A typical 11 year old costume? He was going to be a football player for like the 8th year in a row, but right before the party, he found this box and decided to make it into his costume.

Ms. Hannah Montana! No really it's just Madi.

The pirate couple...or I should say Lindsay was being the pirate, while Jer was pretending to be Fabio!

Jen and Erik as 70's bowlers. Jen had to stuff her pants to get that look...and as I remember, Erik had that same haircut in High School!

Technical difficulties...

Soo....our computer broke down, so I'm using our laptop. Unfortunately, I don't know how to download our pictures onto this computer (help anyone?), so I will just journal for now.

Halloween was great! We started the celebration with our extended family Halloween party at moms house. We did crafts, had yummy food, pinata, and bob for apples. The bobbing for apples is always my favorite, especially when the adults get lured into it by the whole family chanting their name to go and bob...mind you that this is after all the kids from ages 2 and up have dunked their head in with all the cute face makeup and hairspray. So needless to say, the water gets pretty murky by the time the chanting of names start. It was a fun Halloween party. I love to see all the kids dressed up and so excited for the nights events.

This last week, we painted pumpkins. Jordan named his "Seemore" (he was wearing glasses...get it?), Madi named hers "Sally" (Seemore's wife) and together they had a baby pumpkin named "Simon" which was Hudson's pumpkin. Hmmm.... you would think we had a new baby around here:). We also had our neighborhood "Trunk or Treat" in which they had a cake walk. Well, bless Joel's little heart, he is a teacher in primary and gets all the sign up sheets, so he always signs us up for stuff (food etc.) for activities, then tells me the day before I am suppose to bring the item, and for all that know me, I need a good weeks advance notice...me and cooking don't always go together. Well, he signed us up to bring a cake for the cake walk during the Trunk or Treat. Well, Madi, me and Betty Crocker got together (Sorry Martha) and made a wonderful chocolate, chocolate cake. It even had Halloween sprinkles on top. Well, long story short, Madi loved our concoction so much, she won our cake back in the cake walk. It was really sweet, and Madi was so proud of our cake. One day this week, we made some sugar cookies too.

On Saturday, Jordan had his playoff game, in which if they lost, they were done for the season. THEY WON!! I couldn't believe it! They played Alta and it was a really intense game. The score being 13-7. The team pulled it off in about the last 8 minutes of the game. When they won, I seriously got light headed. I should add, this is the third year these boys have played together, and they have lost at the playoffs, so they never made it to the Championships until this year. They will play Olympus in the Championships. I am so excited for them. It was cute to see the bond the boys had with each other and the coaches at the end of the game. Jordan ran up to Joel and Joel lifted him up in a huge hug. One of the other coaches (quite a bit smaller than Joel) also ran up to Joel and Joel lifted him up too:) that was caught on tape. GO SILVERWOLVES!

Well, that does it for the week I think. I love Halloween! I love all the cute trick or treaters. Best costume I saw this year was Michael Phelps. Yes, one of our neighbors (teenager) wore a speedo and gold medals. I thought it was really funny and quite daring.

First football game for Hudson!

Notice the shirt...we got him all prepped to go to his first Riverton Silverwoves game. In fact looking at his pose here, I think he is doing a cheer here! I hope I didn't make the grandma's too nervous by bring him out to the game:)
A couple of the boys played well (out of the 22) the coaches were chewin' on the boys here...the problem was, they were playing one of the worst teams, and the other team was going to kick their tails if the Silverwolves didn't kick it in. Luckily the boys came out a real team in the second half. Jordan got 2 touchdowns. Final score 27-0 for Riverton. This group of boys are such great kids and they have so much fun together. Sometimes they goof around too much during game time though. A classic moment is one of the running backs singing "Stayin Alive, Stayin Alive" as he's running for the goal line, weaving in and out of the defenders. Another classic is when they had a 7:00 a.m. practice one Saturday, one of the boys kept singing over and over "I don't wanna be a chicken, I don't wanna be a duck, but I gotta be something...so QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!". The stories seriously go on and on. Jordan and Joel have really enjoyed this team this year. Only 1 more game until playoffs...they have a good chance at getting the Championship this year. That would be awesome! Either way, as long as they are having fun most the time right?


Hudson had his own idea of how the games should be watched. I think I would do better (and my blood pressure) if I watched the games this way too! Sometimes I get a little riled up at these games, but they are so much fun to watch.

Madi lost her first tooth!

Madi lost her first tooth! It is the bottom one (if you can't tell from the pic). She lost it while she was at school, so they gave her a cool little treasure box to bring it home in. Then, of course she put it on her night stand and the magical tooth fairy came! The tooth fairy brought her 8 quarters! She was so excited!

Silverwolves football update...

Jordan's football team is still doing really well! Right now, they are 6-1. They have 2 more games in the regular season, then they should go to playoffs. You can check out the scores if you follow this link: http://eastern.utefootball.com/standings.php?sitecd=1431&lgx=109

Seeing Double?

Last Saturday, Madi and her cousin had a big day out shopping with their Aunt. They both came back looking like Hannah Montana. They were wearing all the bling, wigs and had a bunch of cute Hello Kitty things. Madi is so lucky to have a cousin that is so into everything that she is. Although thinking about it...this could be dangerous when they get older! They are so cute and giggly together.

