Pumpkin Party!

Pumpkins and Grandpa's birthday!

Every year for Grandpa Vic's birthday we have a pumpkin carving contest and birthday party. This year we carved pumpkins the night before the party. The kids had a lot of fun. Ellie, Chris and Tiesha all craved very intricate designs. Grandma Susy's monster pumpkin turned out very cool. Ray was very proud of his pumpkin, he got to carve it this year. The birthday party turned out great we had a good turn out with more than enough food. Uncle Brent made balloon animals and hats for the kids young and old, and Ellie and Trinity did a great job decorating Grandpa's cake. Happy Birthday Grandpa Vic! Lookin' good, at 88 years young!

The 4th of the 4th!

This picture is the last time all of my brothers, sisters, and parents, were all together at one time.

It was for my Uncle Dale's funeral which was a sad, but good day.

(L-R) Camille, Annelisa, Tyler, Me, Mom, Dad, Corey, Jacob, Krystalina, and Emily

The 4th of the 4th challenge is to go to your fourth picture folder, and find the fourth picture and write about it. I didn't know what picture it would be, but this is a good reminder for me, and even though I miss my Uncle Dale a lot, it's good to reflect on all that he taught me and all the he stood for. It will be 2 yrs ago this March. In some ways it seems longer ago than that, and in others it seems not quite so long ago. Around the time of his passing we made a book for my Aunt JuLee with all of our memories and pictures of Uncle Dale in it.

This is what we all wrote for the book.

Uncle Dale was a big tease. He teased me. -Ray

Uncle Dale was fun. He would rake up the leaves for us to jump in. –Weston

I loved Uncle Dale, because he loved me. He let me pick tomatoes out of the garden.
-Bekah Susan
I loved Uncle Dale, he let me help plant the garden, and taught me how to do it right.
He showed us how to rake the leaves into piles. He took us on nature hikes and always answered our questions. –Ellie Jo

Uncle Dale taught us so many things, how to plant and water the garden, how to work hard, how to do things right the first time.
He was a good listener and helped me to solve my problems and get back on the right track. He knew just how to teasingly encourage me to do better. He was a great example, and had to great testimony of the gospel.
He was fun. He told us to hide in the corn so we could sneak out and kick-the-can. I loved the fact that he was a Grandpa to Dad’s grand kids too. He included everyone. My children enjoyed the time spent on picnics and hikes with Uncle Dale. -Heather

Uncle Dale was always interested in how things were going in our life, and how he could help. He was a big tease, but it always made me feel like I was part of the family.
-Lyn

Fun in the Leaves!

My favorite part of Fall is playing in the leaves. We have a big back yard at my parents house,& it's great to rake a big pile & get buried in it, jump in it and best of all, get thrown in it!

Fall leaves, I love the smell, the feel and the crunchy sound!
Me and my girls! A Ray Monster! AAAH!
Bekah
Weston
Ellie

The best part is being thrown in! 1st you have to rake a BIG pile, My Dad and Uncle used to throw us in, now my brother, Tyler has taken over, & the kids LOVE IT!

Here's Ellie, this one jarred her a bit, we needed a bigger pile!
Mia said it was fun, but that's not what her face says!
Bekah loves it of course.

Again, and again!

Fall Soccer!

Bekah and Ellie played soccer this fall.

They both had a great time and learn a lot.

Bekah #7 played 7 on 7 this year, she really liked to play mid-field or defense.

She was a little go getter until she would get tired. This was the 1st year that she had to run up and down the whole soccer field.
GO TIGERS!

Ellie got to play co-ed soccer this year, and really liked her coach.

He did a great job of letting the kids play every position.

She really liked the oranges and drinks they got for 1/2 time too.

She realized that she is a great mid-fielder,

but she still liked to play defense.

Last year she loved playing goaly, but not this year!

Her team was called the Cannon Balls, and by the end of the season they were really playing great together!

Ellie and Jacob made a great defense team.

She said "Jacob is so cool, and he is really nice & really fast!"
When I asked her if she had a crush on him she said "No Mom! I don't like him like that"

Ellie's 11th Birthday!

Trip to the Zoo!

For part of Ellie's birthday, she wanted to go to the zoo!

So I took the kids out of school for the day, and we went with the Berg cousins.

It was a nice day, and we had a lot of fun!

Most of the cousins by the big ape.
Ellie and her BBF(cousin) Samantha
The girls(Mia,Emma,Ellie,Sammy, & Sydney)

by the Zebra's (Ellie's Favorite)

Ellie on the carousel, riding a Zebra, of course!

Pokemon Cupcakes for School

Ellie's Party!

Ellie had a Pokemon birthday this year.

Her Pokemon cake, with poke ball and figures,

blowing out the candles,

Ellie's cousins and friends.


Ellie's favorite cousins, Sammy & Emma

Ellie and her little cousins Sydney and Brieanna
For part of Ellie's present was a date with her Dad. She was very excited about it and took a while getting ready. She wore her new dress, and looked so much like a young lady it scared me. They went to Szechwan in Park City. Which was not fair, because he hasn't even taken me to eat there yet!

Ray's 1st Field Trip!

Ray's preschool class went on a field trip to the fire station. Ray thought it was fun to try on the fireman's hat and coat,
Get to squirt the fire hose,
and show his big fireman muscles.
All the kids learned a lot about being safe around fire.

Remember: STOP, DROP, and ROLL!

Happy Birthday! Grandma Berg!

My Mom had her 20th birthday for the 3rd time last week. So on Sunday we all got together at my brother's house and had dinner(that she didn't have to fix) and her favorite Choc. cake from Costco and her favorite Farr's Choc chip ice cream. She got some fun presents. My Dad got her roses and a 2 1/2 week trip to Switzerland to see one of her newest grand babies. She and my Dad left today. I hope you have a great trip Mom. We LOVE YOU!

Grandma Berg's 3rd~20th Birthday