Addison is SO FUNNY!!!

So I am making dinner tonight, and Addison was drawing a picture. (He has been drawing almost all day today.) He says he is making another picture for his friend Jake. I asked him if he was going to take it to his house when he was done drawing it. He said "No... uummmm mom....do they send envelopes for short people????" (Meaning he wants to send it in the snail mail.) I said "Yes, they do" and he said "Good, that is what I want to do!" Seriously it was so funny!! I love him like crazy!

Go Cobras Go!!!

Hagen has been playing on an independant comp soccer team this fall. Their team name is the COBRA'S! They have excellent coaches and were all scouted out from AYSO. During the summer they played many scrimmage games and even played in a tournament. They were creamed every time. It was so hard for the boys. They were so used to winning in AYSO and they were all used to being the best player on their teams, so losing everytime was tough! But I think it was the best thing that could have happened. They were all so dedicated to practicing with all their hearts and energy that they have had an amazing season. Our record right now is 6 to one. The one game we lost, the weather was terrible and the poor boys were freezing! They have been playing together like a team that has been together for years! I am so proud of Hagen and his dedication to soccer. Before we let him play we made him really think about it and make sure that he would be willing to miss out on things if he had soccer and he hasn't complained once. I am glad that he made the decision to play on his own, and that he is being dependable to his team. It is so fun to watch his team play!!!

Hayrides and Pumpkins Oh My!

This is a view from the hayride. The different colors of the trees was so beautiful, I just had to take a picture!!! (For some reason I am having a hard time uploading my other pictures today. maybe I can get it to work after Breeley's dance class!)

On Saturday we went to J & J Nursery for the annual hayride to the pumpkin patch. My kids love it and I love it because it is so fun and free. This last saturday was the first chance we had to go this month and unfortunately Adam had to work. We missed him a ton, but we had fun picking out a pumpkin for him. Abell went far away from the drop off area and picked the biggest pumpkin he could find. It was fun to watch him carry it over his head as he made the short hike back to the group. Hagen looked around for a long time before he decided on his, and Addison got really bugged because he had a hard time finding one that didn't weigh too much. he kept seeing one that interested him, then he would pick it up by the stem and declare "It's too heavy!". Breeley just kept saying she wanted a "very big one" and nothing would satisfy her until I just kinda told her "This one here is beautiful and perfect for you Bree". Then she decided it was okay with her. My pictures didn't turn out very well. I had a bit of a hard time keeping track of kids, carrying pumpkins, and trying to take pictures all at the same time.

Breeley's Funny Comment

Breeley has a very bright imagination. I have been shocked by how different she plays versus my three boys. Her imagination can turn a small barbie from McDonalds into a bottle of sunscreen, that she will apply to Adam's entire face before telling him "Your all done, you can go get in the water now" in the middle of sacrament meeting.
My boys never really played like that. They would have a ball... and it would be a ball. They would have a car... and it would be a car. They also never really played with toys. I kept buying them more toys hoping to find something that they would just sit on the floor and play with, but they just never did. They always seemed to be happy to follow me around and tell me crazy things.
But my purpose in today's post is something Breeley said when she was in the tub before church. She had been in their long enough that she had "grandma fingers and toes" and I finally went in to get her and her crazy hair washed up and she said...

"Mom, you are the girl and I am the mom and dad is the dad... and there are no boys allowed in the clubhouse, except just one (dad)."

I said "What about your boys, Abell, Hagen and Addison? They all love you very much, can't they come?"

She just looked at me in the eyes and said "No" and went back to playing with the bubbles like it was no big deal that they can't come.

Adam and I just started to laugh.

Hagen's Funny Comment

On Saturday night Adam ran to Cafe Rio to get some take-out for us and Hagen went along with him. While they were standing in line Hagen told Adam..."I like to watch people when they don't think anyone is watching." He had just watched a guy spread some sour cream on his burrito and the guy made a funny face like he had put too much on or something. Hagen thought it was so funny that he made that face. I seriously love him way too much., He is SUCH a GREAT kid. He is my favorite! (I tell all my kids they are my favorite.)

Snow much fun!

Hagen Addi and Bree all had fun playing in the snow.
After playing for a few minutes they were having so much fun they decided to come in and really get dressed for it. They put on their snow pants, boots, gloves, hats, and coats. They spent probably three hours playing outside. (Longer than they ever played in the summer)
They built this snowman!
I just thought Breeley's hair looked so pretty with her hat on. It looked a lot better in person.

What is up with all this snow??? I had heard it was coming but this is ridiculous! It just keeps coming and coming. While we were at church today Bree and I stood in front of the large windows by the doors and just watched the huge snowflakes fall. It was so pretty to watch, but a lot more fun to watch on say... CHRISTMAS EVE! One of the other young women leaders said she held back the urge to play Christmas music this morning. I really hope it melts so I can finish getting my yard ready for winter. Plus we still have a few soccer games to play in and watch. (one is tomorrow night) I hope Hagen can run fast in the snow. That will be funny to watch. The kids have had fun playing in snow, and we have all enjoyed drinking yummy hot chocolate and eating homemade cinnamon rolls :)

Relaxing and Playing in Cabo!

Hacienda Del Mar

Kevin sweeping Catrina off her feet!
Ali and Aaron looking darling!
Uuuummmmm... I am not sure.
This is the iguana that we met at the pool on the last day. He hung out right at the edge of the infinity pool. We fed him some cantaloupe and he loved it! We have it on video!
Look how cool we look!

Aren't we so cute???
The view from the pool area! It was so hard to look at it all the time! NOT!
We are just watching the waves!

Our trip to Mexico was so fun! We really didn't take a lot of pictures until the last day. We had an amazing condo, amazing friends, amazing time playing at the beach, amazing time snorkeling in the ocean, amazing time swimming/reading/sleeping at the hotel pools. It was really relaxing and fun. We missed the kids a ton, and they had so much fun with Aunt Jen Jen!!! She did an amazing job and can now drive the excursion like it is a mini cooper. Adam did a great job learning all the spanish words for things, I cared less and only learned Hola and Gracias.