Enjoying the baby

Madi and Jordan are both enjoying the baby. Madi is like a second mom to him, and Jordan is so cute to talk to him. They are both great older siblings to him.

Hudson is home!

Well, Hudson finally graduated from the Nursery at Alta View Hospital. We brought him home on October 1. He was in the hospital for 9 days (which seemed like forever). We are so happy to have him in our home and part of our family. Jordan is cute to give him his pacifier and talk to him, Madi will sit right by his bassinet or swing and read to him. And don't forget the 2 cats (Phantom and Atticus)...Phantom has taken it upon herself to take a motherly role and meow at us when he cries, or like this morning when I was in the shower, Hudson was in his bassinet and Phantom was right by the side of the bassinet looking up at Hudson. Atticus is just plain bugged with the whole situation, so he has been in hiding until Jordan comes home from school, then he will greet Jordan.

Our New Baby Boy!

Hudson Vaughn Baumgart was born on September 22, 2008 at 12:56 a.m. He weighs 5 lbs. 4 oz. and is 18 1/2 in. tall. He is our little preemie baby. He was born 5 weeks early, but he is doing surprisingly very well. We are so excited to get him home, he is just a doll. We feel so lucky to have such a precious little boy in our home and part of our family.

Riverton vs. Hillcrest

Just a quick update...Riverton 48 and Hillcrest 0 (yes, zip). The Silverwolves stomped the Huskies! Jordan made 2 touchdowns...one running touchdown and one interception returned for touchdown. The team played awesome!

Riverton vs. Olympus

Final score: Olympus 20, Riverton 0...Sad, yes. I have to say though that Jordan did get a touchdown, but it was called back due to an "illegal block" (supposedly). Olympus scored all their points in the first half, but Riverton was able to hold them in the second.

Jordan has an awesome fan base!

How cute is this fan!

He has very devoted fans!

The refs. were really taking their job serious!

Preparation for BYU football

Yes, we actually "prepare" for the BYU season. This weekend we made our trip to the BYU book store to get the apparel required to watch the games. One of the other requirements for BYU to play (or win) a game is that Joel has to shave his head before every game...whoa! This is serious stuff! We had a lot of fun at the bookstore though...me and Madi found these really cute tote bags (for diaper bags) for only $4.00! So we picked up a few of those too...hey, a mom can still have a stylish diaper bag to match her outfits right? I have to add that the girraffe, zebra, and stripe print on these bags were a little too stylin' for Joel and Jordan to carry (they would be embarrassed) so they found a football tote. This poor baby, he doesn't have much of a chance but to like BYU football, and football in general...and the Yankees. Oh! and the baby got BYU booties... after all, he will be born right in the middle of football season... we want him to be all prepared too!

After our bookstore trip, we stopped by the Creamery for a little snack. mmm...ice-cream!

Starting School

Wow! School has started already. This is Madi's first day of 1st grade and Jordan's second day of 6th grade. For Jordan, it is old news...but for Madi, this is quite an event. She is so organized and worried about every little detail, I think Joel was ready to go insane while she was primping, and packing and unpacking her back pack, figuring out if she wants cold or hot lunch, and the biggest issue... What should she wear? I need to thank Joel for dealing with a lot of these issues this morning with her. He was very patient with itchy belts, itchy tags, the right pair of shoes to wear, packing her lunch in an organized manner (according to Madi) and getting her some breakfast, even though she was too nervous to eat. All in all, Jordan and Madi made it to the bus on time, and Joel could go to work and relax.

It's Football Season!

This is the time of year that we pretty much block out our evening and weekend schedule for football practices and games. Joel is one of the coaches for Jordan's team. Their first game is August 30. Go Silverwolves!!

As you can see, Madi is estatic for football season. She gets to reunite with her friends while the all the girls' brothers are practicing. That is one crazy smile!

No butts about it... Jordan is #10!

Madi's New Room

So Madi moved to a new room so that the new baby (coming soon) could have her old room. She was so excited to decorate it and one of her only requests was that the walls were green.

The Baumgart Kids!

Right now, there are two...on October 26, 2008 we are expecting our third. It's a Boy! Both the kids are excited to meet their new baby brother. Mom and Dad are excited to have a new baby in the house...it's been almost 7 years since we've had those sleepless nights and all the fun new things babys bring.

Madison

Madison is 6 years old. She loves ballet, shopping for clothes, and Hannah Montana. She is also a great reader. She just finished kindergarten... so here we come First Grade! Madi has had a fun summer so far. She has enjoyed going with the family to Yellowstone, being with grandparents and cousins and playing with her friends. She just moved downstairs to her new room with green walls. She is excited for her new baby brother!

Jordan

Jordan is 11 years old. He loves airplanes, cars and football. He just started football last week. Joel (the dad) is coaching football for his age... luckily, Jordan made it onto his team. Jordan is excited to play football this year because a lot of his buddies are on his team. He will be starting school soon, I feel bad for his teacher though, she has almost all of the football team in her class.