We went to Wheeler Farm last week with some friends, and cousins.  The kids had lots of fun riding on the hay ride, seeing animals etc..  It was cold that morning, and definately felt like fall. 

Here is a picture of some of Emily's artwork.  She spends lots of time every morning drawing, cutting, gluing and writing new words.  It's really cute to watch her creative mind at work. 

This heart note is from Taylor.  I found it on his bed one morning last week.  He had a lesson in Primary where they cut hearts out of paper, and them left them where they did work or service.  It was really cute, and so sweet!!

Star of the Week

Emily is the "Star of the Week" this week for her Kindergarten class.

She gets to make a poster, be the teacher's helper  and bring a "Show & Tell" every day.  She was really excited about it!

Emily is such a sweet, helpful, fun daugher and we are so happy to have her in our family!  She has such a sweet smile. 

We got the neighborhood "Boo" this weekend.  Here is what was dropped off on our porch.  It was the cutest Halloween Cake, with so many details.  The kids loved it , and we ate it so fast!

We are getting excited for Halloween!

General Conference Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend, full of many exciting and fabulous things.  Unfortunately I did not take many pics. to document how busy we were, and how we had so much fun!

General Conference is something I really look forward to every six months.  It's a nice break from the usual Sunday routine, and I love listening to the apostles and general authorities talks and getting spiritually rejuvenated. 

Friday Danny took some time off work and he and Taylor went on a hike up Big Cottonwood Canyon, they said the fall colors are amazing.

  Then we had a big family dinner wiht G & G Deppe and lots of extended family from out of town-sorry no pictures!

 

Saturday we listened to General Conference, had soccer, went swimming at Grandma Deppe's hotel pool, went to Home Depot, did yard work, made peach pies and played with cousins, friends etc.. Danny went to Prieshood and we had dinner later that night. 

It was a full, fun, busy day-complete with amazing warm weather. 

Danny and I took Taylor to see General Conference on Sunday morning.  He has wanted to go since he turned eight, so we got a few tickets and made it happen.  We  had to be there by 9am to get in our seats for "The Spoken Word".  Taylor was excited and did great sitting in his seat for three hours!  I had brought his journal, scriptures and "the Friend" to keep him busy before Conference started, and then he took notes on all of the talks.   He loved seeing all the saints gather in the Conference Center, and he said his favorite talk was by President Monson.  

Thanks to G&G Shields for watching the three younger kids while we went, we really appreciate their help! 



Here he is looking handsome in his suit, on the drive downtown. 

I know this is not a great picture, it was taken while we were driving. 
But Taylor has entered into the world on orthodontic treatment.  He had a palatial expander put in his mouth a few weeks ago.  It has a little key that has to be turned twice a day.  Just look at the big gap between his front teeth now!  I guess the expander is working, because the gap is huge.

Most Saturdays at our house include a trip to "The Home Depot".  Isaac was lucky enough to to the project and even got an apron too.  He was thrilled with the helicopter he made and played with it all day.

He loves helping Danny work on projects and asks lots of questions. 

He is the funniest kid, and says such hilarious things.
Here are a few funnny comments from Isaac this week:

- I told him that I loved him he said "I don't want you to love me anymore, just dad!"

- After falling down and getting hurt for the third time in one day
 "I just need a helmet for all of my body!"

- We had some 7 Up in the fridge and he asked
"Can I have 1 Up 7 drink?"  I had no idea what he was talking about, he had to show me what he wanted.

- He has really been interested in his tonsils lately, and keeps asking
"When am I getting my tonsils out?  I want them out because they make me throw up!"
I didn't even know he knew what his tonsils were.

- He was telling me all about snakes, and he knew a lot of information.  I asked him "Who taught you all about snakes?" 
 He replied  "Dad, and my prophet teach me about snakes." 
 I said (laughing)" Your prophet, who is that?"
He answered totally serious "President Monson, he always teaches me about snakes!" 
Ha Ha-he is so funny!

We had a great weekend, hope you did too!

