Week 51

-Easton had his school Christmas Party. -Mason got a part in the school musical as the Narrator #2 in “Thwacked” -Target practice. -Easton has decided Diet Coke is his favorite. -Jaxon has started working on a Mullet again for baseball season.

Week 50

-Hockey in Vernal. Carson scored a GOAL! The roads were awful coming home over Daniels Summit. -Crazy Hair Day! -”One Grandma” crocheted Easton a Hat. He loves it. -We went for a drive to look at Christmas lights and Easton was tired. -We met the Pepiots in Dillon for our annual holiday get together . We played in the snow, went swimming, the Dad’s and older kids saw the Hobbit amd we had a pizza party and played games.

Week 49

-Mason had to do an animal report and build a habitat he chose to Elk. -Carson had his first Jefferson Academy Basketball game.-Dove Peppermint Bark, My favorite Christmas treat! -Easton thought it was fun to play Hide and Seek. His favorite hiding spot, Under the Christmas Tree!

Week 48!!!

-Jr. Wildcat’s Travel Team took 2nd in the Doug Robinson Memorial Tournament! -We learned to run the scoreboard and Mason sat in the score box with us.-Put our 12 ft. tree up for the last time. Half the lights are out! -I took the Mia Maids to Appletree Assissted Living to Make cards with the ladies. -Easton learned the hard way that Good & Plenty’s don’t belong in the nose! Luckily he was able to blow it right out. -Mason had his Midevil fair at school. -The boys went Ice Skating before Carson’s game. -Carson and his friend Cooper Mills went to the Ogden Mustangs game.

week 47

-The boys were so excited to go meet their new cousin Carter! He was born November 16. -Jim and I went and saw The Addams Family at Capitol Theater and the davis High production of Phantom of the Opera. -We had the Jones Family to our house for Thanksgiving. Jim and the boys went to the shooting range. The cousins had fun playing games, hanging out, having a sleepover and celebrating Amberlynne’s birthday. -I had my first Black Friday shopping experience.

week 46

-Grandpa Knight came to the Veterans Day Breakfast and Carson and his classmate Emily Hart had to take pictures for the yearbook.- Easton made a turkey hat at school. -Mason loves to play in the snow with his friends! -Carina and Sara brought Zach over to play and stuck around to entertain me! -Easton was so excited to tend Baby Dallin (who belongs to our friends the Gardner’s)

Week 45

This week we got to celebrate Great Grandpa Hornickel’s 90th Birthday!And
Finally some snow the boys had a great time playing in it!

FINALLY!!! Week 44

-We had cake and Ice cream with family for Eastons birthday. -Easton had a fieldtrip to the Pumpkin Patch. He picked out pumpkins for him and his brothers! -We carved the pumpkins! -Happy Halloween! Mason was a Ninja, Easton was “Awesomest Prime”, Carson was Axl Heck from “The Middle” Jaxon went to the Haunted House Nightmare on 13th with some of his friends. Easton was very possesive of his candy and freaked out when anyone came near it. Of course Uncle Alan played on that. - Jim and I voted early! Who will it be? Obama or Romney? -So proud of Carson he made the Jefferson Academy Boys Basketball Team! -Carson had his first hockey game in Logan against the Aggies. They won! He played an awesome defense.

Week 43

-Sunday we went to Bannock, a little ghost town outside of Dillon.Then once again the painful goodbyes to the Pepiots and the end of a fabulous weekend! -Mason got his braces off! -Happy 4th Birthday Easton! He got to take treats to school, had a costume party with his primary class and Conner then off to the ward Halloween party! What a day!!! -First snow of the season! I am so not ready for winter! -Off to Vegas! Jaxon’s last tournament of the year with Clutch Performance. While inVegas we drove past the Gold and Silver Pawn shop. Where the show Pawn Stars is filmed, people were lined up out the door to go inside.

Week 42

-Conner got to go to Sunbeams with Easton. They learned about the Stripling Warriors. -The boys were out for Fall Recess so we went to the Ogden Dinosaur Park. -We headed North to meet the Pepiots in Dillon. We spent Wednesday night with the Palmer’s in Rexburg. Thursday we spent the day in Yellowstone. We saw bison and elk. Friday we left West Yellowstone and drove over thru Ennis and Twin Bridges to Dillon and saw a Bald Eagle. - Friday afternoon Shannon took our Family Pictures. -Saturday we went to the Montana Western football game to cheer on Jackies boyfriend #7 Will Fields. Mason and Easton almost made it through 2 quarters before we headed back to the hotel.

Week 41

-The Jenkins girls came over between General Conference Sessions to say one last good bye and the boys convinced them to have an airsoft war!-We decorated for halloween! -Such a good feeling when we get the storage room is clean. It was way past due! -Carson thought it was Hilarious that Easton fits in his locker. -Mason had a fieldtrip to This Is The Place. They got to pull handcarts. -Conner came and spent the weekend with us. Him and Easton are Best Buddies and  Mason loved reading them bedtime stories. -The boys had a yard sale!

week 40

- Mason and Easton picked the pumpkins we planted! Mason took 20 “Jack-Be-Littles” to school for his class! Not a bad crop, just no big pumpkins for carving.  -Last month we attended the baptism for our good friend Emily Cox. She is adorable and we all love her. Easton would not leave until Gayle (Emmi’s Mom) took their picture together! -Carson Had an AWESOME cross country season! He finished his last race at region in 15:05! Way to go Carson, we are so proud of you! -It only took the dentist telling Carson he would have to have some teeth pulled because the permanent ones were coming in behind them to light a fire under him! He pulled 3 teeth by himself in one week! - Jaxon and his friends had a big surprise after school. Makenzie Jenkins came back from Pennsylvania to visit for the weekend and no one knew she was coming! They had a great time going to the Haunted Corn Maze, Night Games, Smores and just hanging out! We miss that girl. -Mason is so glad football season is over because it really interfers with his social life! Zach can now have late nights and sleepovers again! -General Conference Weekend! The first session Pres. Monson announced changes to the missionary program. Young Men can now go at the age of 18 after graduation and Young Women can go at the age of 19.(photo of Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles discussing the changes in a press conference following the session) - Saturday evening Carson attended his first Priesthood Session with Jim and Jaxon.

