Phoenix Football.

This makes me cringe.

Soren wouldn't take his hands off of Emily. Emersen is walking with them.

Yesterday was Logan's last game of the season. I am very proud at the work that Logan put into football and the progress he has made. I sit there and watch them play and my stomach hurts every time I hear their helmets crack. I am not cut out to be a football Mom.

This is Anna's friend Amaris.

Amaris's sister Sateva. It was so dang cold out and all the girls had on was short sleeve shirts and shorts. Crazy girls.

Logan's friend Reece broke his collar bone and couldn't play the last couple of games. He wasn't very happy about it.

Richard is # 24. Another one of Logan's friends.

I love this shot of Logan. He is watching the game so intently.

Logan doing some blocking or what ever he was doing. I don't know football.

Emily and Soren are in the same class this year. Richard is Emily's big brother #24. Soren is so cute with Emily.

Life is great.

Father, We Thank Thee.

For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we that Thee,
For tender grass so fresh and sweet,
Father, we thank Thee,
For the Song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.

For blue of stream and blue of sky,
Father, we thank Thee,
For pleasant shade of branches high,
Father, we thank Thee,
For fragrant air and cooling breeze,
For beauty of the blooming trees,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.

For this new morning with its light,
Father, we thank Thee,
For rest and shelter of the night,
Father, we thank Thee,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson


At the Dunow house we have been going through the yucky bugs. We all start to feel better then something else comes up. I was getting pretty burned out on it all. Saturday I drove the kids up to this place that Troy was doing some Scouting stuff. While I was there I watched the kids all play and be one with nature. I sat and watched Logan help cook for the leaders and was amazed how grown up he is. I am so proud of the person he is. Being in a place that our Heavenly Father has created for us, I was overwhelmed how blessed Troy and I are. I am the luckiest gal to have Troy.

All I needed was to sit back, take a deep breath and look around me. The beauty and fresh air around me is what I needed to put things into perspective. Life is great.

Mooooooo.

While we were out at Baca Ranch yesterday the kids wanted to go take a look at the cows. So I walked with the kids until we found them. Soren and Olivia stood and Mooed at them. It was so cute to watch them call the cows.

Hey Mom. We're calling the cows!

Oh Nellie, they're mooing back.

Sweet thangs.

We took pictures of the kids too.

I was trying to relax. With kids and dogs in the house there is no such thing as relaxing but it is all worth it.

Something caught their attention.

Our beautiful Izzie Girl. I think she was actually smiling at us.

Molly Mae. This is her typical Diva attitude she gives us. Much more of a drama queen than the other dogs.

Doesn't Fred just have the yummiest face ever. He is such a snuggle bug. He wants attention all the time and there are 5 kids in the house always willing to give it to him.

I thought I would put some pictures of the dogs up so you could see how big they are getting. Their personalities are so funny and we are enjoying them so much. They have wrecked my herb garden, chewed up dozens of things, eat tons of food yet we still love them. I was talking about the dogs there not my kids. Although the kids have done all of the above too, yet we still love them. Our house is busy, crazy, loud and most of the time messy. It is a good thing we love eachother.

It's about time.

The Rio Rancho Fire Department were brave enough to come show the Scouts the fire trucks.

Little boys dream about being a firefighter.

Soren got a little distracted by my camera. Ham!

Soren and Gabe standing at attention for the flag ceremony.

This was his first time wearing his Tiger Cub shirt. He is so dang proud of himself.

OK guys. I think they did this on purpose. You have to admit that they were being pretty funny.

One day Soren will forgive me for pointing this out. Look how the hat makes his ears fold down. He has the yummiest ears. I love to chew on them, they are so pliable. You know soft and squishy. Never mind.

For the past several years Soren has tagged along with Troy and Logan when they are doing scouting. We promised him that when he was in the first grade he could join the Tiger Cubs. He is in Pack 714 that meet at their school. Troy and I ended up being recruited to be the Den Leaders. Yay me. Soren's friend Gabe is in it with him. I am hoping that we are able to get some more boys in the den. The more the merrier. Is that possible with a bunch of 6 year olds?

The pictures on this post is of the Pack Meeting that was on the 23rd of this month. The Rio Rancho Fire Department came and showed the boys all about the trucks and the gear. Troy followed the fireman around like a puppy dog. He kept oogeling the first aid gear. He pointed out to me the "really cool first aid scissors" that one of the guys was carrying around on his belt. I was following the Firemen around for another reason. Dang there was some really hot looking guys there. Get it...hot. No, really some of the guys were really good looking. I asked Troy if the Firemen would do first aid on me if I pulled my bum muscle. He wasn't amused. I really think I need to look into Troy getting a Fireman uniform. Hmmmm.

GO # 86!

Logan at the end of the game. Soren ran out on the field to run with him. So cute.

One of Anna's best friends Ami. She is a cheerleader this year. It was a lot of fun to watch her cheer.

Don't ask me what they were doing because I have no idea.

The kids playing with their friends during the game.

Lemonade, ice tea, coca-cola, pepsi. Turn around, touch the ground, kick your boyfriend out of town and freeze........

I made Logan pose for a picture before he left to school. They were their jerseys to school on game day.

On the 17th of September Logan had his first football game. This is his first year playing and he is doing awesome! It is a little nerve racking for me, but I think that is only normal for Moms. His second game he was sidelined because of a concussion. It wasn't because of football though. He was jumping over the fence to take out a garbage and fell over the fence. On the way down he hit his head and face on a table. He got pretty banged up. He had to sit out of P.E. and football for a whole week and it just about did him in. Logan is doing fine now and back to football practice. His next game is against his old Middle school so it should be interesting.