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not so merry-go-round

Last Saturday at the soccer game the kids all found a merry-go-round at the park in Othello. We don't have one in Moses and my kids have never been on one and they were in heaven! The coaches are friends of ours and have kids all the same ages as ours plus one, so while they coach I help keep and eye on their kids. And with the new found park toy it was very easy to watch everyone. The thought did cross my mind that maybe I should make everyone take a break to prevent an accident, but they were having so much fun and like I said it was so easy to watch everyone so being the good mom that I am I just let them keep spinning. When the game was over Ellen's poor little 3 year old didn't look so good, white, pale, and hardly able to move. By the time he got in his mom's car he lost it. I felt pretty bad for Adam and Ellen. And so glad that my kids were all smiles when they got off and didn't get sick!

Fall Soccer

Gage started soccer a few weeks ago and has already had a couple games. He's in U8 now, they still play 3 on 3 only now they play with a goalie, which is interesting. He does very well and he likes it. He's played with mostly the same group of kids 3 seasons now and they are all great kids and the all play very well together. The coaches are awesome and the boys are learning so much.

Case's Baby

When Dylan came to play on Friday she brought two baby dolls to play with and Case was in LOVE with one of them. He hauled that thing around with him everywhere, and yes when dad came home and saw his youngest son hauling a pink baby around he was proud. He went to sleep snuggling her and he............woke up snuggling her.

The First Day

The kids started school on Wednesday, Gage 2nd grade and Jett started kindergarten. They both did awesome! Gage had a really hard time the first days of kinder and 1st grade so we weren't sure what to expect. I made Lynn come with me this year because I didn't think I could handle leaving crying kids again but they did so good and they loved it, they were both excited to go back. It's weird having both of them gone especially Jett, since it's really his first time away from me on a regular basis. The summer went by way to fast and although I miss them when they are at school poor Case misses them so, so much. I probably heard Case say, "where Jetty go?" about 20 times the first day. I kept telling him that Jett was at school and he still asks me 6 or 10 times while Jett is at school only now he answers his own question.

When Case saw Gage and Jett put their backpacks on he had to have his on too. And every morning since he puts his backpack on to take the kids to school.I can't wait for next summer already!

Our Summer Days

Most of our summer days were spent at the Surf and Slide water park this year. The boys and I would go almost every weekday for 2 or 3 hours. There was a couple new additions to the pool this year, a lazy river which all the boys loved and a flow rider surf machine which none of the boys would even try. Most of the time we would meet friends there so the kids had fun swimming and playing in the sand with their friends and I had fun watching the boys swim and visiting with friends. Gage did a session of swim lessons and did really well, he's very aggressive in the water and a really good swimmer which is not his personality, I'm glad he did so well. Jett refused to do swim lessons, which is just Jett. He is a good swimmer too, we go so often that he swims great, go's in the deep end, puts his head under, everything, he just refuses to take formal swim lessons. And Case is my aggressive kid that would do just about anything his older brothers would do, I followed close behind him in the water and more than once he would either jump or walk out deeper than he was and I would have to pull him out! I'm ready for fall weather, but I'll miss going to the pool, my kids love it and it wears them out completely.

Gage and his swim teacher Julie.

Seth and GageCase, Caiden, Jett and IanCaiden, Ian and JettGage in the lazy river.

Nice goggles Case!

McCall

We spent last weekend in McCall, Idaho for a Christensen family reunion and we had so much fun. McCall is beautiful! The kids had fun boating, swimming and playing in the sand, and even more fun since they were with all of their cousins. Aunt Kim and Uncle Gary did so much work to put it all together, THANK YOU! We had such a great time seeing everyone and getting caught up with each others lives, I am so blessed to have married into and be a part of such a wonderful family!

Jeff, Justin, Uncle Steve, Gage, Corbin, and Kimball.Gage, Caleb, Corbin, and Jett.

Lynn taking McKay for a ride on the jet ski.

And Case going for a ride too.

Tanner, Riker, Justin and Gage "fishing".

The crew down at the beach.

Chloe and Case.
Liv and Chloe.

Andy and Case talking football. 23 out of the 29 of Shirley's grandkids.
Tanner and Case.

Case and Halle.
Chase, Case and Jett.

Dallin, Jett, and Gage.
Jett, Case, Justin and Gage.
Gage and Jett slept in a bed together at the hotel and this is how they woke up. I love that they are such good buddies.