Japanese Steakhouse

We all went out to a Japanese Steakhouse for dinner one night. The food was OK, but the entertainment value was excellent. The boys were all so excited by the knife flipping, volcano onion, and fire! Fun!

Matthew's Birthday!

We were all pretty excited for Matthew to turn the big 8! The weekend before his bday he had a big party at Laser Chase. It was so much fun to have a big party with a lot of his friends. He was a little disappointed that he didn't get the high score during either laser tag game though! On his birthday he started the day with donuts and one present. He opened the box from his grandparents and loved the scriptures he got so much that he started reading them right away. I also took cupcakes to school and he had a family party with presents that night. Beyblades were his favorite gift this year. They spin those tops in the battle arena for hours! We still can't believe Matthew is 8 years old!

Veteran's Day 2010

Every year we try to talk about what Veteran's Day means with the kids. We try and call/write to Great Grandpa Skousen who served in WWII and talk a little about what that was like. This year we also added red, white, and blue pancakes (strawberry, whipped cream, and blueberries).

Soccer

One of Matthew's forte's was scoring from over half field. He would just blast it.



Andrew on the fast break and then scoring.


The boys had a great time playing soccer this fall. Andrew and Joey were on the same team. Matt coached Matthew's and Gio's team. They loved playing together (even though Andrew's and Joey's coach had to remind them a few times to stop wrestling and taking the ball from each other). Mostly, it was just a blast!

Ward Trunk or Treat Party

Halloween was on a Sunday this year, but our ward Trunk or Treat was on Sat. so the kids were still able to dress up, have some fun, and get lots of candy! Matthew (and all of his cousins) were ninjas this year. Andrew really wanted to be Scooby Doo. Owen made a great Captain America. We also took them to the Boofest in downtown Franklin earlier on Sat. where they got more candy and we lost Matthew in the crowd for a while. Yes police were involved and everything. After a while I felt like I should go back to the car and he was there waiting for us, praying that someone would come find him. Talk about one of the most stressful half hours of my life! But hey, the kids got lots of candy and I bet that is all they will remember!

Halloweeen pancakes

Halloween was on a Sunday this year and we knew we wouldn't go trick-or-treating on Sunday, but we did want to do something fun, so we made Halloween pancakes for breakfast. To be honest, there was more candy then pancakes, but it was a fun activity. They also got to go through the Halloween box that Grandma and Grandpa sent. The candy grillz were their favorite!

Halloween FHE

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Our Halloween family home evening was so much fun this year. It is so great to have so much time with all of our family. Holly made yummy pumpkin soup for dinner (it was almost too pretty to eat) and I made some mummies for the kids. Then we voted on designs and carved Jack-O-Lanterns. Some of the boys weren't too excited to help clean out the pumpkins. Still, we ended up with two great looking pumpkins. Throw in some spooky music and Halloween treats, and it was a great night!