What a Week!

It has been a busy week around the Owen house! First of all Bryson won the Reflections contest for his category Visual Arts! He is moving on to the next level! It is his first time entering! We are so proud of him!

Here is a picture of the picture he drew with Oil Pastels.
And here is him and his trophy!

Next, I made a wedding cake last week! It was for Bryce's cousin Evan and his wife Ann. I was super stressed about it because I hadn't done the draped fondant before. I think it turned out nice though!

Here is the finished product! The flowers weren't quite what I was expecting, a little overbearing, but still nice.

Here is my part of it!

I had to include this close up, these flowers looked so nice, that was more of what I was expecting for the rest of the cake. But, I wasn't incharge of the flowers, so oh well!

Lastly, Elysabeth just had her first haircut this morning! It wasn't on purpose though! Ty was mad at me for not folding a paper properly for cutting a snowflake. Of course, I was on the phone and distracted, but he was so mad he took the scissors and cut off a lock of Elysabeth's hair, right in front of me! Good thing I was talking to my mom because I screamed and had to hang up! Luckily she has crazy curly hair and I think it will blend it, but here is the picture!

The cut part sticks out funny from just to the left of her flower!
This is what she thinks about the whole thing!
What!!!!!!!

Snow Fun!

We had a fun snow storm last week! The kids had a blast playing in it!

We built a fort, but never got to the second layer! The balls were so heavy, I was too tired! How lame is that?

McKay and Ty's snowman!

Libby could barely walk in her warm suit, but she had fun! She kept falling down face first in the snow, but never cried!

Happy Halloween

We had a fun halloween! We carved pumpkins Monday night, and it was so warm Alyssa was worried they were going to rot by Friday, but they made it!

We had Indiana Jones!

Bryson

A darling witch!

Alyssa

A cute cowboy! (Bryce wore this costume when he was little)

McKay

A scary dragon!!

Ty

A sweet lady bug!
Okay, she is so the last child! We didn't get a picture of just her in her costume! Lame! So here she is with her little cousins! I guess I will throw it on her today and snap one for the scrapbook!

For those who know the family, here are the Sweeney cousins, minus Summer's kids! We are so happy to have Tiffany and her family back for good!
Bryson, Landen, Ty, Abby, McKay, Elysabeth, Alyssa, Ryan, Becca, Makayla, Chloe, Ashlyn, Kiegen

My Baby is in Nursery!

I can't believe this day has come! Elysabeth went to nursery for the first time today! It is 2 weeks early so I stayed with her. She loved it! They played with blocks first which she really loved, until she got bored and started eating them. I know, I am anticipating all the illness that comes with nursery! Next, they had snacks, fruit snacks and goldfish! Yum! It was funny to watch her. One time she looked around and I swear she was thinking, "Where has this place been all my life!!!" She didn't love singing too much, and the lesson was more than she could handle. But, then came coloring time! She even joined the group in eating their crayons, Yum, Yum! Toy time was next, and she headed straight for the dolls! She just sat and played and played! It was darling! With about 30 mins left she just wanted to sit on my lap, but I thought it was great for her first time!

Here is a picture of her picture she colored!

Hopefully next week goes as well, and the next I can even leave!

Fall is here!

Saturday, we decided to get out and enjoy nature! We took the kids up the canyon and went on a hike! It was great! We invited my whole family, but only the Bells and my parents joined us! We hiked from the summit of AF canyon down to a place called Salamander Flats. It was easy, yet beautiful! Here are some pictures! Enjoy!

Shoes, Minor Concussion, and a Soccer Star!

