Hockey, a little Halloween, and more hockey

Rock is playing on the house team in Wenatchee. He was pretty nervous for his first practice.

 All the suicide lines gave him quite the appetite. 

  Real Halloween came around, and that's all the excuse I needed to dress up.

 The kids met me at the office for some more trick or treating downtown.

After we walked around a while, I left for elk camp with Dad. We didn't bring anything home, but it was nice to be away for a day or so. 

 Nick rolled in about lunch on Friday.

 I made it home in time to pick up the kids. DeA showed how she likes to arrive.

 Ryker stayed the night at Grandpa and Grandma's. He looked miserable.

 Jens and Ryker wanted to get in on the skating fun, and are doing a Learn to Skate class.

 They said that they had fun.

 So...yeah. We basically live at the rink.

Halloween Fun

Every year, DeA says that we are going to get serious about our costumes. This year she did order a wig for our costumes that never got off the ground.

 Oh wait, that was Rock. Here is DeA.

 The boys put together a great season. They lost their first game, but went 6-0 the rest of the season. 

 Unfortunately, Ryker didn't play in the last two games. He got carsick on the way to Lake Roosevelt, and was throwing up before the Brewster home game.

  Thankfully everyone was feeling great for Trunk or Treating at the Church. Unicorn Jens was dressed for action.

  Grandma Rae dressed up as a witch someone from Harry Potter.

 Lucas and Rex came as quite the pair.

 Ryker Russell Wilson.

  The kids always gather after the trunk or treating to trade and exchange for the stuff they want.

 Hockey player Rock was pretty hopped up on sugar and excitement.

 Mother Nature put on her prettiest costume. 

Def Leppard and Tonsils

  Def Leppard and Journey bring families together, that's why we had a visit from Hadley.

 We left the ladies at home and went to rock out. Rock and Ryker have been waiting for this concert for a long time.

  Def Leppard was awesome. It made me feel 17 again, rocking out in the giant Dodge van on my way to practice. I loved sharing that with Rock, Ryker, Dad and Nick.

 Ryker seemed to enjoy the concert, at least until his bed time.

 He hit his witching hour around 10 and checked himself into a nice blanket cocoon.

In other news, Jens is a terrible sleeper. It's not her fault, it's her tonsils. They are huge and obstructive. She snores like Hampa, sits up often in her sleep, and is always tired. The doctor decided that it was time for them to come out, and that's what we did.

 She puts on a sad face, but she was pretty brave.

 The surgery went great. She got to stay overnight in the hospital and enjoyed all the attention that she nurses could give her.

  She sleeps so quiet now that DeA often checks her to make sure she is breathing. That's a success!

 Back to football, I call this the "brodders package" because that's what Jens calls Rock and Ryker. Rock is #3 and Ryker #9.

 Ryker begs and begs to carry the ball. I thought this would cure his desire, but it didn't work. The good news is they beat Eastmont 25-0!

 They were pretty proud of their victory. They celebrated with root beer floats and burgers.

 Ryker demanded a burger from the main menu, then complained about the lettuce, relish, tomato, onion, and mustard. Oh, and he only finished half of the thing. Looks like it's back to the kid's menu for that boy.

 General Conference is always great. Feeling the Spirit, spending time with the kids, and making donuts make is special.

 This year Ryker and Jens helped a lot, and wanted both the glaze on their fingers and the credit from everyone else.

 Mmm...delicious glaze.

 It looks like a lot of donuts, but the kids ate them quickly.

 Rock was busy in his room, drawing different ideas of his.

 Jens has started wearing lenseless glasses again. I think the attention from her tonsillectomy was wearing off and she needed something else to catch people's attention.

Fall!!

This early fall has been full of family. We had an unexpected encounter with Hadley and her parents at Brian England's funeral. It was sad to say goodbye to Brian, but at least funerals get people together.

 We spent our traditional day at the fair, wondering why we ever made it a tradition. At least Jens had fun winning cheap stuffed toys. 

 The best part of the fair tradition is the stop at Country Boys BBQ after. The boys love their ribs.

 Yeah, they aren't weird at all.

 The drive home was peaceful.

 They didn't even stir when I pulled over to take this picture.

 A big part of our fall has been football. The boys playing, and I've been broadcasting Manson games on Facebook.

 Saturdays are for the boys, the football boys. They've had a game every Saturday since Labor Day. It started with a jamboree against Chelan and Brewster. They balled out, Rock had some good runs and Ryker made a 20 yard reception.

 Dioci and Jens had fun at a Linger Longer at church.

 I'm not sure who is supposed to be influencing whom. 

 DeAndra spent most of September galavanting around Idaho and Iowa. She took Doici to school at BYU-I and accompanied Tiffini on a trip to Palmer. It was nice to have her home and back on her spot on the couch.

 She brought the boys MLBopoly.

 Ryker was not a fan of losing.

 The boys lost their first game against Okanogan, but turned it around to beat Omak and Chelan. Pizza was had after the Chelan game and I think both teams chowed as much as they could.