Grandpa Calwell's funeral in Bear Lake

Ethan and Shea eating watermelon after the funeral

Grandpa Caldwell's casket

The whole group at the grave site next to Grandma Caldwell in Garden City, Utah.

Ethan, Mylie and I decided to sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's cabin in Bear Lake. It was still quite warm, even in the water. Ethan and Grandma Clark got into a water fight and had lots of fun. I didn't think it would be swimming weather so I left the swim suits at home. I guess that is part of the joy of being three and having it be socially acceptable to run around in your undies!

More water fight fun!

Ethan loves playing on the beach! Who wouldn't?

My handsome three year old!

Did Halloween come early this year?

Can you believe they have these cute little costumes at dollar tree for fifty cents! Ethan is way into dressing up in Halloween costumes lately so this is great! And yes, Mylie is always smiling!

What a cute little tiger!

Ethan's future! He'll have to take care of us somehow!

Ahoy Matey! Ethan's favorite thing to dress up as is a Pirate!

My little guys first day of Preschool!

Ethan's first day of preschool!

Ethan was so excited on his first day that he wouldn't let me go in with him. He told me that he was a big tall boy and didn't need his mom! I was so sad! His teacher tried to get him to pose for a picture but this was all I got. He was way too excited to go inside!

The teacher has them hold onto a rope to walk outside so nobody runs away. How cute is this to see when you go to pick up your little one.

Ethan waiting to be picked up! He is so cute! I am so proud of him! He loved his first day and is already singing songs he is learning in there.

A trip to Arizona (driving, in-laws, parade, football, and more driving) What did you do on labor day weekend?

Jeff and E on Chris's dirt bike!

We got to see Mandi and Cassie in a parade! You know you have really become a snowflakite when you are willing to pose as a farmer and a stalk of corn in the sweet corn parade!

Ready for the parade with aunt Jeannie!

Jeff's brother Chris's float at the sweet corn festival in snowflake, Arizona!

At the Dam! We tried to take the dam tour but the dam man wouldn't let us take the dam tour unless we waited 2 hours for the next dam tour to start! I guess you know what I thought of that!

Dinasaur track at the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the Glenn Canyon Dam. (This is Ethan's famous pose for pictures lately. Any picture you see of him probably has one of him doing this in the same setting!)

Camping in the mountains!

Our new (to us) tent trailer! This is a great way to camp!

Ethan loves to camp! He ran around with the other boys and got really dirty! What more could a boy want?

This is what Mylie thought of her first overnight camp trip!

Ethan and Kye in their fort!

Trying to stay warm. Note to self.......late august is not so warm in the Uintahs!

Soccer (undoing lessons taught)

Ready for his first soccer practice! Ethan is # 3. He thinks that because he is three years old and because his name starts with an E, he owns anything with E's and 3's on it! Good thing all the other three year olds on his team don't care! Take note, in any pictures on my blog where Ethan's shirt is tucked in, it was Jeff's doing. When he looks more natural and cute (with his shirt untucked) in was his much cooler mom who dressed him!

First soccer practice! This is most of the team. Meet the fierce looking "BLUE DRAGON'S" London is currently in the soccer goal (not playing goalie but she liked it to sit in it!) There is also one other boy who wasn't at practice.

Ethan trying to score a goal on his papa! How cute is my little soccer player!

First soccer game! Our team was clobbered! (you may think differently if you notice Ethan in this picture) Really the game started great! Our team was so excited to play. They all lined up ready to go and happy to be there! Our team got to kick off the ball which was a beautiful kick that soared a whopping one foot! Then the other team (now known as the "white guys" from all of our traumatized kids) marched forward and completely plowed our team over. They quickly made a goal and when Jeff (the coach) looked up there was only one of our team mates left standing. All the others were crying on their moms laps from being pushed over and trampled on! The rest of the game was a lot more of the same. Most of the kids had battle wounds from being pushed and stepped on! The other team was much bigger and they knew how to push kids out of their way. So much for teaching our kids not to push!