Speaking Larsen

 Last day of braces OCT 12!!! (for now anyway!)  She's come a long way! We can't say enough good things about Dr. Jeff Johnson and his staff!  We loved going to see the Orthodontist!  It is gonna be a sad thing not to go on a monthly basis to visit them....however we are okay with that.  She has a retainer she has to wear at night, and we will go back in two months for a check up, and then in a few years she'll need some spacing for her adult teeth to come in. THANKS DR. JOHNSON!!! BEFORE: November 2010 AFTER: October 2011 AFTER: October 2011 SO EXCITED!

So they loved it more than I thought they would.  There's something about playing against your parents as a kid that is so fun.  They were hilarious. IT was such a perfect night for a game.  The weather is quickly turning cold, and I am so glad we had this night to be together with our family and good friends for a healthy game of kickball.  It's amazing how quickly the kids picked up to it, and ran their little hearts out. Then when the cousins arrived, we had lots to do...like share suckers and pat each other's cheeks a lot. Landon and Kayson are such good buddies and this past summer I did something I've never done before. I let Landon go to Utah, with my brother Blake, and spend four days down there.  They were (according to Chad) scheming and planning lots to do, and had a great time doing it all. Jocelyn and Ella are really taking to each other too these days, which is also fun.  They played babies and seemed to really have fun together. ...

  We made it back from Canada just in time for the first day of school.  The sun was so bright, it was hard to look at the camera in our usual spot in front of the school.  But they were super excited and both of them got the teacher they had hoped for, so that was a great way to start the year.  Catelyn has Mrs. Boren, for third grade. She didn't have as many of her friends from the previous year in her class, especially Ila, who isn't in the same class, but she said she was excited to meet new people and make new friends. And Landon has Mrs. McCammon, and many of his friends from last year are in the same class! Kyle signed Landon up for soccer this fall.  He's so cute about it.  {Kyle, not Landon.}  Okay, well Landon's pretty cute about it too.  He LOVES his Green Gator team and seems to be enjoying soccer immensely! Of course we had to watch the first BSU game of the season at Grandma and Grandpa Larsens!  The kids had had a sle...

 Cousins!  COUSINS!  The kids we're totally happy to play with "cousins!"  I don't think they every said, "can we play with Maddie? or Geneva?"  Nope, it was only the "cousins!" Adopting a brother is great!!!!  Jeremy is such fun, and we are so glad he is part of the family now, whether he likes it or not!  He played with Cate on the tramp the other day, and when he jumped, he lost some money out of his wallet, and Cate grabbed it, and he told her, "Keep it."  She was tickled pink to do so! Swimming parties at Amber's make for a fun summer too!

  Playing with Seedall girls....ward campout.   I wish I had time to write more, but I just don't.  Our kids are enjoying summer to the fullest.  They are filthy nearly every night, and goofy as all get out, but they are happy, and I know it.