Family Time

Over the last little while we have been able to sneak away from everyday "real" life and enjoy each other a bit. One Saturday afternoon, we decided we needed to get away so we drove up to Brighton and walked around a little lake. (I totally forgot what it is called, but it was a neat little place.) I love to just hang back and watch the kids explore and enjoy the small, simple things in life. It makes me feel happy:) It seems like all 3 of these kids are overflowing with personality and I love to just watch it come bubbling out of them when we are together as a family. We have Hailey who is so sure of herself and I am convinced she knows just about everything about every animal on the planet. We would read the little signs around the lake that would tell about different animals and then she would go into more detail, and more detail, and more detail. We have little Coleton who just goes with the flow but interjects his hilarious little comments all the time. The positive way he views everything is amazing to me. Someday I am going to be like that! Then there is Easton who could only slow down to look around if he was in the lead. He needs to be in charge of the situation at all times. He talks to everyone. The whole way around the lake he would stop to talk to whomever we passed, and every time he started the conversation with..."guess what?.....

We also went to the corn maze one evening. I laughed the whole time. Easton again...in the lead. Coleton just doing whatever he felt like at the second, and Hailey trying to analyze every turn and then making a decision that she was totally sure of! I just hung back, held John's hand and loved every second of it.

Soccer

Easton played his first season of soccer. I was a little surprised he didn't love it. He would talk to the ref and push the buttons on the refs timer instead of playing some of the time, but we are calling it a success. A few times the other teams coaches seamed a little loud to Easton, so he would walk up to the other coach and ask them why they weren't cheering for his team as well. By the end of the season he was getting it a bit. He thought the trophy was pretty neat at least!

Brigham City Temple Open House

We were lucky enough to get tickets to visit the Brigham City Temple during the open house. It is a beautiful temple and we all loved the pioneer feel to it. Easton has begged to go to the temple for a long time so he was excited to go in and see. The little white booties threw him off a bit but he loved the temple and insists on calling it a castle. It was a fun night to spend together as a family.

My boys and their silly smiles. At least Hailey was willing to block my growing belly!!!