Memorial Stadium Tour

The kids and I were able to take a tour earlier this year, but Bryson wasn't able to join. Our playgroup arranged a tour this last week. We jumped on the opportunity. It was fun hanging out with Bryson a little during the day. I still can't believe the inside of the facility. It was pretty sweet. They had so many weight rooms and fields and anything you could think of! Akoy as at preschool, so he missed this.

This is for good luck

Beads

Akoy is obsessed with beads. REALLY OBSESSED. One day he came home with a bead necklace with dinosaur bones from school. It has been downhill since. He has been looking on the ground everywhere we go for more beads. The weird thing... he finds them! All the time! He has collected 10-15 just from looking on the ground. I finally stopped and bought it some real beads. The kids were fascinated by making necklaces. It was a good rainy day activity!

The only 3 cars in the parking lot... minivans! 

Lost in Fun!

Play group this week was at Lost In Fun. The kids had a blast and did not want to leave. There are so many activites and we could spend all day playing in each of the rooms! Lily was everywhere and was hard to keep in one spot. Akoy learned after a good scoulding that he can't roam where ever he wanted. Every time he wanted to go somewhere different, he would politely come and ask me. It was so cute. I love when he uses his polite words! "Mommy, can I please...."

I love this face!

Camping and Vala's Pumpkin Patch

September 28th:

Bryson is now over the 11 year old scouts in church. He took them on a campout a couple week ends ago. Last minute he decided to take Akoy. I don't know if he would do it again, but Akoy loved it! Bryson had to teach the boys a lot of things and Akoy just sat quietly for the most part. He was terrified about the fire and wouldn't go near it. Both boys got a little cold at night but survived. Akoy was CRANKY and tired the next morning but it was worth it. He loved getting a new sleeping bag and going camping with his dad. He loves Bryson so much!

This and the next picture were minutes apart. 

I forgot a pillow... 

 

September 29th
A few families in our ward got together and went to Vala's pumpkin patch. We saw Rainey's, Ellis', Wrights, Simpson's and barely missed the Zimmerman's. We had so much fun. I wish we could have spent more time there. It was sooo big! There were so many activities for us to participate in. Some of the activities were jumping pillows, corn box, dog show, go-cart type things that you peddle, slides, tractor rides, haunted house, glow in the dark mini golf and lots of other things we didn't get to because of having to make dinner for the missionaries.

Cassidy and Roger. I forgot to get a picture of Bryson.. 

The girls "racing"

Corn Belley's

Trying to help Akoy stand up! 

Duck racing

Pete, Issac, Bryson and Akoy

Lily is always so serious in pictures. But she loved it and so did the rest of us. We will definitely be going back next year! All day!

Applejack Day's

While we are living in Lincoln, we have made it a goal to branch out and see what Nebraska has to offer. Usually things are with in an hour, so its not as bad. 

Today we headed to Nebraska City. It is about an hour East of Lincoln. We have heard really good things from previous ward members so we were excited to go. Bryson got part of his work shift covered today so we could hit the parade. We ended up being 20 min late. I was afraid we would miss the parade. Ha. We left after it had been going on for 2 hours. Akoy LOVED watching everyone walk/drive/march by. Loved the candy and all about it. The weather was perfect, a little on the warm side. The parade was okay, it was a good "at least we went to it once" type of thing. The kids loved it, and that's all that matters. 

After we left the main part of town we headed to a local orchard. Bryson had seen "apple donuts" on the news. People raved about them, so we had to stop. Bryson stayed in the car with the kids so Lily could sleep. I headed it. It was crazy packed! I had to wait in line for 35 minutes just to get the donuts and then another 20 to check out! But they were delightful! They were fresh out of the oven, which was part of the reason it took so long to get the box. The guy would ask you how many dozen, then walk a bit, get them, and come back. He wasn't in a hurry at all. Oh well, we got the experience! :) 

 

Bryson gave me a tattoo... 

Crazy packed! My view from standing in line. 

Apple Donuts :) 

We are already looking forward to going next year and spending more time at the orchards instead of the parade :) 

World Series Baseball Game

We had the chance to attend one of the World Series games up in Omaha one night. Kent State VS Florida.  Bryson texted me from school and we left a few hours later. We put off packing and cleaning for Disneyland and headed up. This has been something we wanted to do at least once while living in Nebraska.


We had to park five or six blocks away because we didn't want to pay forty dollars for parking. It was a long hot walk. It made us grateful for out stroller. The kids get heavy after a while.  Akoy was excited to see baseball players but got bored quickly. Eventually he figured he could go potty and move around. We stayed for most of the game but wanted to leave before everyone left at the same time. They gave us each "World Series" sunglasses. Akoy loves to play with them.

Soldier's Hollow

We headed up the to Soldier's Hollow the day after Christmas for some tubing fun. I stayed in the hut with Lily and some of Bryson's Aunts while the rest of the family went tubing down the hills. After learning Akoy had to be in his own tub, I doubted he would go. To my surprise, he was a champ and loved every minute of it! 

They had a pully that pulls you up the hill in your tub and then you go down. My sweet husband ran and got me on their last run and stayed with Lily while I got a turn taking Akoy. It was so fun to see him get pulled up the hill all by himself. I tried taking pictures going down, and some how I managed to miss all of Akoy's smiles. Even though the pictures don't look like it, Akoy loved it! 

Bryson found this gem of a headband at his parents house

Kristina, Graham, Bradley, Jordan, Lindsey

Bronson, Mckenna, Stuart, Jeremy, Grandma and Akoy

Put your hands up!

Top of the hill

Going down the hill

Lily stayed nice and warm all bundled up