Wrestling

Dallin competed in his first wrestling tournament today in Fort Collins. It was really fun watching all the little kids wrestling. Most of them are really good. They were decked out in their wrestling singlets and special shoes. Dallin did a great job, especially considering that he has only wrestled in our living room and outside in the front yard before. He fought really hard and never gave up. He won one match and lost two, but the two that he lost, he fought to the end and was never pinned. He only lost in points, which I think is really great!! He are a few highlights from his best match.

Reece's Birthday

Yesterday Reece finally turned two!! We were all so excited for her birthday. We have been trying to teach her how to hold up two fingers. It took a lot of concentration to get it just right, but she finally got it!!

Watching Elves Dance

This video is in response to watching a video on Brad and Lauren's blog. The kids loved watching it and Reece kept saying, "Again! Again!" After she took her bath this morning I found her sitting at the computer. She just looked up and said, "Again, Mommy!"

BYU vs. Airforce

Dallin and Jerry attended the BYU Airforce game last weekend. They had a great time, except that it was very cold once their seats were shaded. These are a few pics from the game.

Dallin devoured a footlong hotdog and a footlong corndog!!

Snow Falling All Around

Today was our first real snow storm!!! The kids were so excited when they woke up. The first thing they wanted to do was to run outside and touch it. Josie said that the snow made her feet "burst." Somehow, they talked me into going outside. It was cold, but lots of fun!!

Last year Reece hated the snow. She did not want to go outside at all. This year she just kept running through it, laughing, bending down every few minutes to make a snowball to throw at me. I couldn't catch Reece running through the snow, because everytime I held up the camera she just smiled and said, "CHEEEEEEEEESE!"

Dallin and Josie were so excited to have a snowball fight. They spent the morning planning just how the snowball fight would go. They never ended up throwing snow at each other, but they decided it would be more fun to just throw all of their snowballs at Reece. Isn't it great to be the little sister? Lucky for her, she won't be the littlest for too much longer.

Happy Birthday Dallin!!

We had Dallin's birthday party last night! It was a lot of fun! As you can see, we went with the Halloween theme this year. These are a few of my favorite pics!

Our group shot!!


Don't you love the braids?!

Dallin and his three best buddies all working on the candles.

We started out with mummy dogs for dinner (hots wrapped with dough like a mummy), goulish cheese dip with bat wing chips (blue corn tortilla chips), and pasta salad (I was going to cut up olives to look like spiders for the salad, but I forgot.) To drink we had witches brew with bug ice cubes. The witches brew was so cold, the ice cubes never melted, so no one even made it to the gummy bug in the center.

We played fear factor (eating worm pies), monster mash (stomping on balloons filled with bugs), and candy scramble (Dallin's idea of dumping candy on everyone and trying to pick up as much as you can!) Dallin actually came up with all of the games. We had a lot of fun planning the party together.

By the time we had dinner, played fear factor, and had the candy scramble, everyone pretty much had a stomach-ache, and they didn't want any cake. Dallin hasn't even tried a piece yet! In case you can't tell, it's supposed to be a haunted house!

We had a great time, and we can't wait for our ward Halloween party tonight!

My Little Pumpkins

(Notice Dallin's missing tooth!)
We visited the pumpkin patch this week. Can you believe that some of the pumpkins actually cost $25?!!! CRAZY!! We picked out some great average sized ones, ($5). The kids had fun hunting for the perfect one.

(The kids pretending to dig out pumpkin guts.)

Then we went home and carved them. Our kids are total whimps when it comes to pumpkin guts. Everytime Dallin touched the pumpkin slime, he ran to the bathroom to wash his hands. Josie used the usual excuse that she uses everytime she doesn't want to do something (clean, eat, sleep, run) "I'm too little." Jerry and I did most of the scooping and all of the carving while the kids sat back and watched.

They were pretty excited with the end result, though. They were especially excited when we put the candles inside. We are all looking forward to Halloween!