THE PROBLEM WITH MY BOYS......

The problem with my boys is........they do and say sooooooooo many things I DON'T WANT TO BLOG!!! Sure, we can't stop laughing at the dinner table.....but do I really want to share the conversation with everyone!?! Like the first time Kyler met Jean-Jacques' girlfriend and said - and I quote "I'm Kyler and this is my dog, Roscoe. We're going to cut his balls off!" Or the morning that I awoke to a conversation between my boys about who would wake me for scripture study.....Kyler says "I know, why don't we just fart to wake her up!" And then there's the dinner conversation where Kyler wanted to know..........well.........nevermind! That conversation SHOULD NOT BE SHARED! (ok.....if you really want to know.....call me) So do you see my problem!!! I want to blog more....share the fun I'm having with these boys.....tell all the things that make me laugh.....but it's not always appropriate! Maybe tomorrow they'll have better manners.........maybe

LIBERTY BEAR

Kyler was so excited to bring Liberty Bear home with him on October 30th. He was able to have Liberty visit for the entire week! On Saturday Kyler took Liberty Bear to his flag football game. He enjoyed being on the sidelines....even though it was a little too warm. Gripping action out on the field (ok....they're just 5/6 year olds)
Kyler and Liberty Bear on the bench.

Roscoe made quick friends with him.....except when he mistook Liberty for a chew toy. Thankfully the confusion was cleared up and Liberty went back to school in one piece.

HALLOWEEN 2009

We decided last year that 13 was our cut off age for trick-or-treating. Colton was fine with it - especially since he was able to go to a party! Asher (in his penultimate year of trick-or-treating) was really looking forward to all the fun of running around with his little brother. The Tuesday before Halloween Kyler became ill. Thankfully it was short lived and he was back to school by Thursday. Then Friday night came......Asher was sick! He was not well throughout the weekend and MISSED trick-or-treating!!! (asher is back to normal now and was spoiled with clearance candy deals) The saddest part of this (for me) was the lack of pictures. Colton wore a demon mask to the party, but quickly took it off. Asher didn't dress up. Kyler wore his costume from last year and didn't pose for me.....until we got home that night. I looked over to the table and saw this little power ranger worn out!

Tony asked if we had to undress him for bed. I thought it would be nice to have his tennis shoes and costume off, but as we started to help him - he woke up and started talking a mile a minute! After a little more awake time he happily went back to dreamland.

Maybe next year we'll get some better pictures...with all three of the boys.....IN COSTUMES!

SENIOR BROWN BELT

Asher's spent over 18 months studying at the World Tae Kwon Do Center.
He's punched and kicked this bag countless times! He trained with 3 different instructors, 2 Masters and 1 Grand Master. Lately he's enjoyed kicking this bag to the ground with a flying side kick.

And here he is after earning his senior brown belt - his 8th belt!

We are so proud of Asher and all that he accomplishes. He's set a goal to become a black belt and he's 2/3 of the way there! Aside from this goal, he's an "A" student and earned his Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts. He's now starting in Boy Scouts and plans to have his Eagle Scout award by the age of 14. I know he'll continue to accomplish anything he sets his mind to.

ASHER'S ELEVEN!

No, that's not two candles in that donut....it's an eleven! Asher turned eleven this month and we celebrated with donuts and....

Pizza! He called a few friends to come celebrate on the big day. They had lots of fun together eating lots of pizza, crazy bread and donuts.
Here's the happy bunch - Kyler, Connor, Asher, Alex & Simon (yes, Colton's in the back)

Asher always poses so nice for his pictures!

This was the most wanted gift for our birthday boy!

It was also the bulk of the entertainment for the party.

The only problem.....four boys, three controllers.

They all took turns sharing....except the birthday boy.

(can you blame him?!)

Happy 11th Birthday, Asher!!!

FALL BREAK 2009

This is a sight I haven't seen for years....Asher playing with his friends in the sand! We were invited by his friend Simon to their ward park day (the day before going back to school). We had a great time and loved our wonderful weather. After the park we went to Olive Garden for lunch....YUM-O! Next was our annual flu shot (not the H1N1 shot, just seasonal flu) - Kyler screamed and screamed and screamed. He said things like "don't let them do this" - "save me!"...and apparently the scene was talked about throughout the day at Tony's cubicle! (flu shots were given at his work) To try and smooth things out we went for dessert.....See's Candies! The boys picked their own and we left with a pound of delicious chocolate. The night was topped off with football practice, Tae Kwon do and I had a baby shower to attend.

Kyler loved the sand too!

Colton (our resident teenager) didn't want to pose for a photo....so I got these two lovely shots!

This is what happened for most of fall break.....VIDEO GAMES!

We did make it to Polar Ice one day to go ice skating. Kyler didn't do so well.....he decided (after 2 min. on the ice) that he was done and wanted to go. I kept making him go out there though. He was rewarded with some cookies for his effort. When all was said and done with the skating and his skate were off & shoes back on, he suddenly disappeared. I started frantically looking for my boy when I saw him back on the ice....IN HIS TENNIS SHOES!!!!!!! He would run in one direction and then slide on his feet and then turn around and do it the other way. He was breaking one of the major rules there, but was finally having the best time on the ice! I quickly summoned his brothers to get him off the ice and walk NO WHERE NEAR ME - you know, just in case someone thought he was with me!

This is what you get when you ask three boys to pose for a photo! I'm soooooooo glad I took lots of photos of them when they were younger!!! This was the BEST photo of the three of them. (yes, this is pathetic.....but so real!)

Did I mention how happy I am that they're back in school?!

FALL BAKING KICKED OFF!

Asher enjoying Spiced Pear Bread. You can find the recipe at: http://nicolecreates4fun.blogspot.com/2009/10/spiced-pear-bread.html Cute bread in a super mini bundt.

Kyler shows the tiny loaf from my micro mini loaf pan.

Fall baking has begun! I have many recipes I want to try. Fall Break (kids are out of school now and go back Oct. 21st) and Conference Weekend provide just the opportunity I need. Now back to Conference!