Do you like SUGAR?

Is there sugar in sugar cookies?  Then YES!!

Thanks to our wonderful friends around the corner we had a fun FHE with a talent show and cookie decorating.  Some of the kids were competing who could come up with the most clever cookie and I think others were competing who could add the most sugar. Logan decorated and ate 4 before we left and thus did not even make his other 2.  Yes, each person had 6 cookies each, so sad to say this was not all we had.

Bring on the Holidays!

The cutest new Wolf Cub Scout you ever did see!

Logan practicing his SKILLS with the big high school boys.

My only girl who loves to have arts & crafts time with mom.

The not-so-baby  trying to being the center of attention.

"Now why the heck are they blinking?"
Brad usually sits back and watches, but this year scored some ungrinchable points.



Shortly after this pic taken, Addie and I almost performed an ELF moment,
us shorty's getting higher up the tree.



Oh Boy!

A little gun for a little guy.

Same little gun, different little guy.

This one took a little convincing.

A big guy, and his big toy.

My first time shooting a real gun, hit the target, and kind of exhilerating.

Another big guy, possibly wanting to take up another expensive hobby.
OH BOY!

The newest member

of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.  He said his birthday was a special day, when I was tucking him in bed that night, but he couldn't wait for Saturday, it was going to be even more special.  Just look at those eyes, he just melts my heart. Congratulations little giggles!

Happy Births Day!!

I can't believe this cutie-pa-tooty is 8!  Happy Birthday Taggert!!
He said at the end of the day his day was special, but he can't wait for Saturday because it will be even more special when he gets baptized. AAAWWWW!

Taggert eating his birthday breakfast.  Blueberry pancakes and 2 fried eggs. YUMMY!!



This is my delicious, beautiful birthday cake one of my neighbor girls from YW made me. She is 16 and awesome!
White cake with white frosting and colored leaves, with gumballs and runts for the pumpkins, and chocolate covered pretzels for the fence, complete with strawberry filling in the middle.

A Weee little harvest

I don't know about the rest of you, but our garden didn't produce half of what we planted, except all that dang zuchinni (which I've learned to shred and freeze). But the boys and I always have fun planting, picking, and looking for new recipes to incorporate our produce. This served them two and that's it, with their dinner.

Check out this tiny, little watermelon from our very own garden.
Drexton's head looks even bigger than usual.



A Saturday Night Breath

View from Lookout Point above the REZ! (that's what the kids are calling it these days-the resevoir).

It's Broke!



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This is Logan trying to enjoy a frosty on lortab.

We drove two vans to Hyde Park in Logan, Ut for a game Friday Sept.10, me with the 3 younger kids, following Brad in a 15-passenger van with 10 Soccer Boys.  They played that night, won 4-0, then the next morning in Bountiful, won 8-0, so we stayed as a team in Ogden, so fun right? Well 10 minutes into the first game, Logan tripped on the crappiest field I've ever seen.  (Seriously, gopher holes he says. Taggert was catching mice.) Brad can't leave coaching right? So he sends Logan and I to the e.r. where they confirmed by guess of it's broke on the growth plate. GREAT!
They do x'rays, set it back in place, (I was not about to stay for that part, luckily Brad showed up with our other kids and I took them to eat, while he stayed and watched.  He loved it! Not that his favorite, best player was hurt, but the whole hospital seen.), put him in a splint and said go home and see a Orthopedic Surgeon.
That was not the end of the trip.  After the end of the game Saturday, we turned around and went on up to Idaho Falls for a funeral. Yay! Logan was such a good sport, until we got home Monday and back to the Dr. and he told him he couldn't play for a couple weeks.  THEN HE CRIED!;(



First Day of School

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Drexton's 1st day of his fifth and final year of preschool.  That's what you get when mom is the other teacher, he would rather have Miss Andy, I'm sure glad he does.

This is Drexton on the older kids 1st day of school, but insisted on taking his picture also.

Wondering what this is?

Go to my new blog at http://bristywillorganizeyourself.blogspot.com

"Time for a Change"

I finally feel physically fit for the first time in 5 years. I know alot of you right now are rolling your eyes because your picturing the 5ft.1in. (yes, the 1 is important, I'd like a few more actually) petite Bristy. But there is a difference in looking good and feeling good and feeling like you look good. I like the latter. I guess after having 4 kids in 9 years, at least 4 miscarriages, Endometriosis, 2 major surgeries in the past year and a half-1 being a cut-open full hysterectomy and indoor plumbing repair, I finally feel great!!
We've always been an active family; hiking, biking, walking, karate, coaching everything our kids want to be involved with, but lately I'm hooked on kickboxing. LOVE IT! (Thank you Karron) I've done TAE BO (yes, VHS) for about 12 years, but I admit I've been lazy, just a 5-mile walk or a 10-minute Tae Bo routine or riding the stationary bike here and there while reading, but nothing that I could feel or see making a difference. I am going to miss the kickboxing after this week, when we go back to preschool, so I guess I'll have to break out the 57-minute Tae Bo tape! (Hey, it still works and harder to skip forward, right?!) But after having our open house for preschool this afternoon I love those kids and can't wait to get back, and into a routine.
So I don't know if I'm having a mid-life crisis, turning 35 this year, or it's the hormones talking but I'm also thinking of starting another business (besides Mary Kay consultant). I guess it's just time for another change. So stay tuned more is in the works.....

SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMERTIME!!

Notice the 1 soccer sock, he couln't find the other, and the new cleats, he will not take off.

The new 6-seater chair, supposedly for the soccer team when they sit out, but Brad says it's coming out of our fund and he's keeping it. Can you just see all of us lined up down the campfire, not around it, saying pass the marshmellows?

Logan went to BYU Soccer Camp the second week of June for 4 days and learned a lot. His team played for the championship in the end-of-the-week tournament, they took 2nd, but deserved 1st. (of course, this is the mom speaking) I couldn't believe the difference in his aggressiveness. He is going to be even more fun to watch him play this year AAA.

Logan got invited to got to Timberline @ Mountain Dell in Mt.Pleasant. He reluctantly went for 6 whole days, he did call home once to see if I was okay, but by the end he loved it and got invited back to be on staff next year. And yes, his pack probably weighs as much as him.

Addie decided she wanted her dad's attention in coaching and thought she'd give softball another try. They only won 3 games during the season but now is kicking but in the city tournament.

Drexton is now the pep squad leader and gets the crowd involved.

Taggert will be done this week with a long season of Machine/Coach Pitch baseball coached again by our very own best coach Brad.

And amongst all the craziness around here, Brett and Lori(my brother and his wife) had their first baby! Braddock J born June 22, 6lbs 8 oz. 20 in. We're so excited for them. And look at my baby's hand on top of that baby's head. Makes me sad, they grow up too fast.