Russ' first season coaching football

This was Russ' first year coaching football at MD high school instead of basketball. The Vandals had a rough season, but Russ was happy to coach. It's like he was giddy all season. The kids loved going to practice with Dad and seeing him at games...

The Fall in McCall

Some of our favorite family activities is the cutting, splitting, and stacking of the firewood for the winter. We went with cousins and friends and played all day getting wood in October...

The beginning and end to our happy day...

The Dads going to take care of business...

My little lumberjack doing his part






Russ working on some of our spoils in our backyard. There's something about my husband with a chainsaw...sigh...niiiiiiiice...

Brett stacking some wood in the garage. When we have family wood stacking days, we all work hard, then we go to Maverik for Icee's. It's amazing how the promise of an Icee can keep these kids working for hours!!

I Am Officially the Big 3-0!!

I don't really feel different breaking the 30 barrier...I still feel like I'm 19 until I talk to the teens in our ward and find out what year they were born-yikes! Russ & I went to dinner and my Mom made me a cake. Had a yucky pregnant day and didn't feel like doing much so it was perfect...

The Bus

Cody & Brett at their favorite time of day...running to meet the kids off the bus...

Cody and Brett

Another thing I love about school starting is that I get to play more with my two youngest. These boys have loved playing together and always just make life more fun! Here's a few pics of these boys I love!

First Day of School

I officially have 2 kids in school! Brock is in 2nd grade and Rachel started kindergarten. They are both loving it. For some reason it seemed harder sending my second child to kindergarten than it was my first. I hope that pattern doesn't continue...Maybe it's because it's my little girl. I love my boys, but there's something different about a girl. Mommy was definitely ready for school to start! Happy to be back to a routine and schedule, homework, piano, helping in their classes, and all the crazy running and going that happens. I do love being a Mom!

First Day of School Pancakes

We started this tradition last year. On the first day of school the kids get a stack of pancakes with the number of pancakes for the grade they are in. So, Brock has 2 for 2nd grade, Rachel has one for kindergarten, and Cody has one with a C on it because he's cool...Brock loves it and can't wait to be a senior so he can have 12 pancakes!