Thanksgiving Weekend

For Thanksgiving this year we went down to Las Vegas to spend it with all my (Cassie's) family. All 5 of us siblings and family were there, so it was a lot of fun to see everybody. The cousins all jumped on the trampoline quite a bot. We also took the kids to the little municipal airport in town. We ate lunch and watch planes land. It probably wasn't a SUPER busy day at the airport, so there weren't a whole lot of planes, but fortunately there was one plane that must have been practicing taking off and landing becasuse we saw that plane like 15 times, and the kids didn't know the difference, it was awesome. We also saw a helicopter. The boys really love planes and helicopters right now. I don't know how but anytime we go outside the start yelling, "airplane" and I think they are just doing it...but then I look where they are pointing and...theres a plane, that I would have NEVER noticed. It was a fun weekend and good to see everybody!

While working on Thanksgiving Dinner, somehow this plastic cutting board stuck to the bottom of a pan that was on its way back in to the oven, a GREAT mess to clean up while stressing about dinner :) Kristy is showing off the handy work!


The kids on the trampoline




At the Airport




Other fun pictures from November

Halloween

I am FINALLY posting pictures of Haloween. I tried to be creative and do another TWIN themed costume, so they were MARIO and LUIGI. Skyler was Mario and Connor was Luigi. For Halloween we went to the High School and did their trick or treating through the halls. We also went to our ward Trunk or Treat. The boys got their costumes all wet at the ward activity, so when we got home we changed them out of their costumes. Connor didn't seem too interested and had a hard time even giving the candy to the those that came by the house. Skyler was very wrapped up in the spirit on Halloween, and loved answering the door and handing out the candy. I decided that he should be rewarded, so I threw on an extra costume my sister let me borrow (the elephant) and took him out trick or treating. It was seriously SO much fun. He was so cute, he learned not to walk on the grass, to go to houses that had porch lights on, to have his bucket when he knocked (it was kinda heavy so I was holding it), and to say trick or treat when somebody came to the door. Only he held his hand out instead of the bucket. By the time we got home, Connor seemed to be in a more chipper mood, so we threw a Dragon costume on him and David and I took the boys to a few more houses. We really had a fun time.

Staheli Family Farm

The weekend of October 23, my sister, Erica, and her boys were in town. David and her husband, Heber, went up to Provo for a football game. We had a lot of fun that weekend. One thing we did was to go to Staheli Family Farm. Our cousin Cinthia also went with us. The boys had so much fun on the corn slide, then the petting zoo. Eventally the did the train ride (pulled by the tractor). And finally they enjoyed the tire swing made to look like bulls. Skyler absolutely LOVED the train ride and seeing the cows during it. He would have riden it all day. Connor enjoyed the tire swing, and it was quite a challenge getting him off.

Random Fun

The boys are silly, and learning to play together



Skyler is still a happy little boy, and is learning so much. He knows some of his colors and shapes. I would say his favorite colors are Orange and Green. He also loves the moon and animals. He is a little sponge and loves to learn and talk.



Connor is a silly boy. He loves to color and to point out shapes. His favorite is the circle, then probably the triangle, heart and star. But he is definitely a circle fan.



On Fridays we like to go outside and watch for the trash truck. The driver is so awesome and totally entertains the kids and honks the horn. One day he came back with, probably his boss or something, and gave the kids each a hat, a toy figurine trash can and a coloring book. It seriously so nice.

Boys turn 2

Starting the Day
October 1st marked the boys 2nd birthday. We still feel they are a little young to go "all out" for their birthday, so we kept it simple again this year. It is starting to get a little cool here, especially in the mornings so I dressed the boys in a beach bum fashion, shorts and a sweat shirt. Skyler picks out some of his own clothes and shoes, and he chose to wear slippers this morning.




Dinner with some family
After their morning milk, we were off to daycare. They had a pleasant surprise when Grandma Carma picked them up early. She brought them home and they played with Grandma Carma and Papa Craig, who was in town for the marathon. We had a little pizza for dinner.




Presents
After Pizza it was present time. They still don't really understand this concept. Skyler was the first to open his presents. I made them quilts, G-ma Carma got them these cool microphones and toy cars, and Papa Craig and G-ma Teresa got them puzzles and these super cool night lights that are like stuffed animals that project stars and a moon onto the ceiling...it looks like you are outside. The Lounsbury's got them GIANT coloring books as well as new crayons.







Cake & Ice Cream
Grandma Carma made the boys a cookie cake. And I heard they got into the frosting a little premature (Their poop was blue the next day). Our cousins Cinthia and Landon and their kids made it for cake and ice cream as well.




Family Photos
To mark their 2nd birthday, we went an had family pictures taken. The boys were VERY rambunctious, and I was glad we got a couple good ones.


















