Full of energy

Meet the Thunells. Kerstin and her little girl were in town for a few days so the boys and I drove to her moms house for a fun visit. She was my all time favorite neighbor growing up.

Nathan's been on this new "artsey" kick and he wants to display all his magnificent works of art on his bedroom wall. The only problem is, we are starting to run out of room :-)

We've found the answer to our energy problem. The boys seem to get this burst of energy at night which is so hard to tame when its cold and dark outside. So we borrowed grandpa's jump house for a few days. Its awesome. I think every parent of little boys needs one of these.

Halloween 08

Its that time of year again where we get to make fools out of ourselves...because that's what everyone does....right?
All the Cloward die hards who dressed up this year

Meet Michael Phelps and Nastia Liukin...This years olympians

She totally should have won the Gold :-)

We've also got Jack Jack, Optimus Prime and Iron Man

I LOVE Halloween

Halloween Cont.

Kelsee and Haley

Donuts anyone?

Not everyone is afraid of the Joker

Cabin sweet cabin

We met up at the cabin for conference sunday and had a great time eating good food, talking around the fire, enjoying the beautiful leaves...and even watching conference!
Poor Carson had to wear a mouth cover so he wouldn't inhale too much smoke. He's had a cough all week that's driving me NUTS. But he was a good sport about it.

Allison really got into this game :-)

more cabin

You have to admit...that stream is pretty impressive. Boys are so easy out in nature :-)
We had to keep Jackson busy with Popcorn so he wouldn't play in the fire
never too young to start playing tether ball

Its a miracle...we're all looking at the camera

BYU

Carson has become a loyal cougar fan this year...I think its in his blood :-)
Getting the royal treatment from G&G Cloward
These would be my "blanket boys". Luckily Carson can now keep his on his bed for most of the day, but Jackson's fetish is out of control. He wants to take his blanket EVERYWHERE. I have to sneak it in the washing machine when its dirty or he'll freak out. But deep down, I really love it. Blankets are wonderful, they become a part of who you are....which is why I still have mine in my drawer right next to my bed.His 2 loves in life....blanket and food
Nathan has become a PRO at catching crickets. He usually catches about one a day, comes home and puts it in a jar, and then shows it off to all his friends. We are learning a lot about how to treat living creatures this summer. He doesn't put them in mommy's purse at the store when he doesn't want to hold it anymore, and the new rule in the house is not shooting crickets with our dart guns.

soccer

Meet the Incredible Hulks!
Soccer pros in the making
Carson had some very impressive goals scored this season....

and I'm sure Nathan will next season :-)
This is going to be the only year Carson and Nathan will be able to play on the same team. I've loved them playing together and I'm going to miss it.
Coach Donna doing her job