October is sooooo last month.

October came and went in a flash and now November is flashing before us too.... but here are the happenings of October, in no particular order...


Tom and his dad and bros went hunting. I'm pretty sure no one even shot a gun the whole weekend. At least the weather was nice..... oh wait, no it wasn't.




We re-carpeted the entire house, while we were living in it! I do not recommend doing this..... ever. It felt just like we were moving, we boxed up everything. It was a little crazy.



Where'd the carpet go Jagger? "I dunno."
(It just dawned on me that I should probably have some "after" pictures. It's fabulous, and you'll just have to trust me...)




We went to Boise to see the cousins. Kaia and Kaylee are two crazy little girls! So stinkin' cute!




Yea for trick-or-treating! You can see cute Kaia in the back. She wasn't too sure about Jagger's Bumblebee mask. Kayle was cool with it though...



Here are all the adults that will actually be eating the candy...



This ferocious Mario guy scared Kaia.



See... (Oh, and she refused to wear her costume...)

Cute Jag...er I mean.... Powerful Bumblebee!

Grumpy Jag and his cousin, Indiana Jones (Ian).

It was a beautiful night for trick-or-treating!

I'm Done!!! (Well, almost)

Today I had a successful defense of my portfolio for my Master of Second Language Teaching degree. Phew! You may remember a post about 18 months ago when I stated that I was going back to school! Well, now I'm done! Ok, not totally done. I will graduate in December after I finish this one more course. The biggest part is done though, and I feel fabulous! I cannot believe how relieved I feel to have it over.

The defense went great! My sweet mom traveled from Boise to attend it, along with my hubby and a few school friends. I was super nervous (like, sick to my stomach all weekend) that I would look dumb and feel crappy about it, but I didn't. Seriously everything went fabulous and my committee members were VERY positive and gave me some amazing compliments. What a great feeling..... almost makes me want to go for my doctorate..... ha..... maybe someday. :)

Hogle Zoo, First Day of Preschool, and Kickball

We had one last summer hoo-rah at Hogle Zoo with Grandma, Sarah, Mike, cousin Josh, and cousin Rebecca. There were a million people there, but the weather was fabulous. Jagger loved the carousel and the zebras the most.

First Day of Preschool!

Jagger played in a kickball league this fall. It was soooo cute. Basically it was a bunch of little 3 and 4 year-olds running around crazy having no idea what is going on..... pretty entertaining. Tom was the coach, so he got a matching T-shirt and got to try to teach them something about kickball and teamwork in between refereeing wrestling matches. They were all really good kids and we had a lot of fun!

Some July Fun

In early July we went to Strawberry Reservoir with Tom's family (I didn't see a single strawberry while we were there... weird). We went out fishing on the boat and got sun burned! Tons of fun though...

Uncle Matt, Tom and Grandpa chillin on the boat.

The only kill of the day! Go Grandpa!

I even helped Jagger fish! The things I do for my kid...

Jag and I making pet rocks with cousin Josh at the cabin.

Mid July we were in the 24th of July parade for our Union Bilingual Preschool. So much fun! I think Jagger ate more candy then he threw out though...

At the end of July we had our annual family vacation with my fam. We decided to get hotel rooms and hang out in SLC. No camping this year... It was a blast, though. Here are some pics to prove it...

On the hotel steps with cousins Kaia and Ian.

On the carousel at Hogle Zoo... Note- taking pictures of a moving object is not easy!

At the living planet aquarium with Aunt Maria, cousin Kaylee, and Grandma...

This picture was taken through an aquarium.... I thought it turned out cool.

Uncle Tom helping Ian touch the slimy fishies.... yuck.

On the way home we stopped at Antelope Island. We had never been there before and we found out that there are a lot of bugs there! Tom and Jag were playing in them.... yuck, again.

Buffalo...

And check out this killer Moose.... oh, it wasn't at Antelope Island.... it was on the side of the road in Logan canyon! It was causing quite the traffic jam.

Peace out yo.... yes, I'm tough. Don't mess.

Swimming Lessons and 4th of July Camping!

