Beck's Blessing

Beck was blessed by his dad yesterday in the Twin Falls 5th ward. Clint did a great job, and Beck looked so cute in his little outfit. We had a lunch afterward with all of the family, except Carrie & Jason (sorry guys!). I didn't get any pictures until that night, so it's just Beck.

William Beck Schnoor

Beck finally decided to make his appearance November 16th at 2:11 am. I felt like it might be the night and when my water broke at 1:00 am, we knew! Since Beck came so fast he had a purple bruised face for the first day, but he looks great now. He was 9 pounds 9 ounces and 21 inches long. He is our first baby with blonde hair and light eyes, so we will see if that stays.
The kids all love him and have been great help to me. We are all doing well and are excited he is here!

Beck right after birth, with his poor bruised face.

This is the next day, he looks much better!

My two sweet boys!

Halloween

Halloween was pretty low-key this year. We skipped the ward Trunk or Treat because Jack & Ellie had their Halloween Piano Recital and Lucy & Audrey were sick. I got to do Jack's school party which is always fun and then the kids went trick-or-treating.
Jack was a "Rapsta" (gangsta/rapper?), Ellie was Frankie Stein, Lucy was a butterfly, and Audrey was a monkey.

Fall Sports

This fall Ellie and Lucy played soccer. It was the first year for both of them and they had a lot of fun. Neither of them are the most aggressive girls, but they each scored a goal by the end of the season.

Jack played tackle football for the first time this year. He has played flag football before, but he was very excited to be in full gear this year. His team was the Seahawks, and Jack got to play Quarterback for offense and Cornerback for defense. He loves sports and is quite athletic, it was a lot of fun to watch him play.

1st Day of School

School started September 6th this year. We ended right after Memorial Day and started the day after Labor Day, so we had a nice long summer. I wish the school calendar would work that way every year! Lucy started kindergarten and was very excited, she has Mrs. Petersen in the afternoon. Ellie has Mrs. Whitney for 2nd grade, and Jack has Mr. Dong for 4th grade. They were all happy with their teachers and had some good friends in their classes. They all like school and I like getting back into a schedule, but I sure miss them and so does Audrey!

Audrey is Two!

Audrey turned two on August 12th. Grandpa John, Grandma Nanner, and Jordan and her kids drove down from Boise to help us celebrate. Grandpa Cleve and Grandma Debbie came over for presents and cake and ice cream. Audrey had a lot of fun with the cousins and opening presents. I was lazy and bought a Dora cake from the store, but Audrey loved it. She did get shy when everyone was singing to her.

Audrey got some clothes, Fisher-Price snap dolls, a Ms. Potato Head, and a shopping cart with play food for her birthday. Happy Birthday Audrey!

Summer Fun

A few days ago someone was asking me what the kids and I did all day, so I thought I would journal about these crazy fun summer days. When we wake up everyone has morning work to do, if they finish and there are family jobs (weeding the garden and beds, house chores, or whatever I think of) we work on those. We usually go to lunch at the park, the kids like to ride bikes there if it is not too hot. In the afternoon we go to Bass Lake, or summer movies, or play with friends, or go to the library, or do a project at home, or just have free time at home. I try to wear them out in the afternoon, so they will be tired for bed even though it is still light out at bedtime. The girls generally go to bed around 8:00pm and Jack and 8:30 or 9:00pm (in the summer). They can't stay up too late, as they all usually are awake around 6:30 to 7:00 (Jack & Audrey) or 7:30 to 8:00 (Ellie & Lucy). I love having the kids home during the summer. I can't believe it is July already, summer is flying by!
Jack did a week long basketball camp at CSI, did a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, and a golf clinic at BLCC. He also is still taking piano lessons and busy with Cub Scouts. Ellie took tennis lessons, and is taking piano and dance. Lucy took tennis lessons and is still in dance. And Audrey is always just along for the ride.
We took the kids camping and had a great time. We had fun with Grandpa John, Grandma Nanner, and Jordan & Mark's family in Boise when we drove up for Grandpa's birthday. The kids had a backyard campout sleepover with Grandpa Cleve while Clint and I went to the Alison Kraus concert in Sun Valley. We got to see cute Scarlett (and Jonny and Tracie) again over Independence Day weekend. We went to the Bass Lake BBQ and had some friends over that night.