Bronson and Camden

Okay, so since I'm about 3 months behind I thought I would do a quick catch-up on some of the crazy things my kids have been up to.......plus, different kid= different adventures.

First off...... Bronson.

The boy who in his first week of school finds out that golf season already started in the summer and contacts the coach to see if he could join the team. #nofear

Coach told him to go shoot around with the team and it turns out anyone who can hit a ball will make the team. But when it comes to an actual tournament or match the coach will only take the top six from that last week of practice. Bronson made it every time. He's the only 9th grader on the high school team as well. It was so fun dropping him off at the course every day.

And even MORE "fun" trying to get a picture of him.

"Mom, stop taking pictures."

He also tried out for the 9th grade basketball team and made that. They had THE BEST fundraiser. Ford had us go and test drive a vehicle. For every car that was test driven, the team got $25 or something. Ummmmmm, how easy and fun was THAT!?

Bronson came with me and he chose the Mustang....... but he didn't think he would be crammed in the back seat for the test drive. haha

He got student of the month for the whole school (8th and 9th grade) in October. He didn't even TELL me. We found out from a teacher! Anyway, I wanted to get a picture of him in front of the sign.

BIG SURPRISE......he said no. 

I told him I would even give him a treat if he stood there. 

Nope.

Then he suggested I buy him a large shake from Steak N Shake and then he would.

Um, MY turn to say NOPE.

#idontnegociatewithterrorists

Soooooooooooo, I had Kellyn and Everly stand in front of the sign..... and the "B" apparently.

Bronson is a super responsible kid when it comes to his grades (4.0).....when it comes to his belongings and especially clothing, not so much.

One morning, 15 minutes before the bus was going to come he said, "Mom! I forgot, I needed my practice gear washed for basketball today."

"Huh, well, too late to do that now!"

"But Mom, if we don't wash it, we have to run extra."

"Welp, it looks like you'll be running."

He didn't take me seriously and threw it in the washer. Then he looked at Brooks and said, 

"Dad, when the clothes are done being washed can you just bring it by the school?" (it's right by Brooks' work)

I saw a mischevious look come over Brooks..... "Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure I'll bring you your clothes."

When the clothes were done Brooks puts the practice clothes in THIS bag.....and it's HUGE. Then he sticks the baby doll in it hanging out.

And as ONLY Brooks can do, he sweet talks the front office lady to CONVINCE her to let Brooks actually walk the bag to Bronson's class.

When Brooks gets there he announces loudly in front of the class that he brought Bronson's bag for him and held it up. Brooks said our son's expression was PRICELESS and it was everything he hoped it would be.

We were hoping that would help CURE him of his forgetful nature.....guess we were wrong.

The next week he left his lunch. Brooks came to the rescue again and removed Bronson's lunch from the brown bag and delivered it to him in this.

For some reason it's EXTRA satisfying when we prank the family prankster. 

Even if he's a prankster (and a good sport) his younger siblings still love him. Here he is with Miss Iley May. #hergiggleiscontagious

#torturingbrother

There was a 3-way tie for who the 5th man was going to be to go to the State Golf tournament. They battled out and Bronson got picked to go to State.

Brooks drove forever far away (with Camden) to watch.

Aaaaaaaaand it was probably Papi's worse golf-playing ever. Thankfully this kid has a great temperment for golf.....or at least that's what Brooks says.

This picture was taken AFTER the scores were posted too. 😂

The men-folk decided to find another manly restaurant to eat at before Priesthood session....why not try out a Hibachi Grill. Camden doesn't even LIKE rice and he said it was good.

And speaking of Camden......that 7th grader walked up to the basketball coach (try-outs were last year) and asked if he could be on the team. Camden had to go to a solo-tryout and made the team. Thanks to a lot of checking back with the coach........afterall, the "squeaky wheel gets the oil" right?

Besides golfing a ton Camden has been spending quite a bit of time fishing. 

What's funny to me is they rarely CATCH fish.......but it doesn't deter them from thinking they are going to come back with a full cooler.

Look how hopeful they look (bless their hearts) with the bait-shrimp and WD-40 they made me buy.

#familyofwannabefishermen #sorryfishermen

And they came back with an empty cooler of melted ice.

I kept feeling like my freezer was unnessarily being robbed of its ice. I mean if they CAME back with fish that would be one thing, but they usually didn't. 

Finally they made friends with Cody in our church here who actually CATCHES fish. He led them to one of his favorite spots.

They were clearly so proud of themselves.

And instead of catching and releasing them they brought the smelly things home.

Because who doesn't want a free petting-aquarium for your baby?!?! (Wynn)

A KISSING aquarium too. Nast-Y!!!! #bothusingthetongue

Camden measured the fish......you know, to see who "won"......

And then Brooks' anatomy lesson started during the gutting session.......on my back porch.

They aren't allowed to cook (or eat) the fish in the house (I can't STAND the smell) so they tried cooking (they called it "smoking") them on the charcoal grill thing that's in our garage.

Apparently they didn't turn out so good since they forgot to skin the fish. 

But hey, memories and good-family-smelly-togetherness, right?