Caden's New Passion

At Kamrie's soccer game a few weeks ago Caden had the camera...this is what I found later when I was looking through the pics. They aren't so bad, maybe he got some photography blood from Gpa Robbins and Aunt Whitnie! It doesn't hurt that his subject is simply adorable.

Child Labor?

We were on our way to the car wash after soccer one day and Caden asked if we could just wash the car in our backyard. Fabulous Idea!!! We couldn't quite get to our backyard but they loved it. Is it still called child Labor if they ask to do it?


The car probably would have gotten much cleaner had we just gone through the car wash as planned, but where is the memory-making in that. These are the moments we will always remember.

Kamrie's Soccer Debut

Who knew! About a year ago we were playing soccer in the back yard and Kamrie showed some attitude and aggression. Brady commented that we might need to put her in soccer. She loves all things girlie and is busy with dance and gymnastics but she said she wanted to try soccer, so here we are. She is loving every minute of it, and she is pretty good too. She has a great coach who really wants them to excel. We are so excited to see her get better and better.

Caden took most of these pictures because I spend the entire game struggling to keep this little terror off the field. I should just get her some cleats and let her go!

Colorado Rapids

The kids got free tickets to a Colorado Rapids Soccer game through a reading program this summer, so we roped some friends into going and hanging out with us for the evening. We could have planned the night a little better but aside from being stuck in what we like to call "little Mexico" while the game was starting, it turned out to be an awesome night.

The kids loved the game and actually sat and watched most of it. While I have never known much about soccer and have never been interested unless one of my children or my husband is playing, I have to say this game was very entertaining.

Caden saw a few guys without their shirts on doing the"die hard" fan thing and decided to join them, he was disappointed that he didn't get on the big TV...maybe dad will have to take his shirt off next time and see if that helps.

Let Fall Soccer begin

Caden and Kamrie just started fall soccer... Caden is on a bigger field this year and they introduced goalies which makes life a little tougher but he is enjoying the challenge. This is Kamrie's very first year doing anything with a soccer ball and we are having a great time watching her learn to play the game. She loves it so far and has some serious aggressiveness about her, which I hear is a good thing in soccer, hopefully she will be like her aunt Lindsie on the soccer field. Brady can't be a coach right now with his work schedule, but he helps a lot any time he can...it is fun for him to help them do what he loved. With practices, games, school, and all the other daily activities that bombard our lives i am starting to understand the term "soccer mom." It seems like life is just new and totally different from where we were just a short time ago...a new season I guess. It all goes so fast.

This is Caden after his first game...the bigger field is killer at first.

Elich Gardens

The kids earned free tickets to Elich Garden (Six Flags) through a summer reading program so we went as a last hurrah for the end of summer. We had a ball. Of course, Caden wanted to ride everything and was super disappointed when he wasn't tall enough for some of the coolest roller coaters but we had fun and have more to look forward to when we grow some.

Just as we got there Bob was doing a little show. The girls thought it was cool but Caden wasn't too impressed as he says, "Bob is for Babies."

Kamrie is getting better and better with the character thing...6 months ago this would have never happened. Way to go sis.Caden loved the roller coster and rode it over and over again. Kamrie took one look and decided she just wanted to watch.
This one we all got to try. I got super sick (due to Caden's twisting) and Kamrie and Avery were both crying by the time it was over. They rode again with daddy and Caden went in his own so he could twist without killing everyone and the second round went much better than the first.
A shot of the deadly twisting
Being independent!
Look how tight Kamrie is holding me! Wowza!

Our New Toys

Brady grew up with motorcycles and realized after the Smith family Camp Out that Caden is old enough to enjoy it with him. After that he brought the ones he had left in Utah and bought a "new" ancient little 50 for Caden to ride. After getting them all here there was a lot of work to be done! Brady and Caden have been working on them tons and our garage smells like a mechanic shop. They got 2 of them going great so we were able to go into the mountains and play. We all had a ball. Brady's "BIG" bike is still giving him grief but he hopes to get it running soon.

Avery followed Daddy, desperately trying to keep up!

The girls and their rides.

The only crash of the evening.

He got pretty confident and started standing up

I grew up riding four wheelers so this is new to me but two wheels isn't so bad.

Avery watched Caden stand up and thought she should take her riding to the next level.

After all that riding a girl needs a drink!We played until we just couldn't see anymore and then everyone crashed in the car.

We had an awesome time and can't wait to do it again. Thanks Daddy for all of your hard work to make it happen.