Baptism

Tenley’s baptism day went so well. Having so much family here definitely helped make it so amazing. Lesa came with me to the church at 6 am to start filling up the baptismal font (it takes over three hours to fill!) When we arrived we learned that someone else had come before us to start filling it up for us. Oh well. Haha.

The program went so well! My mom gave a great talk on baptism, the actual baptism went perfectly, the kids singing was the sweetest thing ever, and Grandpa Hobson’s talk was great. Tenley was happy and smiling the whole time.

After the baptism we went to the symphony. The had a free family matinee today and it was so much fun! Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Tenley moved her baptism time up just so we could make it to the symphony. I'm glad that it all worked out!

The rest of the day was spent relaxing and eating delicious food. Ryder and Yesul are best friends. They tried on lots of costumes and played so well together. Tenely received many gifts and spent time writing in her new journals. It was a perfect day!

Family

We had a lot of family travel far distances just to be here for Tenley’s special weekend. She is so loved and we are so lucky. They all arrived in time for dinner. Lesa was nice enough to braid Tenley's hair for me. I think we are ready for her big day tomorrow!

Morning Hugs

After Ryder wakes up each morning he comes to find me and gives me the best hug. I love it! This morning Luke noticed Ryder and I hugging and went straight to Ryder to give him a big hug of his own. It was the sweetest thing!

Happy Boys

Ryder and Luke played so well together today. This morning Ryder would run around and Luke would run right after him giggling. Then they would playfully yell at each other in the car and Luke giggled even more. And tonight while Tenley was at Activity Days Kade carried Luke while they chased Ryder around the house. I loved hearing all of Luke’s giggles today!

This was Tenley after her pie eating contest. She really hates whip cream, but I think her competitive side helped herself get through it.

Haircuts

I got a lot of grocery shopping done today in preparation for our big, fun, family filled weekend coming up. Ryder had a play date so Luke and I were extra efficient. He was so quiet and easy going which was helpful.
Kade had pack meeting tonight and received his Webelos badge! He has been working hard and is getting so close to earning his Arrow of Light. I'm proud of him for working hard toward his goal.
When Kade and I returned home I found that Brad had cut Luke's hair!! We had talked about him cutting his hair, but I definitely wasn't prepared to see it so short! He looks so big and so different! He was confused as to why Kade and I were looking at him so much. Haha. Hopefully I get used to it soon.

Luke and I played around with my camera setting while Ryder was at gymnastics.

Booed

We got ‘booed’ tonight and the kids were so excited! Someone left us a bucket of treats and Halloween toys on our doorstep and the kids were feeling pretty special. Now we get to choose a neighbor to go spoil as well! Halloween traditions are fun.

During our family night tonight Brad got a lot of random snuggles from Luke. He isn’t often very cuddly so I was a bit jealous!

The Cougar Run

This morning we went down to Provo to run in the homecoming races. Ryder ran a 400 meter, Tenley ran a half mile and Kade ran one mile. They all did a great job and had a lot of fun. I ran the 5K with my brother. The route went straight through campus and it was such a beautiful fall day with hardly anyone on campus. It was beautiful. I loved it and it made me wonder why I don’t go running more often!

My parents and Danny were so nice to take care of my kids while I ran. Brad was sad to miss all the fun but he had to go to his dental conference again.

When we got home Tracie and her family came over to hang out with us all night. I love them! It was so good to see them and relax with the family. It will be hard to leave tomorrow.

Fun Parks, Card Making, Tesla Test Drives

We had another fun filled day in Utah! My mom and I did some shopping this morning and then we met Jason and his family at the park with all of the kids. Jason told us about a really awesome park and we had a blast there! When we got home the three oldest left with Brad to test drive a Tesla. They were able to ride in a Model X performance and a Model S performance. They LOVED it! They had so much fun.

Tonight before bed, Ryder begged Grandma to help him make a card. They love making cards with Grandma. It’s so cute.