Family Pictures

We had new family pictures taken and much to my surprise Adrianne was able to get a few cute ones of my very uncooperative boys. We even managed to get the whole Haislip family together for a few hours.

The Run, the fair, and the First Day of School.

Last Sat was my first run. Aime and I ran the 5K and thanks to her I did better than I have while practicing. My time was 29:26. She was an awesome motivator and kept me going. It was really fun and I think next year might aim for the 10K. And at the finish line my mother-in-law was there to give us our medals.

Monday we went to the fair. It was the same old thing, but something to do I guess. Ethen is my brave one and went on a couple rides. Aiden is stil a little nervous without his cousins. I'm sure if Brooklyn or Taylor was there he would have done them all.

I can't believe my baby started kindergarten today! Everybody is right and when they tell you how fast they grow up. Last night he was so excited and this morning he woke up at 7 (and woke his brother up) because he was so excited. We had a few tears, but his teacher is great and took him to play with some toys. All day seems like a long time to me. He had an okay day it seems. He says he will go again on Monday but not tomorrow.

Summer

Summer is almost over and it seems to have flown by. Ben got a little fishing boat and has been loving it. Jeremy and Jill came up to a week in July and it was a dream for Aiden having is cousins around to play with. He keeps asking when its Christmas so Taylor will come back. The boys also love playing with friends. They play from sun up to sun down. Mom and Dad already aren't fun enough. Soon it will be time for Aiden to start Kindergarten. Nothing much has changed for us. Here are some pictures of the summer.

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Aiden wanted to play soccer this year instead of baseball. He is definitely more into it this year, but his attention span only lasts about half the game. At least this year he is playing with his cousin Avery so he has some incentive. He is good at taking the ball down the field and scoring, but if another player has it he's not really interested. He also hates the camera and just stands like a statue if he sees that you have it. Here is a video. Sorry it is a little shaky, I had Ethen helping me.

Disneyland

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Disneyland was a blast. The weather was perfect, the kids did really good and they all could go on most the rides. It was fun watching the kids enjoying the rides and especially Brooklyn joining in on the parades. The lines weren't as bad as I thought and the kids kept eachother entertained. Taylor was great at playing with Ethen and keeping him happy. The boys went early one morning and got to go on all the roller-coasters many times while Jill and I got the rest of the kids ready and to the Park with all our stuff. It was no easy task to get 4 kids, 3 strollers, and 2 bags to car, on the bus and then to the park.
We also enjoyed spending time in Vegas with the Romriells. Aiden always loves playing with his cousins. Thanks to the Romriells for everything! Next time we will try it without the earthquake.

Nothing exciting has been happening for us. The boys will do anything to play outside no matter what the weather. If it's getting too cold for me, however they will settle for playing in the garage. Ethen continues to copy everything his brother does and we are sure he will be in the ER for before too long with all his jumping and "tricks." Aiden is loving school and playing with friends, mom and dad are getting boring. Ben has started to work on his MRI certification, but he still finds time to take Aiden ice fishing. Here's a few pictures from the past couple months.