WALL FAMILY

In October we went to Salt Lake.  We wanted to see Jordan, meet my neice Elora and see family that we haven't seen in awhile. My Mom and Dad, Vera and her kids and Amanda & Jammie came also so we could see everyone!  Once again I was lost without my camera, I only have a few pictures of our visit from my cell phone.  I wish I would have taken more of everyone that we got to see.  I guess we will have to keep the memories in our head. Here are all the kids holding Elora, they absolutely loved her!! Playing outside... We stopped by the hospital to see my nephew and the rest of the family.  He was hurt playing a football game.  We are glad we got to see them for a little bit but wish it could have been longer and NOT at the hospital.   Kirk's brother, James and his family...Darcy, Hayden, Derek and Christina Cousins... And then there is Halloween in October!  Rylee was a vampire, Dylan was a sag...

Our house was in desperate need of a paint job!  You could see it peeling in some areas, especially on the wall that catches all the wind, rain and snow.  At the beginning of summer True Value had an awesome paint sale, buy one gallon get one free.  So that is the beginning of a long summer for Kirk!  He did all the work himself, with just a tiny bit of help from us. Here is a before picture... Kirk had to powerwash the entire house. Then he had to scrape and caulk the whole thing too, especially this wall.  Here he is taking a break.  I saw him out the kitchen window and I came out to take a picture and make sure he wasn't asleep up there!  And here is the 'almost' finished product.  Looks so much better! Kirk spent a lot of time on this and his hard work paid off!  Hopefully it wont be as attractive to the extremely annoying box elder bugs that like light colored buildings in the fall and spring for the warmth that is reflect...

Jordan went to her homecoming dance with her friend Trevor.  She said they danced the whole time and had alot of fun!!   She looks so cute, doesn't she!  Sure wish we could have been there to see her for ourselves but we are very happy to get to at least see her pictures.  The internet is a wonderful thing sometimes! The boys both participated in the homecoming activites at school.  They had a different dress up day each week.  One day they wear a certain color, another is pajama day or black and orange day and so on.  This is Rylee on pajama day.  The football players came in and signed their shirts that there were going to wear in the parade and read to them too!  How fun!!  There was a homecoming parade and both Rylee and Dylan were in it too. I dont have a picture of Rylee in the parade because they had the Kindergardners in a bus and even though I could see him waving my camera couldn't.  Oh well. Dylan on the other...

September 2011... It's a new school year again!  Rylee started Kindergarden, Dylan started 6th grade in Middle School and Jordan is in 10th Grade now!  The boys were both so excited about their new classes and Jordan says she likes her school too! Rylee's teacher is Ms. Grandbuche and Jordan and Dylan have way too many teachers to name!  Here are some pictures of the boys on their first day. Even though we didn't get to take pictures of Jordan on her first day cause she lives so far away, I grabbed one from her facebook of her in school this year.                                Shortly after school started Dylan's grade all got to go to Science Camp!  He was excited to go probably because he would be away from home for 4 days!  This is the first time he's been away from us for that long...

This summer has been very busy for us.  I just wish we could have had a more exciting summer.  We did do a few things that were worth remembering but most of the "Busy" was work, work, work.  On his days off, Kirk has been painting the house or doing side jobs for some extra cash.  I also have been working extra hours whenever they were available.  One day soon I will be posting pictures of our house showing all the hard work Kirk has put into it!  Here are some pictures of our August. so you can see it wasn't ALL work :)  .... We did get to get in one small camping trip.  We were only there for one night.  Between our work schedules and Rylee getting sick we had to keep it short.  Except for Rylee being sick we did have a good time though.  It was nice to get away and not be stuck in the every day grind.   Plus we had a very pretty spot.  Tons of wildflowers and a nice view of the mountains!

Rylee is offically a big boy!!  He is now 5 years old!  For his birthday we gave him a party at the bowling alley and he had such a good time.  There was cake and icecream and friends and family there.  He even got to bring home a bowling pin signed by everyone.  Rylee is so proud of being a 5 year old and has to make sure everything he wears and uses is for a 5 size kid!  Happy Birthday Rylee, we love you so much!!  I am excited to see what the next 5 years hold for you.  We are so lucky and happy to have you in our lives.

2011 Was Dylan's second year to play baseball for the town of Hayden. They had an exceptional year with only one loss in the whole season including the playoff tournaments!  Here is the link to the article in the local newspaper.  http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2011/jul/20/hayden-baseball-team-wins-league-title/ Check out this video of Dylan stealing to home...this was his specialty!  The team in their tournament jerseys at their final winning game. They didn't get a trophy but did get these tshirts with a trophy on it.  They did such a great job!!