Connor's Birthday Party

Connor decided that he wanted to invite a few friends to a corn maze rather than have a big party. The boys had a great time. They were a little disappointed that we didn't do the haunted maze but they had fun scaring each other.

Ashlyn's Halloween Program

Ashlyn did a great job in her Halloween program. Six straight years of Miss Julie's Preschool Halloween programs have come to an end.

Undefeated

Connor had his final regular season football game on Saturday. It was a great game; the only close game of the season. South Weber scored first and got the point after as well. Morgan scored in the next series but missed the point after. South Weber lead by the 1 point until the last 2 minutes of the game when we scored again but missed our extra point. Morgan once again matched our touchdown. They decided to go for the win instead of the tie by moving the ball back from the 3 to the 5 yd line, going for 2 points. Connor got the game winning tackle! He was so excited that he was bouncing when he got up. He played so hard on both sides of the ball the entire game. He even sacked their quarterback for a big loss earlier in the game. Who knew that this small team would do so well. Great job Connor! Great job Knights!

Soccer???

Ashlyn is really liking soccer, however, I'm not sure she understands what soccer is. Apparently she thinks it is socializing, checking out the other girls hair dos, doing cheers and holding hands with her friend Claire. We thought she would do well because she loves playing football with Connor and Logan. Even though we started them in sports at 3 the boys were always into it. They always played hard and cheered on their teammates when goals were scored. I don't think Ashlyn is even aware that she is supposed to be playing a game. She will usually kick the ball a couple of times a game so she can get money.--I had to bribe her so she would at least occasionally try. What 4 year old won't do for a couple of coins. She doesn't even care if it is pennies as long as it rattles around in her purse or piggy bank. She is actually very funny to watch but we will be waiting awhile until we put her in sports again.

Oregon Coast

After the game we headed to Newport. Connor, Logan and Ashlyn always love the beach. They are entertained for hours running and playing in the sand. We had great weather in the morning but the afternoon got windy. We started out at Agate Beach. The kids had a blast at this beach. There were big dunes to play on, logs to walk across and shells to collect. After a couple of hours at Agate we decided to drive to some tide pools. We headed to Yaquina Head--The lighthouse seen in a distance in some of the beach pictures. This beach was composed of smooth black rocks. The tide was really high which made it beautiful but made it difficult to find tide pools. Although we were disappointed, there were some seals playing in the water, which made up for the lack of other sea life. After lunch we headed back to Agate, but we weren't able to stay long because the wind was blowing sand into the kids eyes. We decided that we were all vacationed out so we decided to hop in the car and drive to Boise so we wouldn't have to drive 14 hours straight the next day. We had so much fun on our trip. The kids are all asking when we are going on vacation again. I always love spending together without the other stresses of life.

Utes vs. Ducks

We were hoping that this would be the highlight of our trip but all good things must come to an end. The Utes lost for the first time in Logan's season ticket holding experience. Logan was very disappointed in his team. He thought they needed a new team. He even suggested that they would be better if he played for them. I didn't have much hope for our team this year. The game was actually closer than I expected. It rained almost the entire game so the game was ugly--a lot of dropped balls. We did actually have fun. There were moments of excitement. The Ducks fans were so nice to our kids. Many different fans stopped us before and after the game. One lady after the game asked if she could shake their hands to thank them for coming (granted she was very drunk). We appreciated the kindness because it teaches our kids that it really is just a game and that we should be good sports no matter what. After the game Ashlyn was crying about changing hotels and a bunch of Utah fans consoled her, telling her that it was ok that we would win the next one. It was funny considering she spent the entire game under her poncho watching Scooby Doo on my Ipod. What would we do without technology. The only thing about the game that interests her is what she is going to wear. She was especially happy with the red streaks I put in her hair. We all had fun at the game despite the loss. Hopefully we'll have a bowl game to travel to.

Oregon Zoo

The kids are used to our small zoo. This zoo was a little to big for them. It had some cool animals that we don't often see and enclosures were very viewer friendly. At Hogle Zoo it seems like the animals are often hard to see. At the Oregon Zoo they seemed to have windows wherever the animals spend most of their time. After several hours, the kids were all definitely ready to leave.