Happy Birthday Kannon

Kannon turned 8 on September 5th.  It happened to be Labor Day so he had the whole day off.  We went out for dinner - to Wendy's of course - and then had cake and presents. 

Gotta love Wendy's Frosties

The boys went outside and had a Flag Football game after the party.

Make a Wish!

On Tuesday, I ran to Sonic for a Kid's Meal during recess to surprise Kannon with a Birthday lunch.



We had a party at Barry's parents house for all of the August and September birthday people.  Here Tanner and Kannon are showing off their newest weapons. 

Kannon continues to be our funny, silly entertainer.  He makes us all laugh and he always has a smile on his face.  He is excited to start Cub Scouts and also to be baptized this month.  We love you Kannon - Happy Birthday.

First Day of School

Wow, another school year is here.  The summer went by quickly like usual but I think everyone is ready to get back to school.  Everyone has new shoes, socks, shorts, shirts, and even underwear.  And of course new crayons, folders, markers, and all of those fun school supplies.  School here we come!!

Corey - ready for High School - 9th grade

Tanner - ready for 5th grade

Kannon - ready for 2nd Grade - he will be right across the hall from my classroom :)

School Year 2011-2012

Tanner's Birthday

On August 15th, Tanner turned 11.  It just happened to be the first day of school too.  Tanner didn't think that was too fun.  We celebrated that weeked by going out to eat.  Tanner picked a new pizza place in town called Larry's Pizza.  They make all kinds of wild pizzas and they bring them around from table to table.  I think Corey's favorite was Mac-n-Cheese pizza.  I loved all of the dessert pizzas :)  When we got home we had ice cream cake and presents.

My boys love those video games.

I think Tanner's favorite present was a fishing pole and tackle box.

 

I can't believe my little Tanner is 11.  He is almost as tall as me and his feet are bigger then mine but he will always be my sweet Tan-Tan.  Love you Tanner and Happy Birthday.

Cousins Camp

NaNa and PaPa hosted a "Cousins Camp" this summer.  My boys couldn't wait for it to begin.  The Bjarnsons arrived at our house first for a few days before heading up to Mountain Home.

The cousins had fun spending afternoons in the pool and evenings playing CLUE.  Aunt Tracey was nice enough to take all of the kids out for lunch and then to the Nature Center one afternoon.

Then we all headed up to Mountain Home to start the real fun!!

 Working on a camp craft

After making cards, everyone went and visited Uncle Billy at the Nursing home.  Most of the cards were for Uncle Billy but some of the cards got handed out to other residents.

Summer had fun twirling with Barry.

 Lots of games were played each night.  This looks like a serious game of Apples to Apples.

 Everyone got to make a Cousins Camp T-shirt.

Then it was "Water Day" - slip and sliding,

water balloons,

and ... I am not quite sure - I think they were seeing who could stay under water the longest :)

Anything to keep cool on a hot summer day!



The Jensens arrived in time for Soda Floats.

It wouldn't be Camp without a talent show.  My boys performed a Flash Mob dance they learned on YouTube - thank goodness everyone wins at Cousins Camp.

All the grandkids minus Dustin

Cute girls!

The Jensen Family





The Bjarnson Family

It was a wonderful Cousins Camp.  Everyone enjoyed time together.  Thank you NaNa and PaPa for having all of us!

Kannon Baseball Wrap-Up

Kannon played baseball all summer with the 7 year old Diamond Kings.  After winning the State Tounament,  they traveled to Oklahoma for the "World Series" and they won!  Pretty exciting!  Kannon played 1st base.  Later in the summer, the team was recognized for winning the World Series by the Mayor of Jonesboro at a City Council meeting.  We wouldn't know what to do in the summer without baseball :)  We loved cheering Kannon on this summer.

Tanner Baseball Wrap-Up

Tanner played baseball throughout the summer with the 10 year old All Star Team.  They played in a couple of tournaments and then finished the season with a District Tournament where they got second and then a State Tournament here in Jonesboro.  Tanner mostly played 3rd base.  He did a great job and we enjoyed watching him play.