week 39

- Carson had another Awesome Cross Country Meet. He is consistently beating his previous time with a time a of 15.39. After the race the Easton ran up to Carson and got right in his face and said “Good Job Cars!”. - Easton is so funny! I asked him to pick up his toys and he replied “I’m Busy Mom.” while laying in the chair. -We went on a “Fall Colors” drive. We drove up the Mirror Lake Highway. Stopped for a little hike, before it started raining.It was a fun time! -Mason had his 4th grade Mtn Man Rendevous. -After baseball Bentley Fuller came and played with the boys. I took them to GetAir Trampoline Park. They had a blast! Easton was full of personallity. At first I was not going to take him but he informed me he didn’t have any so he needed to “Get some Air”. Then he found this block in the foam pit and said it was his best friend “boxy”.

week 38

-Carson’s cross Country time for this week 15.41! His goal was to beat his previous time and he did by 10 seconds. - Mason and Easton are such “Troopers” They are always there to cheer on their brothers. It always helps when the other teammates have younger siblings also. Mason looks forward to Carson’s meets because his friend McCall is there. -Mason had his first Raingutter Regatta. - The Marlins played in the Cache County Tournament. - I ran the Big Cottonwood Half Marathon. I beat my Personal Record by more than 13 minutes and made my ultimate goal of under 2 hours with a time of 1:59.58 ! I loved the course and it helped that it was all downhill.

Week 37

- We attended the Brigham City Temple Open House. It was BEAUTIFUL! I am so thankful for such great boys that know the importance of the temple and how excited they were to go see the Brigham City Temple. How grateful I am to know our Family is Forever!   -Carson had his first Cross Country Meet. He ran 2 miles in 15 minutes and 5l seconds. Good Job Carson!-Jaxon and Jim went to Las Vegas for a tournament with Clutch Preformance. -Easton was excited to get “Aliens in the Attic” at Walmart. That boy knows how to watch a movie, He ran into my room and yelled “Mom get my favorite drink and some popcorn for my show!”

Week 36

-After months of thought and stress we sold our Allstate Agency. This was a tough decision after 18 years. Jim has had an offer with an agency in Salt Lake, American insurance and Investment. We are excited to start a new chapter in our lives. -Clutch played their  2 games that were rained out on Saturday. - First day of school for Jaxon 8th grade and Easton’s first day of Preschool! He was so excited. -Jefferson Academy Carnival is always a good time with friends.

week 35

-Jaxon was ordained to the office of a Teacher at church.-Carson is on the Cross Country Team at school. -Easton learned how to plug the sink which can be really bad when he leaves the water running! -Trevor Lewis from the L.A. Kings, the first Utahn to have his name on the Stanley Cup, was in Salt Lake with the Cup itself. We went to see it at the Maverick Center. There was a huge crowd to see it so he did a walk by. -We borrowed Grandma’s Ping Pong table a few weeks ago and Jaxon and his friends have loved it! -We went out to dinner with the Hornickel Family. This is all the Grandsons and Great Grandsons of Harry and Lucille Hornickel.-Easton loves Mud Balls or Cocoa  Botts (a.k.a.as Cocoa Puffs) This morning he informed me he likes them “squishy”! Yuck!! -Labor Day Tournament! -Saturday Games cancelled due to Thunder, Lightening and Rain. 

Week 34

-Carson was ordained a Deacon and recieved the Aaronic Priesthood. - We had the Family Birthday Party for Jaxon and Carson. -Carson and Mason Started school! _-Happy 14th Birthday to Jaxon! - Mason decided he wanted to share a room with Easton. They were both excited to get bunkbeds! -Easton loves to have stories read to him! -My Zinnia’s are HUGE this year. We have recieved so many compliments of how beautiful they are. -Carson had his first 12 year old backpacking  campout! - Easton had his pre-school open house. He is so excited to go to Miss Cindy’s. -Jim and I finally got to see Wicked at Capitol Theatre. We have had our tickets almost a year. ! We both loved it. -Kaysville just opened a Splash Pad the boys had alot of fun. -Opening Day for fall season of the Miami Marlins of Kaysville.

Week 33

-Early morning run from Snow Basin down into Mtn Green. My awesome running group- Lindsey, Heidi, Lisa, Bekki, Me. -Easton gave his first talk in primary. -I guess I finally accepted my baby is growing up. We took down the crib! -Makenzie Jenkins is moving to Pittsburgh and came and hung out with the boys. They loved it! She will be missed! Ryan Cox came too! Jaxon was surprised to see his friends here hanging out with his brothers when he returned from baseball! -Easton’s first dentist appointment! -Mason and Zach had there Bricks For Kids Lego space camp this week and loved it! -Carson had his 6 month check-up at PCMC. Everything looked great! No      tears from the needle! We have come a long way and are so blessed! -Happy 12th Birthday to Carson! -Grandma and Grandpa Knight took us to the Zoo!

Week 32

-Fun night at Lagoon! The Sunset was amazing from the Skyride. - The AMAZING Mia Maids of The Mill Shadow Ward at the Bountiful Temple. - Easton always entertaining! -Easton loves Kaitlyn Jenkins and always tells everyone she is his best girl! We are so sad her family is leaving our neighborhood and moving to Pittburgh.