USU vs. BYU

We love our Aggies so much. We have such great memories of Logan which make it all the more special.  The Lifferth family and Matt and Keira Dorius went up to Logan for some tailgating fun. We had so much fun trash talking and teasing.  However, once the Aggies quarterback got hurt, the game was pretty much over and the trash talking came to a quick end. Dang Aggies.

 My handsome man and I. I think He get's better looking everyday.

 Uncle Ryan tailgating with his grilling skills. The kids joined us for the tail gate portion then we sent them off to get babysat at our old bishopric members house, Brother Halling.

 Oh how I love my little buddies.

 Robb's car that every one loved.

Diane Oldroyd came and stopped by and said hello as well. We love good friends!

 The whole group. We had a lot of fun.

 The after math. Sad Aggies, Happy Cougars. :(

To Be as Cool as Dad.

I walked down into our play room just in time to snap this picture of Ellie pouring water on Max. Evidently, it was gel and she needed to do his hair. One day He is going to get bigger and give her a good whack.

It's not so surprising that she was putting 'gel' in his hair. The kids are always reenacting everything that Dad does. Everyday when i'm getting ready Max comes in the bathroom and grabs dad's deodorant, opens the lid and wipes it on his tummy.  If Ellie finds a tool she begins fixing things just like Dad does.  When he comes home from work he is greeted with hugs and kisses while i'm left in the dust like chopped liver. Oh, well. I'm admittedly grateful for the break. :)

Max continues to shower us with snuggles and kisses. However, his 19 month old personality is starting to come out. He throws out the occasional scowl, plenty of high pitch screams and loves pulling everything out. He can say, Mama, Daddy, drink, bye bye, thank you etc. He is a sweet little boy.

    Ellie is getting better at going to pre-school. She has had some anxiety about going but is getting better each time. She continues to push her limits with us as parents but is highly motivated by praise and sticker charts.  Her absolute favorite thing is riding her bike, especially if Dad is with her.  She is overly frustrated if she can't do things that other people can do. Her latest thing is being upset that she can't juggle like you guessed it, Dad.

Ellie is also learning how to write her letters and is getting pretty good. This is the first time i've seen her write her name. She spelled it wrong but is getting very good. I really like seeing her cute little handwriting.

Oh, and I can't leave out all the funny things she says! The other day she was in the potty and Mitch went in to 'wipe' her. She went #2 and Mitch walked in and said, "oh! it smells like roses in here!!", Ellie replied, "oh, well you smell like poop!" Mitch told her that was not a nice word so she thought for a moment and said, "okay, then you smell like crap!". I was outside the bathroom with the giggle fits while Mitch continued lecturing about her poor language. Kids are fun!