Halloween 2011

Here are a few pictures from Halloween and pictures of the pumpkins we carved.

This isn't a Halloween picture but Kallen is wearing orange. He insisted on getting his picture taken with the Bronco at the Boise airport.

Soccer Fall 2011

We signed Kallen up for Soccer this Fall. It took about 4 games before he really got in to it. He spent those first 4 games mostly sitting on our laps and not really playing. Then he really got in to it and loved playing. The last couple of Saturday games they only had six players so Kallen got to play the entire game and had so much fun. He scored a few goals (a couple in the other teams goal). It was really fun watch him learn through the season and at the end finally start to get it. Not bad for just 15 minutes of practice before the game.

Grandma & Grandpa's Visit

Grandma and Grandpa made their semi-annual visit this October. This included a trip to Gardner Village to see the witches. Kallen saw the witches last year and loved them. This year he got to go with Grandma and Grandpa. Garnder Village is on our way home so now everytime we drive by he reminds me that he saw the witches with Grandma and Grandpa.

Kallen's been taking swim lessons for awhile now. He is in level 2 after doing two sessions of level 1. I think he will be in level 2 for a few more sessions but it is fun to see him improve. He loves jumping in. He can almost float on his back by himself. Grandma and Grandpa got to come watch Kallen's lesson.

We fed and watered the Westminster chickens before swim lessons.

Every nice day Grandma and Grandpa got to play Frisbee with Kallen. He loves playing Frisbee.

We also went to the pumpkin patch and picked out our pumpkins.

Kallen, Grandma and I also took a trip down south to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and Zion National Park. We got lucky with really sunny weather. Grand Canyon was a bit chilly but sunny. Definitely some beautiful scenery. Kallen wanted his picture taken all the time and would have to see the picture after it was taken.

The famous chair in Beaver, UT where you have to stop at DQ for some ice cream.

A few pictures from Zion National Park. We drove into the park through the East entrance which I have done before and it was beautiful, almost more beautiful than the actuall park canyon itself.

Summer Fun 2011

We have had a busy few weeks. We had a list of things we wanted to do this Summer and now that we are done with our vacations we are finally getting them done, all in a few week time span. We went to the Ogden Dino Park which for a 3 year old who loves dinosaurs it was a pretty cool place. We also went to the County Fair which is becoming kind of a tradition. It is really small but it is free so this is our 3rd year taking Kallen. Last n ight we went to the last Bees game of the season which was also something else on our list.

County Fair Fun! Here is Kallen on a pony ride. The funny thing is that one cowboy told Kallen his horse's name was Rusty and the other cowboy told Kallen his pony's name was Joe. The coincidence is that I had a pony by each of those names growing up. I guess my names weren't so original!

We also went to the zoo a couple of times during July. They still had their dinosaur exhibit so Kallen of course loves seeing it. We like to go on the Members Only evenings. They keep the zoo open late for members only and it is not very busy at all.

Here are a few random pictures. Here is Kallen after the dentist and in the dentist chair. This was his 3rd visit and each time he has gotten better. This time he let the dental hygienist clean his teath with the motorized brush and floss. Dentist says he has great teeth and a great mouth. Let's hope it stays that way and he doesn't have to have braces. They have tv's on the ceiling and a carousel in the waiting room that the kids get a token for after their appointment.

This is a picture Kallen posed for at a dinner we went to in Layton the other night.

The Saturday of First Year Orientation that I had to work Johnny took Kallen to get his haircut and this is the picture I got of his new look. Luckily it wasn't permanent the stylist was just having fun.

We finally made it to the Wheeler Farm Farmer's Market last Sunday which was a lot bigger than I expected. We also took a bunch of old bread to feed the ducks and geese. One of the stands had this ride. It was only a dollar and Kallen wanted to keep riding, I think he ended up taking 3 rides on it.

This was another picture Kallen insisted that I take that he posed for. At least he didn't notice the Kettle Corn that was being sold so we didn't have to buy any of that.

Here are some random photos of Kallen playing with the giant stuffed bear that we have. He thought he was pretty funny.