Update

This is a double entry for us…and since I am writing, it will be longer than Sambo’s entries.  J  August brought the beginning of the school year… Jaydee was so excited to start preschool again.  Sam was not so excited to start school, he was however very excited to watch Lobo football and he finally talked me into getting TV again and has been watching a lot of college football too.  Jaydee loves having TV we have DVRd: Dora, Diego, Tom & Jerry, etc.  Hyrum can’t understand why you would watch anything except Diego and frequently asks for more Diego please.  The last weekend in August I hosted a baby shower at our house.  It was fun but a bit crazy… then in September I put on another baby shower.  I had 2 sisters, Van’s wife and Vicki that are all expecting babies.   Hyrum had a birthday party and turned 2.  We did a cousin party at my parents on the 11^th.  (Don’t worry Devin we ate some ice cream cake for you too.)  Then Ron-Mindy and Grandma Flake came over and had peach cobbler on Hyrum’s birthday.  Oh we also did corn, picked peaches, grapes and apples.  We did 8 GALLONS of Grape Juice this year.  We got 2 buckets of apples off of our 3 trees.  (This is the first year we have had apples).  We also lost 2 branches from our peach tree because we have a ton of peaches.  I picked some green peaches just to save the tree.  The peaches are fabulous.  So THANK YOU Grandma & Grandpa Toronto for planting all those years ago.  

Jaydee is doing well in preschool and learning to write her name and numbers better.  She can count to 100 if you help her with the tens.  She is a big help around the house, but would still rather play in her own little world.  Hyrum has a new favorite phrase “Jaydee did it.”  Typically said whenever he is hurt or mad.  He is VERY independent.  He loves the stool so he can move it around and get whatever he wants off the counter.  He even makes his own lemonade.  (I really dislike this achievement and hide the lemonade.)  He is all boy and loves the cat much more than the cat loves him.  

Oh – yes we have a kitten.  We were walking home from the football game and saw the kitten, Jaydee climbed under a truck and got it.  We took it home and I wasn’t worried we have lost 4 cats at that house (not one lasted more than 2 weeks).  However the kitten sleeps with our dog and they get along great.  Jaydee loves on him and Hyrum picks him up by his tail and throws him; we are working hard on teaching him to be soft and nice.  Hyrum loves to catch the kitten and bring it to me to hold (typically while I am doing dishes or cooking.)  So the little cat that I thought wouldn’t stay a week has been with us for 2 months and is named Tiger.  Sam did put his foot down and tell the kids “No bunnies.”  However their cousins keep trying to give them one.  Hyrum holds the bunny then puts it down and then tries to step on it so it will hop.  I don’t think that he is old enough for a bunny.  Jaydee wasn’t impressed when we told her we would eat the bunnies, although we are enjoying Logan’s steer and Dallin’s pig in the freezer.   

 

We are looking forward to Halloween, Jaydee told me that I couldn’t be a witch with a green face because that is what I was last year… Maybe I will be a sorceress this year???   Jaydee is going to be a fairy and Hyrum is a pirate.  Sam is going as bum… (actually he won’t dress up).   We have the PTO carnival, the ward party and Jaydee gets to dress up for her preschool.  So we will have lots of fun.  I LOVE HALLOWEEN.  J 

 

I think that has everything covered for our family, we love you all and hope you have a great October.  Enjoy your Halloween…

The Bum… The Witch… The Fairy (complete with wings, glitter and sparklees)… and Give me yer Candy or Walk the Plank…