Halloween 2008

Mallory lost her first tooth today!!!

Riley earned his red belt!

Today Riley made us so proud at his belt testing. He's worked so hard and we're amazed at his dedication. He earned his red belt, which is the last belt before black. If he stays on target, he'll likely be testing for his black belt in March. Here is some video from his testing. The first is of him doing his brown belt form. The second is of him doing his board breaks. IT'S AWESOME!!! He got perfect scores on both. Way to go, bud.

Macy's teeth

Macy is now sporting two new teeth...

Trip to the pumpkin patch...

Mallory's halftime performance

Mallory performed at the University of Utah football game against CSU during halftime. Here is a video of her cheer, and some pictures of us goofing around at the game. In the video she is in the front row, second from the left. My favorite part is about 50 seconds in... when she shakes her booty! :) Go Mallory!

Macy Update

Our little Macy is almost 5 months old already! It's hard to believe how fast she's growing. She is off the charts for her height, which does not surprise us one bit with those crazy long feet she's got. She recently discovered her voice and can be heard making all kinds of crazy noises. She has also recently discovered her toes and loves to play with her feet whenever she can reach them. She's still all smiles and so easy to keep happy!

Riley's Tournament in Idaho

Garrett took the kids for a fun weekend in Boise for Riley's karate tournament. I stayed home with Macy (and Griffin) and worked on homework and did some shopping. Riley brought home two 4th place medals. He did really well, especially considering he was youngest in his age group. We're so proud of you Riley! Here's some cute pictures of their trip and a video of Riley doing his form.

Utah Football!!!

Go Utes! We are having a blast at the football games this year.
The Utes are doing awesome!

Sacrifices.

Last night, I sat down on my floor and played Operation with Riley. My carpet seriously needs to be vacuumed. I looked around and thought to myself, "UGH! I'm so behind on housework. It's not even funny."
But then I thought. It's OK. I played a game with Riley. I read books with Mallory. I snuggled and played with Macy. I fixed dinner. I wrote a paper and read journal articles. I may not have a clean house. But in a few years, when I look back I won't remember the dishes in the sink or the laundry piled up. I'll have a degree that I earned with hard work and kids that know I love them.