PUPPIES, PUPPIES EVERYWHERE!

Star finally had her puppies! She had one on Labor Day and the rest were born in the wee hours of the morning of the 8th. She had 9 puppies but we lost one. I am sure that 8 will be hard enough to keep track of when they get a little bigger. Star has 6 boys and two girls. We all think they are very cute and the kids can't wait to be able to start holding them and playing with them! This was the last puppy born. It is a boy. It has the biggest head of all the puppies.

This is one of the girls. They seemed to be lighter in color than the boys.

This is Star and the first of the puppies sleeping in between deliveries. There was 2 1/2 hours between the first puppy and the second. The rest of the there was 45 minutes to 30 minutes between. It was a very long night.

This is most of the puppies. They all sleep in a pile and don't seem to care who is sleeping on who. (Wish my kids were that way in the car!)

This is the first puppy about an hour after he was born.

This is all of the puppies. Mom went out to the bathroom so I snapped a quick shot.

First day of school

This is the first day of school. I think they were all ready to go back this year. Brody is a sophmore and loving life. He is 15 now and thinks he needs to drive when the vehicle leaves the drivway. He is playing football and staying very busy with it.

Braydn is 13 and in 8th grade. He thinks he rules the school!

Carson is 13 and is also in 8th grade. They are both very excited to be starting school this year because they get to go to Washington DC in the spring.

Kelton is still 9 and is starting 4th grade. He is very excited because his teacher this year doesn't believe in homework. (Yeah for mom!)

Ashlee is 7 and is in the 2nd grade. She is excited about school, but more excited about dance starting in a couple of weeks.

Kadin is in 1st grade this year and can't wait to be six and start loosing his teeth. He is excited that he has the same teacher that Ashlee had last year.

Father & Sons Outing

This is from the father & sons outing out ward had. Brian took all of the boys and went. They took a member of the ward with them that doesn't have any boys.

This is the truck and trailer. Braydn is standing in the doorway. Brian hates sleeping in tents, but who can blame him when you camp in bear country.

They all had a good time and said they wished it could've been longer than just overnight.

First scrimmage

This is Brody's first scrimmage game against Farson. They were playing 6 man football because Farson is so small. It was definately a different game than what they are used to. They are used to an 11 man game. It was more of a practice for Farson. They haven't had a football program in 5 or 6 years. They had fun playing and definately beat Farson hands down. Brody is #32.

Jumping off the bridge

This is the not so famous La Barge bridge that my kids love to jump off. I took the kids down to jump for Brody's birthday. They had a lot of fun. Ashlee is the one jumping in the picture and Braydn is the one in the water.

Brody's Driving

This is Brody driving. He passed his written test on the second try! LOOK OUT WORLD!!

Brody was so excited to be able to drive that I let him drive me home from Pinedale (30 miles). It was a SCARY experience.