For family night this week we "carved" our pumpkins. Chance and Keaton told me they were too old for this and opted to not decorate a pumpkin. Race and Rylie had lots of fun. This was a great project and very easy to do, not to mention they turned out really cute! I loved not having to clean up a huge mess either!
Rylie did it again! She entered 15 items in the Arizona State Fair and also participated in the fashion show. I've posted a few pictures showing some of her work. She LOVES her sewing class and was really excited about her entries this year. Of the entries that we found she won: 4 first place ribbons, 1 second place ribbon, 1 third place ribbon, and 1 fourth place ribbon. Rylie and I wanted to go looking for the other entries, but the boys wanted to go eat and do the rides. She also won 2nd place in the fashion show. The blue summer dress that Rylie is wearing is what she made and wore in the fashion show. She walked away with a $10 cash prize! Yea Rylie!
Keaton turned the ripe old age of 16 on 10-22. He spent the night playing football! He was a happy camper that night because his team won. It was a great game with a close score. He played very well! It was his first game after being out for the last 5 games. In September, he was tackled with an illegal clip and went down hard. He tried to walk off the field, but ended up needing help. They taped his ankle and knee up with ice and he sat out the next 5 games with a "high ankle sprain." First he was on crutches, then a boot, and then a brace, which he now wears during games. A few days after the game, Keaton had a birthday party with his friends. Boy did we have a house full! The kids ate, and ate, and ate. Nothing new around here! Then they watched the new Transformer movie and hung out. The epitomy of teenaged fun!
I'm only a few months behind, but better late than never! Chance had a huge pizza and pool party for his birthday (7-19). I made a bunch of food and ordered pizza and then Mike and I let the kids be! Mike would go in every once in a while and yell out, "Hand check!" He thought he was pretty funny. Chance wouldn't let me take pictures because it was "dumb." He did let me take some pictures when we had the family party. Generous of him. Still can't believe my baby is 17! Where did the time go?
