Family night fun

Tonight for family night we went to the corn maze/pumpkin patch with Ryan's family (Kyle's brother) and some friends. We had a great time! We went last year too, and Kaden has been anxiously waiting to go again.

Daddy and Kaden getting ready to go down one of the hay slides.


Uncle Ryan and Kaden trying to figure out how to lasso.

Mom and Kaden getting ready to go through the corn snake.


All aboard the cow/pig train.

All of the kids getting ready to start the corn maze.

Our little monkey in the maze.

There were TONS of bugs (thankfully we used Off! before we left!) and it was a little expensive, but a really fun activity. We ended the night with chocolate milk and doughnuts, and you can't beat that for a good time!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?

In case you missed the game tonight,

OREGON STATE STUNNED #1 USC!!!

WAY TO GO BEAVS!

It was a great game..and nerve wracking too. I wanted to throw up and pace in front of the TV and scream...oh wait, I did do that stuff...well, not the throw up part!

Even though we're not in Oregon anymore, we're still BEAVER BELIEVERS!

Can't wait for next weeks game vs. Utah...my dad and I are going and it will be GREAT.

Happy 80th birthday, Grandpa Fred!

Yesterday was my Grandpa's 80th birthday. It just so happened that they're in Utah right now, so we got to see them and have a party!

Here's my sister, Lindsey, with Kaden and his cousins decorating the cake

Grandpa Fred with all of the kids

Obviously, the kids thought Grandpa needed help blowing out ALL of those candles!

We love you Freddie, and we hope you had a great birthday!

What a great day!

Not only did BYU crush Wyoming 44-0

but the Oregon Ducks lost to Boise State 37-32!!

I hate to say it, but I love to see the Ducks lose (sorry Brian!).

The nursery

Our birth mom wanted to see some pictures of the nursery, so here they are:

Notice how I didn't show the floor on any of the pictures? Its a mess...piles everywhere! :)

We had a really nice visit tonight with our birth mom and her parents. They are all great, and we got to spend a couple of hours with them.

A new soccer mom

We were really feeling bummed that Kaden couldn't play soccer this season. He really wanted to and was talking about it all the time (especially after getting to go to Tanner's game a couple of weeks ago!). My sister asked if we'd want him to play down in Riverton with his cousin, Riley. We figured that since I'm down there all the time anyway, it wouldn't be a big deal for 7 games. Kaden was completely thrilled and has wanted to sleep with his soccer ball every night since we got it.

Well, tonight was the first big game. We got to the field and the kids got their uniforms:

Their coach asked all the kids what they wanted for their team name. The boys all said "Pirates" and the girls said "Butterflies". She compromised with everyone and they are now the "Dragonflies"!

It was hysterical to watch them. They were so, so cute and Kaden was in hog heaven. He kept looking over at the sideline and giving us 2 thumbs up.

We got home tonight and Kaden didn't want to take off his uniform! Mimi needs to make some adjustments to it (its so big!), so we talked him into letting her fix it. I'm so glad that he gets to play, and that he's so excited about it. I can't believe how big he looks in the pictures and on the field.

Our long weekend to Colorado

We just got home tonight from a few days in Colorado. Kyle had a few days off, so decided to go down and visit his parents. We were so glad to be able to go since its been a REALLY long time since the last time! In fact, this was Kaden's first trip. (Usually we just met in Utah to see them!) Here's a few pictures:

feeding the ducks with Grandma

playing with Grandpa

It was nice to get away together for a few days.