Family Pics!

We had our family pictures taken a few weeks ago by a good friend of ours! She did a great job, if only Livy would have cooperated! She took some more pics of us again a few days later to see if we could get Liv to smile & not bawl her eyes out. A friend came a long & really helped things to run a bit more smoothly! They turned out great & I hate to sound prideful, but I sure do have a cute little family! She seriously took well over 400 pics, so these are just a few of my faves! The collages sorta cut off a little here & there, but at least you'll get the jest of it! Enjoy!





Teagen Kiley--7 years old!

Brayden Thomas--5 years old!



Olivia Beth--18 months old!


Cute Kids!


Our little family2008!


Ahhh cute! 9 years & counting!

YMCA!!!!!

Sometimes I find myself complaining about having to owe so much of our time to the Military-They paid for Kiley to go to Medical School, which was 4 years & so after his 4 years of residency (almost have 2 1/2 years done), we owe 4 more years of pay back time. I am proud to be an American & am grateful that my husband has the opportunity to serve our country & know that this has been a wonderful experience thus far. So what I am trying to get at is this.....there are many things I could complain about the military, but there are MANY great aspects of the military as well! This past Monday, a friend of mine called me telling me that I could join the YMCA for free because we are a military family. I asked her what the catch was & she didn't know. So, after having our family pics taken & then dinner at McCallisters, Liv & I drove up to the YMCA. Sure enough, the whole thing is legit! We got all signed up & I must say that I am thrilled! The child care is free, we get a discount on the different sports teams that they offer, the pool & splash pad look awesome & will definitely keep us busy this next summer, Teagen & Brayden can both do the rock climbing wall whenever they want. All we have to do is show up 8 times a month. If we all go, that counts as 5 times, so really that's a no-brainer! I asked them why they could offer such a deal, because here in San Antonio, it seems that LOTS of people are in the military. The guy told me that the military has joined up with the YMCA & donate a LARGE grant each year & in return, we get to be members for free! This is a nation wide deal, so if you are in the military & have a YMCA near by, go check it out!

Kelly Airforce Base Air Show

We decided to take our kids to the Air Show yesterday. Truthfully, we should have just stayed home. It was hot, everything was EXPENSIVE, we didn't have a stroller for Liv, & we were all ornery! We parked at Lackland Air Force Base & rode a shuttle (bus) to Kelly base. The ride over there should have been a clue....the bus had the HEATER on & it was well in the upper 80's yesterday! Not fun! Our humungo jogger stroller didn't fit on the bus & we didn't pack the small umbrella one, so we had to lug Olivia around & she is not light! I really shouldn't complain because at least we went out together as a family. We were watching one of our friends kids, so at least the boys had a friend to run around with & keep each other entertained. It was cool to see & hear the Blue Angels & the other jets......Will we go again next year??????? I don't know, we'll see what next November brings!

Happy Halloween!

The boys both decided that they wanted to be something else at the last minute, so they both ended up being Power Rangers. We had a fun dinner before heading out to go trick or treating. Our good friends, the Meiers came over to have dinner with us. Dinner included: a pumpkin shaped pizza, blood Kool-aid, and eyeballs (grapes). I took Liv just around the circle & Kiley took the boys all over the neighborhood. Liv loved getting all the candy & really understood the concept of trick or treating. She did want to stop in the middle of her trek & eat her candy. In fact, when we got home, she threw a nasty fit because I told her she couldn't have any more candy. She ended up in bed! The boys got back & helped me give out candy. I must say, here in good old San Antonio, we get some VERY interesting trick or treaters. Now no offense to any of you who may do this, but we thought it was very strange......we had grandma's trick or treating by themselves, young couples with a BRAND new baby trick or treating, moms trick or treating with their teenagers, etc. I could go on & on, but I won't. After we ran out of candy, which was pretty quick, we headed across the streets to our neighbors house. They had a Halloween party & the kids had a ball! I stayed out & helped pass out their candy-it is much more fun to sit outside & pass out candy because there are hundreds & hundreds of people out & it's fun to watch! We had a good time & were wiped out! Thank goodness this only happens once a year! TOOOOOO much candy! I haven't had the heart to throw it all out yet, but it will be happening soon!

Carving Pumpkins....

We are pretty lame parents when it comes to holidays, something I am trying to improve! Any how, we finally carved pumpkins the day BEFORE Halloween. It wasn't anything spectacular, but it was fun & the kids ran around enjoying the beautiful weather while Kiley & I carved a skeleton & a ghost!

Halloween Partay!

THE CONEHEADS!

Last weekend a few of our friends put together an adult Halloween Party! It was so fun to see how all the different couples dressed up! The food was great & the games were a blast! We played Fear Factor & I must say it was pretty nasty! We also played the funniest game-the snorting game. I went first & couldn't stop laughing my head off! Definitely a game that we will include at all gatherings! Thanks Sabrina & Becky for putting this all together! It was a blast!

Meiers & the Mortensens

The Snorting Game! If you

want to know how to play it,

let me know!

Good Times!

Annual Ward Trunk Or Treat!

Our ward Trunk or Treat was the week before Halloween. The kids had a great time! Olivia figured out the whole take your bag & look cute & people will drop candy into it thing! She had 20 suckers hanging out of her mouth......she is following her brothers suit & is a candy-aholic. Teagen dressed up as a Vampire & loved having blood drip down his mouth. Brayden was Spider Man, again. The costume I had Liv wear was from when Teagen was 1 years old & he was Bambam with our cute little friend back in AZ days, Mads who was Pebbles. We decided because Liv is so spunky, she would wear it & be a wild amazon woman! Needless to say, she was adorable in it!

Mitchell, Brayden, & Ezra

Jack & Olivia

The Nelsons~ I had to

put it in guys, you won

the contest for best

dressed in my eyes! :)

Liv after all the fun begging

for more candy!