Will the real Danny Zuko stand up???


This would have been the best costume if we could have belted out 'Summer Nights' or 'You Better Shape Up'. Jeremy sounds exactly like John Travolta, unfortunately, when I sing I sound like I am half man/half hyena. It's bad. I'm sure Jeremy is sick of me ruining everything.

I am bringing back 'Question of the Day', I really need to know what you think about my 18 year old trick or treating! (He really is only 12) Should this be his last year? When did you stop accepting candy from strangers? Does it bother you when 18 year olds come to your door begging for your goods? He really is a nice, polite 18 year old, does that make a difference?

Let me know what you think and have a safe, chocolate filled HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Once in a lifetime birthday party...

Carter is obsessed with soccer. How obsessed can a now 9 year old be? Well he would play all day, everyday if he could. He stays after practice to shoot, over and over. He plays year round, futsol, indoor, anything! He records and will watch soccer from any country, any team. He'll learn a move on line then go outside and practice it. He sleeps with a soccer ball, and not because he loves the ball necessarily, but he informed me that it was because if he dies in his sleep he will die with a ball in his arms. Really? He looks just like Jeremy but I'm afraid he's picked up his little crazy competitive nature from someone else.


So it just so happened that Utah gets it's first MLS stadium built in Sandy for the Salt Lake Real in October. Carter's b-day is in Oct. The last two home games were to be played at the brand new fabulous Rio Tinto Stadium a few days before, and a few days after his 9th birthday. The last home game was three days after his birthday, on a Saturday night, right after his soccer teams last outdoor game (they took first place, only having one goal scored on them the whole season...go Rebel's). You see where I'm going with this. I know you agree with me that we had to do it. Throw in a visit from Leo the Lion with a goodie bag full of miscellaneous Real items, a signed soccer ball by all the players, a scarf, and much more. We had to. Not to mention his name put on the 'brand new' jumbo-tron in the 'brand new' soccer stadium. We went ahead and did it! We took his entire soccer team to the game. That's right 11 crazy boys to a professional soccer game with thousands of other fan's. Why? It was a historical moment, and because it made his life.


We didn't tell Carter until his actual birthday, so he had started begging for just him and I to go to the game and also begging for a soccer party at the park. Little did he know we had already planned both, and all the boys had no idea. This is when he found out, and I'll just say the hugs kept coming all day long!

Carter's actual birthday started up at the cabin with the tickets to the game.

He was seriously this happy for the next three days!

We had to drive clear down to LonePeak High School so he could play soccer.

He wouldn't let us miss it, especially on his birthday! He's sure good at the guilt trip!

As Carter would say...peace out!

Carter kept repeating "this is the best birthday ever" at the Real game. I say he better remember it, because he won't ever get another one even close to as cool as this one! And I have already told Alec NO WAYon the taking his entire team to a Jazz game! I still can't get the 'Ole, ole, ole, ole' song out of my head!

October!

This might be the first of three really fast posts. Our October's are c.r.a.z.y! We've had lot's of birthday's, soccer games, been up to the cabin, had our annual pumpkin carving party (you tell me who won) and watched Savvy perform at the Scarecrow Festival! We still have all the Halloween festivities to go before I can breathe. Ryan, Carter, Papa Uribe, Addy, Emerie, Christian, and Luke all have Oct. birthday's. Great people are born in October. The cabin was the most beautiful I have seen! The best part was sitting on the deck in the morning, perfect weather, perfect scenery. The colors were fabulous and we had a group of deer surrounding us the whole time. Luke is so much happier up there, or in Wyoming. We should probably consider moving just for him, our lives just might be happier if we would just listen to the animal lover. The slideshow will be enough for this post, Carter's birthday deserves it's own. I can't believe he is 9! He and Savvy are pretty close to the same size, so it throws me off to say NINE! Life is moving pretty fast, and it gets increasingly more amazing daily. Motherhood is absolutely all it's cracked up to be and more. It doesn't stop. It is so beautiful from birth to 12 years old. I can't say after that, I only believe the beauty will keep going! These four treasure's get better and bigger every day!