Papa's birthday with all his grandkids

Today there wasn't any school due to Veterans Day so we went to visit my parents and celebrate my dads birthday which is tomorrow. I picked up Cody and Tyler and headed over. Sheri and her girls met us there. We ate pizza then had brownies and ice cream and then played a little bit of frisbee golf. It was great weather to be outside and of course the kids always have fun together. :))

All of us

All the cousins (the 5 in the middle are all about the same size)


Taylor * Tatum * Tori with Grandma and Papa

Getting ready for a round of frisbee golf

Cody * Brittney

Tatum * Tori * Tyler * Amber

Tatum * Papa

Sheri * Taylor

Waiting to throw the frisbees

Tyler * Taylor (freaks)

Papa * Tori (Tyler peeking to get in)

Adding up their scores


Brittney * Sheri * Amber

My girls and me

Cody and Tyler with Aunties

Three Freaks

Team pictures (they won)



We had a great day with Family... Happy Birthday Dad.. We love you~

xoxo

Halloween

We went to my brothers this year for Halloween. There was lots and lots of food, keg of beer for the adults and lots of candy. All the kids had fun trick or treating and the adults had fun talking and passing out the candy.

Pippy Long Stocking * A Boy * A Ninja

Ashley * Tatum * Morgan * Brooke * Tori * Kaitlyn

Tori and Tatum with Grandma

The cousins

All the trick or treaters

Bud Man (aka Terry)

Taylor and Kohl... I mean Sydney LOL :))

Tatum

Tori Jo

Me * Sheri * Noelle

Terry with lil budman (aka Tyler)

Ashley * Taylor

Sorting and swamping candy the next morning

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!

Outdoor Ed

Well it was finally Toris turn to take a trip up to Prescott for the 5th grade Outdoor Ed trip. I went with both Taylor and Tatum and now I get a turn with Tori. The buses left on Wednesday morning and 5 moms drove up with me in the truck. We got to Prescott around 11:00 unloaded and then headed to lunch. After lunch our first activity was to hike Thumb Butte.... This was the start of my coughing and sore throat. It was a full day of activities and then dinner. After dinner the kids were split and half went to campfire/scary stories and then other half had dancing!!!! You name the line dance or group dance and we did it... the kids had so much fun... but Tori kept shaking her head saying "Mom stop". I wasn't the only parent dancing but by Toris looks you would of thought I was the ONLY one dancing!! LOL!! It was alot of fun but I woke up Thursday not feeling good at all. Thursday was a long day from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm full of events we had to get the kids to. I felt bad that I wasn't any fun after that but Tori understood... she had fun anyway and I tried to rest in between. Friday I felt worse and was soooo glad to be going home. I was in bed for the next two days and so was Tatum and then even Tori Jo got it.... it sucks to be sick... I don't remember laying around quite so much in my life!!!

Our group of girls

Tori and Alyssa

Top of Thumb Butte

Tori and Me

Tori Jo :))

dumping fruit into the dutch oven

making her bottle rocket

after the launch

Lauren * Alyssa * Tori
with there Egg (they had to put an egg in a cup and they had some cotton, popsicle sticks and a few strands of toilet paper) ((it broke))

Kim & I with our Egg (ours broke)

The last day all the groups had to do a skit

Lil Saints go out of town

Taylor and Tori both went to Bullhead City for a softball tournament this weekend. They both played very well. The 10U team placed first and the 14U team placed 3rd. I am so glad they have today off school for Columbus Day... we all need a day to sleep in and recoup the long weekend.



Receiving her trophe

10u Lil Saints :))

Tori with her trophe

Taylor and Tori before we left the hotel to come home


Since Tad and I were split up going to different games we focused on pictures of Tori since they are usually of Taylor. You both did a great job!!!!!

Homecoming

Taylor had her first homecoming dance tonight. She met up with her friends for some pictures before the dance. They all looked so pretty. Taylor said they had a great time at the dance.



Sydney * Taylor

Michala * Taylor



Taylor * Amber

Wendy

Blayr

Molly

Blayr * Wendy * Amber * Michala * Sydney * Taylor * Molly