BYU Game

On Saturday, we got a babysitter from 4pm - 1am!  I went with Shawn to the BYU vs. Utah game in Provo.  It was fun to be able to spend so much time with Shawn with no kids.  It's too bad that BYU had such a bad game...I hardly ever go with Shawn, and the time that I do...but it was still fun. We actually left at the begining of the 4th quarter and still didn't get home until 1am!  

Reece Swimming

Here is our little Bubble Guppy 

 Sam & Reece's biggest fan, she comes and watches every practice!  (of course she doesn't have a choice)

 Sammy waiting for his turn, trying to keep himself occupied..."when the big hand is on the six"

And of course....MISS THANG!  (After getting dressed) 

Seriously, this little girl is hilarious!

Our babies and their babies.

 Our girls love their little babies.  Lilah totally copies everything Reece does with her little baby.  Its so fun to see them interact together.  Reece often will ask us, the GRANDMA & GRANDPA if we can babysit.  Seriously, she is too smart for her own good, or maybe our good!

 Miss Reece and her "Alice."

This might be one of my all-time favorite pictures!  She absolutely adores Elmo.

The park, ice cream & friends...a good afternoon!

Swim

 After taking the summer off, we started back with swimming lessons.  The kids were so excited, and although a little bit rusty, they both did very well.  Sammy can swim the full length of the pool and back.  I'll post some of Reecey next week.

Fall is almost here!

I am actually excited for some cooler weather and for fall to arrive!  I know its early, but I couldn't help it...it's so fun to get ready for Halloween, especially when you have these two little helpers!

I have to admit that we've already ordered the kid's costumes.  We started looking at catalogs and online in August....and they are already in the kid's closets...driving them crazy that they don't get to play with them until Halloween.  They can just look.  I'm such a mean mom.

And Lilah was supposed to be sleeping!  

Sam & Reece passed their test and both advanced a rank in karate last week...we are so proud of them!

With Sensei Shellie

There biggest fan!

Third time's a charm

Yesterday Sammy had t-tubes put into his ears. This was his 3rd ear surgery, only this time the tubes will have to be removed in about two years. Before he went in his hearing was only about 55%, so we are so excited for him to have his hearing back...and perhaps he will listen to his Mom & Dad a little better! He was a champ! His Doctor said he was so good, and the nurses all say that he was their favorite patient of the day....

Broken Heart

Today, Shawn asked Sammy if he wanted to come outside and help him clean out the garage. Reece asked if she could come too. Jokingly, Shawn told her NO, and she started crying. I told Shawn that he broke her heart. Shawn then told her that he was just kidding and of course she could come too. As I was helping her put her shoes on she said, "Mom, Daddy broke my heart, and then he fixed it."