Happy 10th Birthday AJ!!

 AJ recently played basketball and really enjoyed it so his cake was a basketball jersey.

 AJ finally accepted that he really enjoyed Zumba.  So he decided to have his cool mom throw him a Zumba party.  It really felt like a real dance party.  We had tons of kids there and they all really got into it.  I had several say it was the funnest party they have ever been to.  I can't believe my oldest is already a decade old!!

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween.  Ethan was Jenga Fet from Star Wars.  Jocelyn was a kitty cat.  AJ was a mad scientist.  The kids had a half day of school this year so we enjoyed school parties in the morning and then went to the businesses for trick or treating with friends.  We then went to the church trunk or treat.  

Jocelyn lost her first tooth!

Jocelyn lost her first tooth on October 22nd.  It was hanging by a thread and she agreed to let mom pull it out.  This was her reaction after it was out.  She lost her second tooth about two weeks later.  It was pretty loose and we were walking to our car after the boy's basketball game.  She was pushing a car down the sidewalk and walking at the same time and she crashed onto her face.  Her tooth began bleeding and was barely hanging on.  So once again Mom pulled it out and Jocelyn was traumatized.

Ethan's Baptism

Ethan was Baptized on September 29th.  We had a lot of family support and it was a nice weekend.  We took the Peterson family four-wheeling and shooting on Friday night.  Then on Saturday I was teaching Zumba so Jessica, Evette, and Lisa went with me.  It was super fun to have them come to my class.  The others went to shoot off rockets.  We then had a family luncheon at the Stake Center before the baptism.  We had friends and family come to the baptism and we had refreshments afterwards.  That night we watched a movie in our home theater.  Ethan is a very special boy and it was a special day to see him baptized.

Our California Vacation

 We spent a day at the beach!!  The kids loved jumping in the waves and discovering all the sea life.

 We spent two days in Disney Land.

 Pluto was Jocelyn's favorite and we just HAD to get his signature!!

 CARS Land was AMAZING!!!  We spent one day in California Adventure and Cars Land was the place to be!!  The whole area was set up just like Radiator Springs from the movie.  The only ride that was really worth the wait was Radiator Spring's Racers.  We rode in one of the cars from the movie through the hills and then had a race with another car.

Mater was awesome!!

 The boys have wanted to go to Legoland forever!! So we spent one day there.  All of the lego creations were amazing!!  

Jocelyn and Ethan had a blast playing in their splash area.

Happy 8th Birthday Ethan!!

 I made Ethan a "Creeper" cake for his birthday.  I guess it's some kind of character off of Mine Craft.

 We had a fun party at the Rec Center.  We ate cake and opened presents and then went swimming!!

First Day of School

 The night before school started AJ set out all of his new clothes and decided what he was going to wear on what day of the week.  AJ has really developed his own unique style recently.  

 Ready to walk to school.

Here are the boys dropping Jocelyn off for her first day.  Jocelyn really struggled the first week of school. She cried every day that first week.  She also wouldn't eat her lunch at school. The way that our school organized the first week of Kindergarten was that the kids saw all four teachers.  Each day was a new teacher with the same group of kids.  Jocelyn really struggled with the newness of everything every single day...it was like the first day of school for an entire week!  Then on Friday the kids were assigned a teacher.  I was so grateful when Friday finally came hoping that Jocelyn would feel a sense of security knowing who her teacher would be and where her classroom would be.   We got to her classroom and she noticed that the kids were not the same kids she had been with all week.  She began crying and was upset when I had to leave her.  By the end of the second week she was secure and had made new friends.  Now she is doing really well in Kindergarten.  We have all day kindergarten here so she walks to and from school with her brothers.  She is in the top reading group and is doing really well.  I began subbing this year since all my kids were in school.  It has been an interesting learning experience so far but I am enjoying being able to work and I love working at my kids school when the opportunity arises.