Jag has been taking swimming lessons for the past two weeks. He loves it. They make monster arms, do bunny hops, play motor boat, do back floats, and tons of other fun things. The weird thing is that he is the only kid that comes out of swimming lessons with dry hair! His poor teacher tries every day to get him to "put his eyes in the water." I have seen him tell her "no" several times. Also, when all the other kids jump into the pool, they go under. Well, Jag is so tall that he lands right on his feet and doesn't come close to going under. Ha. As long as he is having fun...

(Not sure if he's blowing bubbles or having a drink here...)

My sister and her husband and daughter came to Logan and we went camping for the 4th of July. Fun! The bad news is that we ended up going home early with the stomach flu and then we sent them home with it too! Then, they gave it to my other sister and her family in Boise. Our family loves to share! Anyway, we went over to Bear Lake on Saturday. The water was so high and there were not many nice sandy spots. It was a disappointment, but we managed to still have fun.

These two played together in the camper forever. They are good buddies.

Jagger would yell, "MATCH!" every time that he got two cards with the same color.... then Kaia would yell it too. It was pretty cute. I wanted to break it to them that they were totally playing Uno wrong, but I didn't :)

Beautiful lake... I love it here. Oh, and cute kid too, I guess.

"Mmm... I love sand with my Capri Sun..."

Ryan and Maria (and Kaylee!)

We went to Boise last weekend for Maria and Ryan's wedding celebration. It was tons of fun! They rented a barn event center and had a western theme. They even took dance lessons and performed the cutest dance ever! They were great! Then we all learned some line dances. It was a way fun evening.... my mom even took the kids so we could party! Congrats Maria and Ryan, we love you!!!

What we've been up to... (long post!)

It has been awhile since my last post, and a lot has happened! I have been teaching a Spanish class to adults in the community a few times a week, I got a job teaching English with the English Language Center here in Logan and I started my summer semester (and second to last semester!) at USU. It's been busy! Somehow we have found some time to have some fun.... continue reading...

Jagger decided that some bugs aren't quite so scary. He calls these "roll-ups". This is a cross between Roley Poley and fruit roll-up. I can see where the confusion comes in. You will also notice the Transformer Band-aid in this picture.... and many more pictures to follow, actually. Jagger recently discovered the healing ability of a band-aid.

This is a cross between a fire fighter, Super Why, and getting dressed for the day. You will notice the Anakin Skywalker Pez dispenser in his hand. This can also double for a Why Writer. (Super Why PBS kids show for you non-parents out there)

The most exciting news of the last month is that we got a new family member! Tom's sister, Sarah, had a baby girl. Her name is Rebecca, or Bocca as Jagger calls her.

These are all the grandkids on the Francom side. Jagger, Josh and Rebecca. We forgot to get Rebecca a matching Nike shirt.... next time.... Jagger loved holding her!

It is finally ice cream weather! These are our favorite neighbors Brooke and Kaya. Jagger just loves them! You will notice that each child is sporting a Band-aid in this one, that time of year! Oh, and I found this pic of Jagger and Brooke eating popsicles on the porch two summers ago, back when Brooke was taller than Jag! So cute! Time flies...

For Mother's day (a week late) the Son-in-laws took these ugly bushes out of my mom's front yard. Then they put in some dark rock. Looks much better! This is Ryan's better side...ha...

Check out their muscles! So manly...

This is little Kaylee. She was such a big helper! Cutest little thing...

The kids played inside during the front yard renovation. This is 3 of the 4 grandkids on my side of the family, Kaia, Jagger, and Kaylee. (Not pictured, Ian)

On the way home from Boise we stopped in Twin Falls to stretch our legs. Sooooo beautiful!

After several attempts of a self-family portrait, this was the best that we came up with! Jagger loved the Big Big Bridge (Thomas the Train reference.)

If you can't tell, this is Indiana Jones swinging from his rope in our hallway. I'm sure you knew that without me telling you though...

Again with neighbor Brooke, playing in the sprinklers. Yeah for summertime!

He did not want to stop playing for two seconds for a picture! This is Jagger showing his teeth! Ha!