Football Fun

It must be football season! Parker came over to play and brought his football helmet and football. Stratton pulled out his football helmet and rummaged through Haden's drawer to find a chin gaurd and 2 sets of gloves. It was time to get the game on! They full on tackled eachother and had a blast. 2 future football players right here!

Cotton Candy Heaven

Stratton decided to bring some of his very own money to Haden's football game to buy his very own treat. Well, obviously from these pictures the treat of choice was Cotton Candy. This was at 8:00 a.m. mind you, a great way to start the day, on a sugar high. He and Tyler thouroughly enjoyed their treat until finally they couldn't take one more bite.

Creative Boy

Stratton is my creative, imaginative, artistic boy. He is always coming up with the best ideas and creations. Stratton is always looking for some way to express his creative imagination, it's so fun to watch!

Pigtails and Smiles

Evie was all smiles when I took these pictures of her with her new baby doll that we picked up at Walgreens for $4.00. Evie actually asked me to do her hair the same as her dolly (shock). I think it was the first time she didn't cry when I did her hair - maybe that's the trick!

Planting trees

It was so much fun to finally get some trees planted in our yard. We have been here for about a year and a half and started the yard from scratch, last year we put in sprinkling system and grass. So this year I was anxious to get some trees planted. I was actually missing the yardwork that comes from having full flower beds. Since these pictures I have planted many more perennials and some pansies and tulips for Spring!

1st day of school

August 24th: The first day of school for my 3 handsome boys. Stratton: Kindergarten, age 6. Andrew: 6th grade, age 11. And Haden: 8th grade, age 13. Stratton was especially excited to start Kindergarten, he is so ready. This is Andrew's last year of Elementary and he really likes his teacher and is excited for the year ahead. This is Haden's second year in Jr. High, but his first at the new Jr. High that was built right behind our house. So with the Elementary right across the street and the Jr. High behind us, the boys all walk to and from school, it's so nice!!

Cabin

Andy and Nikki Eberhardt along with their two kids, Cade and Meisha, joined us for a trip to the cabin in August. Andy was so great to bring up his Landcruiser so we were able to do some awesome 4 wheeling and exploring. It was a real highlight of the trip. We were able to see some amazing country that we hadn't seen before. The Landcruiser could go anywhere, it was a blast! We were surprised to wake up to snow on the second day, it was so cold! It being August, we were not prepared for the cold. But it didn't stop us, we bundled up and made do with what we had.