Eleven....whhhhaat!

Bentley turned the big 11 this year. I thought he would be done having 'cute' cakes, but I was wrong. As we were watching Despicable Me, he said "Mom I want a minion cake, the one with the diaper."
He actually got two cakes this year. Kids always want a party with friends but I have never braved that one, so last minute I decided to surprise him at the park with cake and ice cream between school and football practice. We had one of the coaches tell the boys and we told Bentley that the coach called and wanted them to meet at the park to go over some football stuff.
After school as the boys were coming, Bentley kept looking at us wondering what we were doing there, finally he asked, "where's McKay?". He was there for football not cake and ice cream! It was pretty funny.
Cake #1All the boys in Bentley's class except one.What is this??? Bentley couldn't figure out why I was telling him to read the paper. Then he saw 'Jimmer's Allstar game' and realized it was a ticket to the game.Bentley's Jimmer Fredette jersey.

Cake #2, the minion in the diaper. Go ahead and google that to try to find a picture of it.

Bentley shares a birthday with his uncle Bill, Lenn's brother that lives near so we celebrated together. Happy 11th birthday Bentley, we love you!!

Wow, who is this helping clean up after the party??? Thanks Lenn you are the best sweeper!

Just in time.....

It time for football again. Bentley LOVES football and pretty much counts down for the season. Owen has made it to all of his games the last two years and we want to keep that up. One week before Bentley's first game his new stroller came. It came into Salt Lake and Lenn's sister was coming up that weekend so she brought it up for us and we are all excited!
Owen's physical therapist came and made sure it would be comfortable for him. He is set with pretty fancy new wheels.
Enjoying a little sunshine, but not too much of it.

Bentley is #20 this year. Here he is with some of his 5th grade buddies.Devan and Bentley, one of Bentley's best friends since pre-school.

Some of the team. They had a Jamboree on Saturday and they played really well as a team and beat all of the teams there.

First Day of School

I can't believe it, but it is here. Here we go starting a new school year. I am not sure where summer went but it is gone. Abby's first day of 3rd grade.

Bentley's first day of 5th grade.

After school bus treats, I usually make a cake but I totally spaced it this year. I guess twinkies will do.Poor kids...can you tell it was really hot? The air conditioning was out and it was HOT!

Fair week

We had quite a week with fair...some good and some not so good! It was a learning experience for sure this year. In the end, it is done and over with and we are ready to plan for next year. Yes, I think we must be crazy! Abby wanted to put something in the fair so she did a few etched pictures. She got blue ribbons and was tickled pink.

I put a flower arrangment in the Home Arts. I love my flowers in my yard. Even though I am not outside a lot I love to look out the windows and see beautiful color. I got grand champion, much to my surprise!

Thanks to our 4-H extension agent we got ring side seats reserved. Lenn bought a canopy and it ended up being a very good investment.

Getting settled for day one!

Bentley showing Jimmer. He showed really well, he got a blue ribbon in showmansip.

As much as we liked Jimmer, the judge did not! Again, Bentley did great showing him. He put in quite a bit of hard work and time this year and he is already talking about what he is going to do next year.

Abby wanted to buy and raise a lamb for her herd this year. She decided since she wasn't old enough for 4-H she would practice for the open show. She did great. She was the only one that had her own lamb that she had trained and worked with. The whole class got blue ribbons.

Abby showing Flower

That was our fair week in a nutshell. It is always nice to have it over with, but we had a good time doing it.

Abby's Baptism

Abby's baptism went well. I cannot believe how fast kids grow up. Everyone warns you when they are babies, but it is hard to believe when they are so tiny.
Abby has been excited to be baptized since she was 5! She started counting down the years and planning her program. It changed over the years, but it was fun to see her excitement.
Both of her Grandma's gave her a special gift, one was a baptism necklace and the other was the handmade hair piece.

Abby and Lenn before she was baptized.Family Photo

Abby's baptism from Gayle Johnson on Vimeo.

Congratulations on your baptism Abby, we are so proud of you and love you so much.