Our Favorite Halloween Books...

With Halloween just around the corner *cheer* we are trying to fit in reading all of our favorite Halloween books. Jerry Seinfeld's Halloween is one of our very favorite Halloween books. Every time we read it or listen to the cd (a must have if you can find it) the boys all roll *me too* on the floor laughing uncontrollably....it's a must have for your Halloween book collection!! Here are some of our other favorite's....

• Bats at the Beach~Brian Lies
• Best Halloween Hunt Ever~John Speirs
• Happy Halloween, Stinky Face~ Lisa Mccourt
• I Like Pumpkins~Jerry Smath
• It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown~Charles M. Schulz
• Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies~Mark Kimball Moulton and Karen Hillard Crouch
• One Halloween Night~Mark Teague
• Tell Me A Scary Story~Carl Reiner
• The Halloween Kittens~Maggie Kneen
• The Night Before Halloween~ Natasha Wing
• Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet~ Diane deGroat
• Shake Dem Halloween Bones~Mike Reed
• Thirteen Nights of Halloween~ Rebecca Dickinson

Grandparent's Day!!

Touchdown!!

OK, so first let me thank everyone who came to cheer on the boys today! We had a great time celebrating everything sports...Ayden & Jackson both played great. Ayden played goalie and did a great job on defense. Jackson had a wonderful game...he scored not just one but two yes two touchdowns *cheer* he also made some awesome tackles on defense, he was fired up!! It was so much fun to cheer him on today and he was soooooooo happy to finally get a touchdown, it was amazing!! Have fun watching the video's sorry they are shaky, I was in shock and cheering like crazy! Way to go Ayden and Jackson...we are all so very proud of you :)

PCMC baby quilts for Christmas...

With Christmas only 84 days away I am feeling the crunch to get going on my PCMC NICU Christmas baby quilt and hat project. Thanks to my cute little sister Chanelle, I no longer need to worry about making or collecting knit hats.....she has been kitting away and made them all!!! She is so talented and giving and I honestly don't know what I would do without her. Since she is done working on my project she is now taking custom orders!!! If you'd like to order a personalized super cute, cosy knit hat for anyone you love just go to "The Enchanted Princess" she can make them in any color and size...thinking Christmas ;)!! Thanks again Chanelle, and to all those who have sent blankets already and who have offered to help, you ROCK!! I am still looking for anyone that would like to donate baby blankets, so if you'd like to help contact me at rrcundick@hotmail.com....Thanks soooooo much!!

Ayden

I can't believe it is here, Ayden's 7th Birthday!! It seems like yesterday he was born this tiny little quiet peanut. He never cried, was always content..that was until he was 1 and he hasn't been quite or stopped since. He is always happy and very tender hearted. He loves to help me cook, clean and with his little brother Landon. Ayden, we all love you so much!! You are a wonderful little boy and are always thinking of others feelings. We are all so blessed to have you in our lives. Happy 7th Birthday!!!

7 things about Ayden......

1. Ayden loves to sing and dance *he is quite good*
2. Ayden favorite snack is Cheetos
3. Ayden favorite color is blue, green, orange...well he likes them all
4. Ayden loves to swim, mostly at the beach
5. Ayden has been to Mexico, Caribbean, Hawaii, Denver, California lots..he loves to travel
6. Ayden loves his brothers and is a big helper
7. Ayden loves to read

Conflicted

So I am sick to my stomach, while reading my friend Courtney's blog this morning I found out that Twilight (the movie) and Celine Dion are the same night... November 21!! OMG, can you believe it?? *I am in shock* We got Celine tickets a year ago *I have wanted to see her forever and she is actually coming to Utah* and I am a total Twilight addict not to mention I am on Team Alice for the premier party...seriously whats a girl to do Edward or Celine?? HELP!! Just to Clarify...I am going to Celine :)

Stitches out :)

Ayden got his stitches out last night and most of his road rash is gone. He is healing great and is back to being a rough and tumble boy!!

ever wonder what is at the end of the rainbow??

The Cundick's

Brighton vs Alta

Jackson's team played Alta today and although we lost the boys all played great. Jackson had a great run that help his team get a touch down but getting a touchdown of his own still alludes him. He played on defense this week in the last half and did a great job. He looks forward to getting a touchdown of his own and learning "how to get hit without being afraid or hurt". Way to go Bengals!!

Violin, what???

If you haven't seen these two young men which are brothers you are missing out they are called Nuttin' but Stringz and they are amazing. It is so sad the public schools have cut all music programs saying they are purely elective. I played some type of instrument all trough elementary and junior high and wished that my sons could as well. We again watched another mesmerizing performance last night form these very talented young men to which Jackson exclaimed "I want to play the violin" I was stunned.....it has been sports, sports, sports and more sports but I guess I need to find a way and the time for my sons to explore their musical talents. What a great example these to young men are showing that playing an instrument can and IS cool!!

tip of the week....

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little 'stringy things' off of it.....that's how the primates do it.

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.....if you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Unwanted milestone.....

