Soccer!

This was Dallin's last soccer game. I enjoy watching soccer. It's a good thing because I have watched a lot of soccer over the years. This is the first time in about 12 years that I only had one soccer player. Dallin is a good soccer player. As you might notice, he is not the biggest player on the team but he has some great moves and he's always where he needs to be. I have often had three playing soccer at once. This is fall- me at the soccer field.

What a way to end the season! They finally beat the team they weren't sure they were ever gonna beat. Dallin contributed two goals to that score. He was so happy. His coach finally figured out how to pronounce his name by the end of the season. The office staff at the elementary school never figured it out before he left. Who knew it would be that hard? No one seems to be able to pronounce it. Poor Dallin doesn't get a lot of blog time. He's a good kid and we depend on him a lot.

If soccer doesn't say fall to you maybe this does. This is one of our backyard apple trees before I picked the apples on it. I just love to see the apples growing. Eli funny:

I was squatting down looking in the cupboard. Elijah comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my neck.

Me: Aww Elijah you're so nice. I love your hugs.

Elijah: I'm choking you.

What a sweetie.

Rachel and Josh came to visit!

Yea! Rachel and Josh live in Washington now! Rachel is my cute niece and she and Josh have been married for two years now. They moved to Spokane for Josh to go to Gonzaga Law school. We got to spend all of Conference weekend with them. This was perfect timing because this would be the first conference without both Samantha and Garrett which I was feeling sad about. Although we really missed them both it eased the pain to have some more family around. It was a busy weekend. We were being rained on at the football game when they arrived. They wisely skipped it and went straight to the house. The next day I dragged Rachel to Dallin's soccer game in the pouring rain. She and I and Lydia and Eli all huddled under an umbrella (Josh was at home studying). Of course we did a lot of eating. Luckily Rachel was here to help harass Bridget's date for homecoming since Todd, Josh and Dallin were all at priesthood meeting. Then Rachel and I stayed up while the homecoming gang had dessert and played games at our house after the dance. They went home way before Rachel and I went to bed at 3:30 am. We just had a lot of catching up to do and it was finally quiet. They are so fun to have around, everyone really enjoyed their visit. The first time Todd ever met the family was at Rachel's baby blessing. We spent a lot of time hangin' out with her family when we lived in California. It is so crazy weird to be hangin' out with her as an adult now. It was funny when we got home from the football game Rachel saw the note we left for the babysitter. She couldn't understand why we left the Bishop's cell number with her. Yeah well we expect our Bishop to handle all our children's disciplinary issues. (It only took her a few seconds to remember who our Bishop is.)
Poor Josh spent the whole weekend listening to Elijah calling his name a million times. Josh! Josh! Josh! Hey Josh remember how you are a monster and I run? Can we do that again? He couldn't go to the bathroom without Eli standing outside the bathroom waiting for him. Here they are enjoying conference together.

Lydia wanted to do Rachel's hair all the time. And she might need to re watch conference so she can hear it without hearing Lydia singing or humming nonstop through the entire thing. She makes music where ever she goes. Here is Rachel and Eli being superman together. Eli thinks for sure he is a superhero. He loved having a partner in saving the world.
They even got to see the famous shop! It now has a roof.

And walls and (most exciting for Todd) electricity. Now he can be there half the night too.

Here is everyone outside just before the driving tour all over town. Bridget was at home sleeping off her long night.
We were having so much fun we made them stay way past their planned departure hour. I really hope they come back and I just hope they didn't feel the need to go home and stock up on the birth control.

Homecoming 2008

Homecoming was weekend before last (yeah I'm a little behind). Here is Bridget with her date Jordan. I was still working on altering the dress at the last minute but she looked beautiful. It was a very pretty dress and she felt like Cinderella in it.

This is the group that went to dinner together. They decided to have the Mom's make dinner. It was still really special with cool decorations and probably better food too.
Bridget spent half the day setting up and decorating for the dance. She also had to clean up after so her friends helped and they got out of there late. These are the ones who came back to our house for dessert and games. It was a good time had by all.