Adam in the Kitchen

I was looking through some pictures and found these of Adam, that I had totally forgotten about.  Adam wanted to help me make an apple pie-he was a really good helper, as he always is!

Fall Soccer

 Fall Soccer has begun, Adam played his first game last Saturday.  Kenzie didn't want to play this fall and is taking tennis lessons instead.  Adam played really hard, he was up and down the field and I think was only out for a couple minutes!  These pictures are really out of order because some are from my camera and some from my mother-in-laws camera, so it looks like he scored a bunch, but he only scored once (which was the teams only point, not that it matters when they are 5, it is just for fun!)

 GOOOOAAALLLLL!! (Diane can you find the ball in this picture? LOL)

An almost goal- he ran hard, and then hit the side post of the goal.

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This is Adam running to score-He kicked it all the way from center field and scored!

This one is hard to see but the red shirt between the two light blues right under the goal is Adam kicking the ball out from right in front of the goal.

Adam is really having a lot of fun, and I just keep telling myself that he is only 5, so it is great that he is having fun.  I feel like I am going to turn into one of  those "whiny" soccer moms, my poor friend Diane has to deal with all the time, because I really do think my son is doing awesome, and find myself complaining about coaches, refs, etc.  I keep reminding myself that they are volunteers and I don't know how to coach 8 little boys!

Pictures what pictures?

So guess who forgot their camera this weekend!  Yep me--I realized it when we got there and was so mad!  I took a couple of pictures with Richards cell phone, so I will have to figure out how to get them on here when he gets home, and his sister posted some on FB I will have to figure out how to snag.  It was a super awesome weekend though!  It was fun to spend time with my family, and extended family.

Que the Bagpipes!

In honor of the upcoming Labor Day weekend, and our annual trip to the Highland Games in Pleasanton, I put some plaid on my blog!  Hopefully I will have some great pics to share with you when we get back, but until then here is a video of what is called the "Mass Band".  It is all the bagpipe bands that are there competing playing all together.  It is usually 500-600 people and takes 3 directors to lead them!  Yes, I know Bagpipes are not everyones instrument of choice, but I have really come to love them!

More Travel Pics.....

Here are some pictures of just "stuff" from our trip.  I can't believe that we have already been back for 2 weeks.   Such a memorable trip! 

 Here is Adam getting all packed up after a quick night stop in Barstow.

 A little fun while camping at the Grand Canyon-Richard was trying to take the pic without the flash so their cool masks would show up good.  Can you tell who wouldn't stop moving?

 Andrew with his Uncle Dave-

 Adam and Kenzie climbing trees in Uncle Dave and Aunt Christines backyard.

 Catching fireflies at Uncle Daves house

 Aunt Jessi and new cousin Colton

 Except for the dork in the background- I love this picture of Richard and Dave

 Pictures of the Jones "kids"-Ricahrd, Jessi, Dave

 Kids and Spouses-Richard and Krisha, Jessi and John, Dave and Christine

 Extended Jones family-from California, and Texas

 Visiting the Coca-Cola Factory in Atlanta

 Metropolis, Illinois-Home of Superman

 Riding in our "pod" to the top of the Arch in St. Louis

 Views from the top of the Arch, of what we saw outside, and the view of  the kids.  They loved looking out the window.

 Visiting the Liberty Jail in Missouri-where Joseph Smith had been imprisioned for 4 months

 The statue at Winter Quarters Cemetery

 We celebrated Kenzies 9th birthday while we were in Nebraska and we went and saw Mr. Popper's Penguins.  Kenzie loved it.  Andrew loved the stairs in the theater??

 Visiting Grandma Margarets grave in Superior Nebraska

 Some fun art in the middle of Kansas

We really had the most amazing trip!  It sounds crazy, but I didn't want to come home we werer having so much fun!  but here we are anyway.....now I need to actually do something with the rest of my summer!

Wedding Pics

Here are some pictures of Richards brother Dave and Christines Wedding.  Thanks goodness for lots of family to take pictures.  I didn't get out the camera because it was too much to think about since Richard was the Best Man and had to be everywhere and do everything, so that left me with 3 kids to run after.  So while I would have loved to have taken pictures, espcially because I don't have one of Richard looking super sharp in his tux.  Anyway-all thess pics came from my Sister in law Jess, or my Mother In Law.  They are super cute pictures!!

Let the Travelblog begin....

So here are some of the bazillion pictures we took on our trip to Georgia.  It was such a super trip and we got to see so many more things than if we just flew out to Georgia.  The kids did AMAZING in the car, and it was really fun to be with all of Richards family in Atlanta for the wedding....more pics of that later!