In a few days I will try to post info about the boys individually...give all these pictures a moment to sink in!

St. George Marathon

On Oct. 3rd David ran the St. George Marathon. Papa Craig was going to run it as well, but due to injury he was unable to. He was a little sad that he had to stand in the cheering section with us, but I was very grateful for his help with the Twinkies, and we are so proud of all his other marathons he has done, including Boston! GO PAPA!!!

Anyway Skyler had a blast watching all the racers come in. He really get in to these things, it is so fun. Connor on the other hand was more concerned with the balloon that was tied to a stroller about 10 feet away, and that he couldn't have it.

David ran the marathon in just under 4 hours. I am going to make him come and tell a little about it...

Well the I woke up the marathon morning tired and not ready to run, but I was going to make myself do the marathon. My goal was under four hours and I got that. The race was going great till about mile twenty and then I broke down. That is the problem with being sick for a month and not doing a long run. Next year I hope to break the three hour mark. We will start training this week.

Well, Oct. 1st was the boys 2nd Birthday. I havn't posted anything yet because I am waiting for our family pictures to come back. But here are some random photos to tide you over until then.


Connor had fun playing with Papa's glasses (above) and I can't believe he still sleeps like this (below)



Skyler is such a ham it is funny


This is the boys favorite place to eat now on the little bar stools.


The boys love their Grandma Carma, and when she comes to visit. Sometimes she surprises them and picks them up from Daycare.

Cassie's Triathlon and Family Salt Lake City trip

On September 19 we took a trip up to Salt Lake City for my (Cassie's) triathlon in Daybreak. My old college friend was coming up to do this with her Dad, and asked me to do it as well. So I agreed. This was another Sprint Tri, but I am not sure the distances were 100% accurate.

SWIM
We were supposed to do a 750 meter swim in the lake, but due to an outbreak of Round Worm, there was a last minute lake closure. To compensate for that leg of the Tri, we were bused to a community pool (not like a city community pool, but like a sub division community pool) where we swam 75 yards...yes, 75 yards, 3 lengths of the pool. We were in the water for probably a minute and a half. Then we had to run back to transition about 1.2 miles away. Anything we took with us to the pool, we either had to leave there or run back with.

BIKE
For the most part the way out was up hill with a couple of down hills, and a pretty good head wind. A little before the turn around point, we went up a pretty good hill that was a mile long. It was torture in the head wind, then you go down hill, then up a pretty short steep hill. I remember when I was going up the hill, I felt like I was standing still, and Cami (my friend) came WIZZING by me SO fast going the opposite direction. I knew the down hill part was coming up before the steep hill, and I would get a break, and so I was going down, and still working so hard...DOWN HILL, yeah, it stunk! But the way back was SUPER fun, going downhill with the tail wind, I think I was pushing 40 MPH. I would say the bike was about 11 1/2 miles or so, and a true Sprint tri is 12.4 miles I think.

RUN
Good run around the lake. It had a pretty view the whole time. Pretty flat, about 3 miles, and a true Sprint tri is 3.1. Really not much to say here. I was bummed there was only 1 aid station, and I thought there would be 2.

FINISH
The boys were so patient the whole time, from what I understand, and I was excited to see my friend Amber after the race, I didn't know she was even coming out. And, David was watching the bikers coming in as I crossed the finish line, so he didn't get to see me, or get any pictures. So the pictures below are just random shots. Eventually the race will post their pictures, and I might have some in there, so if you want you can check on the races's web site. Once they have them, I will post as well:

http://www.ustrisports.com/daybreak.htm

RESULTS
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_individual.php?make_printable=1&bib_num=679&race_id=12246&type=result

bib number:	679
gender:	F
location:	Saint George, UT
overall place:	214 out of 327
division place:	27 out of 47
gender place:	80 out of 153
time:	1:36:00
pace:	0:
swim:	14:27
t1:	1:45
bike:	48:08
t2:	1:08
run:	30:33

The Trip
While there we met up with as many people as we could. We saw my cousin JanEtta and her son after the race, as well as my friend Ashley and her family. We went to dinner at their house Saturday night. Skyler LOVED their motor Jeep thing, but Connor was a little timid, and stayed safely in the manual car. We also saw David's cousin Caroline. We stayed with the ever so hospitable Glenn family, and had a great time visiting with them, and taking the boys to their FIRST football to see one of the Glenn boys. Skyler LOVED it. Not really the game, but the social aspect with all the people and the clapping. Connor liked it, but not as much and I think just wanted to go home and sleep.




On the way down we had to take this shot of Connor sleeping, and then Skyler saw the camera and kept saying "CHEESE" over and over, so we had to snap a couple shots of that as well. They did so good on the ride, and gave us more confidence to hopefully make this trip again soon, and not wait another 2 years.