Shout out for TY!!

Let's hear it for T-Y!! He is totally rocking middle school! I am so proud of him! He is keeping up good grades while trying to find time to practice the piano, he is on the swim team and also the Lego League, and last but not least he is in the scouting program! He is one busy kid but he is doing great!

Ty was given the assignment in his science class to build a cell model, so why not build it out of legos...one of his favorite things! He did an amazing job! It was awesome!

I had a 'mom-moment' last week that made me so happy and I wanted to shout for joy! Everyday Ty has DEN time, where he has free time to do various activities for an hour at school. It can be sports, art, computers, or get help with subjects they need help with. Ty decided one day (all on his own) to go to Study Hall and get his homework done so he wouldn't have to do homework after school! When I heard this I about started to cry! It might not sounds like a big thing, but for me it showed that Ty was growing up and that he was showing responsibility! Way to go Ty!

What a cute face!!

Whenever we go for a drive and Carder is a little sleepy we see the cutest/grumpiest face! Oh Carder! It just makes us laugh at how he can be so happy one minute and a few minutes of driving can make him so sleepy and grumpy (if he hasn't had a nap that is)!!

Nate gets a kick out of it the most! Whenever he is driving and sees this face in his rear-view mirror he says "Quick take some pictures of that face!" 

So sweet! His little hand goes straight to his cheek and a few minutes later his eyes will close and he'd be asleep!! He is a cute little passenger!

Utah State! Hey! Aggies All the Way!!!

It's always a great day to be an Aggie! Oh how I love going back! It's like going home! So many happy and fun memories are at Utah State! We went up for the opening football game and cheered on our Aggies for a win...a bad win! But we'll take it! There's just something I love about going back to this town! It makes me happy!

 It was fun walking around with our kids where Nate and I first met and telling them stories of our courtship and showing them where we lived.

 It was so exciting to be at the football stadium surrounded by fellow friends and Aggies! I must admit when we stood to sing the Scotsman and when I saw the football team rush the field I did feel like crying a few tears of joy!

It was a packed house, all the seats by us were filled! 

Feeling the love of the game! Or maybe just giving brotherly love! 

Love this little buddy of mine! He loved watching Big Blue ride out on his motorcycle! He also loved watching for Big Blue in the crowd! 

 Four future Aggies right here! We've hoping they catch the love for this place as much as we do and want to come here!!

I think one of the reasons I love Utah State so much is because I met this guy right here! My best friend, True Aggie Partner, and love of my life to eternity and beyond! It all began here! When I looked at the student section full of college students and thought of all the girls Nate had to choose from I am so grateful he chose me!! I knew he was the one for me and I'm so glad we could find each other! Love, love, LOVE Nate the Great!!

Feliz Cumpleaños Little Sweetie!

Our little sweetie is growing right up! She is down to her last year in the single digits! Nine years old! Wow I just can't believe it! Mara is such a great girl! She is nice, and funny, sweet and sassy (sometimes!) But mostly just a wonderful daughter! This year she celebrated her birthday at school! (Sometimes her birthday is on Labor Day!) But her teacher made her the Star Student all week long! She is definitely a star student! She loves school, especially reading, math and recess!

Mara could take a hat to school and she wanted to take this sombrero! But when she put it on she said it was way too big! She looks cute in it anyway! 

 

We visited Mara in her class and took over doughnuts for her birthday treat! She thought it would be so funny to get a picture of her stuffing her doughnut in her mouth!! Silly Sweetie! We also talked a little about Mara and what makes her so special and read a book to the class! 

I love hearing Mara laugh! She just makes us all smile! She couldn't blow out her candles, she kept trying and laughing too hard! We love Mara so much! 

Her birthday cake was a very yummy coconut cake! One of her favorites! 

 Happy Birthday Mara! Glad you are in our family! Hope all your hopes and wishes come true!

She just looks so grown up! Mara in her new outfit from Mimi & Papa! It was fun having them come up for the birthday and celebrate with us!

The Nature Center

Sometimes Saturdays are full of work and projects but other Saturdays we play and find fun things to do, like The Nature Center. They were having a scavenger hunt for families and we decided to go check it out! Glad we did! We saw lots of fun things and found everything on our scavenger hunt list!

 We found a giant birds nest!

The kids near a stinky pond! 

We also found a baby racoon up in a tree! I don't know which was cuter: seeing a baby racoon or watching my baby watch the racoon!! 

It was a jungle in there! It was a lot of fun exploring the Nature Center!