Well we made it to Utah.  Last Thursday about 1 in the morning we drove in.  It has been a crazy three months.  Selling our house, twice, doing all the repairs, closing escrow, looking for a new house, having a rental fall through, finding a new house to rent, making an offer on that house, still waiting, going crazy not knowing if I should unpack everything or not, packing and more packing, unpacking, vacation, signing up for everything, and finally getting the internet hooked up today!  I promise now that we're far away my blogging attempts will be more heartfelt.  Hope everyone is doing well and I'll do my best to keep updated.

More pics

I forgot to say, the picture of Braden is him holding his shot so he could eat all his Halloween candy.

Trick-or-treat!!

I'm sure everyone did the same thing on Halloween and everyone thinks their kids looked the cutest, so I'll just join in with the rest of the crowd.  After some warm chile and cornbread to "warm us up" we went out into the 75 degree night to collect some great treats.  Carley even got a can of diet coke, which I loved, but we had to take it out of her bag because it was too heavy.  She was obsessed with the candy and loved every minute.  She was even calling her bag a purse.  Jensen enjoyed his costume the most, jumping around and saying ribbit.  He was also very good at saying "knock knock" at people's doors instead of actually knocking.  Pretty funny.  Tanner was a ninja, perfect for him, and didn't hurt too many with his num-chucks.  Of course they were broken by the end of the night.  Brynn was cute as a button, very polite, and loved posing in her costume.  Braden was happy to hang out with his friends and was excited to go trick-or-treating on his own, can you believe he is old enough to do that?!  Thanks to Ashley, G&G and G great, and Whitney and Gordon for helping pass out candy, helping with the kids, and having fun with us.  

My kids are so talented!!!

Is Fall here yet?

It's too hot for October to start.  We had a great first month at school.  The three older kids love their teachers and are doing great.  Braden is learning to count carbs and he gives himself his shot at school every day.  We are so proud of him.  

We are in full swing with Braden and Brynn playing club this year, and Tanner playing clinic (the little kids).  He has about three moves he does already, a mother couldn't be more proud.  Jon is coaching Brynn's team so that is a treat for her.  I am helping out with Braden's team, it's a lot of work, but fun to be there.

Last week the kids had their primary program in Sacrament meeting.  It was great to be able to work with them, and the rest of the kids.  We had some special musical numbers, and all the kids said their parts so well.

We are so grateful for our children, and I'm not ashamed to admit they do drive me insane sometimes, but for the most part it's fun.

So I guess we need to make an official announcement.  As many of you have already heard, we just found out that Braden has Type I diabetes.  No one is sure why people get it, and don't know what causes it to happen, but basically they think the process started five years ago and is now showing up.  We freaked out of course, until we sat down with the doctor and he explained everything to us.  Braden has taken it extremely well and for a ten year old, has really stepped it up.  He already is giving himself shots after only two days.  For at least six months he will have to take three shots a day of insulin, and check his blood sugar as well.  If you have any questions about diabetes or about what he is going through please don't ask, because we have no idea!  Just kidding.  Call us any time, we are doing great, just a minor lifestyle change, but we wanted to let our friends and family know.  

Summer is over!

We had such a great summer.  I'm glad it's over though, I am one tired mom.  I'm hoping to get more time to blog again, now that the kids are in bed at a decent hour.  After going to the beach,a lot, riding the train, visiting museums, swim lessons, and a lot of misc. entertaining, we're ready for school.  Now comes the soccer, dance, scouts, piano, and homework, although at least they're consistent.  Oh well I guess you can't have your cake and eat it too.  We just go with what happens, and that's what makes life fun!

Brynn's Baptism Day!

Brynn was baptized June 7th.  We were so proud of her and were happy to share her excitement in the event.  We were lucky to have Jon's parents, sister Jill and her husband and baby, Mikey and Gage, and Grandma Vilate all come down from Utah.  We also had our California cousins and family there to support Brynn.  Thank you to everyone that helped with our last minute musical number, I know I can always count on my family to just pick something up and perform.  We enjoyed a great weekend and had a fun party after the baptism.  I think Brynn loved this more than her birthday!  We are so blessed!

Bath time is so much fun!!

I love the age where taking a bath just makes their day and it seems to make any grumpy, tired child happy.  Carley gets so excited if anyone even mentions the word bath and starts walking up the stairs saying "ba, ba" in her cute little language.  Jensen always wants bubbles, and every time Berkeley is here, they always stay in the tub for record times.

The end of the school year is always fun and busy.  Braden and Brynn had their annual art fair where Brynn got to square dance and they both displayed their art to be "auctioned" off.  They love this because they get half of the proceeds.  We were glad that Grandma Cathy and Aunt Jillian and Berkeley could be there.  It was crazy as we rushed off to dinner and then to Braden's pine wood derby.  I know, we better just get used to it.