I love this boy! Oh yes, I do!

One of the THOUSANDS of things that I love about Carson is his extreme coolness.  He finds himself to be quite the stud, and that makes me love him even more.  The kid radiates confidence mixed with the most extreme kindness and love for the people around him.  I wish I were him!

Beacuse of this confidence, he could give a crap less what anyone thinks of him.  He is just pretty sure that whatever he does people will think is cool, so why care!?!

It was red ribbon week and like everything he does, he took it way seriously.  First was crazy hair day, then super hero day, followed by nerd day.  The nerd day kind of scared me a little.  He played the role.

Carson, you know I love you, right!?!

Kenna and Gramps go to AZ!

Oh my EXCITEDNESS!  Makenna and Gramps were like two little kids on Christmas and just beyond excited to go and visit Zak, Katie, and ALL of the family in Arizona.  They were seriously cracking me up with how excited they were.  I need to get all of the picture (I am at the ski lodge while the kids are boarding) but here is a pre-view.

They left at the butt crack of dawn and made the 12 hour journey.  They did so much while they were there, and Makenna was all excited coming home with the UGG boots that Katie bought her (that Mom would never pay that much for) and the cactus plant that she got for a souvineer. 

Gosh Kenna, it is jsut too bad that no-one loves you!

One last canyon horrah!

We got together with a couple of neighbors for one last canyon BBQ before the weather got cold (okay it was already cold) and while the leaves were so pretty!  The little boys all took off up this rock mountian and They went so far.  I thought that they were lost forever.  I went after them and I thought I might die in a rock slide and they might die from me killing them for going so dang far away.  I am glad that my kids have so many fun friends that we get to hang out with!

Football Stars!~!~

The boys are football LOVERS!  Especially Carson!  They are so cute out on the field.  We made the mistake of telling them we would pay them for flag pulls, interceptions, and touchdowns, and it cost us a pretty penny.  I guess it was good motivation.  Towrds the end I started to say that I would get them a kids meal if they did good, just because it was so much cheaper, and they thought it was a bargain. 

Carson wants to play tackle next fall, and I have totally mixed emotions, especially due to the time commitment.  But... at the same time it is hard to not let your child do something they are so excited about and will love so much.  I don't want him to grow up thinking he had NFL potential and i took it all away from him.  On the flip side if he does go far, he better hook me up!  Pay me back for all of the cash I dish out each season to reward him for his skills!!

Coren, the dog wisperer.

A day in the life...

Coren was so excited to watch Yoshi (such a cute doggie) and he took his responsibility very seriously!  It was kind of funny seeing him have to wake up and take the dog out at 5am.  Each morning I would say, "so do you still want a dog?" and he would excitedly say yes.  By the end I asked the same questions and he shrugged his shoulders.  That made me So happy!  I often get the craving for a dog, but then I remember the work, the poop, the commitment, and jsut the overall hastle, and the urge is gone pretty dang quickly!

It was cute to see Coren so attached and so responsible.

I am freaking old!

I swear every year I get older and every year it gets worse!  This year I turned 34.  It seems like I just turned 30, and I remember 30 seeming like the wrost thing ever!  34 just seems so close to 35 and then 40, and then 50... oh boy!  I feel like I work up on my 34th birthday looking like an old woman.  Was it in my head?  Maybe!  Still I have the hardest time acting excited for my birthday.  The kids are SO excited for it, and I am just fighting back my suisidal tendencies!  I think it is kind of unfair this whole aging thing.  Wy can't we look better with age?  It would only make sense right.

The one thing that saved me is that I don't feel 34.  That might be a problem all in itself.  I fell like a teenager!  HA!

Kenna was so cute and made me a cake all on her own.  She was so cute and decorated it all up for me.  I love that girl!  She is such a great kid, and pretty cute I must say!

A week with the cousins

We had a really fun with with the cousins.  Brooke and Marcelo decided to go on a last minute vacation and the kids got to come and stay with us.  I think that we had more fun than they did on their trip.  The kids loved spending time together, and they all did so good.  We didn't do a whole lot, other than just hang out, but that was mostly becuase my kids were in school!  That was the one down fall.  Half way through their stay Coren got to dog sit Yoshi, the neighbors dog.  That added even more excitement to our week!  The kids all loved the dog, but I am not sure how the dog felt about all of the kids!!  ha ha

I am not sure if they will ever dare to come back to the crazy house, but I hope they do.  Cute kiddos!