Pumpkin Patch

Saturday morning we went to Nick's school to support the fourth graders. We ate pancakes and watched the teachers play volleyball with the Dad's. After eating yummy pancakes we headed out to Flower Mound. The weather was so nice and the pumpkin patch was busy. They had hay rides, bounce houses, train ride, and mazes.

I like this picture.

Eric was thrilled to be near his current favorite cartoon character Buzz Lightyear!
Look the lion got my hand. Funny kid.
Say cheese!

The Backyardigans is another favorite for Eric.
Hmmm, which one do I want?
Okay, I'm happy. I got what I wanted.
That big bag of kettle popcorn lasted 2 days. It was so yummy! Aaron, Carter, Eric and I did help Nick polish off that popcorn. On the way home we grabbed some lunch and went to the park. It is one of our favorite.

Now it's time to go home and relax. Aaron later went outside to mow the lawn and the kids played on their scooter. Eric had his lawn mower and was following right behind Aaron. I did some cleaning inside of my car. We then ordered pizza for dinner and watched Young Frankenstein together as a family. I had forgotten how funny that movie was.

TCU vs. BYU

Last Thursday Aaron and Nick went to the BYU football game at TCU. Aaron was able to get six free tickets to the game from work. This is Nicholas first time to attend a college football game with his Dad. Two weeks ago he went to a high school football game his Dad and friends. Trinity was playing Colleyville. Trinity is one of the best football team. I heard it was a good game.
Aaron invited some friends. Jeremy on the left, Ethan and his dad Paul. They were very happy to get some good seats to the game.
Go Cougars!!

That's my boy!
At the end of the third quarter they decided to leave because of the score. BYU was losing BIG TIME! The guys still had a great time.

Rainy Day

I love it when it rains. I love it more when there is no thunderstorm or lightning. Nicholas wanted to go out in the rain but I didn't want him too. But his sad face made me change my mind. As soon as he stepped out of the door it stopped raining. Carter and Eric went outside and ran for the puddles. We were outside for about 30 minutes and let me tell you they had so much fun. I was filled with so much joy as I saw my boys laughing and playing in the puddle of water. Eric kept jumping and jumping.Eric would throw a leaf in the puddle and watch it float away. As it drifted away he would say bye-bye. It was too cute!
Oh, want fun it is to splash my brother.
Nick, Eric and Carter were totally drenched. This was a nice rainy day that I won't forget.

Field Trip

A couple of weeks ago Carter had his first field trip in Kindergarten. I went as one of the chaperones for his class. The kids were all excited about going to the Apple Orchard. Our first stop was at the Castle Park. The kids played at the park and later we had lunch. They played some more after lunch. I can't believe the energy those kids have. Some of the Mom's were ready to go home, but the field trip isn't over yet! We still have to go to the Orchard. Carter doesn't have a problem making friends. Here are some of his buddies. Aidan, Carter, Mark, Trent and Mason.
The owner of the Apple Orchard talk to the kids about the bugs that are around the apples and bunch of other stuff. It was a little too long.
Finally, we were all split up in groups for the tour. They also have a nice herb garden. We saw many interesting things. The kids had fun. At the end everyone got a apple to eat. I forgot to take picture then. Too busy eating my apple :) I didn't get to ride on the school bus. The chaperones had to ride their own cars. I car pooled with some other Mom's. This was Carter's first time on a school bus and he was sooo excited. That's his teacher Mrs. Beasley.

LifeWalk 2008

Today we walked 3.2 miles as a family in memory of Michael Tom. We met at Michael's this morning for brunch consisting of bagels, quiche, fresh fruit and cookies. The boys were real troopers and didn't complain at all. Eric fell asleep before we started the walk. Nicholas and Carter brought their scooters, but the roads were a little rough so they ended up walking quite a bit.

The Family

Michael Tom's father, Joe and Michael working to get the free t-shirts handed out.
Uhhh, Kelly...the camera is over here.
Jason knows where the camera is :)
Cole Family. Nice two person stroller!

The Cole stroller worked well through 3/4ths of the walk. Toward the end the front wheel took a hard hit and bent out of alignment. Aaron put Corgan on his shoulders and Travis carried the sleeping Caiden. Things started looking hairy for my stroller as the rear wheel started tilting at an odd angle (darned Evenflo). Fortunately, we made it to the end without incident.

We really missed Mom and Dad Hayes. We hope you're feeling better Mom Hayes.

More of LifeWalk

Here is one of the Lifewalk signs available for signature. Aaron took Nicholas and Carter down there and handed them some markers. Carter has been working on writing his name in school so it was a good opportunity for him.

Michael Tom's mother, Rose and sister, Tracey.
The boys were happy when we finished the walk. We took them to Sonic for some cool refreshment.
We miss you Michael Tom.

Primary Program

Yesterday we had our Primary Program at church. The boys have been practicing a lot on the primary songs. They did a great job! I'm so proud of them :)

All of the primary children(ages 3-11) were reverent during the program and did a wonderful job singing. When the children sang the first verse of "I Love to see the Temple" I started to get teary eyed. Then a family with some special kids came up to sing the second verse. Again my eyes were watery from this touching moment, because I knew the words that they sang were true and a family is forever. It was a beautiful program. The parking lot was full. So people had to park across the street. We had a lot of Grandparents and visitors that came to the program. Thank you so much for those that came. It really meant a lot to us and the boys.

Count Your Blessings

Yes, this little boy kept his tie on for the three hours of church. He loves going to nursery. He knows when to be reverent and fold his arms during prayer. His brothers have been such good examples. I'm very grateful for my husband, my boys and the church.

Yummy Ice Cream

As you can tell Eric went after the whip cream before getting to the ice cream. It was so cute to watch him eat.

Silly boys!!

First Day of School

Summer break is officially over!!! Nicholas returns as a 4th grader and Carter begins Kindergarten. We are fortunate in that our boys (currently) enjoy going to school. We are hopeful that both boys will have good teachers.

Wow, what a Kodak moment.
Eric really wanted to go to school as well. Can you see the straps of his backpack?
Here is Carter in Mrs. Beasley's room. It looks like this is going to be a busy year.

My Bracelet

Mom Hayes made me this beautiful bracelet for me while she was in California. Priscilla, thanks for showing Karen how to make the beaded jewerly. My wish list now includes a matching necklace :)

I'm updating my blog for UL :)

Yes, I'm updating my blog for Uncle Larry. Summer was busy and fun. I will try my best to update my blog weekly if possible :)

This past weekend we had good time visiting with Grandma & Grandpa Hayes. I got these cool foam gun for the boys at the Dollar store. Now this gun was fun to play with. When you pull the trigger it makes a gunshot noise. It was a big hit for the boys and ME. Aaron bought Nick his first BB gun. Nick is pretty good at shooting.
Oh, did I mentioned that Jason was also visiting Ma & Pa Hayes. The boys love hanging out with their Uncle Jason. It was nice visiting with him. We don't get to see Jason that often. He's fun to be around with.

Grandma brought out the big bubbles. Those are fun to play with.
Later that evening we all went out to Braum's for some ice cream with the Brown's. Mom Hayes got some good pics of my silly boys and Jason. When she sends me the pictures I will post them. It was funny what Eric did to my ice cream.
Tomorrow two of my boys start school. Yipee!!! Carter is starting Kindergarten and Nick is a fourth grader. I can't believe how grown up my boys are.