Brady and Zack's 1st 5K

The morning of October 30th, Nate, Brady and Zack all got up bright and early and ran the 5K Fundraiser for the AF Swimteam. And still as Nate and I talk about it...we are so proud of those boys. (We tried to remember the 1st time we ran 3.2 miles, and we both knew it was well into our high school or college careers.)

Brady's finishing time was 28 minutes and Zack's was 29 min and 45 seconds. Nate of course finished in 22 minutes in the top 10...and ran back to encourage both B and Z to the end. He said that as he was running the last lap with the boys, that he said, "Come on...you've got to finish under 30 minutes." That got their legs movin'. And they were so excited when they both came in under 30 minutes. They ran diligently during the summer, but with school in session, they havn't had much of a chance to. But I guess that is where football and soccer have helped to keep up their endurance.

I hope they keep with running, and find it as fun as Nate and I do. All 3 won raffle prizes, and they were pretty happy about that. (Kind of helps with motivation.) Now we are looking into a couple of Turkey Trots for Thanksgiving Weekend. Can't wait!


Zack and Brady before the race.

Nate finishing the race...22 minutes...but not his best time ;-)

Brady finishing at 28 minutes.

Zack finishing under 30 minutes...Nate loved the look of relief on his face as he crossed the finish line.

Seth 3 Weeks

Well I have to admit...it definately is easier having older kids with a new baby. I had been thinking that I needed to get a picture of Seth...and low and behold Brady did just that for me, when Seth was 3 weeks. Not too bad of a shot too. He, Zack and Rachel have been a huge help. Very willing to hold Seth or fetch this or that for me. Nate has also been going above and beyond and reigning the kids in to help with dinner, cleaning, whatever. (I even had 2 Girls Night Out last week and left him with the other kids at home.) Now if I could just figure out what to do with Miss Hannah and her tornado capabilities ;-)

Seth is growing great and at 3 weeks he weighed 8 lbs 10 oz. Still down from his birth weight...but it's because he lost so much due to jaundice. His face is getting fuller and I think he looks more like Brady every day.

We have to to run his legs a lot to help relieve his gas pains...but I've cut out all chocolate ;-( so we'll see if that helps. Just last week when I was 'running his legs' Jace walked in and said, "Mom...can I toot him?" It's funny the ideas and words they pick up when you seem to always be talking 'baby talk'.

Halloween 2010

Well Halloween has come and gone...and we had a great time with class parades, ward trunk or treating and soggy trick or treating. We again bought our kids' Halloween candy this year after all was said and done. (Brady wasn't thrilled to sell his loot since his candy total was over 8lbs, but seriously...It's worth it to pay the $5 to them and not deal with candy wrappers, and spoiled dinners...and eventually numerous cavities.) Here are some of the many pics taken during the 3 days of festivities!

School Parade

Brady designed his shirt, and I thought that was all he was going to wear...but of course the morning of he and his friend Mitchell wanted to jazz things up a bit with some Halloween makeup.

Zack was a pilot...thanks to his Uncle Kyle Holmes' old costume. We did make a leather pilots helmet and goggles to add to the costume, but he opted to not wear them at the last minute.

After MUCH deliberation...Rachel decided to be a 50's girl...I stayed up late the night before sewing her skirt to wear the next day.

Ward Trunk or Treating. Even though this is a trunk or treating the night before, most people try and think up something different to hand out other than candy. There was a 'scary movie' playing on the side of the church...fresh popcorn popped over an open fire...hot chocolate...roasting bread on sticks over a fire...and we decided to 'bob for apples'. What a great time we had. A lot of the kids had never even tried it before, and they kept coming back to try and get their apple. Luckily we always hold it in the parking lot so there isn't a lot of clean up.




They didn't want to try for an apple...but were pretty excited about the candy they got.



Ready for a soggy Trick or Treat!


Hannah loves to wear her rainboots...especially since she can put them on herself...they worked well since it was pouring rain on Trick or Treat night.

A Princess and her Knight

The Princess and her Frog

A Frog, Princess and a Knight...I'm glad I can get 3 of them to be a theme.

A cute little frog.

A Pretty Princess

A Handsome Knight

Rock and Roll 50's girl

Fighter Pilot

Am I getting too old for this?


Dang that's a lot of kiddos!

Jace and Hannah's loot.

Maybe I shouldn't let Nate take the kids out next year...he brought in a stray kitty from the rain. We feed and kept it over night...but when we opened the garage the next morning, she ran out and was adopted by our neighbors...I was kind of glad. Not really ready to train another kitty

Zack and Brady's loot...I still can't believe how much stuff they can come back with.