Flag Football

Our life is slowing down a little bit now that football is over. We only have one more week of wrestling then we will really be able to have more free time. I'm totally looking forward to it! As much as I love watching the boys try new sports, I really love being able to hang out at home playing games and watching movies together. Anyway, here are a few photos of Tyler and his team.

Hayden the Wrestler

I'm not sure why we signed our sweet, little, non-aggressive boy up for wrestling. It sure is hard on a mom to watch her baby get yanked on by an unknown kid. But Hayden loves it! He didn't really love the first tournament. It didn't help that he'd only had one practice before it, so he basically knew nothing. Now he has figured out how to be a little more aggressive as well as some cool moves. He still hasn't won a match, but he isn't getting pinned every time either. He loses by points instead. But he comes out smiling and proudly sporting his awesome bronze medal! There haven't been any major injuries, thank goodness! He did get a bloody nose at one of his practices. I didn't see what happened, but I was so proud of him for not passing out! However, the next morning it started to bleed again and that time he wasn't so strong. He passed out in my arms. My poor Hayden will never be a surgeon. Anyway, here are some photos from his last tournament. He was such a fighter! This kid wasn't able to pin him down.

I love the look on this kids face. He is trying so hard, but Hayden was not going to give up.

These are the moments I am not a fan of! It's hard on a mom to see her boy's leg being twisted and pulled on.

And his head being pushed down.

But this makes the tension in my back and neck all worth it. I love the smile on my boys' face! Look how proud he is! Good job, Hayden! I'm so glad there are only 2 more tournaments to go. I don't think I can take much more of this!

We have way too much candy! The boys thought it would be fun to make haunted houses out of some of it. So, we called up our favorite neighbors and had some fun building together.

What to do with all the other candy???

Well, we heard that we could take our candy over to the dentist office and they would pay you a dollar per pound for it as well as give everyone a new toothbrush, balloons and free kid meal coupons for Texas Roadhouse. The boys thought about it and we wondered what they would do with the candy. We didn't really want it to be garbage. So, we did some research and found out that the dentist is sending it to the troops over seas as well as matching the money paid out to the kids and donating it to "Coins for Kids". So cool! The boys then went through all their candy and saved about half of it and sold the other half. They made a little money and felt really good about it. Now we just have to pace ourselves with the other 4 pounds of candy we have left.

**Note to self ** Next year, we will skip trick or treating and go to a movie like the Sawyer Family!

Oh, and one more thing - you may be looking at Hayden and wondering why he has a ribbon tied around his head..... Well, for some reason, he's a Nephite.

Carving pumpkins

This year was a first for our boys......they got to carve the pumpkins instead of painting them or nailing decorations to them. I was so tense the whole time watching them use these sharp knives. I was so glad when it was over! They both did a great job and were very careful with their weapons. We have never lit up a pumpkin either since they have never been carved. So, that was fun....the boys loved seeing them glowing in the dark. A new tradition for our family. =) However, Genevieve only got to hammer golf tees. (Thanks, Grandpa "Power" for giving us all those tees!)

Pumpkin Patch