Soccer...

Jacob started his first soccer team this year and although we got off to a rocky start (2 losses and a really bad temper) we are proud to announce that we had a win on Saturday and Jacob scored 2 of the goals...way to go Buddy!

What we have been up to since August...

I forgot to post this somehow in July so here it is now...Jacob and his Daddy got to go on their 1st father and son outing (a yearly camp-out that our church holds) and needless to say any one-on-one time with Daddy is a good time for Jacob...he had a blast!

In the tent

Hanging out with all the other little boys

This August was the big Steele (Wade's maternal Grandparents) Family Reunion. It was in Salt Lake this year and we did a lot of fun things...We went to Cherry Hill, where I forgot to take any pictures...

We went fishing at a trout farm which Jacob smoked us all with the quickest and largest catch. Wade, on the other hand, had a harder time but in the end he was finally able to catch his very first fish ever!

We also went to a rodeo...

...played in the water at Liberty Park...

...and swam at G&G Steele's swimming pool! We had so much fun seeing everyone and being with family!

After things settled a bit, the kids and I headed off to Wheeler Farm.

When the kids take a bath, Anna usually gets out first and she loves to get her toe and fingernails painted while Jacob plays in the water for a while...well for whatever reason he decided to forgo the playtime and went for the pedicure, so here is a picture of all of our painted and decaled toes.

We also made our first trip to the Ogden Dinosaur Park...here are the kids digging for bones...

...and the big T-Rex...I was terrified of these when I was little so I was little nervous about my kids, but they thought it was the coolest part.

It was also Great Grandma Steele's Birthday so we had a little dinner party at Golden Corral

Jacob had his first day of preschool on the 9th. The teacher says that he is already doing 100 times better than he did last year and that he has really gained some confidence in the classroom.

Anna became a big 2-year old on the 14th of September...

She loves butterflies and pink so when I saw these butterfly cupcakes on the internet I knew I had to make them, they actually weren't that hard, just a bit time consuming because of the different colors and because I had to keep re-melting the chocolate, but Anna loved them which was the goal.

Opening the presents...sort of, Jacob insisted on helping A LOT!

Minnie Mouse Jammies...she loves Minnie.

We also had a little party at Great G&G Steeles house...the crown is from the nursury at church, she has worn it every day since. If you ask her how old she is, she answers "4" because that's what Jacob says.

G&G were so nice they even bought Jacob a new book to feed his new Dinosaur obsession.

Fun, Fun, Fun in the Sun...

The end of June and the month July has been a whirl-wind. It feels like July just started a few days ago and now it only has a few days left. I have a ton of pictures to show, so I will try to keep my captions short so you don't get to overwhelmed.

We had the opportunity to see the inside of the Oquirrh (pronounced Oker) Mountain Temple before it is dedicated in August. It is beautiful! Interesting story... the night of the day we went, the Angel Moroni on the top was hit by lightening.

Worn out after the temple.

Daddy and Jacob wearing their matching outfits and Anna, who loves to wear everybody's clothes, tries on Jacob's shorts and tie.

Wade's company picnic was at Lagoon, the local theme park, this year and here is Jacob on all the rides, Anna declined on all of them.

Wade and the kids on Father's Day.

Jacob did awesome at swimming lesons this year and was much improved over the 4 weeks.

Just some cute pics of the kids.

The family waiting for the fireworks on the 4th.

This June marked 10 years since I graduated from High School and with that comes the Reunion. Here is a picture of the kids at the Family BBQ and big brother being very protective of little sister.

Here is Wade and I before the Cocktail Party.

So funny thing...my best friend from High school, Heather, just happened to wear almost the exact same dress. I guess we must still be pretty connected even though it has been 5 years since we have been able to see each other. Then there is the picture of us with Emily. We all had so much fun together.

Jacob Roasting "Smarshmellos" and G and G Shrader's house. Below are pictures of Anna and Uncle Zach and also with G and G. Jacob wasn't in a picture taking mood and unfortunately I never got one picture of him with my parents. Anna, on the other hand, poses whenever I take the camera out.

Trying to catch seagulls at the park (as you can tell, they didn't do very good job because there are no seagulls in the picture.

For the first time in 2 1/2 years we were able to see my older brother Rodney. The last time he saw Jacob was when he was just turning 2 and he had never met Anna. They loved their Uncle Rod, especially when he treated them to Chucky Cheese and and shopping trip to Toys R Us.

For the 24th (Pioneer Day, a state holiday) we went to the zoo (our kids could go twice a week and never get tired of it). This time we went the bird show and were really impressed!

And last but not least, just a picture of the kids looking cute before going to church!