Carpenter Family Reunion

So I am once again playing catch up. I've had all these pics on my computer forever but our internet kept going in and out and finally we just canceled it and went through someone else. Well, when the new company got here they couldn't get a signal so we were still without internet. Linz and Bryson recommended a company they used and TADA we have internet. It's so nice to get on and not have to wait forever for it to pull up a page. Or whenever the winds blowing not be able to get on at all. So now I have to catch up on the last couple months. The Carpenter Family Reunion (CFR) was so much fun. Travis was there this year which made it so much better. Last year he was pig hunting in Texas. We got up there Friday night and set up our trailer. Saturday morning we went and watched all the 5K and half marathon runners. The auction was on Saturday afternoon and I made this super cute witch hat. I am not a crafty person so this was a big deal for me. We also worked on a craft while up there. It's these really cute picture blocks. But. . . . I haven't finished mine yet. I'll post a pic when it's done :). Saturday was also the big BYU vs. Oklahoma game. BYU was picked to loose. Travis worked all day trying to set up a satellite so we could watch the game in our trailer. It started pouring rain and still he was out in it trying to get a signal. It was all for nothing though, the stupid thing never worked. So like every other year we listened to the first game of the season in Trav's truck. The game was amazing!!! BYU won, it was incredible. We did end up watching it after we got home. But it was still fun to listen in the car. That night the played The Price is Right we got to see the final showcase after the BYU game was over. Sunday we got up early and went to my grandparents house to shower then go to 9 am Sacrament meeting. 25 people showered and bathed at my grandparents house before church, I am still amazed that we do it every year. And we usually add one or two each year now that we're all getting married and having kids. After church we had a big lunch and then went to the old homestead for some family pics. This is just a few of. I have a lot more on my facebook page. My mom has some too, I haven't seen them yet though. After the fun of family pics we went back to camp. Then we had the sawdust dig. The kids (little and big) are excited for this every year. I love the CFR. We play games, talk with family, and eat good food. People can't believe how close my family is. Sunday night we got the trailer packed up as much as we could and tried to get the boys to bed early. Monday morning we got up and hit the road. We met Trav's family at Lagoon. We were there all day. We had so much fun. We went to Lagoona Beach and even though it was a little cold, we still had fun. We didn't think that Keira would have much fun though, so she stayed with Aunt Lissa and Grandma. I like some roller coasters but some. . . you have to do some major talking into for me. Well, that's what Travis had to do for wicked. He got me on, and it was fun. I'm just glad it was so fast I didn't know what was going on. We went on a few rides like that. I think the wild mouse scared Trav the most. That's one that doesn't scare me :). After all the fun at Lagoona Beach we went to Firehouse Pizza. It was delicious!! All in all, a very good Labor day weekend.

CFR 5K and half marathon

These are the 5K runners.
Leslie took 1st place. She didn't push the stroller all the way. Her hubby is behind her. She just pushed it a little ways. This was the first race she won. YAY LESLIE!!!!!
Dana took 2nd place.
This year at the reunion they decided to have a half marathon and 5k race. Brenda and Kalvin (my aunt and uncle) helped set everything up. We had a lot of people participate and even more cheering on. We started yelling and cheering everyone on as soon as we could see them. It was a lot of fun and everyone got a medal. I think we will be seeing this race from now on every year.

CFR Half Marathon pictures

My Uncle Kalvin came in 3rd. That is Marcus, my cousins little boy, running beside him. He ran down the road so he could run the last little ways with him.
My Uncle Mark took 4th place. I think I could put him under the crazy category with my grandpa. He doesn't train for any of the marathons he runs. He just tries to push through them.
Pam came in 5th, and once again a pink shirt. I think that when I do this next year I will have to have a pink shirt.
Travis loves the "action" setting on our camera. This is my brother, Kevin, crossing the finish line.
Isn't she just the essence of cool :) Hair done, pink shirt, and sunglasses. Did you even break a sweat Brenda??

CFR half marathon

Melanie coming over the finish line.

Austin finishing his "half marathon and my crazy grandpa riding a bike in COWBOY BOOTS!!

Check out Rikki's shoes!!! LOVE THEM.
Cindy walked the whole way in 3 hours. Finishing an hour faster than she thought she would

First Day of Preschool

It came, Alex's first day of preschool. He was soooo excited!!! He woke up that morning when Austin did (6:45) and asked me every five minutes if it was time to leave yet. Preschool didn't start until 9:30, I was glad he was excited though. It makes things so much easier. I thought he was going to explode when I asked him to sit on the bench outside Miss Krissi's so I could get a picture. You can almost seeing him bouncing in the picture. He just wanted to go in and start learning. He comes home every Tuesday and Thursday singing the letter song they learned that day. It is so weird to just have Keira for two hours. I can't believe how quiet it is. I should clean my house or something of that nature, but usually I go workout or read. My little boy is growing up.

Travis' Birthday

So I am playing a bit of catch up here. Trav's birthday was on Aug. 28th. I wanted to do something fun that he would enjoy. So, we got some friends and family together and went fishing up AF canyon. It wasn't a great night to catch fish, but it was fun to get together with friends. Jeff and Jamie have 4 kids, Nick and Steph have 3, and our 3. When I met everyone Jeff and Jamie were the only ones married, and they just had Jax. It's kind of funny how things turn out. Travis' friends all married the girls they were dating when I met them. I must be lucky :D lol. Anyways. . . we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows and the kids had tons of fun feeding the ducks. I think they threw every piece of left over hotdog buns to the ducks. They also had fun playing on the rocks. Right next to where we were fishing there were these huge rocks all pushed together. It was "nature's little playground". I also learned it doesn't matter how young or old little boys are


they always manage to play in the mud. Fisher is only 3 months old!! I think he might have had a little help with this one. We had a great time catching up with everyone especially because we all just had babies, well except for Jason of course. We missed Kimball and Bonnie and Ryan and his wife. It was a fun night though, I hope Trav enjoyed it.

Work

Yesterday was my first day back to work. I started out my day waking up Austin and getting him ready for school. It was crazy hair day so we put his hair in a ton of tiny ponytails. After sending him off I got breakfast for Alex and I and started getting ready for work. Packing the diaperbag was interesting. I kept remembering things that I should put in, although I'm not as bad as Lissa :). I swear she packs EVERYTHING including the kitchen sink. So bag packed and we were on our way. I dropped Alex and Keira off at Krissi's and after lots of hugs and kisses I finally left for work. It was really nice to be back. I love working in shoes and I had a lot of fun getting back into the swing of things, I even made my sales goal. Everything was going great until Travis called. He wanted to know where the Mylicon drops were and Keira was screaming in the background. It just made my heart hurt. If any of you saw my facebook updates . . . well they explained it all. Travis' mom called and said she had cried for hours at her house and then she cried two hour with Trav, I felt horrible. Travis was just finishing up her feeding when I got home. I took her and talked to her while I was getting her jammies on. She cooed and awed and even giggled for the first time. It made me feel loved. Then like a good little girl she turned over and went to sleep until 6:45 this morning. Hopefully the worst is behind us! I am going to the CFR (Carpenter Family Reunion) so I don't work until next Wednesday. That's definitely the way I like to ease back into work. Go to work for one day and then go on vacation for a week :D