Busy October!

Well, my weekly posting resolution hasn't been very successful, so I have a little catching up to do. October was a crazy month for us with a lot of fun things going on. Braden's freshman football team finished up with only two losses and almost took first place. Brianna's soccer team also did really well with a season ending Gem State Challenge Tournament, taking 2nd place (they only lost first place by one point and even beat the team that got first!). We absolutely love seeing our kids be active and using the talents Heavenly Father gave them. We also had lots of visitors which we love! Dan's parents came to visit and brought some of the Poky Burrup kids with them. Mike and Melissa and Maddux came over for Sunday dinner and our house never sounds as good as it sounds when it's filled to the brim with family. We love our family and are so blessed to have great relationships with everyone. Well, Melissa brought monkey bread for dessert and it was seriously gone in less than 90 seconds. If you weren't at the table when it was set down, you were out of luck!Here's Dan making sure Colt got a few pieces!
Don't be afraid to dig in everyone! Bo must be texting a girl in this picture, that would be the only thing that would keep those hands out of some dessert!
The beginning of October was so beautiful outside, everyone was in shorts and flip flops. Dan dug out his hammock he got on his mission and hung it out on the patio for the kids. We had no idea it would be such a hit! It's the first place Emilee and her friends head for when they come over. This is a picture of Danni, who lives in her dress-up clothes by they way, after she fell asleep rocking slowly in the hammock. What a little angel.
Colt is always trying to be bigger than he is: here he is trying to fit into Braden's size 11's. He is such a techy genius. I've learned to do so much more on my phone since I have to go back and fix everything he's done to it. He can go to any app he wants and has now figured out how to call people. One day I noticed he was really talking to someone, I picked it up and it was Dan. I told him sorry, I just noticed, and he told me it was the 5th time in a row. He finds the person's picture he wants to talk to and presses it! It's magic! So I'm apologizing in advance for any calls you may receive in the future.