Last night it happened, with 3 boys it was bound to happen sooner or later but I would have like it later, much much later. Ayden crashed on Jackson's electric scooter and I heard the scream and then saw the blood. He was covered and there was a trail leading from the scene of the accident into my kitchen and bathroom. I quickly grabbed a cold wet towel and had him lay down, bad idea all the blood caused him to choke. I tried not to panic something I do at any sight of blood or injury on the boys and assessed the damage. His face was swollen and he had a huge gash under his chin so I piled up all the boys and headed to the ER. Ayden was sobbing in the seat, terrified because I said "looks like you need stitches"...what was I thinking. Luckily I got a hold of Ryan's mom and she quickly came and got Jackson and Landon and took them home, feed them dinner and got them ready for bed *thank you*. The Dr. quickly said that they needed and x-ray of his nose and that "yeap, you'll need stitches and looks like the road broke your nose" trying to lighten things up a bit. The x-ray confirmed that his little nose was broken but that at this young age they don't do anything "it will be swollen and very sore" What I thought?? He just said to watch for breathing difficulty out of it and then if needed to follow up with a ENT doctor. Next came the stitches....Ayden was a trooper, he didn't cry at all except in the beginning he sobbed "I want my daddy" 8 stiches later it was over and he sighed with relief. He also has a concussion and will need to stay home form school for 2 days or until the swelling goes down in his face. I guess I was lucky to not have had to take one of my son's to the ER for stitches yet but poor Ayden...his 7th birthday is next Thursday, nice present to get his stitches out!! Ahhhh, the joys of being a mom to boys, don't get me started on the clean up.......I needed the crime scene clean up unit :)

Our "little men"

Jackson's football game vs Hunter

Jackson's team played Hunter this afternoon and they did a great job....we won!! Jackson had 2 great runs which help move the ball towards 2 touchdowns!! He almost had an interception too. It was a great game and we look forward with anticipation until he makes a touchdown. Way to go Jackson's Blue Bengals!! Enjoy the highlight video I made of the game :)

Ayden's Black Scorpions

Ayden had his 2nd soccer game today and it was so much fun. His team played against his friend from Jackson's football team Brayden. I found myself cheering for both boys and they BOTH did a great job. Way to go Ayden's Scorpions and Brayden's Sharks!!

One more thing to add on my plate...

As many of you know I have this "little" obsession with Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. If you are wondering I am totally "Team Edward" and a member of TwilightMoms. I am patiently waiting for the movie release in only 69 more days and while researching all the different events and premiers I have become a member of "Team Alice" which is the official Twilight Movie Premire Committee for the TwilightMoms Utah Event!! So if I didn't have enough on my plate I have added one more thing and to be honest, I am so excited. I hope my "human talents" can assit the rest of the committe to make the premire event memoriable for all of us addictied to Twilight. Wish me luck *LOL*

We will never forget.....

Liz and I took the little kids to the "Healing Field" in Sandy today to remember all those lost on September 11, it was very emotional. Landon and Alex were in awe of all the flags and happily played under them not knowing the terrible tragedy that they represented. Today, there are 1,776 Flags -- 60 of them have the name of a Utah soldier who was killed. Each yellow bow represents a Utah soldier killed while serving since 9/11. It's absolutely overwhelming, looking at the sacrifice that others have made so we can be here today and have our freedom to enjoy this beautiful experience.

Play Date??

Alex came over to play with Landon this afternoon and while I was doing some laundry I thought to myself, I haven't heard the kids in a while and that is usually not a good thing because 2 year olds can make a disaster in no time. When I peeked into my room this is what I found....guess they were both to tired for playing and needed a nap :) Alex didn't much like the flash of my camera and peeked for a minute but went back to dreamland what a great "play date"!!

Puffy Paint "Fun"

I was recruited by my friend Liz to help her with her "Mrs. Fun" project in Jackson and Christian's 4th grade class. We racked our brains for a cute idea and came up with nothing, but thanks to Katie Liz's little sister who had a great idea we were head in the right direction to be Mrs. and Mrs. Fun :) We headed to the store to get all the ingredients: equal parts self rising flour, salt and water oh and food coloring...you mix it all together until it looks similar to frosting. Then comes the fun part, drawing your picture on card stock....not so easy with thick paint and not to mention that every time I got it on my fingers I licked it, can you say yuck!! Once your picture is done you just pop it in the microwave for roughly 30 seconds and *tada* you have a puffy cute 3D picture :) The kids all loved it and made some very cute pictures except for a few boys who just mixed all the colors together until it looked like baby poop and globed it on the paper...grrrr boys!! Landon and Alex came along to help and were very good. So now Liz and I are officially Mrs. "Fun" Cundick and Mrs. "Fun" Heugly if you please ;)

Jackson's Masterpiece

Soccer

Ayden started soccer again and is on The Black Scorpions!! His first game was Saturday morning and he played goalie and did a great job. Ryan is one of his coaches and Ayden thinks that is the best. Landon is quickly following in Ayden's footsteps and can't wait to play soccer too. We look forward to a fall of crazy Saturdays full of soccer and football....see you on the field!

Getting Jiggy

Last night after football we went to dinner with our good friends the Heugly's, Nance's and Geisler's to Joe's Crab Shack. We love it because all the kids can play and we can visit....we all shared some good laugh's last night ;) When we were leaving (at 11:15 PM) all the kids started dancing to the music playing outside, I quickly grabbed my camera (I never go anywhere without it *lol*) It was so cute to watch them all dancing and some of them really "got moves". It was dark so I am sorry it isn't brighter...Enjoy!!

Our little Bengal...

This Year

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