Birthday Weekend

Dayton and I celebrated our birthdays a few weeks ago on the 5th and 6th of September. It was a great weekend with cake, balloons, and presents. Kyle did a great job with surprises for both of us. I got just what I wanted... breakfast in bed, taken out to dinner without the kids, and a new ring as a great surprise. Dayton got just what he asked for, but it was not much of a surprise because he told people for days that he was getting a scooter. And lucky for him he got it.

Here is Dayton riding his new scooter. He practiced in the house first. As we ate dinner that night he had to go to the bathroom so he rode the scooter to the bathroom and then back to the table.

Soccer is Back

Dayton started soccer again Saturday and did awesome. The night before I asked him if he was excited and he said, "ya and I think tomorrow I will score 5 goals". I laughed and said that sounds like a good plan.

He was excited about his new shirt with a number on the back. Kyle was excited that the number was 2...(Jeter reference). We all like the bright neon yellow.

Dayton waisted no time going after the ball and the goal. He had a goal within the first minute of the game. Kyle and I were so excited for him and he came running up to us all excited. That was just the start, he played most the game and did great.

I guess playing in the spring helped him out more then we knew because this time he seemed to know what he was doing and took off. This is him showing us how many goals he has, the number being 8. We could not believe it, I guess a little experience goes a long way.

First Day of Pre-School

Yesterday was Dayton's first day of pre-school. It is just down the street so Dayton wanted to ride his bike there. His teacher said it was a good first day.

Dayton needed a book bag so he picked this one, because it is his favorite color. He also got to take cup cakes for his birthday and was the class leader.

Here are all the kids in his class. Every day they start by practicing their name. If you look close you will see the back of Camire in the white shirt. She took some kids seat and started coloring on his paper. She was not happy to leave and screamed the whole way out of the house.

Dayton hard at work... I am a little worried for his teacher because most of Dayton's friends are in this class so I am not sure how much work was being done. But when I picked him up he said he had a great time.

Decker Reunion

Just a few days after we got back from New York we re-packed and headed to Bear Lake, Id. for my family reunion. We spent the weekend at the lake and then the next couple of weeks with family. It was so fun to see cousins, brothers, sisters and my parents.

Good thing we went to the lake this day because all the other days turned out to be cold and rainy. But that did not stop us from having a good time.

The kids worked so hard for hours.

My 3 brothers and brother-in-law playing frisbee (Brady, Dave, Mitch, Cache)

I don't know why...

Down and dirty. I was washing sand off for days .

Here is some of the group with a bit of the beautiful view.

Kyle just got there and it was a great surprise because he thought he was not going to be able to make it till the next morning.

All the kids

All the guys, playing some golf game.

One night for dinner we cooked it over the fire. It was up in the mountains and a little cold but so much fun. We also roasted marshmallows and starburst.

Camrie with my Dad and Mom. They were so sweet, they brought little goody bags for all the grand kids.

Dayton with my Dad and Mom. They also brought a family tradition of the pinata that the kids loved.

Road Trip

We just got back from Driving to New York. We packed the car, the kids and headed out July 16th and just got back August 2nd. Things did not start out great as we hit traffic early and the kids were going crazy after just about an hour and we had 3 ten hour days ahead of us. But things settled, we put in a movie and kept on driving. We all had such a great time, it felt so good to be back and be with family and friends.

This is what Dayton looked like for 3 days as we drove out and back. He watched movie after movie and it was wonderful.

Camrie was not so easy. We kept her busy with anything we could find. At this moment it is a sheet of stickers.

There was only on time that we could not get her to stop screaming and we could not take it anymore so we turned up the radio as loud as we could and let her scream to the song.

This is what Kyle looked like for all but 3 hours on the way to NY, and all but 2 hours all the way back to Utah.

This is what happens when mom is desperate, and she was thrilled and enjoyed every bit of that Oreo.

We all got some new shades at one of out stops. Here are the kids showing off theirs

We made a little stop in Kirtland, Ohio to see some church history. It was amazing to be there and walk around the little town.

The kids are sitting on the temple steps. We were sad we did not get to go in, we missed the tour, but maybe next time. Here is a better picture of the temple.

We were lucky enough to get to NY in time for Great Grandma Cameron's 95th birthday party.

We are not sure why Dayton felt this was a good time to be a power ranger, but that is what he is doing.

The party was on a lake and it was beautiful and would have been so fun to go swimming, but it was a little too cool. So Grandma Jody was nice enough to take Dayton to put his feet in.

The kids hanging out with Uncle Jared, and for some reason the were fascinated with tree's

Camrie and uncle Jay

Playing some golf game. Look at all the green and the trees.

Swinging at Grandma Jody's. The kids loved this and would fight over who got to go first. Dayton was much better at taking turns where Camrie just cried till it was her turn again

Just taking a rest after playing so hard.

Playing Bochy Ball at Kyle's dads house after a great BBQ dinner.

As we were cleaning up after dinner the kids found a pool to play in and helped them selves fully clothed. Unfortunately I did not have extra clothes, but thank goodness I had an extra diaper.

ENCHANTED FOREST

We all took a train ride round the park to see all the rides we wanted to go on.

Camrie rode the horse while the boys went on the bumper cars. I was not sure if she liked it or not, but when it was over I could not get her off the horse.

Water Rides

The kids (big and little) loved the water park. Kyle, Marcus, Logan, Darrick, and Luke (cousins and friends) all had fun going down the water slides while the kids stuck to the kiddie pools.

One last game before we left the park. Dayton was so focused he would not look at me.

SMORES

Went up to Kyle's Uncle Jim's house one night to roast some marshmallows and hang out.

Dayton playing games at Field Days. This is just one of the many games he played and he liked this one because he kept winning drinks. He even won his dad a Pepsi.