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September 2016 - yellow belt and glasses

We said goodbye to our missionary grandparents on their way to the field!  Seattle is so lucky to have them for the next 12 months!

We had some great cousin time this month.  Alexa loved being a big sister to Dean for a couple of days while Todd and Melissa went to Comic Con.  And Dean and Tyler were total buddies and hung out together all day.  We had a fun Luna day while Sara and Jason tried to go to the temple, only discovering that they were all closed for the women's broadcast.

We started Labor Day off right with a big potluck breakfast at a park in Riverton.  Then we had a relaxing afternoon at Peggy's and ended the day with a hike at Donut Falls.

I couldn't leave out this hilarious video from a family bowling night.  The kids love bowling and get so excited after they knock any pins down.

Tyler had his yellow belt test for tae kwon do.  I thought they would do a fake, thin piece of wood for the little guys but he broke the same board that the 16 year-old black belt students broke!  The black belts just have to jump over a person and spin while breaking the board in the middle of the air, so it's more complicated.  I was seriously impressed that my little 3 year-old broke a board in half.  And it was fun to see the other belt tests and the stunt team performance.



Kyle has joined the ranks and now needs glasses!  I guess he's a late bloomer.

Tad is now 6 months old.  He is still really long at 29in and hasn't dropped below 99th percentile in height since he was born. He has two teeth and he loves to smile, squeal, drool, take baths, and play with his brother and sister. He sits up and finally holds his own bottle. In his defense, his bottles are big and heavy because he drinks so much milk. Because he's huge! He is such a joy. We love our baby boy.  

Alexa and Tyler drew a cute picture of him in chalk on the driveway :).  

We sure love our silly family.

Family Home Evening gems:
Tyler was teaching a Family Home Evening lesson and said Heavenly Father and Jesus have a nose and eyes and a mouth just like us and boogers just like this one (proceeds to pull one out and show us).

Kyle: What does it mean to be kind?
Alexa: To say hi, how are you, I like you, and then give a hug.

Alexa to Tyler: Como estas?
Tyler: De nada




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