Cinnamon Rolls. We did pretty well. Everyone enjoyed eating them!

Lake Tahoe

Meghan and Kylie gave raft rides to the little kids.
This is Connor, one of my Sunbeams

These pics should have been posted weeks ago. But when you have 3 weeks of guests you don't tend to get alot of blogging done :) I would rather have to play catch up than not have great fun with our company. We went to our ward lake day at Tahoe, it was great fun. The ladies of our ward meet each Tuesday and Thursday at the lake and spend the day. We have only made it once on these days, but we had a great time and will take full advantage of this activity next year. I think once the kids go back to school we should still have ladies day at the lake!

The Partay!

Hugs from mommy! This is how she shows you her teeth

You can see she didn't feel well

Her Lady Bug Cake I made her

The Dayleys' were here from Nampa Idaho visiting over Jaidyn's birthday. They celebrated with us. We didn't do alot of celebrating as Jaidyn didn't feel well. She had been running a fever due to cutting teeth UGGHH! Her first two teeth popped through while we were at Lake Tulloch and the top two popped through a few days after her birthday. Why can't they come one at a time and cause little discomfort???????? She didn't even open her presents or eat the cake. As soon as we sang she layed on my shoulder and went to sleep.

My Baby is 1 Today!

I can't believe Jaidyn is one today. She is such a sweet baby. Time just

seems to pass faster each year! Happy Birthday Jaidyn and I am so

glad you picked our family.

Many things we love about Jaidyn

1. Her Smile- she has a huge gummy smile!

2. How she says "Hi"- she loves to tell everyone "Hi"

3. Her hugs- she loves to give hugs and pats you on the back while doing so.

4. Her eating habits- this little girl will eat anything- the only thing she has ever

said no to is Avacado. (and I don't blame her I don't like it either)

5. Meghan likes her little voice and all her little words.

6. Logan LOVES how she prefers him over the other children.

7. Laton loves to swing with her and play with her outside.

8. Her prayers- she loves to say prayers with us and fold her arms.

9. How she plays Itsy Bitsy Spider! She twists her hands so cute.

10. Her sweet Spirit! She truly is a wonderful baby! We love you to pieces.

Reno Temple Trip!

Friday night Barry and I went to the Reno Temple. We hadn't been in a year :( I can't believe it had been that long! Shame on us. Anyways, it was our ward temple night and we decided since Jaidyn was almost one we could leave her. Arianne Evans had kindly offered to watch Jaidyn so Logan wouldn't have to. We decided on Sunday we were going and by Tuesday I was changing my mind and thinking I really couldn't leave Jaidyn! On Thurday I got a call from Staci Creswell and they were inviting us to go along with them and another family. This was perfect! I had committed to someone else and was not going to back out. Friday morning I did not feel well (only when I thought about leaving Jaidyn). I just told myself I was going and everything would be fine! We ended up having a great time and really enjoyed ourselves. The ride there and back was entertaining to say the least! And Brandon, don't forget to call---- no wait --we will call you! :) I have really missed going to the temple and the feelings you have there. Jaidyn did great and survived not being with me for 6 hours (how, I will never know)! We are now back on track and going to try to go once a month. So, if you are in the area and want to visit the Reno Temple- give us a call.