One Last Day of Summer

Some of our cousins came to visit us, so we decided to head over to the splash park for one last afternoon before the weather gets too cold. The kids had such a fun time with their cousins for the few days they were here - we wish they lived closer!

Tylor

Jaymon

T.J.

Dyllon

Taylie

Coleton

Jaymon and T.J.

Janna and Grant

Air Show

A couple of weeks ago, we went out to the Air Show at the Air Force Base. The kids love to get to see the airplanes up close as well as watching some doing tricks in the sky.

Here is our crazy bunch looking so cool on the wheels of a plane.

Tylor got lessons on how to fly the airplane - but I don't think he learned
how to read all those dials in the 5-minute tutorial!

This is what it would look like if I was the pilot - there would be lots of helpers in the cockpit!

One of our favorite parts was seeing the Thunderbirds perform.
The kids wanted to check out the planes after they landed.

We had to end the day with snowcones!

T.J. the Soccer Star

T.J. is playing soccer for the first time this fall, and he is about the cutest thing ever to watch! These are some pictures from his first game, in which he scored 5 goals! My favorite part of it all, though, was when he came running up to me and said, "Mom, which way?" :) T.J. really tries to do his best, and I love to see his effort and determination. Yep, T.J. is AWESOME!

Picking Corn

Taylor has some extended family that owns a farm and lets us come and pick corn every year. It is some of the best corn you will ever taste (we ate some right out in the field), and we are so blessed to be able to freeze a bunch of it so we can enjoy it all year. This was also a fun activity for the kids to do. They loved going deep into the rows where they couldn't be seen so they could find the biggest and best corn. When we left, the kids were all asking when we could go pick corn again - maybe we should have been farmers! Thanks, Zeyers!

T.J.'s Birthday

Our little T.J. (with the BIG personality) turned 4 years old August 31st. We had 2 of his friends (and their families) over to celebrate. It was a pretty simple event, but it served the purpose. We had pizza, played Pin-the-Tail on the Donkey, did a pinata, and had a Cars cake that I made for him. The other little boy with T.J. is his good buddy, Grayson. Maybe I am biased, but T.J. is a very cute boy!

First Day of School

We sent 3 nervous and excited kids off to school and just prayed that all would go well for them. It just makes everything so much easier if they actually enjoy school. Coleton went to first grade and it was quite a change to have him gone all day. I miss him, but I don't miss the fighting with T.J. all day long! Taylie went to third grade, and Tylor went to fifth grade. Next year Tylor will be in middle school, which I am still in denial about. So far, the kids are all enjoying their classes and seem to have great teachers. It looks like it should be a good year!