Fall 2013

I feel like I have been a real slacker, but I am amazed at how busy life is when you have 2 kids in middle school and still another in elementary. Sometimes I get jealous of people whose kids have all moved out and they aren't busy running so many different directions, but then I think of how much I love watching my kids participate in all their different activities. So just to catch everyone up, after soccer and volleyball, Kylee went straight into basketball (which just happens to be my favorite sport) this year however was a little different than last year, she didn't make the A team so she was truly upset and a little heartbroken, but she loved the B team. She had an amazing coach and was able to be on the same team as some of her best friends, they had practice at 6:30 AM. The worst part about early practice was getting her out of bed, but she said she loved having practice early because she had more energy and it gave her more time after school to relax. She had a great year, was the starting point guard and even beat my high score in a single game. She did end up with a concussion after a game against Payette, well we aren't positive that it was a concussion because we didn't take her in, but we are pretty sure. And her team went undefeated which everyone was very happy about. We love watching her play and can't wait to see what next year brings.

Shooting a free throw

Bringing it up the court.

Somewhere in this year we had Halloween, we didn't do anything grand, we just went to the trunk-or-treat and then visited some family members. The kids all came up with their own costumes this year, I'm just not that great at the whole dressing everyone up thing!!

Ben was a soccer player, Brooke was a vampire and I'm not sure what Kylee actually was.

Thanksgiving was a blast, our family from Utah came up and we spent lots of time shopping and just sitting around visiting. This year instead of just frying up our fish for the fish fry we tried deep frying some and lets just say it was a big hit. I'm excited to get back out and do some more fishing.

The older kids all got matching shirts, so these guys did one better and got shirts and hat!!
Kylee, Koby and Ben with Travis in the background.

I love how electronics take over the house!! They all had fun playing on their toys!!

Oh and last week I started a new job, I still work at the same place it is just a new position and right now I LOVE it. I have not been stressed at work and have had a lot more energy when I come home and the best part is I'm happier!! I know that Kylee doesn't like my job right now because I have to be in one of her classes, but next year I won't even be in the same building as her so she can live for one more semester!!
Well that is the run down of what we have been up to, hopefully I will be able to be better at staying updated throughout the winter months, but I can't make any promises because Brooke will be starting basketball in January!!