The twins are 9!

Kallie and Tyler had another birthday! They were all sleeping downstairs on mattresses so that is where they got their breakfast in bed.

We did separate parties, but at the same time. Lol. It was total chaos, but it went great.

House full of kids!

This photo booth I bought was really fun and will be used for many parties to come!

Kallie with her two BFFs, Weslie and Maddie.

Tyler and Miles.

Pizza Factory that night for dinner.

I can't figure out why I have almost no pictures of Tyler. Kallie had a great season, with four amazing coaches that held regular practices and had a big end of season party. They were so great!

 Tyler played soccer on a district team for the first time. His coach was great and they had practices every week that were an hour and a half long and one or sometimes even two games a week. He is a great defender. Learning how to play with actual positions, ha ha.

September

I don't eat out on the deck as much as I would like, but when I do, it's pure heaven.

Ava loves her friend Auri and has a blast playing at her house.

Mckinley is so excited to enter Young Women's in January. I have brought her a long to a few activities, this one was a chalk the block activity we did in our ward where we went around and wrote messages on people's sidewalks.

My first child to cut his own hair. Grrr.

Eventually we went to get it fixed. This will be our last time at Cookie Cutters. Their prices went waaaay up and I can do just as good a job as them at home.

Enjoying some amazing fall weather.

Kids got to tag along to a free skate night at Classic.

 

Lagoon!

Soccer has started. We have 4 kids in soccer and it's been crazy. I'm realizing I need to get more pictures of Tyler and Kallie playing. All I have are Mckinley and Ava. But all 4 of them are in and they all like it.

We were so lucky to be able to get tickets and go to Lagoon for the Nuskin summer party! I had been hoping all summer to go to Lagoon so it was so perfect that Ross could scrounge up enough tickets for all of us. 

I ended up mostly in the kiddie section with Ava and Jackson while Brandon took the big kids on the scarier rides. It was perfect. The older I get the worse I do on the big rides. I'm realizing that a Lagoon season pass would not be for us. And I don't know what I'll do at Disneyland once all my kids can go on the big roller coasters. I love having the excuse of sitting off with babies for the big rides. Lol.

We rode the train for the first time since probably before I was married. I can't believe how many animals they have! It was such a fun experience to do with our kids. And we barely got it done before it got dark so it was perfect. Seriously, this was such a perfect night and Ross is done at Nuskin now so it is a memory we will cherish forever!

While we were gone at Lagoon, my mom fell and broke her hip! She had to stay in a rehab center for 2 weeks after having surgery. She turned 74 in the rehab center. She is home now and slowly regaining strength and the ability to walk again. It's been sad to watch.

Friday night mattress sleepovers still going strong!

Brandon in Las Vegas at the new Raiders stadium watching BYU's first football game of the season. Can you tell he needs his wife around to clean off his glasses for him? :)

These two are just the best of friends. I love watching them play together every day while the big kids are in school. I didn't sign Ava up for any preschool this year. There wasn't enough interest for Joy School. So she does her Upstart preschool online and just plays with Jackson every day. It's been great.

When Jackson won't take a nap, he usually ends up crashing somewhere.

Practicing their letters. :)

Jackson has been adopted by the Williams at church and it sure makes sacrament meeting more enjoyable for us!