September

We had tickets for the Ogden Temple Open House on Labor Day but not until later afternoon.  Since we had gone up the night before, Justin took advantage of the free morning and went golfing.  This time Stocky got to go with him.  I thought maybe he'd be bored but he wasn't.  He had a great time with his daddy.

 

When they got home we headed to the temple.  Since it was Labor Day, it was busy but the kids were great and the temple was beautiful.

 

Brynn's school bus craft.

 

I made mention a few posts ago of an addition to our family coming soon.  This cute little babe will arrive sometime in January.  My due date is the 20th.  We also did something we have never done before and did not find out the gender.  So we will have a delivery-room surprise.

 

The kids are excited about a new sibling and so are we.  4 kids, here we come!!

Waiting for the kids to get home from school.  Splashing in a puddle is fun.

 

Molly really wanted to build things with mini marshmallows and pasta.  We didn't have mini marshmallows so we used scissors to cut up big marshmallows and used toothpicks instead of pasta.  It was kind of a sticky mess but fun anyway.

 

Molly made something and I think Stockton did too; Brynn pretty much just ate the marshmallows.

 

Tea party with Brynn.  One of our plans.  Gotta sneak those chocolate chips in.

Homemade purple playdough...another plan.

 

Another successful soccer season.  This time Molly scored more than one goal.  She really enjoys it and we are starting to think about what her talent could really turn into with steady coaching (she's never had the same coach more than once).  It will be interesting where she goes with soccer and how much she will want to pursue it competitively.

Grandma Goodrich was staying with Gene and April for a couple of weeks so we took advantage of her closeness and went to visit.  She is our only remaining grandparent on both sides.  We don't see her often but I hope that my kids have some memory of her.

Crazy hair day at school.  Stockton got lots of little ponytails.  He complained the whole time but did it anyway.  Guess he's not used to getting his hair done like his sisters.

For Molly I did two upside down french braids but I forgot to take a picture before she left and she had taken it out before she got home. 

Justin and I were able to get away to Midway for a couple of days for his Management Seminar.  I know it's a work thing, but I was really excited.  I took a few classes while he was in his trainings...a cooking class from Six Sisters, a craft class, and an exercise class.  I also enjoyed relaxing in our hotel room all by myself.  Talk about luxury!

For our free afternoon, we were able to go golfing.  It was 18 holes...I think I did about 9 and then just watched.  We were able to golf with our good friends, the White's, so it was really fun.  And a gorgeous late September day!

Brynn loves when we get to paint our fingernails and toenails for our plan.  The thing is, she likes all of her nails painted a different color...and she insists I do the same.  I can't turn her down so I do it too.