Emily just turned 14 and promoted from 8th grade. She is now a freshman! She wants to be a mom and is learning how to do things around the house. She will make a great mom someday far off. (Not in 4 years!)

Jordan age 17

Jordan will be finishing his Junior year this week. We are proud of him. I can see he is growing and maturing. He is a lot of fun to have around the house. He is trying hard to be nice to his siblings!

Happy Halloween! We survived another Halloween. Emily and Tanner put together their own costumes. Emily is from the 50's, Tanner is the Headless Horseman, and Hayden is a Mickey Mouse Jedi. We had a trunk or treat with the ward and got enough candy then, but went out Halloween night anyway. We went with our friends and had a great time. Now we can think about Thanksgiving.

Here chick, chick, chick! This is John's birthday present--50 chicks! They are residing in our garage at this time. They are so cute at this age! These are meat chickens.We are going to be canning for days!

Emily was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society this year. It is based on her grades from last year. We are so proud!

This has been our week of birthdays. Hayden's was on Weds. and Tanner's today (Sun.) This was a party year, and we had separate parties. I have had all the cake I care to eat! Hayden is 10 and Tanner 12. Tanner received the priesthood today, and is now a deacon. He is excited to be able to pass the sacrament next week.

Jordan has had an exciting few weeks. The same week that he needed stitches, Jordan attended his final board of review and passed. He is now an Eagle Scout. We are all so excited. I forgot the camera at home, so we used the cell phone camera. Needless to say, the pictures are not the best. Because he is now an Eagle Scout, he is able to get his permit. So, the very next day, John took him to the DMV. He passed the first time, and tried to drive home. However, because he couldn't bend his knee due to his stitches, John had to drive home. He still has his stitches, but is able to drive my car. He is actually a very good driver. Jordan will get his stitches out tomorrow.