Family Pictures

Time for new family pictures!! 



BSU here we come!!

Recently, Kobe's club basketball team (The Slam) had the opportunity to play during half time at a BSU basketball game.  They were all soooo excited and Kobe was thrilled beyond words.They even got a few free things to take home!  The crowd loved watching them play and Kobe was a scoring machine with six of the the eight points. 

Halloween!!

 I am posting this after Christmas, so it is a bit odd to be thinking about Halloween, but I couldn't leave it out!!  The kids were just as cute as ever and we had a lot of fun walking around the neigborhood filling our bags.  They always end up with so much candy!!  It is a wonder they have any teeth left from eating all that sugar.  We had a great time at the ward trunk or treat party the night before too.  I think they went around more than once...or twice...maybe 4 times.  Really, who was counting. 

Our  cute cowgirl!

Scary Zombie Face!!

What cute babies!! 
Carly, Makayla and Emily

Too old for a costume, but never too old to carve pumpkins!!



Madison and her friend Savanah

End of Football Season

Even though we are now well into basketball season, I wanted to post some pictures from Kobe's football season.  They had a great year and went undefeated.  I can even begin to express how much he loves, loves, loves, football!!  He will often come home from school and write up plays just like his dad and then discuss them with him when he gets home.   He is very knowledgeable about the game and often times I will catch him watching videos on the computer of different high school and college teams or watching ESPN highlights just to pick up ideas and techniques.  We love watching him play and give 100% every game.

Cheer Time!

Wow!!  I am really behind, so I will try and cover a lot of things in just a few posts.  Carly has really been enjoying cheer this year.  SMS competed in the middle school football championship game against Heritage Middle school this year and it was super cool to cheer on the field at Rocky Moutain, where they played the game.  Of course, it was freezing cold, but still very exciting!!  Now they are in basketball season, so cheering inside is a bit warmer :).  Carly is so fun to watch and always has a smile on her face while cheering.  She has made a lot of friends and is definitely the cutest one out there.  Go Sawtooth!!

Kobe's 9th Birthday

Last month brought Kobe's 9th birthday.  That day was just plain crazy so we started opening presents at 7:00 am before Dad and the girl's headed to school, I brought him McDonald's for lunch at school, we had the Rocky game that night, his football game the next morning and finished with cake that night!! There is nothing better than a two day birthday celebration.  He was such a good sport about the entire thing and never complained once.  I have to say that he is the best boy in the entire world.  We love him to pieces and he is such a joy in our family.  We love you Kobe and can't wait to see what the next nine years bring.  Some of his favorites are:

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Football

Basketball

Baseball

Beyblades

Funny Movies

Soft Shell Tacos

Hanging with his Buddies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Spending Time in Hagerman

Lagoon

The one gift he has been asking for .....A mini hoop with a breakaway backboard.

Oreo, Chocolate, Caramel and Heath Bar Ice Cream Cake. 
 Pretty Yummy!

Kobe and his good friend Ty.

Madison's 5th Birthday

Madison's 5th birthday was so exciting and fun for her.  It always amazes me now fast time goes and how quickly she is growing up. 

I love her sweet smile,

 her never ending laughs,

her dancing skills,

the way she speak different languages (she says it is Chinese and Spanish) that we don't understand,

her kindness,

the way she wakes up happy every morning,

the way she always says how much she love me,

her beautiful blue eyes,

the way she still sucks her thumb when she thinks I am not watching,

the way she compliments people,

her love for everything sparkly and pretty,

her amazing imagination,

and just plain everything about her.

She got the barbie she wanted and a cute little apron that Carly made for her so that she can help me cook.  Carly is always so thoughtful that way!!  She wanted an ice cream cake on the outside and chocolate on the inside so I made it look like a melting ice cream cone as the decoration.  She thought it turned out very cool.  Madison, we all love you so much.  Happy Birthday!