Rub a Dub Dub Three Men in a Tub?

Roo had to recaulk our bathtub and of course all the kids needed to be in the tub to help. That last for a while until Madelyn feel out of the tub backwards. Roo took them all out and locked the door so he could finish. The tub looks so much better. Thanks Roo!

The kids

Vanessa loves to wear these sunglasses. This morning I had the dishwasher open and walked around the corner to find Vanessa on the door. She is growing up way too fast. I have noticed that she says "thank you" and please.

Halloween

The kids had a good Halloween. We took Vanessa just up our street and then across the other side. She then went home to help Daddy hand out candy. He said she liked to answer the door when trick or treaters came. Madelyn and Nolan had a good time but towards the end Madelyn was tired of walking but Nolan could have went longer. It was a nice night to be out.

Good buds

The other night we watched our friends kids. They have a little boy Jacob that is 3 months older than Vanessa and they have become pretty good buds. He is very laid back and they play well together (at least what their attention spans allow).

New blinds finally!

Reading the title of this post may sound cheezy, but those people that know about our backdoor this was a milestone yesterday. Putting the blinds up in our windows rather than having a redneck bedsheet covering them is something to celebrate. This simple fix has made the doors look very nice, now the last thing to do will be to finally paint them! Stay tuned in another couple years!

Last flag football game

This was the Nolan's last flag football game of the season. Grandma and Grandpa Hansen drove all the way down for it, stayed a little bit afterwards, and headed back home. Thanks grandma and grandpa for doing that - Nolan appreciated that a lot! Nolan had 6 tackles (got the kids flags) and scored a 30 yard touchdown. You can tell from one of the pics that he was pretty happy. He is now getting ready to start Jr. Jazz in January. He's a pretty good little player and his mom and dad are proud of him.

Halloween Dresses

My friend and I made dresses for our girls (yes sisters I actually sewed these dresses myself). Madelyn loves her dress! They were easy and fun. I can't wait to make some different dresses for the girls.

First Snow of the Season

Today we woke up to 4" of snow on the ground. Nolan and Madelyn were so excited to play in the snow. After church they got dressed and went out and played. Vanessa even went out but only for about 5 minutes. She just stood in one spot and didn't move until I said "come here". She didn't know what to think of the snow. She wanted to touch it but when she did it was too cold.

Too Cute!

Couldn't pass this one up. We were all getting a kick out of the way Vanessa looked and was acting with her Michael Phelps eyewear. She's a good sport.

Flag football

Nolan has been involved in flag football the past couple of weeks having two games a week between here in Clearfield and going to South Weber and Riverdale. The first two games he scored the only touchdowns for his team and the last few games he has been doing really well on defense. He was a little hesitant on grabbing the other kids flags at first, but now he is the first person to ball getting their flags. You can see how much more confident he gets with every game - it is fun to watch.

Swimming Lessons

Nolan and Madelyn are both involved in swimming lessons last week and they wrap it up this week. They have swimming lessons lined out for kids that are off track like Nolan is for the two weeks. It is nice to have a beautiful indoor aquatic center to have the kids go to with great teachers. They have enjoyed it a lot.

The first trim!

This was both a good and sad day as far as cutting the luscious locks of Madelyn. It was sad to see the beautiful curly hair disappear but if you asked her it was good so now a brush can pass through it without bringing her to tears. She certainly looks like a little Missy now but she sure looks cute!

1st Day of Preschool!

It wasn't just hard enough to have a child start 1st grade this year but it also ushered in another 1st for another child. Madelyn started her first day of preschool today - this is the same preschool that Nolan went to a couple of years ago. Our little Missy is growing fast!

Misc Happenings

Here are some things that have been going on over the past month or so. We haven't been doing very well in keeping things up to date this summer. Sorry about that, but here are some pics to enjoy.

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Vanessa is 1!

This has taken a while because the first time I tried downloading the pictures it wouldn't do it. We went camping the weekend of her birthday and had lots of fun. For those of you who don't remember her birthday is July 5th. Nolan and Madelyn were more excited than Vanessa for her birthday! It was cute watching her try to open her presents and she had to stand up while opening the presents. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for the presents, Grandpa and Grandma Rupp for the money, Uncle Craig, Aunt Erin and Olivia for the card, the Johnson family for the stuffed animal and the Palmer family for the stuffed animal. She loved eating her cake. Nolan and Madelyn kept commenting on how messy she was and I just remined them that they did the same thing on their 1st birthday. It is hard to believe that the year has gone by too fast.

4th of July Camping

We were able to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. We got everything scheduled between our family and another in the ward about a month ago. We got a few campsites reserved up at Deer Creek State Park (10 miles south of Heber City). By the time that we ended up going on Thursday we had an additional 4 families come and we had a total of 32 people up there. It was an unofficial ward campout!!! Besides the heat you couldn't ask for better evening/nightimes up in the mountains!

Cheerio Heaven

If this face doesn't show the excitement when the Cheerio box gets broken out!

Helping Dad

We finally got a swing set for the kids and of course they needed to be dad's big helpers (Nolan more than Madelyn). They enjoy having the swing set! Thank you Daddy! WE LOVE YOU!

Vanessa's Mess

Vanessa it at the age where she loves to pull out as much stuff as she can to play. It doesn't bother me that she makes these messes because she is happy and having fun! It is hard to believe that she will be a year on the 5th of July. She growing so fast but I love this stage she is in right now. The kids love to play with her and make her laugh!

Kids outside

Enjoying the warm weather!