Labor Day

We had an interesting Labor Day. We picked out our Christmas Tree! Yep, our Christmas Tree. Kenny and Cherice told us about this place where you go to a tree farm (in Alpine) and tag a tree, and then in December (or the end of November) you go and they cut it down for you. So, we did it. It is definately a LOT more expensive to cut down a tree in Utah ($50) than in Oregon($10). We'll see how we like doing it this way, and who knows, it may become a tradition. Here's a picture of the kids at the tree farm. After the tree farm, we decided to take the kids to the splash park. From what we had heard on the news, we figured this may be our last chance for the season to play in the water. And, we didn't know when they shut the water off. Out of state, it seemed like the last day of the pools was Labor Day - regardless of the weather. We went to a splash park that had just opened. Troy had been really excited for this one to open, because it had 4 guns at it. So, Troy got his suit on, and was excited to go. We got there, and it turns out only 1 gun squirts at a time. LAME! Troy was so irritated! He kept talking about contacting the city, etc...(Yeah right, Troy contact the city? When pigs fly...) Anyways, I agree with him, what's the point in having 4 guns if only 1 shoots at a time? What moron is going to stand at a gun that won't shoot, and get shot at? Oh yeah, it's a CHILDREN'S PARK! Anyways, Troy is still irritated about it...he LOVES splash parks. He just loves squirting people who are somehow trying to stay dry...This was the first time we let Haley go in the water. She loved it! Kristin spent all her time at the park right next door, so I didn't get pics of her. We took Daxton with us, and the boys had a blast.
As Troy and I were watching the kids play in the water, we thought it would be fun to have a big family game of kickball. So, in true Korth fashion, we started calling around with about a 4 hour notice. It ended up being us, Kenny and Cherice, Beau and Allisun, and Donnarae and Jon. My parents joined us for a BBQ before hand, but weren't up for the game. So, we headed down to the park. It was a pretty mild game of kickball - in comparison to games past. No injuries. It was Jon's first experience playing a sport with the Korth's (Only half of them were there too, which is why it was more mild) Jon summed up the game with the comment: "I didn't know how serious this was until I saw that you don't even take it easy on the kids." Or something to that effect. Which, unfortunately is completely true. Those kids (Kyle, Daxton, and Jake) had to make it to the base on their own accord. Oh, a funny Kyle-ism. I didn't hear it, but Jon and Donnarae thought it was hilarious...Kyle was giving Jon tips right before he kicked. He informed Jon to pretend there was a huge titanium wall in the outfield, and to aim for it. Interesting...Titanium wall, huh? I swear I don't teach him these things...it must be public school...hee hee...

As much fun as this summer was, I'm excited for things to cool down (not freeze - just cool down). I hope we have a fun fall.


Oh, Haley had to go into the Doc today. He called and wanted us to try feeding her every 2 1/2 hours. He said the GI doc said that some kids who graze don't gain as much weight as kids who eat structured meals frequently. So, we tried this for 2 days, and then went in to weigh today. First of all, she vomited more in the past 2 days than she ever has. Her stomach just can't handle all that food. So, I told the doc, and he said vomitting wasn't good, just do what we did before. So, in the past week and a half, she gained 1 oz. This is not good. All we can do now, is wait for the GI doctor to call me and get her in to see him. We're talking about doctors, so who know when that will be? I predict it will be right in the middle of our trip to San Diego at the end of the month. We also have to take her into the doctor weekly to weigh her from now on. FUN! So, that's the scoop on her!