Games, Games and more Games!

Friday night we went as a family to a Palo Verde High School football game. Tristan's team got free tickets for all the kids and coaches, so about half of his team all went. Cahl had t-shirts made for our whole team, their parents, and siblings, so almost everyone was wearing the shirts. We were one big matching group! It was a lot of fun, the kids had such a great time. The Panthers won, 56-0 over Reno.





And last night, Cahl took Tristan and met a friend and his son (who is on Tristan's team), and went to the UNLV Rebel game. It was funny, because while they were there, they also ran into another kid on Tristan's team and his dad. So the boys all had a great time hanging out together. The Rebels played the University of Utah Utes, and the Rebels won with a final score of 27-17 . They all had a ton of fun, especially because Cahl gets cheap tickets and they get to sit in the student section. Which is right by the band, and always a little rowdy! Now that the season has kicked off, I know Cahl and the boys will be going to lots of Rebels games!

Hunter

At the water park

Hunter is 20 months old now, and it just seems like he has been doing so much lately, that I wanted to write some of it down.

1st- Last Sunday he went pee AND poo in his potty for the first time! We got the potty out about 2 months ago, and he loves to sit on it. He had yet to use it until last weekend. And he hasn't gone since. But I think he has the right idea, because every time I change his diaper he points to the potty and says "pee" so he always tries to go in between diapers.

2nd- He is such a jabber jaw! He says so many things now, we almost always know what he wants! He can say up, juice, more, please, go, doggie, turkey, deer, over there, pee-pee, TT (for Tristan) dad, mom, no, just to name a few. He just jabbers away all day, and is always keeping a smile on our faces listening to him. Plus he shakes his head no, and it's so funny! He also points at what he wants, so there is no confusion!

3rd- He has been using forks and spoons by himself for several months now, but I watched him eating yogurt with a spoon today and I really noticed how good he does. He got very little on the table, or on himself.

4th- Hunter is by far the best sleeper we have had. When it is time for bed, he goes around the room and gives everyone a hug and waves goodnight to each person. Then he goes up the stairs and gives me a hug and kiss then lays down in his bed and goes right to sleep. He never makes a fuss, as long as he has his blanket, pillow and little toys he's good to go.

Hunter is just so much fun to be around. He definitely makes every day better!

Wearing mommy's shoes

First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for Tristan and Jasen. They were both really excited, and both had a great day. They both really like their teachers, so I'm happy about that.

Happy Birthday Cahl!

Happy 27th Birthday Cahl! We love you so so much!

Out with the Old...

And in with the New! I bought a new vacuum today! How exciting! This is my old vacuum:

It has served me well over the last 5 years. But it has been slowly pooping out on me for the last 2 years or so. Therefore, after a TON of research, and agonizing about which vacuum to buy, this is the one I finally decided on:

It is wonderful! I bought it tonight and vacuumed the whole downstairs already. I love it. It is so much more powerful than the old one. It does a great job. So I am very happy with my new toy, and I'm sure I'll be spending a lot of time trying it out in the near future!