Fall and Cross Country

I missed this pic of DeA from conference, right after she scolded the kids for not paying attention...

It's been fun hanging out in the cool evenings and seeing the leaves start to turn. Leo Baby loves the joyrides with his mom.

Max is learning how to right the dirt bike. Leo puppy is happy to race him.

Leo Baby will often come into our house, help himself to our pantry, and enjoy some Paw Patrol.

Jens had a soccer game at 9am (not pictured: Jens at her soccer game because I was coaching and reffing) and then DeA and I busted it to Liberty Bell to watch Ryker's cross country meet. He definitely looks the part!

Look at that start and runner's lean!

About one mile into the race, he still has the lean but the pace has slowed a little.

Finishing strong! He ran 1.5 miles in under 16 minutes. I'm pretty sure that I couldn't do that right now.

He did some sprints while waiting for his pizza at the bakery. He said he needed to get better.

We topped off the day with homemade burgers.

Leo baby was a fan.

I think MAXAMILIANO liked it, I can't tell from the look on his face

General Conference Weekend

Leo Baby has a way of letting you know that he's sick of waiting for you to feed him.

Rissa and Leo came over to watch Saturday conference with Jens and me, DeA and the boys were on their way to Leavenworth for Ryker's CC meet. Max came over to play Spiderman, but came upstairs for the Doritos.

It was a very reverent conference session.

Ryker did well in his race, it involved running up a ski hill, and placed 7th. You can see the excitement in his eyes.

Somehow, Sunday session of conference was even less reverent. The kids cannot and would not sit still.

Thankfully the donuts were ready to roll out before DeA snapped, that at least took the irreverence into the kitchen and away from her nap conference viewing.

"These glazed donuts could us some extra powdered sugar" is literally what Ryker said.

Max most certainly approved.

Conference weekend is the best.

Dress Like Gpa, and a Sports Road Trip

Ryker loves being in middle school, especially since everything is new to him. One of the homecoming themes was dress like a grandparent day, and he was super stoked to dress like Gpa Dale.

Spot on, spot on.

I unexpectedly got to hang out with Dean after work for about an hour before taking him to the YM's activity. We did tacos and picked up a butchered pig. It was wild.

Ryker was pretty excited for his first cross country meet in Tonasket. He slept in his uniform just in case the race broke out early.

Schookums, Dad, and I arrived at the race to a cold, driving rain storm. It was pretty miserable.

Ryker did well for his first race!

He didn't want to ride home with us, but instead sat on the bus with his friends.

We left Gyker and drove to Bridgeport to watch Rock play MS football. The weather was perfect and beautiful. Rock played left DE for the first time ever and figured it our pretty quick.

DeA stayed bundled up, even though the temperature was 20 degrees warmer and there were clear skies. Rock got his bell rung right before halftime and they sent him home with us to rest. We thought we beat Ryker and the bus home, but Jefe had dropped him off at home and Ryker didn't have a way to tell us. He was eating cereal at Mom and Dad's while Dad was waiting at the school and DeA and tending to Rock. Finally Ryker came flying through the door, excited to tell us about his run and bus ride.

Leo Baby's Birthday and Spidermen

Halloween costumes arrived a little early this year, and the boys are going all in on the Spider-verse. Max is classic Spiderman.

Ryker is a different Spiderman. They all dressed up to help Leo Baby celebrate his birthday.

I'm not sure what he liked more, the cake or the attention.

I hope he soaks up that attention, because once Rissa pops he'll be relegated to the middle child.

Leo got a cool dinosaur pi~nata.

Everyone had fun, even the javiasaurus

In all the fun, Leo Puppy stepped on something sharp and lacerated his paw. He had to wear a protective sock and was pretty embarrassed about everything. 

He was already needy, but being hurt bumped that neediness up to a 10.

Leo Baby's birthday week continued with a Saturday night dinner at La Brisa. Cheesy deliciousness. 

I took Leo Puppy out for a walk with his protective sock and boot, and Leo Baby became jealous of my cool head lamp.

 

Last of the Summer Nights and Quarantine

The smoke and burn ban have made it hard to enjoy a fire in the evenings. We were finally able to have one, and the kids had a competition seeing who could throw the most wood into the fire. 

Javi decided that Leo should be a lap dog. Also, Javi tested positive for the 'Rona so he can't get attention from anyone else.

Leo has no idea that he's being exposed to Covid.

We've still had our relaxing walks.

Rissa, Leo Baby, and Max all tested positive at the end of their quarantine. That meant that our kids had to begin a quarantine and stay away from their cousins. Leo Baby did not understand why he was being shunned.

Our kids had way too much time here at home, and started dressing Leo Puppy like a poor babushka. 

We had to attend church from home, it was very reverent. Very.

The sky has been fun lately, part stormy and part sunny.

Aron Steward's parents needed some trees removed from their property, so I took the Rona kids up there for their muscle.

Rock was worried that quarantine would derail his season, but he was still able to play in the scrimmage after he was set free. He got to be center for the white team and did great.

Nick and Emily came over for Raynor's wedding. It was fun and exciting to watch football with Nick and Cambri.

Rissa and Javi couldn't find Leo Baby one night when he was supposed to be in bed. I found him at our house. 

He was watching important things.