Monday, October 27, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Boys Stuff
Tonight we found out last minute that Connor had a football tournament. Only 4 players showed up so the coach had Logan play so the team wouldn't forfeit. Logan was so excited. Logan had been mad all season because his best friend plays on Connor's team and he wanted to play too. He denies that he said he didn't want to play when I asked him if he would like to sign up. He had a lot of fun playing. On one play he followed a kid that had faked a hand off. He ran the whole field with the kid. He thought he had him. It was funny. He was mad because he didn't get to run a play. He says that if the coach would have let him he would have got a first down. We told him that he could play next year and he says he'll win because the coach will play him. Earlier today he kicked the football so far that he says he will be the Ute's kicker. He is becoming quite the trash talker. He is becoming competitive like his brother.
I was wrong about Connor. He is Chad's duck hunting buddy. He went with Chad on Friday. He loved it so much that he begged to go again on Saturday. It was freezing cold and snowing on Saturday but he still wanted to go. He loved it. He tells Chad about all the ducks he is missing and yells when the ducks are 150 feet above them. He is sure he will get them all when he is old enough to hunt.
Chad asked Ashlyn if she wants to go hunting. Ashlyn informed him that girls don't hunt, that is for boys. She also yelled at him today because he took her to Walmart. She said, "Walmart is a boys store, girls like Target." I have trained her well!
I was wrong about Connor. He is Chad's duck hunting buddy. He went with Chad on Friday. He loved it so much that he begged to go again on Saturday. It was freezing cold and snowing on Saturday but he still wanted to go. He loved it. He tells Chad about all the ducks he is missing and yells when the ducks are 150 feet above them. He is sure he will get them all when he is old enough to hunt.
Chad asked Ashlyn if she wants to go hunting. Ashlyn informed him that girls don't hunt, that is for boys. She also yelled at him today because he took her to Walmart. She said, "Walmart is a boys store, girls like Target." I have trained her well!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Winterlike weather hit very fast. We went from getting excited about fall to full blown winter in just a few days. The kids picked pumpkins at Grandma and Grandpa Hatch's house last Sunday. Ashlyn is very proud of her pumkin and asks me, multiple times a day, to carve it. She is excited for Halloween. The snow started falling yesterday but didn't stick. We sat through a very cold soccer game. Logan wasn't about to miss soccer two weeks in a row. I was wishing I had gone last week instead. Today when the kids woke up and saw a lot of snow they screamed and ran around the house. Ashlyn has bypassed Halloween and has moved on to being excited for Christmas. She thinks Santa will come any day now. The kids begged to play in it. It is still snowing but they are having a blast.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Long Weekend
This weekend ended up being a long weekend for the kids. I was supposed to volunteer in Connor's class on Friday. When I went down to the school I found out the power had been out for the first hour of school and they didn't anticipate it being on for several more hours. They were in the process of calling all the parents to let them know they could pick up their kids if they wanted. I took Connor home with me and Logan didn't go. My busy day turned into a quite one when Logan and Ashlyn went to friends houses and Connor went to Farmington Bay with Chad. They were just looking at ducks but they had biked out pretty far and Connor got a flat and had to walk all the way back. He wasn't very happy about it. I don't think he'll be Chad's duck hunting buddy for awhile. Later that night there was a carnival at the school--luckily the power was back on. Our kids look forward to Fall Festival all year long. It always starts out fun, but, it always seems like an eternity before the tickets run out. The kids had a good time.
Saturday it rained all day. Logan had a soccer game but we skipped it because of the bad weather. He was not happy with his fair weather mom.
By Sunday night the kids were wild from being cooped for the last couple of days. We are all glad for the school day today.
I forgot to write about Connor's football game last Wednesday. He had another great game--of course we didn't have the camera. He scored the winning touchdown. It was a great run, zig zagging over half the field. He was so excited. He had already thrown a great pass for a touchdown--but he doesn't think that is important. He might be a tiny bit of a glory hog. He also pulled a flag that end of the game that stopped the other team from scoring in the seconds of the game. He is having so much fun this year. We thought it might be a season to learn about losing. In his age group, most of the sports in South Weber aren't scored. Flag football is the exception. His team won the championship game last year and only lost one game. This year his team is mostly 1st graders and kindergarteners so we didn't think they would be able to compete with teams that had more second graders. So far they have proved us wrong. He has 2 more regular games and then they usually have a tournament. Logan has two more games and then he is done until spring. He will miss it. He is excited for basketball but he just glows when he plays soccer. I will miss it too.
Chad and I went to the Utah vs. Oregon game on Thursday. Usually I let the boys go but it was a late game on a school night so I had my Mom and Dad watch them. Chad and I had a lot of fun. It was a great game. Go Utes! I might have to make the boys rotate going so I can go more often. Maybe next year Ashlyn will sit still long enough to go. We can wish can't we. We had a really good dinner before the game at Market Street Broiler--a belated birthday dinner for Chad. It was fun because the place was packed with Ute fans. Chad talked the waiter into putting our free icecream into "to go" containers so we had a treat to take in. We had a great night.
Saturday it rained all day. Logan had a soccer game but we skipped it because of the bad weather. He was not happy with his fair weather mom.
By Sunday night the kids were wild from being cooped for the last couple of days. We are all glad for the school day today.
I forgot to write about Connor's football game last Wednesday. He had another great game--of course we didn't have the camera. He scored the winning touchdown. It was a great run, zig zagging over half the field. He was so excited. He had already thrown a great pass for a touchdown--but he doesn't think that is important. He might be a tiny bit of a glory hog. He also pulled a flag that end of the game that stopped the other team from scoring in the seconds of the game. He is having so much fun this year. We thought it might be a season to learn about losing. In his age group, most of the sports in South Weber aren't scored. Flag football is the exception. His team won the championship game last year and only lost one game. This year his team is mostly 1st graders and kindergarteners so we didn't think they would be able to compete with teams that had more second graders. So far they have proved us wrong. He has 2 more regular games and then they usually have a tournament. Logan has two more games and then he is done until spring. He will miss it. He is excited for basketball but he just glows when he plays soccer. I will miss it too.
Chad and I went to the Utah vs. Oregon game on Thursday. Usually I let the boys go but it was a late game on a school night so I had my Mom and Dad watch them. Chad and I had a lot of fun. It was a great game. Go Utes! I might have to make the boys rotate going so I can go more often. Maybe next year Ashlyn will sit still long enough to go. We can wish can't we. We had a really good dinner before the game at Market Street Broiler--a belated birthday dinner for Chad. It was fun because the place was packed with Ute fans. Chad talked the waiter into putting our free icecream into "to go" containers so we had a treat to take in. We had a great night.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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