I can not believe she is TWO

Happy birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday dear Brooke. Happy birthday to you.

You've had a birthday shout hooray we want to sing to you today one year older and wiser too Happy Birthday (Clap) to you.

It seems like it was yesterday that we were having you in the hospital. We love our Brooke. The day started out a little crazy. I had Super Saturday that I was in charge of. I needed to be to the church by 8:30 and I was there until 2:45. My children let me know how sad it was that I wouldn't be there on Brooke's birthday. Tom took over though and took the kids four wheeling for a little while and then home to take a nap so we could have a fun evening. So when I got home Brooke was napping. When she woke up we went down to Black Island Farms for her little birthday celebration. She saw animals and saw pigs race, went down some slides an took a hay ride to pick out a pumpkin. She loved it.

We then went and got Brooke's favorite food french fries. Well Brooke you will eat just about anything but you love your french fries, Lay off her she is starving. Then Brooke actually got to open a couple of presents from her Grandma and Grandpa Steed. She got a stroller and a baby carrier. She loved them. We got her a little baby care center that she can give her baby a bath or put her to bed. She loves babies and she is very loving and nurturing all ready. It is really weird to have a daughter who is into girly things just because Kelsey really never was.

Then on Sunday the day after her birthday we celebrated with the family. She was so cute and the Koellikers were even there. Brooke you are one special little girl. We opened presents in which she got clothes clothes clothes and then Grandma Shelly gave her a baby doll who's name is Shelly which is very fitting since it is Brooke Shelly Steed and when you ask Brooke her name she often answers Shelly. Thanks to all who gave her a gift we love you all. Brooke loved it all. After we open gifts we go around and give everyone a hug and kiss and tell them thank you Brooke even did this she was very very cute. Brooke so many people love you and you are a Child of God don't you ever forget that. We hope you had a good birthday we love you baby!

All the witches come out in October!

Over UEA weekend we had a lot of fun. Last year we went down to Gardner Village with the Steed girls, we liked it so much that I am sure it will become a tradition. Over UEA they had all these activities that were geared toward kids. They could paint there nails, faces painted, arts and crafts everywhere. Then there was a witch hay ride. You take a little hay ride with a real witch who teaches you how to cast spells and make witches brew and she has creepy mice and snakes and bugs with her. It is really cut. Then of course tons of shopping to do and there is lots and lots of witches around. Also there is a fun petting zoo and little horse ride. SO as you can see you could have hours an hours of fun together.

After the festivities Lisa, Daryn, Kelsey and I headed to PF Changs. That was yummy. Believe it or not we went straight from Gardner Village to down town salt lake. No detours like perhaps kenacot or anything like that, we did have garmin with us this time. Ha Ha! We had a good time.

Then the next night of UEA we took our kids to fright mares at Lagoon and lets talk about crowded. The place was packed and when we got there Tom tried to talk the kids into going to the zoo or to Build a Bear workshop anything but Lagoon. He told them the lines would be long and they would have to wait a long time and not get to ride much but they had made up there minds and Lagoon it was. So we were off and it was really crowded and the lines were long but we still had a really good time and the kids did great. They all love to ride all the rides. Derek wished he was tall enough to ride some of the bigger rides maybe next year. When it started getting dark and the men with masks and chain saws were coming out we decided it was time to take our little ones home and they were just fine with that.

Then a couple days later. My sisters, Mom, grandma and about 12 other girl cousins and I went back to Gardner Village for WItchaPalopooza. It is a Dinner and a Show where you get to sing and dance and enjoy some good clean entertainment, and have dinner. We have done this for the past 4 years and have a really good night out. It is always fun to laugh and have fun with Family. I Love you guys.

SOCCER SOCCER SOCCER

The fall season of soccer ended mid October. Kelsey and Derek did so well. Both them and there teams did well and improved so much from the beginning of the season to the end. Kelsey's team name is The Melon Rangers and they are a bunch of cute girls and we had a lot of fun together. They are all first graders except one second grader on our team and we were kicking butt at the end of the season there were little who could intimidate my little team. They play with a lot of heart. Two games at the end of the season it was really rainy and in fact one of the weeks we were the only game going on at the time because it was coming down and we had three of our girls show up we needed two more but we settled for one more, Derek. The other team had 6 players and we won. They had so much fun playing in the rain and Derek did really well playing defense for the Melon Rangers. He thought he was really cool too.

Derek's team was the Strikers and they were awesome. Derek played so well for his first season he is very defensive minded. When all the kids would bunch up you wouldn't find Derek in there he would patiently be waiting for the ball to bounce out so that he could get it. It took him a couple of gamed to figure out that you can not just chase the person with the ball you actually have to kick it so they will not score a goal and once he figured that out he could stop just about anyone. He took such great pride in himself when he would have a good game. Tom was the best coach too. He had some tough boys on the team and he was so patient, had I been the coach I would have been grouchy a lot of Saturday's, just trying to keep them focused for just 45 minutes top. But needless to say Tom loved the boys and the boys loved Tom. What a good lookin bunch.

Well until the spring we shall enjoy this little break of nothing much to do on Saturday's!