October Break

 Bennett finished up his swim season

 Clark was cheered on at his football game by Jacob, Isaac and Austin

Clark rolled his ankle at practice on the uneven practice field....UGH!

which resulted in getting an x-ray.  

Thankfully, nothing was broken, but he will miss the next  few football games.

 Sat in the press box with the coaches during the game
and listened to the play calling

  tried to avoid me after the game...he hates having his picture taken!

Good luck with that when you are on crutches!

 Landon attended his first football game and was decked out in his

 Baby Toro shirt!

 Bennett had a garage sale and sold a bunch of JUNK,

but made some great money!

 we loved on this little guy as much as possible!

But the biggest event of the week was....

HALEY'S MISSION PAPERS 

ARE SUBMITTED IN RECORD TIME!

Stay tuned...

Disneyland

Several years ago we bought a year pass to Disneyland and took the kids four times during that year. Those were the days, when on a whim, we could take the kids out of school with no worries of missed work or tests. It really was so much fun and the kids still talk about those memorable times. Bennett was probably only four years old at the time and since then, I think we have only been back to Disneyland once. So, in an effort to give our youngest the full Disney experience, we decided to spend part of our October Break at the "happiest place on earth".

The kids loved exploring the park with all their friends and cousins. It was a sense of freedom they don't often experience. Each group had a cell phone, but they only seemed to call when they got hungry and needed money!Thunder Mountain...

We are proud to say that Clark broke through all the fear barriers and went on every scary ride. His one lone hold out is Tower of Terror which he still refuses to ride, but California Screamin', Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain are now in his blood!

Curt and I spent most of our time watching the countdown to California Screamin'
and laughing at the funny faces of those that were on the ride.

Haley and Bennett on Maliboomer...

It was Katie's birthday, so we invited her to tag along and keep Tia company...

one of the teenage groups...Cassidy, Katie, Dallin and Nick...

All the "crazies" who rode California Screamin' over and over and over again.

This was by far Bennett's favorite ride and he would get in the "single rider" line with no fear of the total stranger he might have to sit by.

Curt and Bennett in the very front of California Screamin'!

We had a great time with awesome friends and cousins!

October Break (part 2)

The second day of break was spent doing a few projects around the house...

Putting up some Halloween/Harvest decor

Scalping, thatching, and seeding the winter lawn. Clark and Bennett were great helpers and stuck by Curt's side all day long. They even helped do Brother Standage's yard next door.

Eating lots and lots of fresh Utah peaches

Filling our water barrels for the year supply

Planting beautiful red geraniums in the front entry

It was a great break...now we are ready for a vacation!

October Break (part 1)

The kids were out of school, Thursday and Friday, October 9th and 10th, for October Break. Since Tia did not have the luxury of a break from school, we decided to stay close to home and get a few projects done and have some fun!

Bounce U with half of the neighborhood

Hanging out with friends, very BEST friends

Family pictures (post to come later)

So far, we are having a blast being at home and enjoying the awesome October weather!