Dancing with the Suns

Kelsey performed with her dance team (from Higher Ground Dance Studio in Mesa) last night for the halftime of a Phoenix Suns Game.  She did such an awesome job and she looked so beautiful!!!

Tom and Kelsey taking a pose with the Phoenix Suns Gorilla (is he really real??)



Kelsey is third from the right on the top row. 

Kohler was acting scared of the giant gorilla (ha!) while we were all posing, smiling away. 
It was a really fun night out!



Bye Bye to the Bob

Yep - I did it.  I said "bye bye" to my old "bob" haircut and chopped it off.

My kids all said that I "finally have a style" so I guess that's a good thing!  ha ha

Hailey has colored over 30 pictures in the last week.  She literally
has spent HOURS coloring and is really good at it!

(he was really focusing on his movie making skills on the computer and not in the mood for picture taking :) 
But his haircut looks really good too!

  Our sweet little Hailey girl!

Kohler is laughing at me and wondering why his wierd mother
wants to take a picture of him eating a steak.  He just looked
so cute that I had to snap a quick pic! 

We are really excited about the groundbreaking tomorrow for the new Gilbert Arizona Temple.  It's at 11:30 a.m. and we are going to ride our bikes there.  I can't wait! Kelsey is performing at the halftime of the Phoenix Suns tonight and Spencer has his championship flag football games tomorrow.  What a weekend!!! More fun pictures to come!!

Spencer, my "Sunshine!"

We taught the boys in cub scouts yesterday how to play marbles!

Here is Spencer with some of his other cub scout buddies
 (notice Hailey dressed up as a princess in the background!)

Here is Spence pulling off someone's flag in football--it was a great pull! 
Way to go Spence!

Spencer is such a source of happiness and joy in my family.  I call him my Sunshine because when he smiles, and wrinkles his freckled nose, he just exudes light and joy!  He is such a peacemaker and tries his best to act cool when he's with the teenagers yet still be a little boy and play with Hailey.  I got to have lunch with him at school today and when he saw me his face lit up.  He gave me such a big hug and I LOVE that about him!  Spencer is really coming along on the piano and has jumped up to Book 3.  I am really proud of the progress he is making. He is a very spiritual boy--asks great questions during our family scripture study and says very meaningful prayers.  He will make the best missionary!   Also, Spencer has completed his requirements for his Wolf award in Cub Scouts.  So, at our next pack meeting, he will be receiving that award along with 4 arrow points.  Yeah Spencer!!!  We love you and are SUPER glad you are in our family!!

Happy Halloween!

Hailey and Mommy at the pumpkin patch with her pre-K school class!



So many pumpkins to choose from . . .



"You didn't tell me you were gonna kill it!!!" 



Even Kohler, while doing homework, can make his creepy "white eye face!" 



Wow - we can really make some scary faces!!!



We had a really fun week last week.  Hailey and I were able to go to Schnepf Farms and pick out a pumpkin to take home.  I love the pumpkin patch--it's always a fun "fall thing" to do except it was 90 degrees outside and I was sweating up a storm which seemed to ruin the "fall moment" for me!

This is  Spencer--looking like a very, scary Wolfman!

Since Halloween was on Sunday this year, I was especially grateful this year for the ward's trunk-or-treat party.  We had over 350 people show up and my chili won 2nd place!  Yea!  The kids had a lot of fun and of course, got a lot of candy! 

He actually really scared our dog, Rider, looking like this.  It was pretty funny!!

Here's Daddy and his little princess--Aww . . so cute!

Why does Spencer look like he is growing up so much each and every day?  Please stay little!

Just had to show this cute shot of Hailey's hair.  She looked so pretty!