Funny Faces

Emma loves to smile, but lately she has started sucking her bottom lip under and making this silly face. We aren't sure if she is getting teeth, or if she just knows it will make her brothers laugh. Whatever the reason, she sure keeps us entertained!

Soccer, Soccer,and more Soccer

We finally finished soccer season for the fall. It was a little crazy trying to juggle three different boy's games and practices, but somehow things always work out. We had a little help from neighbors and grandparents to get everyone where they needed to be. The weather was actually very nice this year and we never had to spend a game in the car. Emma and Spencer have become experts at sitting through game after game. Erik and I really had fun watching the boys play this year and are actually looking forward to the spring.

Emma watched most of the games from the comfort of her car seat.

This is Jaxson after his last game. He has always played defender, but had the chance to play forward this year and loved it. He scored a goal in almost every game.

We had a few chilly games, and Spencer was a good sport to stay bundled up under blankets.

Cameron played goalie most of the season and really liked it. (Even though it made his mom very nervous!)

Dallin had great team this season and loved playing. He is already asking how many months until spring.

September Birthdays

September is a busy month for birthdays in our family. Spencer kicks us off on the 1st. He turned 3 this year and is growing up so fast!

He chose pizza for his birthday dinner (since that is about all he will eat.) It gets a little messy, but the boys love making their own pizzas.

Spencer is obsessed with cars, so we make a race track cake.

Grandma and Grandpa gave him a new BYU cougar sweatshirt and he is ready for football season.

We had a combined birthday party at my mom and dad's house for Spencer, Dallin, my sister-in-law Katie, my grandparents, and my cousin's little boy Simon (sorry I can't find Simon's picture.) They all got to wear the special birthday glasses and sit in the birthday chair.

Dallin's 6th birthday is today. It is a little crazy to celebrate on a school day, but we had a yummy breakfast of crumb cake cupcakes and he got to bring a birthday basket to class and tell about himself. We are having his "Late Night" birthday party with his friends tomorrow.

Happy Birthday!

Back to School

I know this is way behind, but I thought I would share a few first day of school pictures.

Dallin-Kindergarten

Dallin's first time riding the bus. He was so excited.

Cameron- 2nd grade

Jaxson- 5th grade
Spencer is enjoying having time on his own. (Emma dosen't really count) We spent one day at Thanksgiving Point with Grandma Tadje. He loved having grandma all to himself!

Best Invention Ever!

We did not have a Bumbo with any of our other kids, and my sister-in-law let us borrow hers to try with Emma. I kept thinking that she wasn't old enough to use it, but my neighbor who has a little girl a week younger than Emma said that she had been using hers for the past two weeks. So yesterday morning we tried it with Emma, and she LOVED it! She wasn't sure at first, but by the end of the day she was an old pro. She sat up on the counter while I was making dinner and was happier then she has ever been that time of night. I don't know what I ever did without this nifty little invention.

3 Months Old

Our sweet Emma turns 3 months today. She is starting to laugh and is so quick to smile if you catch her eye. We are still working on the sleeping schedule during the day (she loves to be awake, unless someone is holding her), but she is great at night. We are enjoying her so much!

Snowbird

Every year we spend a week up at Snowbird. We have so much fun hiking, swimming, fishing, riding the Alpine Slide and zip-line, playing games and just being together as a family. On Sunday we go down to Salt Lake and listen to the Spoken Word and visit Temple Square. We had such a fun time and can hardly wait for next year!