OUR ANNUAL HAYRIDE

Every year we do a family hayride get together. We always have loved the get together for it is a good time for the kids to ride the wagon and get their pumpkins and a fun time for all of us parents to reflect on how much our kids have grown since the last year!!!! And like so many other years we usually have a new. . .or we are close to a new baby arrival, which was the case this year. Victoria and Travis were expecting a baby girl due in October.

Issac has found it, his perfect (green) pumpkin. This seemed to be the theme this year everyone was liking the green pumpkins. We figured this might work good seems it was still a month away till Halloween!

BYU Lets hear it for the Cougars!!!

So I think I will be disowned forever for posting this. . . but I wanted to document history even when I hurts my own fathers eyes. . . Yes it is a fact that most don't miss my father does not like BYU but like I say its ok we all don't like everything.

We went back home during the Fall last year to join in the fun of our Family tailgate fun with Nathaniels family and then we went down south to do our annual hayridewith the family. Fun Times had by all!!!

The kids enjoyed tossing the football, especially Issac and Matthew along with their uncles. The girls enjoyed sitting out enjoying the sun and possing to show off their cool face paint!!

Well going back a few months, I feel I should touch on a couple events missed.

First and Foremost, my Abbi turned 7 years old. . . I can't believe it was 7 years ago that I had my little baby and I still remember when she came out screaming I knew she was mine.

Anyway, she was exited to have a pool party, but when it came down to it weather wouldn't permit so we settled inside for some games and pizza.

The kids all had fun we made crowns for the girls and boys so they would feel like royalty and then we played games, had ice cream and cake, and last but not least we opened the presents which is fun for everyone including Abbis brother and sister who love to help her!!

After we went outside and ran around and blew bubbles and played till the kids moms came it was fun! Abbi got to have one last party before the year was out.

As SUMMER came the kids were very exited to get out and play for the summer. Having lots of friends in the neighborhood and having a pool nearby it would surely be great! Of course it was, we would go to the pool for a couple hours each day, ware the kids out, sometimes we would even get to bring couzin Sami with us. I soon found out my kids were "fish" they love the water and could stay there all day if I would let them. Abbi is swimming by herself and Issac is pretty much there as well. Avrie though not swimming herself yet, believes she can and takes any opportunity to try to swim free.

OK sooo it has been FOREVER since I have blogged it has been so caotic and I just have neglected it but I have decided I have enough pictures saved up that I need to post some of them.

First I have to show you all what cute hair our uncle zach and quincy have, they came down last weekend to papa and nanas and we did their hair. . . .and then they went and got it cut.

Zach didn't want pictures but with such "pretty hair" how could we resist. And um we're trying to earn brownie points now that he won a mini 4 wheeler in a drawing. Hopefully he'll bring it to the farm for all the grandchildren to have fun with. Next, as many of you know our first of many fun holidays just past last weekend. The time when we are all able to dress up and be someone we arn't!!!! Hmmm I guess its fun for the kids and theraputic to us adults!

We had a fun halloween as we always do. Grandma Bourne started out Thursday dressing up as the classic the "ugly mean witch" that goes to school and visits all the nice little children. She is the school nurse so in Montana City she is the good witch that tell all the kids to be safe and how to be healthy and careful. Avrie saw this scary first and at first said no mom thats not Nana, she is a witch. After studying the questionable character, she finally identified Nana by her familiar voice. . . " ohhh now it's Nana " which she then followed by a big fat monster kiss.We all dressed up for Friday, even I participated in the fun, only I dressed up as the "nice" witch.

Issac was a cowboy, he has turned into quite the little cowboy at that helping papa feed the horses and stuff. Abbi convinced Nana to make her a princess dress and she was so proud of the finished product.

Last but not least Avrie wanted to be special too, so I put together a little skirt for her so she would be a pretty princess to.It was a day full of fun, Issac had a fun party at preschool, they painted pumpkins, had treats and showed off their costumes to the rest of the school.

