Kyler's Birthday!!

So, Kyler turned 11! He is amazing! I am seriously thankful that we get to be his parents....and I dread the day (coming very soon) when he realizes he is way smarter than us. Don't get me wrong, I want him to be smarter than us, I'm just not ready for him to realize it. He is very helpful and kind. He stands up for what he believes in and we are proud of him everyday. September has been a big month for Kyler. First he and Max went on a week long trip with their grandparents. They went to Denver, Mesa Verde, and Arches National Park (pictures to come soon). The boys had a great time and enjoyed everything they did. Kyler also received his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts. He worked very hard and also earned all the activity badges offered. Next up, Kyler finally had a friends birthday party. We usually stick to family parties or take him and a few friends to do something, but this year he wanted a friend party. We did a science theme and did several different experiments. Jason and I had a blast and we think the kids did too!

Kyler's Arrow of Light Ceremony

  

Kyler and his friend

Magic colored milk experiment

Blowing up balloons with CO2. This got lemon juice and baking soda everywhere!

Homemade smoke bombs. We forgot to take pictures when we lit them, but it was awsome!

Gak, messy and fun.

Diet Coke and Mentos. This one didn't work so well for us, but we will try again sometime.

We filled petri dishes with candy to take home in the goody bags.

Our Summer Vacation

In June, we went to Rexburg for baby Ryann's blessing

Leslie, Taylynn, Ridge

Exceeding the slide weight limit

Crash

In July, we moved to Idaho Falls. The boys spent tons of time in the pool!

Ha ha, he really wanted to try on Ryann's bow

The Blue Angels did an airshow and we got to watch them fly over our house

Fishing at our favorite spot

The first day of school. Kyler is in 5th, Max is in 3rd grade.

The End.

April - May

In April, my family did our sometimes annual MS Walk. We had a lot of fun and the babies did really well.

After the walk, we went to the park for some frisbee and playtime

Whoa, hair (Ridge needs a haircut, but I love it long)

We celebrated Max's 8th birthday with my family

Ridge and Waylon loved the pool, they didn't wait to put on swim clothes

Max got baptised! Some of both of our families were able to attend. We are so proud of Max!

After the baptism, we went to the park. Uncle Josh was really excited to swing!

This is how most of my pictures of Ridge turn out...

All the boy cousins on Jason's side

A few weeks ago, Katie, Marc, and the girls came over for dinner and jumping

Jason, trying to break bones

It's not that I failed....

It's just that I have 500 pounds of clutter spread out in piles all over my house.....I totally failed. Without weighing everything, I have no idea where I ended up at. We are going to have a yard sale, but until then, we still have almost everything (but it's in piles...). We have a good idea of what we are getting rid of, and when we do have the yard sale, I have a feeling a lot more stuff will be leaving this house. But until then, we will still be clearing out clutter and making piles of things to get rid of.

On the cooking front, we have had a lot of junk this week. Tonight I did make tacos with smoked turkey, shredded broccoli, and cheese. They were really good, the boys had mac & cheese....ehh, some weeks are better than others.

Picture Post

Boys at the zoo

Kyler's Pinewood Derby

Rainbow Cupcakes

mmmm.....

Easter goods, Ridge

Max

Kyler

Brotherly love

Way to pogo!! Seriously, he has some crazy record....like over 600 times in a row!

Kyler made this, I thought it was cool

The swan that lives at our pond. Apparently his name is Andy, but we've been calling him Bob for a year and a half. I don't think he cares much. He's fun to watch, but if he starts to get out of the water, we run! He's huge!!

Ahhh, deadlines.....

So, I have 37 pounds of clothes, four boxes of videos, baby walker, exersaucer, random toys, more baby stuff, a couple rugs, a bag of shoes......and I am not so much in the mood to weigh it all. I did sell a bike, it probably weighed at least 40 or 100 pounds. So, really I'm probably at my 500. And guess what.....it hasn't even dented what I need to get rid of. I'm giving myself until Monday (cause Jason is here this weekend to help me) to get my "official" 500 pounds together.....but I am nowhere near done decluttering. Seriously....we have a THREE car garage that nobody can park in....I have issues. BUT, I am admitting it....that's the first step (so I hear). Our goal is to only need one moving truck to move back to Idaho Falls, so......we continue. Besides only three of you in this world know that I failed (mostly due to my lack of weighing junk).

On a cuter note...here is Leslie, Ridge, and Taylynn at Easter

Craigslist and pancakes

We are making more progress. Today we posted some items on Craigslist, if they don't sell, we will try having a yard sale. Anybody need a baby walker, exersaucer, inchworm, bike, or wheelbarrow? Tommorrow we will weigh everything to see where we are at.

On the cooking front, we made the potatoes and mini German pancakes (linked in my previous post) today and they were awesome!! The boys love having breakfast for dinner, and it's nice to take a few hours to make new things.