1st day of school...

 Wow, I still cannot believe the kids are in school and we have already had a full month of it!  They were so excited to go to school this year, especially Jenna.  They had picked out their outfits the night before and laid them out like they were little squashed people on their floors :).  Anthony didn't want me to take him to school, he wanted to ride the bus, so I packed the other 3 up and took Jenna to school.  She tried to humor me and take a picture under the sign but the sun was in her eyes so it didn't turn out real great :).  She even had her fingernails painted so she was all ready for her 1st day of Kindergarten.  Anthony has Mrs. Janes for 2nd grade and has several of his friends from football in his class so he is excited about that.  Jenna has Mrs. Crawford for Kindergarten and we have had good experiences with her so far so that is good too!  I sure hope this year goes wonderfully for them!

Little (or big) helper...

 This little kid is determined to be a big boy.  He thinks he is big enough to do EVERYTHING the big kids do, including pulling their little suitcases.  He loves to do anything his older siblings are doing including ride bikes, sit up at the stool and eat off the counter, climb up the slides at playgrounds, put his shoes on by himself and read books.  He is just growing up a little too fast for me :)!!!

St. Charles & Bear Lake...

After we went to the temple in Brigham City, we headed over to Logan to stretch our legs at Grandpa/Grandma Guymon's.  Then we headed over to Bear Lake for Jake to do a triathlon there.  He competed in the Bear Lake Brawl and considering how little sleep we got the night before and how sick he was he did a great job!  After his race, we got to go to the beach and enjoy each other.  It was so fun!  We love every minute we stay at St. Charles.  I didn't know if the kids even would want to go to Bear Lake because we spent so much time at Rigby Lake this year.  But they had so much fun.  They thought it was awesome all the little waves the boats made and how warm it was.  It was shallow for quite a ways out there so they got to go out pretty far and really had a blast!  We tired Owen right out and he fell asleep on the way home from the beach, we transferred him to the couch hoping he would wake up and he just stayed asleep!

Brigham City Temple...

 I LOVE when there is a temple close enough to go to the open house so I can take my kids in the temple so they can feel the Spirit and we can be reminded that we will be a family forever throughout all eternity!  The kids loved this one and were especially excited for the bus ride up to the temple and the cookies after.  They loved seeing the chandeliers sparkle in the light, the rainbows that the windows created on the floor and to feel the peaceful feeling while there.  I am SO glad we drove down to take part in this amazing building!

Staples...

 Oh what a day!  I got a babysitter to go out with my friend Michele before she moved to another state :(...and while we were out I missed a call from the babysitter and about 5 from Jake.  Oh NO!  I ended up finding out that Anthony needed stitches and Jake had taken him to the doctor.  That obviously ruined the rest of our day out so we had to come home...bummer.  He was playing hide-n-seek and tripped on a box coming out of our storage unit and hit is head on one of the metal racks we have downstairs.  OUCH!  Jake said he was super tough when he got the staples and was awesome when we got them out too.  He must just be used to it or something...hopefully we will be injury free for awhile!

Guymon Family Olympics...

 Oh what a fun family reunion we had!  My Mom and Dad put together lots of fun activities along the Olympic theme.  It was so fun!  We had the balance beam, the hurdles, javelin throw and then a few team relay races.  Then we made boats and had boat races.  SO MUCH FUN!  My siblings and I even got in on the fun of the balance beam!  Thanks for the fun party Mom & Dad.

Idaho Falls Flag Football...

 Ahh...football season has begun.  Anthony is playing on 2 separate teams this year and it is kind of nuts.  He enjoys playing with his wrestling friends and cousin on the Bonneville Bees team.  It has been a fun year and he has learned lots!