Slacker the last half of 2009

Okay so I have been pretty pathetic about keeping the blog updated. I will attempt to catch up by trying to cover the items I missed in 2009.

Makenna turned 9 years old, she is growing up so fast. She has become a rather good little gymnast, in fact she won the Ogden Tumbling tournament. She is always doing back flips, round-offs and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember the names of. Unfortunately she had to stop gym for awhile when she broke her hand while attempting to do a back hand spring over the top of one of her friends. She is a little daredevil. The broken hand slowed her a bit but she still managed to wake board, wake surf and have all the fun a 9 year old can handle, however it was a bit tricky keeping a plastic bag taped over her cast.

Mason began kindergarten this last fall, it's hard to believe our baby is in school. He learned to ride his bike and wants to be on it continually. His favorite toys are Lego's, especially the kits with little figures. He was also beginning to enjoy wake boarding a water skiing until it got to cold.

The kids have been begging us to get them a pet for several years not. I am not a real pet lover, you know all the hair on everything, not to mention feeding and cleaning up after them. I finally agreed to let them get a cat as long as it stayed outside, and they would take care of the cat box. The kids named her Misty and it has actually tuned out pretty good, and as a bonus she turns out to be a really good mouser.

Tara and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe we have been married that long - I guess the saying is true that TIME FLIES WHEN YOUR HAVING FUN!

Every year we do a family theme for Halloween. The kids have always loved it in the past but I don't know how much longer they will do it with us. They are starting to want to do their own thing and don't think it is cool anymore. Anyway last fall we dressed as the characters from "The Grinch". Mason was Max, Makenna was Cindy Lou Who, Tara was Betty Lou Who, and I got to be the Grinch. It was a really great time - Tara and I are enjoying acting like kids with our kids.