We went and visited Abbi at school, after which we went down town to the strip mall where all the stores were open for trick or treating between 1 and 4pm. It was a free for all and lots of candy to be had by hundreds of kids. The kids had lots of fun and got to see all the cool costumes everywhere.

We then went over to the church and had a "trunk or treat" at which all the cars pull up and open their trunks and pass out candy.

Some actually did some fun decorations, once even had mystery hands which came from behind a sheet and handed out candy as well as performed magic tricks. Avrie was intrigued by this and would stand and watch for several minutes trying to figure out where the hands came from.

We all had lots of fun, we even convinced Nana to come to our "party" we allowed her to dress up as a women who diddn't want to get out of bed because she was tired from working all week. . . oh wait that is what she was and halloween was a good excuse to let it fly!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Building a boat is fun to do. to do . to do . to do !!!!!

So I don't know if you all know but Home Depot, bless their hearts, does a fun craft the first saturday of each month and it is a blast for all those hands on kids, they get to pound and hit as many times as they want ( on the wood only!!!) Issac has gone a couple times with a neighbor couple who is sweet enough to takes the neighborhood boys every once in awhile for some fun!

We took our crazy group this morning and they had a blast! Issac of course was in heaven he took control and wanted to do everything all by himself.

Avrie had the best of intentions to do it herself but submitted to the helpful hand eventually. Abbi in her sweet little way asked for guidence, but did what she wanted anyway. . . . I guess its already starting. But she is my sweet little helper and friend still. It was great fun I recommend it to all you moms of little boys who love to hammer and build and just be boys!!!

Born to be Bournes'

We had a Bourne Family get together and had a blast, went up the canyon, played games, ate, and were entertained by all the kids and babies. It is so exiting that we finally started posterity through the Bourne lineage, well . . . officially our men have started to join the "family" club. Might I add we have some of the cutest nephews ever, they are both so cute and I love to just love both of them. Jax is so cute and funny he is in that fun stage where they learn to respond and smile and laugh. Brighton is just so cuddly, and sweet, and such a little stud. I am happy to say I think my brothers are both great fathers and will be awesome daddys. I do have to laugh a little inside because its great and easy now . . . but just wait it just gets funner!!!
My cute little family, we just keep getting bigger and bigger and my kids get funner and funner and full or more adventure.

Amber and my cute little Jaxon, we had so much fun consumed by his cute checks and fun little laugh, especially that cute smile that he had for his aunt Mel everytime I played with him. I think it was return for that 4:30 am saving I did when he wasn't wanting to go to sleep, sorry mom and dad but aunt Mel and I needed bonding time!

Daddy James and Daddy Brian a perfect photo minute taken a minute to late. They were so cute, they were both feeding their babes, but I still captured the moment of them and there BOYS!!

Brian and Raina and Baby Brighton, he looks more like his daddy everyday. He got the best of both of you!! He is such a cute cuddly little guy, watch out world here he comes. It is very interesting to watch my brothers turn into daddys'. . . bottle patrol, diaper duty and protective parenting. . . I never thought I would see Brian be so protective as he is for little Brighton! Now he has two sweet hearts to take care of. Aren't Raina and Baby Bri so lucky!

Uncle Zach showing little Issac the ropes, teaching him the ropes, helping him on his way to being "the dude". He also helped Issac throw rocks and boulders into the deep river bed. Issac loves to spend time with his uncles, they all just love to keep him entertained, and try to keep him out of to much trouble.

1, 2, 3 POPCICLE STICKS

So Issac was going through my old crafts box and found a couple bags of small and large popcicle sticks, or doctors office tongue depressors how ever you want to see it. We started off our adventure by stacking the sticks up to make log cabins which was tons of fun, then my niece came over and decided we should play "pick up popcicle sticks" we had mini popcicle sticks everywhere. Issac then discovered that popcicle sticks also make a great grenade which he could throw at his sisters and cause panic. . . what fun for a little guy huhh!! Abbi then decided that our popcicle sticks would best be used to make picture frames and since Fathers Day is coming up we could do them for dad!