Early Birthday Present

 

October 5- It just so happened that I found this shopping, which is what my parents were going to get Dylan as a present, so I bought it and they thought that they would give it to him that day so that I wouldn't have to hide it until his birthday. So I set it up with a note from Grandma and Grandpa and captured him when he got home from school. He loves to read, like he  gets in trouble for staying up to late reading. He was and still is, a huge fan. Now he just needs a refrigerator and he will be in heaven.

Anniversary Meal

 

Friday, October 2--we went to lunch for our anniversary meal. Don't worry, he couldn't eat this whole thing, but it was amazing. And this restaurant is down the street from us.

Awesome Sky

 

I was on a walk on my day  off and I thought the sky looked so cool. It was better in person, but it was a great reminder to look at the beautiful world that we have.

Pumpkin Pumpkin Pancake Waffles

 

September 27--One of my friends at school gave me this awesome pumpkin/waffle iron. It is in the shape of a  pumpkin and it is a pancake on one side and a waffle on the other. We make pumpkin pancakes in them...hence the name. We love this iron.

On our walk, we saw this tarantula. Not a fan of these things.

We got a new bishopric. Bishop Bell, and Scott Call and  Kenny Favero. All these guys we know and totally support. 

For dinner, we went over to the Ririe's  house. Their 15 year old daughter, Rikki has been having issues with her leg/nerves/foot for over a year. Nothing has worked and she has lost all feeling in her leg, so they were doing a spinal injection on Tuesday, so we went over for dinner and a blessing. Side note: the injections didn't work, so months later they did a surgery. She is now 7 weeks after the surgery and still recovering. She can't sit long at all. But the cool thing is she stubbed her toe and could feel it. This family is such a great family. Her older brother just started BYU this year and surprised her and her family and flew out here for her surgery. How sweet is that?! We are still praying hard for Rikki and her family. It is an emotional roller coaster.

Baptisms

 

Saturday, September 26- This was a fun day! Dylan had a soccer game, then we went straight to Landon's baptism. It was fun to see lots of family. Aaron's aunt and uncle were there, who we see a lot and it is always great to catch up with them. Then we saw his cousins, Aubrey and Brittany...and Jeremy. Those are Amy's (Landon's mom) siblings. Then his cousins who live in Houston and their mom and dad came. Amy has a cousin on her dad's side who lives in our city, so they were there too. Then we see David's family pretty well, so it was fun to see his parents and his sister, Susanna (who lives in Bentonville, who we saw at a park when we  were out visiting Adam and Becki). 

The baptism was great and David is in the bishopric, so it was all just family.

Then we went home, at lunch, then headed over to the Neumann's backyard for Beckett's baptism, which was in his backyard. We were close to having Landon's baptism in our pool, but changed it to the stake center. How cool though that Beckett was baptized in his pool?! It was great and fun to see all the family. We know Cambria's parents and siblings well and Sean's parents and sister well, so it was great to talk with them. We knew we were getting a new Bishop the next day, so it was the last business that Bishop had to take care of. 

After the baptism, Aaron and I met up with Amy and family to eat at Hutchins. I love baptisms so it was such a special day to be able to participate in 2 and for 2 really amazing boys! 

Landon's Birthday Party

Friday, September 25--Dylan was selected by his teacher as a Longhorn Legend. Exciting! And Grandma sent the boys a book, which they were very excited about.

As soon as Blake got home from school, we went over to Landon's birthday party. David's parents rented a house, so we had the party there.

Another Soccer Game

 

Saturday, September 19- Dylan had another soccer game. 

Earlier that week, Dylan started his Alpha program, which is their GT program. His best friend in his class is also in Alpha with him, so they sit by each other on the bus. 

Soccer Game

 

Saturday, September 13- Dylan had his first soccer game for the season. His new team wasn't very good, but Dylan loved playing. They practiced 2 times a week. Dylan mostly played as a defender, but he also played as a goalie sometimes, which he also loves.

Beckett's Birthday Party

 

Friday, September 11--Beckett had a birthday party at Pump it Up. Blake was invited, but he gets home from school so late now. The kids had so much fun at the party.

Earlier in the week, our preschool kids started. Preschool looks different, but everyone was so excited to be back at school. Us teachers were excited too. We all need some normal. It was fun to see my co-workers too. The ladies that I work with are amazing.

Park with Avir

 

Saturday, September 7-Labor day, we went to the park with Avir and his family. Blake's friend Kenny is still not going out of the house, so it was just Avir and Blake. They do not have any classes together, so they have fun seeing each other.