Happy Halloween

This year we participated in the usual festivities.

We began Friday evening with a ward party hosted by the Butler Family.

Meagan was Ariel. Meagan with her friends. Erin spent the evening eating cookies and wondering off. The kids did a great job making Dad into a mummy.

Brett was a good sport.

Tyler with his super hero friends.

Monday morning was the parade at school and class parties.Then trick-or-treating around the neighborhood in the evening.Erin really impressed us.

She was so determined to keep up with the big kids.

Meagan also hung in there. At the end she kept saying "two more houses then we are done." Then after those houses she would say, "well, two more houses then we are done." And Rebecca did it all in heels!

Tyler's New Glasses

Tyler gets to wear glasses now!

We think they look sharp!

Ragnar - Leg 1

We left our hotel at 5:30 am to drive out to the Echo Bay Marina at Lake Mead

for the starting line.

After a brief sign in and orientation of rules etc. we were ready!

Our team - S.W.A.T.T

Sprinters Walkers and Trash Talkers Andrea and Steve We had a start time of 7:30 am.

Steve started us off.

His first kill.

Steve handed off to Andrea.

Who handed off to Jim. Who handed off to Natalie.Then it was my turn.My new friend Megan. The last mile of our 1st leg was a miserably steep hill.

We suffered together. She was a sweetheart.

(This was the bottom of the hill - it got steeper. A lot steeper!)

I handed off to Brett. He did great. While Van #2 did their part, we hung out, rested, and ate In-n-Out at the next transition. It was at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort

Las Vegas

While we waited for the rest of our team to arrive, we cruised the strip,

and then hung out at The Belliagio. Their fall decorations were fun.

That is a 715 lb. pumpkin. The tree talked! Blown glass in the lobby. The water show out front.

Before we knew it, Andrea called to say they were just pulling into town and we were off to meet them. We had dinner at a Macaroni Grill and then attempted to get some sleep. I don't know why we ALL struggled to sleep. Was it anxiety or nerves?

Soccer Season in Full Swing

After Tyler's game, the Red Fury had a special visit from the Fire Department.

They squirted the team down and then gave each kid a turn.Tyler RebeccaErin was a stinker. She wasn't interested in the festivities.

She wanted to play at the park or in the middle of the street.

The Dance

Rebecca's school is having a Fifth Grade Dance tonight. Rebecca had mixed feelings about wanting to go. We thought that the fifth grade was a little bit too young to be participating in a dance. So, we let her invite some of her friends over for games and ice cream. They have played several of the Minute-to-Win-It type games, eaten ice cream with all the toppings, and screamed a lot. I have hidden in the other room to avoid the chaos. I think that Rebecca is having a great time.

Goodbye Spencer!

Have fun in Honduras.

See you in 2 years!