We have been spending a lot of time outside lately, enjoying the gorgeous fall weather. 
Elizabeth likes to go in the swings now, just as long as she doesn't get pushed too hard by one of her " helpful" brother!  She thinks it's fun to swing all by herself. 

She has discovered her tongue and sticks it out all the time now.  She also has her mouth wide open, just in case something nearby will fall into her mouth for her to eat. 

Lizzie is sitting independently now! She still tips over once in a while, but she likes to sit and play with toys, or look around outside. 

The big news this week is Lizzie has started sleeping through the night!! 
It's been a long six months of her sleeping bad and waking up 3 times a night.  I haven't made her cry it out yet.  I started filling her tummy with oatmeal and veggies and then nursing her before bed.  It seems to be working. 

She has slept this week from 8-5am or even as late as 6:30am!!  I am so happy and hope it lasts forever. 

There's that tongue again, its so adorable!
She is the best little baby, and we are so happy to have her in our family. 

Lizzie

This Lizzie's favorite spot while I am in the bathroom getting ready for the day.  I sit her in her Bumbo chair facing the mirror and she gets to play with her toothbrush while watching herself in the mirror.  It keeps her very entertained and she's so happy!

Elizabeth is growing up way too quickly!!! 
 The other day I asked Emily to help her drink a bottle, while I was getting ready to go to Cub Scouts. I came in the room to see her holding her own bottle!  She looks so big and grown up.  The kids loved that she could hold her own bottle and they were cheering her on. 

We love you little Lizzie!!!

Blessed

 Every night after the kids have bathed, brushed, read, and prayed I get to tuck them into their beds.  This is one of my favorite times of the day.  Not because they are going to sleep and the house will finally be quiet-although I do look forward to that,  but because I get to reflect on how blessed I am to have four beautiful, healthy kids! 

These kids require my full time attention all day long, and by bedtime we are all exhuasted.  But when I check on them at night while they're sleeping I get to reflect on the day and how much they've grown.  When I look at their peaceful faces, and resting bodies, I feel restored, and ready to start a new day.

  Plus they all look so adorable while sleeping. 

I love this picture of Taylor, he sleeps with one leg resting on the other knee.  I sleep like that too!  It looks weird, but it's really comfortable.

I love these kids with all of my heart!

Weekend news

We had a fun weekend, it started at Natalie's Cross Country race at Murray Park on Friday afternoon.  It was a rainy, wet day but we had lots of fun cheering her on at her race. She did fantastic at her race and came in 2nd place out of a  few hundred  runners.  
Way to go Natalie!!!!

Natalie is an amazing runner! 
I forced her to run in the early summer mornings, over two years ago, while we were living at my parent's house.  She was a good sport to run with me but she didn't really like it.   She would tell me all the "Harry Potter" books as wek ran to keep her going. 

Then she joined the East High Cross Country team and BAM, she turned into a great runner!  She has a lot of dedication and self motivation.  She run a crazy amount everyday and runs 60+ miles a week.  Sometimes she even runs multiple times in a day to get her mileage.  We discovered this week that Natalie runs more in a week than Danny drives his car in a week! Ha Ha!! 

We are so proud of her accomplishments!!! 

We met all the family at the race and then had pizza and cake after to celebrate Mary's 6th Birthday.

Elizabeth looked so cute in her bonnet and sweater made by great Grandma Lamb.  She was grumpy at the race and finally fell asleep in her stroller. 

Then on Saturday we went to Taylor's soccer game.  Taylor played great and scored one goal.  They have a  good team this year, and all the boys play together really well. 

Go Taylor!

Last night we watched the BYU vs. Utah football game.  WOW, what a blowout! 
 We finally turned off the game, because we couldn't watch BYU lose anymore. 

Our family is pretty neutral on the BYU/Uof U rivalry, we just like to see a good game. 
But we are big BSU fans!  We loved Boise State Football while we lived in Boise.  They have a great team, and they are so fun to watch play. 

So here's to Fall Football- GO BSU!!!