Mini Golf

It is sad to say but up until tonight, I have never gone Miniature Golfing with my kids. It was so much fun. We were planning on going to a football game but it was so crowded Maranda, TJ, Jayden & I decided to go golfing instead.

If you have ever seen the movie "Happy Gilmore" Jayden could play Adam Sandler to a tee. When it was Jayden's turn to hit the golf ball you needed to stand 3 ft back and pay close attention so you didn't get hit by the golf club.

TJ looked like he was playing the winter sport "Curling".

Maranda & I had a great time actually golfing and the boys had a great time walking up to the hole putting the ball right next to it and pushing it into the hole. There was a pond along the golf path and luckly the boys stayed dry.

Butterflies 2008

This year TJ & Jayden got there own butterflies. Unfortunatly the boys didn't get to go hunt for them this year. Grandma took pitty on us and did the hunting for us and brought them down to us. Both caterpillers survived and turned into beautiful butterflies.

TJ's butterfly came out first and stayed around on the bush we put it on for over a day. Jayden's appeared the next day but as soon as we put it outside it flew away. Both boys were in tears because they wanted them to stay.

Soccer Time...

Fall has begun and so has the sports. The Kirkman household is very busy this time of year with sports. TJ has began his first year of soccer, Maranda is also playing soccer and Dallin is playing football and soccer when he is not playing football. Poor Jayden just has to be the family cheerleader with me. Next year he can join in the fun and he can't wait.

TJ's first soccer game went better than I was planning. There was not any grass picking, rolling around on the ground or staring into space. Yeah for us. We only had tears toward the end of the game when he got frustrated because he couldn't get the ball. But....all in all it was a good experience for him.

Soccer update....Game 2 and 3 went better for TJ. No tears and he is following the ball pretty good. He is not very aggressive but he runs really fast and is learning more and more each time.

TJ's First Day of School

Okay, Technically TJ's first day of school was August 25th, but I am not counting that. He only went for 30 minutes to meet his teacher. And the next day he went for 15 minutes for his Kindergarten Assessment. SO....today is the first day of school. His teacher is Mrs. Thurgood. She is wonderful. Maranda & Dallin both had her for their Kindergarten teacher and loved her. He goes in the afternoon. He has been so excited to go. No tears from mom. I think it is to exciting for them to cry. To see the smile on his face made it a wonderful day.

TJ loves this backpack. It was the first one he saw in the store and was not going to have anything else.

I can't believe how big TJ is getting. He is getting more and more handsome everyday!!

Jayden big day at Preschool

Ever since Jayden can remember TJ has always gone to preschool. This past year Jayden was very upset that TJ would get to go to school and he didn't. So last spring I signed him up for preschool and life was good. BUT now we have moved down to West Point and driving to Mendon 3 days a week was not going to work. So...After several phone calls, I was able to find a preschool in West Point for Jayden. He is so excited to go. Last Thursday he got to go and meet his teacher Ms Marcee. She seems really nice and I think he will have a great time. Today was his first day and he loved it. He got to bring his favorite bear with him to school. He said his favorite thing was singing songs. (That doesn't suprise me at all).

Update Time...

Okay, so it has been a while since I have posted anything. Sorry about that. Life has been a little crazy. So this is what has been going on since my last post...

The Mendon 24th of July Celebration
TJ's Last Day of Preschool
Play date with some of our friends from Maine
Grandma & Grandpa got some cows at our house
Deneil & Boone got married
Raspberry Days in Bear Lake with cousins
Play date with Cole & Grace at the Planetarium
(Sorry not a lot of pictures. For some reason the camera didn't walk itself to my car everytime I went somewhere with the boys)

Jayden and Owen

TJ & Guss

We had a great time playing trains, & playing in the water.

Grandma & Grandpa got some cows out our house. The boys loved having them so close. The cows were a little scared and didn't want to let TJ or Jayden feed them.

TJ & Carson out for a good time on the boat. As you can see in the background a storm was comng in. We hurried as fast as we could to the boat ramp but it got a little windy. Unfortunatly TJ is a little scared of the wind but hey, isn't that all part of boating ha, ha.

Now that Boone & I are married TJ & Jayden just increased their list of cousins. We had a great time with their cousins from my side of the family on Saturday and then Boones brothers and their families came up on Sunday. There is nothing like a bunch of kids, dump trucks and water to keep you busy all day long.

So that in a nutshell finished off our summer. Now it is time to get ready for school.