The Blackout Utah Game

The boys decided instead of going Trick or Treating they wanted to go the University of Utah game. They had a blast! Blake took them up early and filled them up with hot dogs and treats. They got to go to the "blackout" game where everyone wears black. Here is a little clip of Christian enjoying the game.

The School Halloween Parade

Halloween this year seemed to be a long holiday. We celebrated all week! Here are some picture from the day of the school parade!

The Ward Halloween Party

Here is some footage from the ward Halloween Party. The kids are walking around doing a "parade". Tommy was at football practice so he couldnt make the party, Christian was a scary vampire, Samantha was an indian and Madi was a butterfly.

Poulton Halloween Party

On Family Home Evening before Halloween we had a Halloween Party! Casey and Marissa and Ashley, Mark and Adri came over. It was a blast. We carved pumpkins and had dinner. It was a lot of fun. There were a lot of great pumpkin designs.

Sammy at the dentist

Sammy getting her cleaning at the dentist. She really wanted a picture of her getting her teeth cleaned!

Pack Meeting

Pack Meeting at our new ward-The kids got to try and eat donuts off strings-they had a blast! Tommy is in the first picture with the donut on his face. In second picture Sammy is in purple and Christian is in the red sweatshirt.

New York Suveniers

Here are some of the kids with thier New York gifts. The girls got matching pajamas for themselves and thier dolls from the American Girl Doll store. The boys got tshirts and some other trinkets.

NYC

Blake and I were able to go to NYC for a break! It was a lot of fun. NYC is a fast paced life, we walked a ton and saw a lot of different places. We went to Rockafeller Center, the garment district, Chinatown, we saw Wicked, two movies, the Titanic exhibit, The Temple and more. I must admit the NYC life is too fast paced for me. Walking down the street even seemed intense and loud. My favorite day was going to the Temple. It was a totally different experience than going to the temple here in Utah.

Madi

I loved this picture of Madi getting ready to go to school.

Hannah Montana Concert

On the 29 of September the girls and I headed downtown to go to thier first concert, Hannah Montana a.k.a Miley Cyrus. It was a lot of fun the girls loved it! We were so close to the stage the tickets turned out to be amazing. Sammy was having a great time singing along with Miley.

Soccer, Soccer, Football

On saturday Blake and I split up to cover the 3 games. Tommy's football game was a close one against Alta. They are still undefeated though, Tommy made some good sacks. Sammy played hard at her game and assited in some goals. Christian really put the speed on saturday! He was running so fast. He had a breakaway at one point and he almost scored! Saturdays are the best because we get to see all the kids having fun and doing what they love best!

Pancake Party with Friends

On Friday we went to a Pancake Party to see some friends visiting from Australia. We got to try different candy they brought over from Australia and we each got a little australian animal figurine. It was alot of fun.

Western Day

Madison had her first "theme" day at school. It was Western Day. She went to school with her friend Georgia. When she came home that day she told Blake and I "humans are mammals". It was pretty cute. They had a real horse at school and Madi said it stunk...must be a hodson she's a real pet lover!

Touchdown Oly Vs Copper Hills

This is a clip from the first game of Tommy's. He is #12, the first play on the clip is his play. He comes from the far side and gets the ball handed off to him and runs up the side close to the view. It was a great run!

Girls will be Girls...

The Girls started Ballet this week and Sammy is also doing gymnastics. Of course Sammy was more excited about Gymnastics. She loved it and was a natural at it. I must agree gymnastics was always a lot more fun than dance. Madi was just excited to finally be able to do something of her own.

Madi and Sammy are obsessed with getting thier nails painted and done. It was a great tradition started by Grandma Poultona and so I try to take them individually when I can. Recently Madi really wanted to get "nails". Here is a picture of her girly nails-could she be any happier?

5 Times The Fun...

Last weekend we were able to watch Adri while Ash and Mark went to SunValley. The girls loved showing her the ropes, how to dress up and be a big girl. Tommy and Christian loved to play peek-a-boo and chase her making monster sounds. It was a lot of fun.

Labor Day

Labor Day really meant "labor" for Christian. Grandpa Hodson had asked him to help him with a project Monday morning. Christian loves a good project. Sunday night he set his "work" clothes out, his shoes, socks and hat. He was ready to go. Early the next morning Grandpa picked him up and he helped him scrape paint off the fence. Christian was a hard worker!!

Later that day we went to pick him up and ended up staying for lunch. The kids even wrestled with Grandpa Hodson and I think they may have actually had a chance against him. Grandpa Hodson gave Tommy some pointers on football moves. It was a great day!!!

Cheerleading At Football

Sammy and Madison wearing thier Olympus football t-shirts and cheering the team on. Fall sports has been a lot of fun for everyone!!!

Sammy's First day of Kindergarten

Sammy's first day of kindergarten was yesterday. She was so happy to finally start school again! She has a bunch of friends in her class with her from the old neighborhood.

Boating For Tommy's 9th Birthday

For Tommy's 9th Birthday we had a family party and decided to go boating at Echo Lake. We got a late start but we stayed until the last light of the day. What a blast! The kids are addicted. EVERYONE skied even Madison! Christian tried wakeboarding and was so close to getting up! It was great fun, hopefully next summer we will be able to go out ALOT more!

Tommy's First Football Game

Tommy's first game was on his actual birthday the 29th of August. They played Skyline and Thomas scored the first touchdown off of a punt return. He ran it all the way!! What a great birthday present.

Baby Madison goes to school

Tuesday the 25th was Madi's first day of school! She was so excited we told her she had to put her baby in her carseat and leave her in the car. No problem, baby stayed in the car! But as Madison walked away holding her teachers hand I realized, my baby is gong to school and I started to cry. She has grown up so quick. After school on Thursday she started to repeat some of the Pledge of Allegiance.

First Day Of All Day School

Last Monday The 24th Christian and Tommy had thier first day of school! For Christian it was his first day of going ALL day. He did great and loved eating lunch at school. The week started out well then on wednesday a little boy in Christians class started having issues and was becoming a handful. Christian turned to him and asked him if he missed his mom and he punched him in the face. Luckily it was not a hard punch. Christians teacher called me and apologized over and over again and assured me that Christian was ok. He was definately ok, I let him walk home and I was anxious to see him, but I didn't want to make a big deal of things. He came home happy as ever he looked good his face was a tiny bit red, but it did not even phase him. I finally asked him if everyone was nice to him and he told me the story. What a tough guy. Of course Tommy is just happy to see his friends every day again. He loves the social aspect of school!

Finishing The Day At Lagoon

After finishing a day full of rides the kids were tempted to run through the fountains. We were hesitant, then we gave in and the kids had a blast! They were soaked, luckily we had towels in the car!

A Day At Lagoon Aug 14th

On the 14th of August we headed up to Lagoon for the day. It was a lot of fun! The weather was great and it was not crowded at all. That's our kind of day.