Say Cheese!

In August our baby nephew Cooper was born so I went out to Maryland this week to help Monica and spend time with the kids.  Things are pretty busy when you've got 6 kids - especially with a newborn - and I was more than happy to step in as the designated baby holder for the week.  Baby Cooper is such a little angel, and everyone else is so cute and growing up so fast!  We had a great time playing games (Sorry and Marbles), going miniature golfing and just being together.  Navy invited the football coaches wives to go to the game with them in North Carolina and I was able to watch the kids for a couple of days so that Monica could go with Joe.  I just love these kids so much and had so much fun being with them!  And to top off the weekend Navy beat Wake Forest (who were ranked 16) - it was an awesome game! 

Who loves Cub Scouts?

I just had to take this picture of our nephew TJ who fell asleep with his Cub Scout neckerchief tied around his head. Priceless!

Football Snack of the Week

This weekend all three of our football teams won.  YEAH!!!  We watched the games while enjoying one of our favorite "special occasion" snacks - Garrett's Chicago Mix popcorn.  It's a combination of cheese and caramel popcorn - I know it sounds strange but it is so good.  We usually reserve this treat for special occasions like company coming to visit, but Shane was in South Carolina for a few days and picked some up at the airport on Saturday when he got off the plane.  What a great snack!

Fall = Football

We love football season and have 3 teams that we follow faithfully: Skyline High School (my dad's the coach), Navy (my brother's a coach), and BYU (doesn't every mormon household support BYU?) This year we're pretty excited because we're able to watch our 2 favorite college teams courtesy of the direct TV sports pack (most games, anyway).  Saturday was an especially rainy day - the perfect excuse for cozying up in front of the TV to watch a little football and nosh on some chips with a little 7 layer dip.  Skyline and Navy didn't fare so well, but BYU, as Shane put it,"gave UCLA a good shlackin'!"  Is that even a word?

Rock On!

We've spent the last few weekends staying up way too late and having way too much fun playing Rock Band with our friends.  Keep your eyes opened - our world wide tour will soon be stopping at a city near you!