From the mouth of babes...

Carter is always good for a laugh:

Thursday morning he had a meltdown over his school outfit. He wanted to wear this....

I suggested he wear this.....

He didn't understand why it mattered that he matched. Maybe he's right. Maybe in the big scheme of things it doesn't matter whether he matches or not, but it turned into a bit of an argument. After much frustration he screamed at me:

"Why do you have to be such a...such a....

(he was really struggling here to find the right word. The one word that would really hurt me.)

...such a matching mom!!??"

Then last night he was telling Justin what he wanted to be when he grew up. A scientist. To which Justin asked, "A mad scientist?"

"No. A happy one."

Then last night as I was bathing him he informed me that he had to "go poop", but I wasn't home so he had to ask Camdon to "wipe him". Laughing on the inside and feeling sorry for Camdon, I said, "that was really nice of him. You should thank him. Did you thank him?"

He said, most emphatically: "NO! His attitude about it was so bad."

Ba ha ha ha I'm sure it was.

I love these funny boys.

Kite Runner

You know that Mary Poppins song....."with your fist holding tight, to the string of your kite"? Well, she was NOT singing about this kite, that's for sure!

We spent Labor Day in the park flying this huge kite our neighbor has. He was a great sport to let everyone try it. Watching Justin was hilarious! You have to put on this chastity belt lookin' thing, and there's three sets of strings, and if you aren't careful it will take you away. Literally.

Here's Josh holding on to Justin after the kite took him for a ride....

(He ruined his flip flops..not the best choice of shoes)

Here's Camdon giving it a go. He LOVED it!

So, next time I'm at Wal-Mart buying a cheap $0.99 kite for the Easter baskets, I'll remember this day and save myself the $3. There's no going back after a kite like this!

Football Fever

Jamon's jamboree was last week at Boise Stadium. Because playing on "the Blue" is every little boys dream, you can imagine the nerves and butterflies. Each team gets a 12 minute game...6 on offense & 6 on defense. Jamon played all 12 minutes. We're so proud.....

Their first regular season game was this morning and it was awesome. We were down by a touchdown with 1:30 left to go. A touchdown pass tied it up and the two point conversion won it with 3 seconds left! Sweet revenge. We lost the championship game last year to this team. You should've seen their faces.

Here's some pics of Jay on the Blue:

First Day of School

"Sometimes", said Pooh "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."

Carter's first day of school was a little hard on me because I wasn't able to go with him. I started school, too, so I had to leave right after the boys all got on the bus. With my first two, I went down to the school, took pictures, hung out with other Kindergarten moms, and observed conditions. I was feeling guilty about not doing the same for Carter. As I later found out from a friend of mine, my oldest sons filled in nicely.

She said they walked him to his line, stood there with him until he was comfortable, and made sure he was in good hands before they left him. This just melts my heart! What a small thing, but to a mom who wasn't there to do it herself, it was HUGE! Thanks Camdon and Jamon for being great big brothers!

Another installment of....

"We interrupt this family to bring you football season."

AAHH... Football fever. It starts earlier every year. This year was particularly early because Justin was working on his Broncodashboard App. It is in the store now, so if you have an iPhone/touch be sure to download a copy. A big thanks to those who have already bought one!

Jamon had fall camp last week.

It was put on by the high school football team. Jamon proved himself a worthy opponent and made running back. Practices start tonight. Five nights a week until Jamboree. Jamboree is the official kick-off to the season and each team gets to play a 6 minute scrimmage down at Boise State. As you can imagine, Jamon is SO excited to play on the blue!

Football fever has officially spread throughout my whole family. Last night as we were watching We are Marshall (yes, a football movie) Carter leaned over to me and said: "I guess I will be interested in football so I can kick the crap out of people."

Oh great!

Happy Football season everyone!

Isn't Life Grand?

Who: The Kay Men + 3 boys who hiked like men

What: Second annual hike to Table Rock (the Grand Tetons)

When: Last weekend

Where: Trailhead in Driggs....7 a.m.

Why: Male bonding at it's best

I couldn't believe it when the boys said they wanted to hike with Justin. It's strenuous at best for the grown-ups, let alone two boys. Justin said they did awesome though. I guess so because they made it all the way to the top! The summit is 11,000 ft. To put this into perspective for you...when I went skydiving, we jumped from the plane at 12,000 feet. So, these boys did some serious vertical climbing. Those of you who are familiar with the hike will understand the significance of what they accomplished. Way to go fellas!

Jamon took a bit of a spill (literally fell and started rolling/sliding down the mountain). Luckily he escaped with just a raspberry down his left side. It could've been way worse judging from each account of the story I heard. I'm grateful that he was surrounded by such capable men. If something more serious were to have happened to him, he'd have four of the most worthy priesthood holders I know up there with him. Needless to say, he was definitely being watched over!

It was definitely an experience they'll always remember!

"I'm your Huckleberry...."

As is tradition, we went to Heise Canyon to pick

huckleberries while we were home for the funeral.

This is one of the things I love most about my in-laws....

they work hard and love doing it.

In fact my father-in-law teases about having nightmares about Jamon's poor performance last

year. He says it's part of his heritage. I guess that's true.

Anyway, it's so fun to be up on the mountain together,

talking and picking. It takes all day and

it's extremely labor intensive.....

but the huckleberry cheesecake that follows is soo worth it! So is going to my freezer all winter to retrieve

my prize. By the way, they sell huckleberries on

roadsides for $45 a gallon.

That's right...$45! I wouldn't sell my berries for any

amount! It's way too much work getting them.

Anyway, it was the first time picking for our new

sis-in-law, Abi. She was a good sport & I think she had a good time.

I just don't think she was expecting it to take so long.

My ADORABLE niece came with us. She belongs to these great people...

and I think she makes me want to have a baby girl.

hmm..... What do you guys think?