So it has been awhile! It has been a crazy first month of school around here! We have adjusted well, it has just taken me forever to actually sit down and do this! So I will play catch up! Here are a few things that have been going on around here:

Shoes
Elysabeth loves shoes! It is really cute. She loves to wear everyone's and walk all over the house! (Nicole Bingham- Libby and Tyler are destined for each other!) Anyway, the past couple of weeks the obsession has changed. She now insists on wearing her shoes ALL THE TIME! I even mean to sleep! She used to wake up, look around the room and say "GO" That meant, where are my shoes, please put them on. Now, however, she freaks out if we take them off. She loves these pink plastic clogsand now her feet stink whenever we do manage to get them off! Yikes, what to do! But, it gets better.... She now insists we all wear our shoes also! Seriously, if she sees you without shoes on, she goes to your closet and gets some for you. Then she holds them and screams, "GO, GO" till you put them on! It is really annoying when you are relaxing on the couch and she insists you have shoes on! Oh well, I finally went and bought her some new shoes so we have more options. Here they are-

Aren't they darling! They are fuzzy soft! I wish I had a pair!

Minor Concussion
Last Friday Ty was riding his bike and crashed and hit his head really hard on the asphalt of the track behind our house. To make matters worse another boy ran into him with his bike while he was lying there. So, he is bawling and bawling. Well, I wasn't home, I know horrible mom. I was actually at a Room Mother's meeting at the school, so I had left Bryson in charge. I get the phone call, can hear Ty screaming, but only know he fell off his bike. I tell Bryson to give him loves and make sure he is okay. When I got back he was asleep on the couch. Well, he slept for about an hour and a half and then woke up. I fed him dinner and he seemed fine. So, Bryce and I ran to dinner. We left Bryson in charge again. (It is great having a sitter around!) We were eating and get a call from Bryce's mom who had stopped by to get something from our house saying Ty had thrown up all over the couch. Yikes, we hurried to get home. I started worrying about a concussion with the head wound and vomiting. So, I called the nurse and she said to bring him right in! I found out the whole story then, from the neighbor kid who ran into him and how Ty had hit the asphalt really hard. Before this I just thought he fell and then the kid ran into him. So I was glad we were going in. Of course it was after hours and a different doctor so I had a ton of paper work to fill out. I was holding Ty on my lap and all of a sudden I knew he was going to throw up, so I tell the nurse, right as he throws up all over the floor. The nurse says, here is the bathroom so I run, but of course he is throwing up as we go! I couldn't believe the mess! Why didn't they have a garbage can or something? Why didn't I think to bring a bowl in? We had one in the car. I really won't be winning Mother of the Year anytime soon! Anway, we got him checked and he had a minor concussion. We had to wake him up every 2 hours all night and shine a light in his eyes and ask him basic questions. And he promised the doctor to always wear his helmet!
Well. that lasted all of one day! It is something that we are working on! It was scary and I am glad he is okay!

Soccer Star
McKay is finally playing soccer! He is so excited! Bryce is his coach, which has been fun! Well, he had a great game last week! He scored 7 goals! It actually got a little embarrassing The other parents were making jokes about him being the All Star! He is definitely the biggest on the team! He also really is talented at it. He has a natural knack for it! It is fun to watch! It is the stage where all the kids crowd around the ball, it is hilarious! But, if McKay gets it and gets away from everyone look out! I guess I am bragging, but oh well! Here is a picture of the soccer star!

7 fingers for 7 goals!

Summer is over!

Well, how fast time flies! I can't believe summer is over. We had a great time. I really relaxed this summer and enjoyed having my kids around. We had some fun vacations and the kids got to play with friends a lot! Fall is in the air and I am ready. It is funny, the week before school started I wasn't ready for school to be starting but last week cured me of those feelings. I was tired of the extra people my kids brought around, (about 2-3 friends each in our house!) One day I counted 13 kids in or around the house. Yikes! It just wears on the nerves! So, now that school has started it it much calmer!

Bryson and Alyssa off to school!

McKay starts Kindergarten on Monday and is super excited! He also starts soccer this week! Bryce is coaching and McKay is so excited! Well, off to keep enjoying the relative calmness of my house! ( We only have 1 extra friend here right now!)