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Septiembre

Kyle participated in the "Man Games" Decathlon at the beginning of the month, which was crazy and amazing!  They had the following events:
Sprint Obstacle Course
Sportsman Challenge (knife throwing, archery, etc)
Cross Training Challenge
All Sport Challenge (football hike, soccer kicks, etc.)
Watersport Challenge (kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming)
Flyboard (YouTube this if you don't know what it is!!)
Human Slingshot
Pig Wrestling
Mounted Spear Throw (seriously!! Isn't this the coolest event you've ever heard of?!)
Giant Rope Swing

The workers asked Alexa if she wanted to ride a horse (really a mule in this case) as they were setting up the mounted spear throw

The Man Games team 
Alexa loved all the time to play with her favorite people

Fly Board

Alexa made a friend and they shared her striped umbrella

 It was great to have Dad out here for a while this month as well!  We had lots of fun playing with Grandpa!




Some funny Alexa quotes / stories for the month:
Tyler was trying to feed himself and kept dropping his food on his lap instead of getting it in his month.
Alexa: Stop it, Tyler!
Me: Tyler is learning.
Alexa: All about the Lamanites in ancient history?!

At dinner: "Lettuce is too healthy for me, sorry Mommy."

"Roxy was so happy to see me and lick my hand!"

"Leave Tyler alone, Mommy!"

All in one breath when she woke up and I went in to get her--“ Daddy have breakfast with me? Daddy have Chex? Daddy’s the best!! Daddy loves me.”


She continues to carry her stuffed puppy around the house and sleeps with it, puts puppy down for naps, etc. She had her puppy in the laundry basket the other day and said that he was baby Moses in the river.  Haha. Oh, and she also asked if her puppy could be Peter Pan for Halloween (she was Tinker Bell).
Picked her outfit :)


We have started having a neighborhood play group at our house, which I'm hoping will also be a great missionary opportunity for less actives and non members in the area.  We held a "dress up" play date and had lots of fun--


Alexa in a princess dress and superhero cape drawing with her favorite neighbor, Sadie.
We have been spending lots of time on our wonderful hammock chair Kyle installed under the fabulous new awning.



Our Realtor hosted a family fun day at an "indoor resort" in Provo and Alexa loved it!  We'll have to go back when it gets colder since they have $1 carousel rides and a fun $1 indoor playground.


She freaked out when the face painter started to paint her face (after waiting in line for 45 minutes and talking about the ladybug she wanted on her cheek), so she got a flower on her arm instead.

she chose a balloon puppy
Tyler is constantly finding and eating Kyle's dirty socks, and goes for all cords as soon as he hits the floor.  He is also constantly chasing Roxy around the house and climbing in her dog bed and therefore always covered in hair, which communicates to mom always being covered in dog hair from holding a hairy baby. 





He and Alexa are starting to play together more which I love!  Hopefully Tyler survives his childhood (see play time video with Alexa below)



I was busy helping with Business Advisory Board meetings in September, but I was rewarded with a beautiful day at Sundance Resort with the Board before they left.  Perfect weather for horseback riding in the Utah mountains, complete with beautiful fall colors.



We have semi-annual "Field of Play" meetings at work where you meet with your direct supervisor and review goals, performance, etc. using a specific form.  I had mine in September, and it was basically an hour and a half of talking about life, no form included.  Steve and Jason said that Kyle should just work from home when he graduates and be Mr. Mom so that I can be an executive at the company.  Quite the shock and compliment.  Kyle continues to say that we work for completely different companies.  I'm a lucky girl to have such great bosses who are so flexible with our family's needs and so incredibly supportive.

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