End of summer activities...

I have to remember to upload all the pictures backwards next time because they are SO hard to put in the right order (does anyone else have this problem, where they won't move?)!! Ugh! So these go from most recent and back the last week or so, very out of order---

If you happen to be going to the Demolition Derby this year at the fair be sure to cheer loud for my cousin #10!! Go Adrian! Andrew is part of his pit crew so we hope the car does awesome...it'll be a fun day...can't wait.

Yesterday was Hallie & Janessa's first day of school. So far so good :) They both love their teachers and have lots of friends in their classes.

Last night we went to a friend's birthday party where the kids had a blast! There was cotton candy, llama rides, a bounce house, and Hallie even caught a frog in the yard! So much fun!!

Last Monday Andrew said he'd plan FHE so we went to this skate park in Shelley he has seen while delivering there. The kids thought this was the best thing ever. We haven't tried the one in Tautphaus but we will now! Friday we went with Steph & Mal to Ross Park. It was such a warm, fun day. Great way to end the summer :)

Last week we made one last stop at the zoo with grandma and Lynn. It was a good day, there were a lot of animals out and a lot of babies that were born over the summer.

Wow, I can't believe summer is over! It's sad, but I love fall too. We have a pretty busy schedule this year. I'm helping at Tyson's pre-school which starts in a couple weeks, and all 3 of them start gymnastics next week which I am teaching a few classes to trade for that also. Busy, busy! I'm just grateful we have the ability to do all these things :)

Pictures and more pictures....

We attempted family pictures at the last minute a few weeks ago. We were all ready for church and still had 3 hours until it started, so I asked my wonderful neighbor if she'd meet us at the park for a minute. We got one pretty good one luckily :) Why are family pictures so hard....?Last week my friend was here from Boise and wanted pictures taken in a hay field so we got all the kids ready and went down the street. I really wish I was a better photographer because these could have been really cute but we had bad shadows and the kids were hungry, hot, and tired... but I really liked this one :)-- I loved this close up of Tyson. My baby's just getting so big...

Noise Park Race

Saturday was a day full of dirt and fun. Andrew raced in 2 different classes and did really well. In his 2nd class he got the hole shot and held 1st place right up until the last lap when the bike stalled in the corner, but still ended up in 2nd overall. He raced one class with his bike (#317) and one with his friend's new bike (#368) and did really well with his friends', so now he thinks he needs a new bike....I'm sure it was just a coincidence, right?

(It wasn't! -Andrew)

I can't believe how much Ty looks like Andrew's baby pictures here-

Moto & Fred entertained the kids in between races-

The cheerleaders- I'm surprised they still had their voices by the end of the day :)

Hallie's back flip

Maybe I thinks it's cool just because I've never even come close to being able to do one...!