School Pictures

Jaxon - 7th Grade
Gunnar - 4th Grade
Jerrick - 2nd Grade

 

Cannon - the spoiled baby

 

Monica - 9th Grade

 

Ryker - Kindergarten

 

Our annual picture excitement!

Carving Pumpkins/Deer

We went to Logan for Halloween and missed carving pumpkins..... perhaps intentional. We did buy pumpkins, just 'forgot' to carve them before we left for Logan. Everyone was so excited to go to grandma's!! We got home late Sunday night and Monday, the kids were dying to carve pumpkins. So, I gave in. A little pumpkin guts never hurt anyone, right?

Does it sound odd to anyone else that you give your children sharp knives and let them slice and dice.... okay - honestly hate the whole pumpkin thing. It's the guts that get me. Yuck!! And there is no such thing as clean and orderly pumpkin carving. But, we survived yet again. While the younger boys, Monica and I carved pumpkins. Jared and Jaxon were out carving Jaxon's deer. Jaxon got a deer on the last day of the hunt. He was so excited. More pictures to come later.... I elected to not be the offical photographer of the dead deer..... Although Jaxon was very proud when they found the bullet and insisted that I take a picture of that. Never a dull moment!

Election Results

It has been a long two months..... running for any public office is not really fun. It gets personal - sometimes too personal. It brings out a different side of people. I have never been involved to 'play' politics. I only got involved to try and make a difference. But that difference doesn't start by getting elected, or serving in an official position. The difference starts everyday - the little things, which make up the big things.

Maybe that view is what makes an election difficult. I want people to judge and vote based on my past dedication - not my future promises. I want to be judged by what I have done and what I AM doing, not by what I 'promise' to do. The whole experience was stressful. My blood pressure as already high - I think it only went higher. Add that to everything else in my life and there were a few times I thought the world was crashing around me.

Thank goodness I have a great support system - a great family and great friends who are always willing to listen. You can't ask for anything else - well, except to win. And that I did. There was a lot of pressure from a local 'questionable' business to get in three new candidates who would forward the mayor's perspective. There were some other great options. It was close - but I was happy to see that I received support that I did.

http://www.silverstate2010.com/Counties/elko.aspx

Another four years...... Cannon will be starting kindergarten and Monica will be starting college...... I feel older already! It's hard to believe when I started on the council Ryker was 15 months, Monica was almost 10.

Halloween and Fall

We spent the weekend in Logan with grandma and grandpa. The kids had a great time. They raked up grandpa's massive pile of leaves and had a great time jumping into them!







We had a great night with lots and lots of candy! We went to a trunk or treat at the church - but since it was raining, we handed out candy inside. It was nice and warm and everyone had a great time - including Jerrick who hit every door at least 10 times. His candy load was MASSIVE! We headed home, they went to a few neighborhood houses and then called it a night. Poor Ryker - didn't even make it to his bed.... fell asleep at the top of the stairs. It was way too cute not to take a picture!
Ryker asleep on the stairs..... so cute!
After having a meltdown about being in his costume - Cannon finally fell asleep!
Monica and Gunnar (I mean Batman).
Cannon and Grandma. Cannon was a little happier since Gunnar gave him some chocolate - but if you looked at him the wrong way - crankiness appeared....
Cannon's MAJOR meltdown. Without a nap, he was very unhappy about being in his costume. He wouldn't keep it zipped up - so I put a safety pin in it. He was really mad and cried and carried on for almost half an hour...... 2 year olds......
Jaxon in camo.... He's trying to hide into the wall.....
Jerbear - Iron Man. He picked this costume because Grandpa and Tiffany LOVE Iron Man!! :)