Chase's Broken Arm

On Monday Nov 21st Chase was on our counter top getting a cookie and fell off on the hard wood floor. I felt so bad for him. He was hurting all morning every time he moved, I decided something wasn't right and took him to the insta care. He broke both bones in his left arm. They did x-rays and put a temporary cast on him until the swelling would go down. Today a week later we went to his Dr and got a hard cast. He choose orange and is so proud of it. He has to have it on for 3 weeks. Watch out Caden now he has a weapon!!

Chase the day he broke his arm.

Caden taking good care of Chase. Caden told me "that we have to listen to Chase and get him what he wants because he has a broken arm."

Chase with his orange cast!! Goofy kid!!

Thanksgiving Feast 2011

We spent Thanksgiving here in St. George this year. We had dinner with Grandpa and Grandma Erickson and Nelson, Kim, Kasey and Angel and Angel's family. We had a great time and enjoyed spending time with the family!

Noah, Caden and Adam

Caden had a Thanksgiving Feast at school on Tuesday!

Student of the Week!!

Caden gets to be student of the week this week in his class. He is so excited!! We made this poster all about him and the things he likes. He also gets to be the meteorologist and tell the class the weather each day. Today he said mom "It looks sunny and no clouds are in the sky."

Some of the things he likes that he put on his poster are:

Pictures of his family

He likes to go fishing with his Dad

He likes to ride his bike

He likesto ride four-wheelers

He played T-Ball

He likes to play with his cousins

He likes to go to Disneyland

He got to participate in Jedi Training and fight Darth Vader at Disneyland

He rode in a Helicopter in Hawaii

He LOVES Star Wars

His favorite colors are Red and Blue

He likes to play with his pet toad "Toady"

His favorite holiday is Christmas

Parent Teacher Confrence

So yesterday I had my first parent teacher conference being the parent. I am one proud parent!! Mrs. Reid said Caden is doing excellent in Kindergarten both in academics and in behavior. Caden loves school and his teacher. I am so excited Caden is starting school off with a good experience. Great job Caden we are so Proud of you!!

Chase's 3 year old stats

Weight 37 lbs 91%

Height 38" 67%

Chase is growing so fast and is right on track where he is suppose to be. He is above average on weight and height but he wouldn't fit in this family if he were average. He is a healthy boy and that is all we care about!

Halloween 2011

Caden in his school parade.

Caden getting ready to carve his mummy pumpkin.

Chase playing with "Toady" while we carved pumpkins.

Caden carving his pumpkin.

Chase and Caden with their pumpkins

Caden and Chase ready for trick-or-treating!

Chase as a pirate!

Caden as General Grievous!

The boys with all their candy from trick-or-treating!

Harley

This is Chad's sister Kim's new Great Dane "Harley". That is one big dog!!

Canadian Goose Hunt 2011

The last week in October Chad his dad and several of his uncles and Cousins went to Hershal Canada to go goose hunting. They had a great time and made many great memories.

Gary (Chad's Dad), Uncle Jerry, Uncle Bill, Cousin Jeff, Friend Richard "Sabey", Chad, Friend Bob Thomas and Uncle Howard with all their Geese.

The crew with Ducks and Canadian Geese.

Chad holding up "Honkers".

Sabey laying in the blind waiting for the Geese to come in.

All 600 decoys. The guys would unbag all 600 decoys and set them up in the field twice a day. These decoys would fool the geese into coming in the field!

The geese coming in.

This is the house that all the guys stayed in for the week. Chad said the beds and furniture was hard as a rock but all in all they had a great time!!

Strawberry Elk Hunt 2011

I was looking through my pictures and I forgot to blog these. Chad and Caden went on the traditional Elk Hunt up at Strawberry Reservoir the first of October. Beside freezing to death they had a good time. Grandpa Nelson was the only one that got a an elk and it was a "girl elk" Caden said. Caden was a little upset Grandpa shot a "girl elk"!

Enid Smith

Chad's Grandma Smith past away last week. We will miss the wonderful lady!!

Enid Lucille Riley Smith
1921 ~ 2011
Our beloved mother, sister and friend, Enid Lucille Riley Smith, 90, passed away November 1, 2011. She was born May 15, 1921 in Goshen, Utah to Edward Albert and Mary Lucille Okelberry Riley. She married Lawrence O. Smith in Pratt, Kansas on March 24, 1945.
Enid was a registered nurse and worked for forty years at various hospitals in Murray and Salt Lake. She loved homemaking, interior design, leisure arts, shopping and traveling. She lived her life in a spirit of helpfulness and humility, blessing the lives of those around her with kindness, wisdom, humor encouragement and concern. She was a member of the LDS Church and served in various callings. She served a temple mission with her husband.
Enid was survived by children, Barbara (Brent) Sagers, Helen (Wayne) Gardner, Neil (Chris) Smith, Royce (Patti) Smith, MarJean (Gary) Nelson, Annette (Neil) Banner, Kendall (Marci) Smith; brother, Keith Riley; and sister, Shirlene Daniels. She has 44 grandchildren, 96 great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. Enid was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Smith; brother, John (Ned) Riley; and two great grandchildren, Jake Davis and Ethan Sagers.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Midvale 10th Ward Chapel, 8825 South 150 West (Monroe Street). Viewings will be held Friday 6-8 p.m. at Goff Mortuary, 8090 South State, and Saturday at the church from 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Holladay Memorial Park.

Great Grandma Enid, Chase, Grandma MarJean, and Caden 2010.

Great Grandma Enid, Caden and Chad 2006.

Family Pictures 2011